It's time to move on, the message Swift Current's Mayor wanted to deliver.

First Jerrod Schafer wrote a letter of apology to everyone effected by an abusived junior hockey coach, secondly by launching the 'Safe Places Youth Certified' initiative that will see anyone in connection with youth in the City of Swift Current will now need to be certified through a criminal record check as well as some required online training.

All in the wake of the Sheldon Kennedy story, it's been years since he was abused by his coach and he was the first to go public with allegations. Kennedy was on hand for the announcement, as was Humboldt Mayor Malcolm Eaton. His worship attended as a guest of Schafer as well as a board member of the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association.

"We're very interested in this" Eaton said on Tuesday after talking about his attendance to council Monday night. "Questions around sexual abuse or abuse of any kind and the subsequent implications of that for families and communities and friends is pretty significant. It really effects communities and community life when these situations happen."

Eaton said that Humboldt council, much like most other centres will watch the progression of the program as Swift Current leads the way much to the approval of Kennedy.

"This is a bold initiative, they are not just talking about the problem, they are taking some very definite steps and it involves all kinds of youth activities in that community," Eaton added. "They are bringing all the groups and all the organizations and the resources that exist in that community to have a very united effort."

More about the program will be released in the coming weeks all administrated by the City of Swift Current.

You can read much more about the weekend in Swift Current by viewing our Goldenwest Radio partners website SwiftCurrentonline

You can hear more from Mayor Eaton below in his interview with Bolt FM's Clark Stork.