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Everything you need to know about voting in advance and the candidates looking for the job.

moose jawOctober 13, 2018

Your Moose Jaw Warriors were handed a road loss to the Brandon Wheat Kings last night in a game they should have won

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Revote Policy Rescinded

A policy which would have allowed all letters addressed to and from Council members or the Mayor to be brought forth by a Council member unless the author refused lasted just two weeks

moose jawOctober 12, 2018Transparency Measure Shot Down, Moose Jaw City Council, Mayor Fraser Tolmie, Councillor Crystal Froese, Councillor Chris Warren, Councill, Councillor Scott McMann, Councillor Dawn Luhning, Councillor Don Mitchell, Councillor Brian Swanson

Council Briefs

Board Committee, Rescinded Appointments, Westheath Updates, Development Appeals Board

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Executive Commitee Briefs

Updates from the Heritage Committee and the Cultural Diversity Committee

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Tree Removal Policy to be Updated

The policy that dictates when you can fire up the chainsaw and shout “timber!” while chopping down your boulevard trees is being updated.

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Incorrigibly Venomous

Movies like Venom are good reminders of how the comic book genre on film has its limits. Though we’ve gotten plenty of good from it, some characters and properties can’t and probably shouldn’t be

moose jawOctober 12, 2018Venom, Jordan Bosch, Movie Review, Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, MJ Independent

A Star is Born

About once a generation Hollywood remakes A Star is Born, usually with the same formula of a young talent being discovered by an established performer

moose jawOctober 12, 2018A Star is Born, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Movie Review, Jordan Bosch

Proposed Off-Site Levy Clears Hurdle

How to fund off-site infrastructure while at the same time not seriously hampering development was a hot topic at this week’s Executive Committee.

moose jawOctober 11, 2018

Scythra's Forever Unclean: "A Faulkerian Literary Masterpiece"

Enter Scythra, a Regina 4-piece known, until recently, for writing songs about the beauty of life and the joy of the human form

moose jawOctober 11, 2018Scythra, Forever Unclear, Zack Bellina, Yianni Pantelopoulos, Troy Shields, Riley McLennan, Forever Unclean, Scythra Forever Unclean, Scythra Releases New Album, Death Metal, Regina Death Metal Band, Regina Metal Band, Justin Bender, Divergent Sounds, Human Cesspool

Advanced Poll Tonight

If you are unable to vote on October 17th, in the byelection for a new Moose Jaw City Councillor, you have another opportunity to do so this evening

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Election Forum Highlights

Community safety, infrastructure, economic development, social problems, climate change, disabled parking and just getting along with one another were the highlights of the by-election forum

moose jawOctober 10, 2018Election Forum Highlights, Moose Jaw By-election, Doug Blanc, Mike Bachiu, Heather Eby, Steven White, Peacock Collegiate, Moose Jaw City Council, Billie Wong, MJ Independent

Moose Jaw Nature Notes: "Bat Man" to Visit Moose Jaw

University of Saskatchewan professor Vikram Misra will be our presenter Wednesday Oct 17/18. Vikram is known as the bat man at U of S .

moose jawOctober 10, 2018Moose Jaw Nature, Bat Man Visits Moose Jaw, Branimir Gjetvaj, Trevor Herriot, Vikram Misra

Mosaic Place to Aggressively Seek Out Concerts

Puffalt told Council the City needed to be “aggressive” in going after events and concerts but to do it in a “professional manner”.

moose jawOctober 10, 2018Mosaic Place, Yara Centre, DFFH, DFFH to Aggressively Seek Out Concerts, DFFH Getting Concerts Again, City Manager Jim Puffalt, Councillor Scott McMann, Councillor Crystal Froese, Councillor Brian Swanson, Councillor Chris Warren, City Council, Mayor Fraser Tolmie

Executive Meetings to be Broadcast Live

In a rare demonstration of unanimity, Moose Jaw City Council voted to move their regular Executive Committee Meetings from the seclusion and tight quarters of the Scoop Lewry Room to City Council Chambers effective immediately

moose jawOctober 9, 2018Executive Committee, Executive Meetings to be broadcast live, Mayor Fraser Tolmie, Councillor Crystal Froese, Councillor Chris Warren, Councillor Brian Swanson, Scoop Lewry Room