The Province has once again introduced tighter restrictions to help stop the spread of Covid - 19.
The restrictions eliminate face to face business interaction for many businesses who are advised to now use on-line, pickup and delivery services but do not apply to business and organizations it has now declared as critical so long as strict conditions are met.
Read MoreThe City has now issued further upgraded operational changes affecting playgrounds, the landfill and Paratransit.
Read MoreThe debate was a little bit heated but Executive Committee voted not to pass commercial property tax appeal losses onto all commercial properties in 2020.
The next trick though was finding the $337,500 to make the already passed 2020 Operating Budget work.
Read MoreFor this week’s Wildlife Wednesday nature coulmnist Kimberly Epp tells you all about a recent project and putting out bluebird houses for their expected return next week.
Also learn about a future project where she will use her skills to provide nature information and how kids can help out nature through easy crafts from in their homes and back yards.
Cover photo of a Male Mountain Bluebird by Michael St. Laurent
Read MoreIt was a deal announced during the 2016 civic election and finalized in December 2019. A deal which would see Canadian Tire build a major retail development on Thatcher Drive East. The deal is set to close April 13th with no cash as of yet being received by the City from the Canadian retail giant.
Read MoreThe Moose Jaw Police Service wants to remind residents of their mandatory duty to self-isolate immediately upon their return from any foreign country - including the United States. The police now have the right to enforce the regulation under the provincially declared State of Emergency.
Read MoreDespite social distancing the number of confirmed cases of Covid - 19 has grown again.
Read MoreIn response to a question asked by Councillor Crystal Froese the City Manager Jim Puffalt said the City does not require outside help and input at this time and in fact such things may actually hinder the City’s response to the Covid - 19 pandemic.
Read MoreThe numbers of confirmed and presumptive cases of Covid - 19 climbed again in Monday as the Province advised people to be aware of common touched surfaces as places where the virus may lie in wait.
Read MoreExecutive Committee met behind closed doors to re-discuss whether or not to approve replacing two major sections of cast iron water mains in 2020
Read MoreCouncil approved measures to assist residents, many of whom are facing severe financial hardships due to the Covid - 19 pandemic, designed to ease financial hardships.
The City will no longer be disconnecting water for non-payment, transit and paratransit is now free and there will not be any properties seized for tax arrears until after the pandemic is over.
Read MoreThe hoarding of toilet paper during the Covid – 19 pandemic may be starting to show its ugly head as the City of Moose Jaw has issued a request for residents to not flush anything other than toilet paper down the sanitary sewer.
Read MoreThe town of Gravelbourg has declared a local State of Emergency in order to combat the spread of Covid - 19. The conditions enacted close most businesses to public access. Residents are told they will lose loved ones before the end of the pandemic.
The Town hopes their actions inspire other communities in the province to follow suit.
Read MoreThe number of Covid - 19 cases, confirmed and presumptive, rose by eight making the provincial total 52 on Sunday.
Read MoreDespite Covid - 19 being in the community there is still something you can do while maintaining proper social distancing and that is prune your elm trees before the April 1st deadline.
Read MoreThe number of Covid - 19 cases, confirmed and presumptive, now stands at 44 provincewide.
Despite the increase the risk of infection remains low but preventative measures are necessary including proper hand washing, practice social distancing and stay home as much as possible to prevent and slow the potential spread of the coronavirus.
Read MoreWith the number of confirmed and presumptive cases of Covid - 19 now reaching 26 the province has instituted further measures to stop and/or slow the spread under the declared State of Emergency.
For the first time a 14 day quarantine is mandatory for those returning from a foreign land or those who have the illness and it is enforcable by the police with jail and or a fine.
Read MoreThe unedited daily update from the City of Moose Jaw and its response to Covid - 19.
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