Recreation:

Still under development, this new community will soon boast a two-acre park for active living, over half a kilometre of multi-use paths and trails, a children’s play area, a family picnic area, a sporting field and sand pits for activities such as beach volleyball. All situated within the Elmwood Golf Course, which has recently undergone upgrades and is now a Les Furber championship-calibre course.

Additional Recreation:

·       Swift Current Aquatic Centre – 9 min drive

·       Swift Current’s Innovation Credit Union iPlex, home to the Swift Current Broncos WHL Hockey team, and other recreation activities and events – a quick 3 min trip down Memorial Drive.

·       The Swift Current Dog Park and additional baseball diamonds – 2 min drive accessed from Memorial Drive.

·       Mitchell Field, home to the Swift Current 57’s Baseball team, as well as other diamonds for Little League Baseball – a quick 3 min drive via Hillcrest Drive.

·       The Elmwood Golf Club is a direct part of this community, while the Chinook Golf Course is an 8 min drive. Both offer 18 holes, a restaurant and lounge, pro-shop, putting and driving ranges as well as golf cart and club rentals.

Schools:

Nearby schools include those of both the Chinook School Division (Public) and Holy Trinity School Division (Separate). Bus service is available to service both divisions for all grades.

Elementary/Middle Schools:

O.M. Irwin School (Grades Pre-K-8) – 4 min drive.

Ecole Centennial (Pre-K – 8) / All Saints Catholic School (Grades: Pre K-8) (Note: This is a French Immersion/English public school and Catholic school built as a joint project with shared spaces) – 7 min drive.

Central Elementary School (Grades: Pre K – 8) - 7 min drive.

Fairview School (Grades: K-8) – 9 min drive.

High School:

Swift Current Comprehensive High School (Grades 9-12) – (Note: For those wishing for a Catholic education, courses can be taken at SCCHS to fit curriculum requirements) – 9 min drive.

Shopping:

The closest shopping opportunity to this new neighbourhood lies within the Swift Current Mall area and the new big box stores and retail outlets that are being developed there. Those looking for dining opportunities will find a neighbourhood staple at the Elmwood Golf Course itself.

·      Swift Current Mall: a 5 min drive down Memorial Drive, the main thorough-fare that borders the division, this mall and the developments surrounding it offer access to a Safeway and Wholesale Club for groceries. The Living Sky Casino and Sky Centre events venue, Staples, Wal-Mart, Canadian Tire, as well as a number of gas stations, restaurants and fast-food outlets including a Starbucks.

·      Swift Current’s Historic Downtown: a 6 min drive from the centre of the subdivision, Swift Current’s historic downtown region offers a host of independently owned businesses, including health food stores, flower store, toy store, wedding store, fashion store, furniture stores, banks, restaurants, specialty coffee, and a Pharmasave outlet that is western Canada’s largest. The downtown is also host to the Lyric Theatre, a historic music and theatre venue, as well as Market Square a farmer’s market that happens every Saturday in the summer-season.

·      Wheatland Mall: A 7 min drive away, the Wheatland Mall is home to a Pioneer Co-op grocery, home store, liquor store, and gas mart, as well as a Sasktel outlet, Giant Tiger, Peavey Mart, and Coles Bookstore.

Health Services:

All health clinics, and dental, and optometrist offices can be accessed in short time frames, at the above shopping areas. The Cypress Point subdivision is also near to the newly developed centralized health care area near the Swift Current Mall which includes:

·       Cypress Regional Hospital – opened in 2008, this modern facility offers 91 acute care beds and in addition to Emergency services is the hub of medical services for SW Saskatchewan with services that include: general surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, pediatrics, internal medicine, psychiatry, on-site radiology, pathology services and an intensive care unit.

·       The Meadows – opened in 2016, this award-winning facility hosts 225 long-term care patients with more than 225,000 square feet of space. The facility also hosts its own separate Adult Day program and a large Community Centre for resident activities, family gatherings, and other important events. It’s proximity and connection to the hospital, allows for efficient transfers if required.

·       Physician and Dental Clinics: Due to the subdivision’s proximity to the hospital and long-term care facility, the area hosts a number of physician and dental clinics, including the Cypress Medical and Surgical Specialists Clinic, the Southwest Medi-Centre, Swift Hearing Centre, North Side Medical Clinic, Careica Health (formerly Provincial Sleep Group) and Sask Valley Dental.

Walk Score: 6

As a newly developed area, located within the borders of the Elmwood Golf Course this neighbourhood requires driving for all errands, but is walking or golf cart driving distance to the golf course itself.

History:

More than a century old, the Elmwood Golf Course started in 1919 as the Swift Current Golf Club and was renamed to the Elmwood Golf Club in 1920. Originally a private 9-hole course situated closer to the Ashley Park area, the course is now comprised of 18 holes and its clubhouse lies closer to its new Cypress Point housing development. In 2019 the club held a 100^th Anniversary celebration, which featured one of its most accomplished alumnae, Jack McDonald, who is a Saskatchewan Golf Hall of Fame inductee, a former employee of the Elmwood from 1959-69, and a former president of the British Columbia Golf Association, while also officiating at the Master, the U.S. Open and the President’s Cup.

As part of its 100 year celebrations, the course recently underwent a redesign, conducted by Golf Design Services (GDS) and Les Furber, with 18 brand new greens and 10 newly designed and challenging holes to play.

Fun Fact: The current Elmwood Golf Course clubhouse was once the Federal Wildlife Interpretation Centre located near Webb and was moved to its current location in 1991. It was best known for its exhibits of taxidermied gophers, and was known to area residents as Gopherville!