MJ Independent

In a lengthy discussion, residents once again returned to asking for reductions in their final billings for service connections from the City.

moose jawSeptember 25, 2018phase one water main, Cast Iron Water Main Replacement, Executive Committee, City Council, Robert Thomas, MJ Independent, sewer lines

Rhino's Ramblings: DFFH, Who is at Fault?

For Council watchers out there, last night was one of the most astounding things in recent Moose Jaw City Council history.

moose jawSeptember 25, 2018Rhino's Ramblings, DFFH, Who is at Fault?, Mayor Fraser Tolmie, City Council, City of Moose Jaw, Councillor Brian Swanson, Councillor Scott McMann, Councillor Chris Warren, Councillor Dawn Luhning, Robert Thomas, Mj Independent

3 City Councillors Sanctioned

Three members of Moose Jaw City Council who were also board members at the Downtown Facility and Field House (DFFH), commonly known as Mosaic Place and Yara Center, had their fates decided by the three remaining members of Council on Monday night.

moose jawSeptember 25, 2018Mayor Fraser Tolmie, Councillor Crystal Froese, Councillor Chris Warren, Councillor Scott McMann, Councillor Dawn Luhning, Councillor Brian Swanson, Moose Jaw City Council, DFFH, DFFH board has been dissolved, Jim Puffalt, City Manager Jim Puffalt, Graham Edge

NDP: "Proceeds From Photo Radar Should Remain With Municipalities"

The government opposition NDP is calling the Sask Party out

moose jawSeptember 24, 2018NDP, Carla Beck, Doyle Fox, Warren Michelson, Photo Radar, Photo Speed Enforcement, NDP Sask, Sask party, SG1, SGI, Photo Radar Now Permanent

Letter to the Editor: An Open Letter to the NDP

I have supported the NDP for over 40 years, for the most part it has been a good fit for me, but lately, federally and provincially, I cannot support this party.

moose jawSeptember 24, 2018Letter to the Editor, MJ Independent, Open Letter to the NDP

Hunters Being Asked to Help Fight CWD

The Ministry of Environment is asking hunters to help monitor the spread and intensity of an infectious and fatal central nervous system disease that can kill deer, elk and caribou

moose jawSeptember 24, 2018MJ Independent, Hunters Being Asked to Help Fight CWD

Public Rail Safety Week: Prepare Yourself Accordingly

n North America, 2000 people are killed or injured each year in rail incidents. Those are numbers everybody would like to see get a lot smaller.

moose jawSeptember 24, 2018Public Rail Safety Week, Government of Sask, WCSLRA

Undercover Buffet: Landscape Restaurant

Located in the South of the Bridges business district, Landscape Restaurant is the only buffet restaurant on South Hill

moose jawSeptember 24, 2018Landscape Restaurant, Undercover Buffet, Billie Wong, Restaurant reviews

The Week That Was

It was another Week That Was here in the Surprisingly Unexpected city. A week not much unlike any great action movie.

Rhino's Ramblings: 50/50 and a Warrior Game

Saturday night’s Moose Jaw Warrior’s home opener had a little bit of everything as the team had an unclaimed $166,000 50/50 jackpot from last season’s playoffs that, for some unknown reason, nobody ever claimed up for grabs

moose jawSeptember 23, 2018Rhino's Ramblings, Moose Jaw, MJ Independent, 50/50 Tickets, Record setting 50/50 ticket, Record setting 50/50, Warriors Home opener

Photo Radar Becomes Permanent: Michelson Answers to Controversy

With photo radar now being made a permanent fixture on Saskatchewan roadways there has been plenty of criticism raised in the community and elsewhere in the province.

moose jawSeptember 23, 2018Warren Michelson, MLA Warren Michelson, Moose Jaw North, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Moose Jaw News, Photo Speed Enforcement, Photo Radar, Robert Thomas

Warriors Lose Home Opener

Mosaic Place was sold out and fans were looking to get rich off of a record-setting 50/50 ticket at the Moose Jaw Warriors home opener versus the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings.

moose jawSeptember 22, 2018Moose Jaw Warriors, Brandon Wheat Kings, WHL, Warriors Home opener, Record setting 50/50, Ryan Peckford, Josh Brook, Justin Almeida, Adam Evanoff, Ridly Greig, Lynden McCallum, Schael Higson

50/50 Clears $380,000 at Warriors Home Opener

Somebody just won a lot of money at the Moose Jaw Warriors home opener.

moose jawSeptember 22, 2018Moose Jaw Warriors, Brandon Wheat Kings, 50/50 Tickets, Record setting 50/50 ticket

A Breakdown on Photo Radar

Introduced in December 2014 Photo Speed Enforcement (PSE), or photo radar, was borne out of a 2013 all party special committee on traffic safety.

moose jawSeptember 22, 2018Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw Speed Trap, Robert Thomas, Photo Speed Enforcement, PSE, Photo Radar

Rural Sask Heart Beat: Rural Challenges

Although all might seem serene and peaceful in the countryside, rural Saskatchewan often faces challenges

moose jawSeptember 22, 2018Rural Saskatchewan Heart Beat, Rural Challenges, Danceland, Bank closures, Innovation Credit Union, Conexus Credit Union, Affinity Credit Union, CIBC, Royal Bank, Coal Mining, Westmoreland Coal Company, Boundary Dam, Poplar River Coal Mine, Poplar River Generating Station, Claybank Brick Plant, Manitou Beach, Gilles Laberge, MJ Independent

Beyond Your Backyard: Chipmunks Preparing for Winter

There is nothing more adorable than watching a tiny chipmunk fill up its cheek pouches, and at this time of year there is a great urgency to fill up and store food for over the winter

moose jawSeptember 22, 2018