Swift Current's downtown business scene is expanding. With new construction on the corner of Chaplin and 1st NW, a brand new building by Great West Auto Electric is now under construction.

Swift Current Mayor Denis Perrault says he is happy to see the construction occur.

"Great West Auto Electric is building a brand new building, right on the corner. What's going to happen to their other building is, I believe, it will turn into some form of parking. It was a parking lot that they owned prior, and they're developing a brand new building.

"We're excited for them, and excited for their prospects, and excited for our downtown, you know, it's always good to see new development that's happening," he said.

Perrault says he sees the major changes that have happened in the downtown core.

"I think if you were to take a picture of our downtown six years ago, and if you were to walk through that same downtown today, you can definitely see real development happening," he said. "It's exciting, we're thankful for the entrepreneurs who are willing to take that risk, and we're excited to see what's going to happen next."