Mayor Delivers State Of The City Speech In A Year Dominated By COVID -19
Traditionally at the first Council meeting of the year the Mayor stands up and delivers the annual State Of The City Speech.
The speech reflect on the past, speaks of the present and points the way to what the Mayor sees for the City’s future. The speech often includes future initiatives, plans and policies to the lead the City on its journey.
We have have provided here the 2021 State Of The City Address by Mayor Fraser Tolmie, unedited in its entirety. We encourage our readers to give it a read.
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Woodsy Passes Away - 30 -
A well-known Saskatchewan sports broadcaster passed away earlier today succumbing from COVID - 19 related complications.
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Outbreak Declared At Local Restaurant
A COVID - 19 outbreak has been declared for a popular local Moose Jaw restaurant.
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Season At Pla-Mor Palace Becomes A COVID - 19 Casualty
The unlikely restart of the regular hockey season until the end of March has lead to the City making the difficult decision to close the Pla-Mor Palace’s two rinks for the remainder of the 2020 - 2021 season.
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Minor Change And Upgrade To Westmount Route
There is a minor change to the Westmount transit route which include a couple of new stops that come into effect this Monday - January 18th.
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Four Facing Fines Following Freedom Rally While Organizer Remains Defiant On Social Media
Four individuals are facing fines totaling $11,200 for their alleged involvement in Saturday afternoon’s Saskatchewan Freedom Rally organized by the Forum For Canadian Sovereignty. The charges and fines were issued for allegedly breaking the Public Health Order issued to help stop the spread of COVID - 19.
Despite the fines one of the speakers remained defiant on his Twitter account.
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Motion Asks For Review Of Media Spending
Councillor Dawn Luhning will introduce a motion to review the City’s local and area media spending will be introduced at Council’s next regular meeting.
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Letter From Division Points To Improvement But Continued Restrictions
The Prairie South School Division sent a letter to parents today giving good and bad news but a ray of hope for the future in response to the return to school and the COVID - 19 pandemic.
For Grade 12 students there is bad news as indoor grad ceremonies are tentatively cancelled for the second year due to the pandemic.
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Carbon Tax Set To Devastate Saskatchewan Farms Group Says
A study by the farm advocacy group Agricultural Producers of Saskatchewan shows the federal carbon tax is set to potentially devastate their industry, an industry the City of Moose Jaw is hoping to cash in on through agri-food processing facilities.
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Regular Minor Hockey Play Still Off-Side With COVID - 19 Restrictions
The Saskatchewan Hockey Association has issued a news release about the continued restrictions COVID - 19 and the chances of returning to regular league play.
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Remainder Of Curling Season Becomes A COVID - 19 Casualty
The great unknown of the COVID - 19 pandemic restrictions has lead to the cancellation of the remainder of the curling season in Moose Jaw.
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City Offers Environmental Option For Natural Christmas Trees
Now that Christmas and New years is over, for both the Gregorian and Julian calendars, the City is offering a way to dispose of your natural Christmas tree in a way that it gives back to the local environment and is not simply disposed of in the landfill.
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Storm Leaves Many Area Highways Closed
The blizzard that blew into the area has left many area roads now closed.
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Potential Freezing Rainmeggedon The Next Couple Of Days
Environment Canada has released a weather alert for Moose Jaw.
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Former Warriors Coach Becomes A Broadcaster
Former Moose Jaw Warrior’s head coach Mike Babcock is returning to hockey as an on air analyst with NBC.
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Council Says No To Adult School Zone
School and playground zones are designed for children and so the students at Sask Polytechnic won’t be getting them around their campus.
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Poll Shows Saskatchewan Residents Most Optimistic About End To Pandemic
A poll by the Angus Reid Institute shows Saskatchewan residents have optimism the end is in sight for the COVID - 19 pandemic.
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Rhino's Ramblings - COVID - 19 A Cat's Eye View
A look at COVID - 19 and the “promise” of 2021.
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