Swift Current

The settlement of Swift Current was established in 1883, after the Canadian Pacific Railway surveyed a railway line as far as Swift Current Creek.

Climate

Winters are long, dry, and cold, while summers are short, warm, and relatively wet. The coldest month is January, with a mean temperature of −10.1 °C (14 °F), while the warmest month is July, with a mean temperature of 18.2 °C (65 °F). The driest month is February, with an average of 11.8 mm (0.46 in) of precipitation, while the wettest month is June, with an average of 77 mm (3.0 in). Annual precipitation is low, with an average of 392.5 mm (15.45 in). Its location in southwest Saskatchewan gives it slightly milder winters than the provincial capital, Regina, even though it is higher in elevation. Chinook winds happen several times a year allowing residents to enjoy unseasonably warm weather for short periods of time.

It is on the Trans-Canada Highway 170 km (110 mi) west from Moose Jaw, and 218 km (135 mi) east from Medicine Hat, Alberta.

• The Swift Current Airport

  phone: +1 306-778-4803

• Rider ExpressBus service along the Trans-Canada Highway from Winnipeg to Vancouver, twice daily. Service from Medicine Hat, Moose Jaw, Regina, Whitewood, and Moosomin (Saskatchewan); Revelstoke, Salmon Arm, Kamloops, Hope, Abbotsford, and Vancouver (British Columbia); Calgary, Strathmore, Canmore, Lake Louise, and Banff (Alberta); and Brandon, and Winnipeg (Manitoba).

• There is also bus service from Saskatoon.

• Swift Transit

  phone: +1 306-770-2263
  Red Line – M-Sa 7AM-7PM. Blue Line – M-F 8:40AM-6PM (no service 3:30-4:44PM)

• Art Gallery of Swift Current

  phone: +1 306 778-2736
  address: 411 Herbert Street East

• Swift Current Museum

  phone: +1 306-778-2775
  address: 105 Chaplin Street East

• Mennonite Heritage Village

• Elmwood Golf Club

  phone: +1 306-773-9500
  address: 2015 Hillcrest Drive

• Swift Current Little Theatre

  phone: +1 306 773- 9251 (for tickets)
  An all-volunteer theatre company that produces two shows a year. The company performs at two locations: Cypress Hills Regional College and Beatty Playhouse.

• Windscape Kite Festival

• Swift Current Mall

  address: junction of Highway #1 and Highway #4.
  Safeway.

• Wheatland Mall

  phone: +1 306-773-6306
  address: 1150 Central Ave N
  Pioneer Co-op, Giant Tiger.

• Akropol Family Restaurant

  phone: +1 306-773-5454
  address: 133 Central Ave N
  Sandwiches and burgers $9-14, pastas $25, pizza, steaks $20-34, Greek specialties.

• Russell Up Some Grub Family Diner

  phone: +1 306-778-4782
  address: 12A 1081 Central Ave N

• Pho Rainbow Tasty Restaurant

  phone: +1 306-971-7275
  address: 1150 South Service Rd E
  Vietnamese.

• O'Rudys Creek House

  phone: +1 306-741-8704
  address: 125 6th Avenue Southeast
  Ice cream shop and restaurant.

• Westwind Motel

  phone: +1 306-773-1441
  address: 155 North Service Road

• Silver Saddle Suites

  phone: +1 306-778-3422
  address: 150 21st Avenue NE

• Comfort Inn

  address: 1510 South Service Road East

• Green Hectares Bed & Breakfast

  phone: +1 306-773-7632
  address: Waker Road
  Working cattle ranch and B&B. Luxury rooms with en suite bathrooms in "Red Barn" or rooms in the Ranch house with shared bathrooms. Full hot ranch breakfast with fruit salad and homemade jellies and honey.