Jeremy Bergen
Board Meeting
The cold temperatures didn’t turn away the skiers and snowboarders too much as the Thunderhill Ski Area was still populated on the weekend, with people coming out during the day on Saturday and Sunday (Jan. 11 and 12) as well as Friday evening (Jan. 10).
Happy Brr Year
The New Year has arrived, with the early days of 2025 welcoming the Swan River Valley with one of winter’s cold snaps. Temperatures reached their coldest this year on Jan. 4 with a reported -38.7C low. Forecasts indicate temperatures to return to single digits this week. Pictured here, the Swan River swan can’t help but be frozen stiff as it’s only blanket to keep warm is snow.
Nativity in HD
Volunteers and staff for Madge Lake Bible Camp put together another production of their Christmas Dessert Theatre – this year called Nativity in HD – with free will offerings going to support the ministry and mission of Madge Lake Bible Camp. Their first performance took place on Sunday evening (Dec. 1) at Community Bible Fellowship in Swan River, with future performances coming up in Yorkton and Roblin later this month.
Winter has Arrived
It appears that winter has unofficially arrived to stay for the season with multiple days of heavy snowfall last week, starting on Tuesday (Nov. 19) and continuing with another heavy dose on Sunday morning (Nov. 24). Temperatures are also expected to be colder than -10C until well into December.
Christmas Shopping
The Swan Valley Farmers’ Market hosted their annual Christmas market on Friday (Nov. 15) at the Swan Valley Historical Museum, with plenty of opportunities for holiday gift shopping.
Christmas at Calico Corners
Calico Corners kicked off the Christmas craft markets at the Veterans Community Hall on Nov. 1, allowing people to get in their holiday gift shopping and raising money for the Association of Community Living.
Paying Respect
The Swan River community held the annual Remembrance Day Service at the Veterans Community Hall yesterday (Nov. 11), recognizing and honouring the men and women who have fought, served and died for the sake of our freedoms...
Honouring Our Veterans
The Royal Canadian Legion Br. 39 organized and paid for banners of local War Veterans to be displayed on the streets of Swan River, specifically the ones that were Killed in Action that the Legion has photos of. In the future, Swan River’s Legion
branch hopes to expand the list of banners to include all Veterans, and hopes families will be willing to sponsor the banners and supply the Legion with a good quality photo and information on their Veteran.
Just for Laughs Trick or Treat Style
Children and their parents and guardians enjoyed their evening dressing up and going home to home collecting treats on Halloween (Oct. 31).
Early Morning Structure Fire
The Swan Valley Fire Department was called out to a pair of structure fires in quick succession early Monday morning (Oct. 28). Here, the remains of a structure of a residential property on the 200 block of Fifth Avenue South in Swan River is taped off after firefighters worked diligently at keeping it contained. More information to follow in an upcoming edition.