The creek which gives the city its name traces a distinctive pattern as it meanders through the place. The Canadian Pacific Railroad builders arrived here in 1882.
The airport is on the east side of the City of Swift Current, so we get to do a bit of aerial city-sight-seeing as we head west.
This is the city where Medicare was first introduced, many years before it was implemented in the rest of Canada.Click here to learn about the city's history, and find out what this creek has in common with the Saskatchewan River.
Friday, July 11 - Leg 12: Swift Current to Medicine Hat