Community spirit was alive and well in Swift Current on Monday as local residents welcomed the 25th Anniversary of the Rick Hansen Relay to Southwest Saskatchewan. Swift Current is one of 600 communities to host the Relay as it travels 12 000km across Canada. 18 local residents part in the commemorative medal relay on Monday.

Swift Current Medal bearer, Jackie Powell receives the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Medal from Gary Leier before starting her stretch of the relay down 1st Avenue Northwest on Monday.