In a move lauded by the local business community Donald's Fine Foods is conducting a feasibility study into converting the former XL Beef Plant into a state of the art culled sow processing facility.
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The growing need and lack of space sees the Moose Jaw and District Food Bank launching a $100,000 capital fundraiser to purchase a larger and accessible space.
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Although it appears nothing is going on the City says the 200 block of High Street West is an active site and the project is on schedule.
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Shuttered since 2009 the former XL Beef plant has been sold and plans call for it to be converted into a culled sow processing facility.
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The impact of the COVID - 19 pandemic on lottery funds for cancelled events had Council looking at a process to re-allocate the funding instead of returning it to Saskatchewan Lotteries.
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We help a reader get answers to their questions regarding Mosaic Place and the new third party management.
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The COVID - 19 pandemic has impacted the Summer Playground Program but the City has modified it to allow it to continue as a stay at home program supported by five Summer staff members.
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Although it isn’t until the second week of November the structure for the municipal and school division votes was introduced to Council.
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Just over 40 years ago Terry Fox dipped his prosthetic leg in the Atlantic Ocean to start his dream to run marathon everyday across Canada to raise $1 million for cancer research.
The dream grew into a dollar from each of the 22 million Canadians. In the end his efforts as well as those who still run in his name at the Terry Fix Rum has raised hundreds of millions worldwide for cancer research.
The dream lives on we ask Craig Hemingway organizer of the Moose Jaw Terry Fox Run about the event and Fox's impact even today.
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In a split 4 - 3 vote Council passed on the lowest bidder for cement work which Mayor Fraser Tolmie claimed the bidder was not qualified for the contract.
However three other members of Council voted otherwise.
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The Snowbirds will be returning to 15 Wing this Monday.
The family of Captain Jenn Casey, who died in a crash last Sunday in Kamloops, ask people not to buy flowers but donate to the SPCA instead.
Read MoreGo to our NEWS page for a story about the repairs to the low level footbridge at the Wakamow Valley.
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Although it was met by fanfare for its success in raising $10.3 million for the then Multi-Plex project it was revealed to Council just over $930,000 of all monies pledged will likely never be collected.
Decisions were later made to spend a $1.5 contingency fund on facility upgrades which when decided in 2013 was highly controversial.
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Love it or hate it the lines are painted on a stretch of 1st Avenue NW indicating its three lane configuration.
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City departments are closed for Monday as it is the Victoria Day long weekend but you can still take advantage of the free organic yard waste dumping at the landfill.
Plus parks are open with some restrictions and reminders.
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Locally housing prices were expected to take a year over year tumble due to the COVID - 19 pandemic continuing their drop from March.
Despite widespread temporary unemployment because of temporary business closures due to the pandemic houses still sold in April. With the economy restarting provincial sales and prices are expected to rise with the recovery.
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They are things we may not think about as we barbecue or have a few friends over now that some of COVID - 19 restrictions have been lifted to allow small close family gatherings.
But using alcohol based sanitizer around the barbecue and disposing of cigarettes in flower planters are two big no nos most of us would not think about.
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A question into how much the City has spent so far on the proposed Canadian Tire retail development drew some heated discussion.
Comments on the enquiry by the city manager drew criticism from a councilfor.
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