Bowditch not seeking re-election to City Council this fall
Three term councillor George Bowditch will not be seeking re-election to Swift Current City Council this fall.
Bowditch who was first elected in 2009 and was re-elected in 2012 and 2016, announced this past week he would not be seeking a return to elected office this fall.
“I will be leaving Council with no regrets because I worked as hard as I could each day to do the best job for you,” Bowditch said while announcing his intention not to run in the fall election. “I was unfortunate to have had some health issues for three years during this last term, but your compassion and respect helped me regain my health which I am enjoying today. Thank you to my fellow Councillors for filling in for me when I was unable to do so.”
Bowditch first ran for council 11 years ago sparked by a desire to know more about the inner workings of Council.”
“I was a raw inexperienced politiican back then and had to jump right into some very important issues. I made mistakes along the way, but I tried very hard not to make the same mistake twice.”
“I have been blessed to work alongside so many great people over the years that I wish to thank them all rather than take the chance of missing acknowledging someone. All of you made this very interesting. I have so many new friends as a result of this opportunity.”
Bowditch also thanked the residents of Swift Current for the opportunity to represent them as councillor.
“I have always believed I did my very best to help you in any way to make your life as great as possible in Swift Current.”
The Write Out Loud Committee is pleased to announce the upcoming series of author readings, scheduled to present virtually through the Lyric Theatre’s Digital Stage until we are able to reopen the theatre. The line-up for 2020 -2021 includes:
September 16 – Joan Thomas. Winnipeg author of four novels, the most recent, Five Wives, which won the 2019 Governor General’s Award for Fiction.
October 21 – Candace Savage. Saskatoon award-winning author of more than two dozen books. She wrote Strangers in the House – a Prairie Story of Bigotry and Belonging after researching the first occupant of her Saskatoon home.
November 18 – Dr. Val J Korinek. U of S professor, cultural and gender historian, and gay activist. Her latest work is Prairie Fairies: A History of Queer Communities and Peoples in Western Canada, 1930-1985. February 17 – Local Writers’ Night
March 10 – Kristine Scarrow. Saskatoon author of Young Adult novels, the most recent The Gamer’s Guide to Getting the Girl. She’s Writer in Residence at St. Paul’s Hospital, part of the Healing Arts Program.
April 21 – Carol Rose Goldeneagle. A Cree and Dene child of the Sixties Scoop, Carol Rose is a writer, story-teller, singer, drummer, visual artist, and former broadcaster who now resides at Regina Beach. Tina Fontaine’s murder sparked her latest novel Bone Black.