Nimegeers Off To Midget AAA (Copy)
In all likelihood Brooklyn Nimegeers has played not only her final game in the Moose Jaw Minor Hockey Association system but also on a boy's hockey team. The 14 year old has made it to female AAA Midget.
Throughout her playing career Nimegeers has played in both male and female leagues.
Next season will see her as a member of a Regina female Midget AAA team.
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City Throws Lifeline To Small Businesses (Copy)
Support may not be unanimous but Council approved a $500 property tax rebate to possibly assist 315 small businesses who have fallen through the cracks in COVID - 19 pandemic assistance programs.
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Chamber Says Property Tax Rebate Appreciated (Copy)
The $500 amount may seem small to some but the Moose Jaw and District and District Chamber of Commerce said the City's property tax rebate program is appreciated.
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Public Library Takes One On The Chin For City Budget (Copy)
In the quest to reduce the 2020 Operating Budget the City asked third party organizations they fund to look if COVID - 19 had reduced their expenses and if so to return excess operating funds to City coffers.
Out of the approximate $159,000 in savings finally found the Moose Jaw Public Library returned $150,000 of it
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Call To Cut Council's Pay Ruled Out Of Order (Copy)
It was made as a gesture of solidarity with those suffering economically in the community but it was ruled out of order as presented during discussion to revise the 2020 Operating Budget.
The it was a 20 percent reduction in Council's remuneration until September 30th of this year.
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Outdoor Pool Not Opening Part Of Budget Cuts (Copy)
Not opening the Phyllis Dewar Outdoor Pool this Summer due to COVID - 19 pandemic restrictions and cuts to the Moose Jaw Public Library are two of four more major measures adopted by the City resulting in a property tax mill rate of .08 percent less than last year.
The move took away a 2.3 percent tax increase announced this past December.
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City Starts Process To Set Up $15 Million Line Of Credit (Copy)
The City has taken the first step towards setting up a $15 million line of credit to ensure cash flow in case they overdraw all of their 16 bank accounts.
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Council Votes To Re-Open Operating Budget To Assist All Property Owners (Copy)
After discussion and debate Council voted to re-convene Budget Committee to attempt to find savings in the Operating Budget to assist all property owners - both residential and commercial.
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Beyond Your Backyard - Amazing Feats Of Migration
It might be a cold and wetter weekend but the migratory birds have either returned or they are on their way.
Wildlife Weekend looks at some of the feats birds take on their return home.
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Festival Of Words Moving On-line And Free
With the COVID - 19 pandemic seeing event after event cancelling due to rules surrounding physical distancing and the number of people who can be in the same room together the Saskatchewan Festival Of Words is moving to the virtual world this year in a big way.
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SGI To Resume Select Road Tests
First it was Class 1 and Class 3 drivers but now driver road tests are set to resume for workers in agriculture and health care after SGI adapted the technology and tests to allow for proper physical distancing.
It’s another sign of a re-opening economy in a COVID - 19 pandemic world.
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Stock Grower's Association Offering Directory To Help Consumers Buy Direct
Growing interest to buy beef direct from ranchers and farmers has the Saskatchewan Stockgrower's Association putting together a directory of producers selling direct from farmgate to consumers.
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Festival Of Words Moving On-Line And Free
With the COVID - 19 pandemic seeing event after event cancelling due to rules surrounding physical distancing and the number of people who can be in the same room together the Saskatchewan Festival Of Words is moving to the virtual world this year in a big way.
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City Hosting Contest To Showcase Positive Coping During Pandemic
With COVID - 19 changing everyone’s life the City of Moose Jaw wants to feature the positive things residents are doing to cope with the lockdown.
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Ten Questions - Importance Of Maintaining Your Mental Health
With so many people sitting in social isolation maintaining our mental health and sanity is important.
To this end we asked Nema Atsu Ten Questions about better mental health, what’s out there and finally where you can turn to for support locally.
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Rhino's Ramblings - The Language Of Loopholese
A look at the growing phenomenon of ordinary people looking for loopholes and the loopholese they employ to get around the State of Emergency rules.
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Pandemic Impact To City's Portfolio Into The Millions
The Covid - 19 pandemic has hit financial markets and the City of Moose Jaw is not immune to its effects.
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