Mayor Linnsie Clark is announcing her bid for re-election joining incumbent councillors Andy McGrogan, Shila Sharps and Robert Dumanowski seeking to return to city hall.

A city woman facing criminal charges involving embezzling nearly $63,000 from the Redcliff Legion will avoid jail if she lives up to the terms of a two-year community sentence order.

Kristine Nicole Huff, 34, was initially charged in 2024 with fraud and theft over $5,000 connected to allegations she stole funds during her employment as treasurer of the Redcliff Legion.

About 100 residents of Riverside and a handful of council candidates turned out to a barbecue at the Elks lodge Wednesday with proposed roadway changes and the upcoming election top of mind.

While the proposed redesign of Third Street cutting through the heart of the northside community is a well-defined issue for the neighbourhood, the legacy which the outgoing council has left is fuzzy.

The self-proclaimed queen of Canada entered the Swift Current courthouse in shackles but exited without them to an awaiting throng of cultist aristocracy after being granted bail Monday.

The leader of the self-proclaimed Kingdom of Canada cult along with a member of its un-recognized aristocracy appeared before a Saskatchewan provincial court judge Friday seeking release on several criminal charges.

Council efficiently ran through its agenda during Tuesday night’s meeting, wrapping up business without bumping up against time constraints nor the need for an extension but deferring decisions on high public interest topics.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times as Tuesday’s city council meeting will be tackling controversial issues as well as a substantial pay bump as the countdown to the next election in seven weeks ticks closer.