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CTV News
19 hours ago
- Sport
- CTV News
Dawgs fall short Friday night in Swift Current
The Dawgs lost to the 57s 4-3 in Swift Current on Friday night. The Okotoks Dawgs settled for a split of a two-game series in Swift Current, dropping a tight 4-3 decision to the 57s Friday night. Third baseman Wilmer Henriquez had two hits, scored one and homered to lead the 57s, who rallied for three in the fifth to erase a 2-1 Okotoks lead, courtesy of a two-run home run from Zane Skansi in the fourth. Nkosi Didder threw five innings, giving up two earned runs to pick up the win for the 57s. Nate Charlton, who threw two-thirds of an inning for Okotoks and gave up three earned runs, picked up the loss. The loss came a night after a 5-2 victory over Swift Current on Thursday night. The Dawgs return home for a weekend series against the Brooks Bombers. First pitch Saturday night is set for 7:05 p.m.
CTV News
4 days ago
- Sport
- CTV News
Swift Current Broncos name Dean DeSilva new head coach
The Swift Current Broncos have named Dean DeSilva the team's next head coach, making the announcement on Wednesday afternoon. DeSilva joins the Broncos after four seasons as an assistant coach with the Everett Silvertips, including a 2024-25 campaign that saw the Silvertips post a league best 48-12-4-4 record before losing to the Portland Winterhawks in seven games in round two of the playoffs. The Broncos announced in May that they were parting ways with former head coach Taras McEwen after parts of two seasons. Under McEwen the Broncos went 35-30-1-2 in the 2024-25 WHL regular season, grabbing the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference before falling to the eventually league champion Medicine Hat Tigers in five games in the first round. More to come…
CTV News
25-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Swift Current hosts annual kite festival
Regina Watch WATCH: Over the weekend, people from across North America showed off their kites at Swift Current's 19th annual Windscape Kite Festival.
CTV News
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Swift Current holds 19th annual kite festival
The 'Quad Squad North West' kite team from the USA performs at the Windscape Kite Festival in Swift Current on June 22. (Gareth Dillistone/CTV News) A busy weekend across southern Saskatchewan saw Swift Current held its 19th annual Windscape Kite Festival. 'Kiters' as they are called, travelled from across North America to take their flying machines to the skies over the Swift Current. One group, called 'Quad Squad Northwest' came from the United States. The group flies sport kites with four control lines. Hundreds of residents showed up to watch the two-day long event. There were also activities for the kids – including the chance to build and fly your own kite. The sport kites put on quite the show – resembling an aerial ballet. 'Its actually pretty close to a square dance. So, one of the professional flyers out there will have mic and he'll be calling telling the other kiters where to go. So, 'Everyone go left, everyone go up, everybody go right,'' event coordinator Keely Williams told CTV News. 'They can do some pretty neat things where they can cross their lines over or twist their lines together and then untwist them.' The festival relies on more than 200 volunteers. Organizers say that planning for next year's event will begin next week.
CBC
11-06-2025
- General
- CBC
Months after transport truck crash, Swift Current resident still living with mess
A Burin Peninsula resident has been counting the days since a transport truck crashed near her home, still waiting for a proper clean up while living with the debris it left behind. A truck, owned by Ontario-based Ollie Transport, went over an embankment near Nancy Barrington's Swift Current home on Feb. 4, spilling diesel and leaving behind parts of the wreckage. While the truck was quickly removed from the site, Barrington says the hood, fender, bonnet and broken glass are still scattered in the area. "Every day I go out, you know, to the side of my home and all of the debris is there. You can still smell the diesel fuel out there," Barrington told CBC News. She says Ollie Transport is responsible for the clean up and site remediation but as of Friday — 122 days since the incident — the company hasn't completed the work. In fact, Barrington said, last month there was a community clean up initiative that helped her get rid of some of the smaller pieces of debris like glass, plastic and other contents that spilled out from the truck's cab during the crash. "It's just nice to have people come together to help to clean it up and try to get it rectified and try to get some normalcy, I guess, back to where my property lies," said Barrington. However, some of the larger pieces were too big to be removed and are still there, she said, and she can't afford to pay for them to be removed. Barrington said oil also spilled from the truck, and some ended up in the ocean. She said she's worried about environmental damage. Barrington said she has reached out to the Department of Government Modernization and Service Delivery about delays in the clean up. She said she was told the situation has become a legal issue. "It's still an active case. [The government is] still actively involved, but the company is just not co-operating," she said. Legal action Government spokesperson Gina MacArthur told CBC News Ollie Transport had begun the clean up process but then stopped. Then, in early March the company was directed by a ministerial order from the Department of Environment and Climate Change to resume the clean up in a timely manner. "This process includes a 60-day window within which the polluter may appeal the ministerial order. As this 60-day period has now expired, the provincial government has begun the steps required to pursue legal action against the polluter through the court system," MacArthur wrote. CBC News has repeatedly attempted to reach Ollie Transport for an interview. The company has not replied. Barrington said she's frustrated by the lack of action. "It's like something that you keep pushing and pushing and pushing to get answers and to get done, but it's like nobody is taking responsibility for it," she said. The experience of having a truck crash near her home has left Barrington worried whenever she hears the sound of vehicles driving on the highway nearby. With greater economic activity expected in the next few years in her region, she's concerned there will soon be more trucks zipping along the stretch of roadway.
