Swift Current is a small city in the southwestern region of Saskatchewan, Canada. The settlement of Swift Current was begun in 1881 when the Canadian Pacific Railway surveyed a railway line as far as Swift Current Creek. In 1882, initial grading and track preparation commenced, with the first settlers arriving in the spring of 1883. On September 21 1903, the Hamlet (place) became a village and then a town on March 15 1907 when a census indicated a population of 550. Swift Current became incorporated as a city on January 15 1914. Swift Current is home to the Swift Current Broncos a ice hockey team that plays in the Western Hockey League and Josh Chalmers a local clown. The city is also home to Brad Wall, the leader of the conservative Saskatchewan Party, which is currently the official opposition in the Saskatchewan Legislature. ==External links== * [http://www.city.swift-current.sk.ca/ City website] * [http://www.actionswiftcurrent.com/ Action Swift Current] ===Media=== *''Southwest TV News'' Daily Web News [http://www.southwesttvnews.com/ Website] *''Southwest Booster'' Weekly newspaper [http://www.swbooster.com/ Website] *570 CKSW Country [http://www.ckswradio.ca/ Website] *94.1 CIMG-FM The Eagle 94.1 [http://www.eagle94.com/ Website] *CJFB DEFUNCT as of May 31, 2002 [http://www.polarbear.ab.ca/polartv/cjfbtv.html Website] * [http://www.swiftcurrentonline.com/ Swift Current Online] ===Attractions=== * [http://www.artgalleryofswiftcurrent.org/ Art Gallery of Swift Current] * [http://www.tourismswiftcurrent.ca/ Tourism Swift Current] === Schools === * [http://www.cypresshillscollege.sk.ca/ Cypress Hills Regional College] * [http://eec1.scedk12.com/edu/scchs/ Swift Current Comprehensive High School] ===Sports=== * [http://www.scbroncos.com/ Broncos Hockey] * [http://www.elmwoodgc.com/ Elmwood Golf Course] * [http://www.scindians.ca/ Indians Baseball]
{| width="75%" border=2 align="center" |----- | width="35%" align="center" | | width="30%" align="center" | North: Rosetown, Saskatchewan | width="35%" align="center" | |----- | width ="10%" align="center" | West: Maple Creek, Saskatchewan | width ="35%" align="center" | Swift Current | width ="30%" align="center" | East: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |----- | width ="35%" align="center" | | width ="30%" align="center" | South: Grasslands National Park | width ="35%" align="center" | |}
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Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Swift Current is a small city in the southwestern region of Saskatchewan, Canada. The settlement of Swift Current was begun in 1881 when the Canadian Pacific Railway surveyed a railway line as far as Swift Current Creek. In 1882, initial grading and track preparation commenced, with the first settlers arriving in the spring of 1883. On September 21 1903, the Hamlet (place) became a village and then a town on March 15 1907 when a census indicated a population of 550. Swift Current became incorporated as a city on January 15 1914. Swift Current is home to the Swift Current Broncos a ice hockey team that plays in the Western Hockey League and Josh Chalmers a local clown. The city is also home to Brad Wall, the leader of the conservative Saskatchewan Party, which is currently the official opposition in the Saskatchewan Legislature. ==External links== * [http://www.city.swift-current.sk.ca/ City website] * [http://www.actionswiftcurrent.com/ Action Swift Current] ===Media=== *''Southwest TV News'' Daily Web News [http://www.southwesttvnews.com/ Website] *''Southwest Booster'' Weekly newspaper [http://www.swbooster.com/ Website] *570 CKSW Country [http://www.ckswradio.ca/ Website] *94.1 CIMG-FM The Eagle 94.1 [http://www.eagle94.com/ Website] *CJFB DEFUNCT as of May 31, 2002 [http://www.polarbear.ab.ca/polartv/cjfbtv.html Website] * [http://www.swiftcurrentonline.com/ Swift Current Online] ===Attractions=== * [http://www.artgalleryofswiftcurrent.org/ Art Gallery of Swift Current] * [http://www.tourismswiftcurrent.ca/ Tourism Swift Current] === Schools === * [http://www.cypresshillscollege.sk.ca/ Cypress Hills Regional College] * [http://eec1.scedk12.com/edu/scchs/ Swift Current Comprehensive High School] ===Sports=== * [http://www.scbroncos.com/ Broncos Hockey] * [http://www.elmwoodgc.com/ Elmwood Golf Course] * [http://www.scindians.ca/ Indians Baseball]
{| width="75%" border=2 align="center" |----- | width="35%" align="center" | | width="30%" align="center" | North: Rosetown, Saskatchewan | width="35%" align="center" | |----- | width ="10%" align="center" | West: Maple Creek, Saskatchewan | width ="35%" align="center" | Swift Current | width ="30%" align="center" | East: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |----- | width ="35%" align="center" | | width ="30%" align="center" | South: Grasslands National Park | width ="35%" align="center" | |}
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