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Last year's Market Square

The Market Square in downtown Swift Current was a big success in its inaugural year, and it may be even bigger and better this year. The recently-reformed Downtown Business Association is working to provide suggestions to the city on how to improve on it.

"One of our major contracts at this point right now is to participate in a committee with the city and a couple other business organizations in Swift Current to compile some ideas and strategies on how we can expand market square this spring and summer” said DBA President Gary Koebel

Koebel adds that they are in the process of gathering feedback and suggestions from downtown business owners, “Basically brainstorming ideas to bring forth ideas that we can bring to the committee while we do our planning process early in May. So essentially we're wanting to get feedback from businesses on ways that they think we can improve and expand Market Square.”

Business owners can give their suggestions by emailing swiftcurrentdba@gmail.com.

One of the suggestions the committee is considering is a theme day in each of June, July and August, with an expanded Market Square space and a variety of events throughout the downtown area.

Colin Powers talks with DBA President Gary Koebel