The Swift Current Elks Club recently made an annual donation of $3800 to the City of Swift Current, offsetting costs of free public skating and swimming for children 12 and under, in the community.

Colin Cowan with the local Elks club says that the club takes pride in the number of youth who make use of the program, as numbers continue to go up on a yearly basis.

The hours for free swimming are Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30, while free skating is held Saturday afternoons 4:30 to 5:30 both at the Fairview Arenas and the Civic Centre.