Recreation:

·       The Sask Valley subdivision has developed walking paths to make connecting to the services you want easy, and for easy cycling and running routes, with more in development.

·       The two nearby schools with shared playground area, offers space to enjoy sports and wide open grassed areas.

·       Swift Current’s Innovation Credit Union iPlex, home to the Swift Current Broncos WHL Hockey team, and other recreation activities and events - 6 min drive away.

·       Mitchell Field, home to the Swift Current 57’s Baseball team, as well as other diamonds for Little League Baseball - 6 min drive away.

·       The Elmwood Golf Club is a 5 min drive, while the Chinook Golf Course is a 14 min drive. Both offer 18 holes, a restaurant and lounge, pro-shop, putting and driving ranges as well as golf cart and club rentals.

·       The Swift Current Dog Park and additional baseball diamonds - 5 min drive.

·       Swift Current Aquatic Centre – 7 min drive.

·       The Sask Valley subdivision is also the proposed development area for a new recreation complex and swimming pool under consideration by the City of Swift Current.

 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:

Walking distance to two of Swift Current’s newest schools, the joint Ecole Centennial (French Immersion/English) and All Saints Catholic School. Both offer instruction for grades Pre K – 8, and have shared spaces as well as developed sports fields and playgrounds that can be accessed in off-school hours for general recreation.

High School:

Bus service from Sask Valley is available to the 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) – 7 min drive.

 Shopping:

·       Swift Current Mall: A shopper’s dream location, the Sask Valley subdivision is walking distance to the Swift Current Mall and the surrounding shopping outlets. Home to Wal Mart, Staples, and Safeway, as well as a number of clothing and other retail outlets, while the surrounding developments include the Wholesale Club for groceries, the Living Sky Casino and Sky Centre events venue, Canadian Tire, as well as gas stations, restaurants, fast-food outlets, liquor store and a neighbourhood Starbucks! This is the area to watch for new businesses that are growing the area’s offerings.

·       Wheatland Mall: A short 7 min drive down the historic Battleford Trail, 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.

·       Swift Current’s Historic Downtown: a 9 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.

Health Services:

As a newly developed area for the City of Swift Current, the Sask Valley subdivision is home to the newest and most modern medical services and practitioners.

·       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: 29

The Sask Valley’s subdivision’s location so near to shopping, medical, school and community services, as well as restaurants and other culture and entertainment venues, ensures that it’s walk score is one that is continuing to improve as construction continues and new pathways and sidewalks develop.

 History:

The Sask Valley subdivision of Swift Current is located in an area rich in history for Canada’s First Nation’s people, including a petroglyph located on a rib of land directly owned by Esther and Dave Green, owners of Green Hectares Bed and Breakfast which borders the subdivision. Discovered in 1973 the carvings of buffalo tracks, a turtle and other geometric shapes were verified in 1988 when a study conducted by Tim Jones of Saskatoon showed an affinity with the petroglyphs of St. Victor, which lie south of Assiniboia, over 200 kms away. Further studies were conducted by the University of Manitoba’s Archaeology Department, which revealed pictographs just a metre below the surface dated at nearly 1200 years old.  The petroglyph was officially recognized as a sacred aboriginal spot and a Provincial Heritage Property on August 27, 1990.