Moose Jaw Independent

Council received a report detailing the Accumulated Surplus from 2010 - 2020.

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The pandemic may have been a difficult year for many Moose Jaw businesses but when it came to advertising dollars it was a good year for the City of Moose Jaw.

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An off leash dog attacking Councillor Dawn Luhning’s leashed dog in December combined with citizen’s concerns on the issue have led to Council voting to review and update the existing Dog Bylaw to potentially take a bite out of the practice.

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A rally is to be held tomorrow to remember those who perished while in the care of residential schools.

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The food and beverage operations are said to about to head off in a whole different direction as Spectra Venue Management was selected to be the new food and beverage operator for Mosaic Place.

Spectra was seen as a superior proposal for a variety of reasons including the ability to be more responsive, allow local vendors and craft beer as well as providing the opportunity to capture the highly lucrative wedding, banquet and meeting market.

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The Downtown pop up patio initiative received a major shot in the arm as Council voted unanimously to allow the Chamber to install a patio parklet for one lucky Downtown restaurant to take advantage of.

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At Monday evening’s meeting Mayor Fraser Tolmie, as the chair of the Moose Jaw Board of Police Commissioners, spoke about the need to separate the salaries of members of the Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) from that of other City departments.

The reasoning was the police are not employed by the City but by the Board of Police Commissioners and therefore a motion had been made to have MJPS salaries no longer made public by the City. But the information would be released by the MJPS Board of Police Commissioners.

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A listing of what the City of Moose Jaw department heads earned in compensation in 2020

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Despite being something some residents said they did not want to see while drawing up the official plan for South Hill an application was passed to allow the amalgamation or annexing of the two stockyards on South Hill because the present facilities are “grandfathered” under civic and provincial legislation.

The application is a step towards changing the Official Community Plan to allow residential and commercial development and reconstruction within a set distance of the stockyard operations.

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The spray park proposed for Regal Heights Park received approval as a municipal project from Executive Committee which will allow tax receipts to be issued for fundraising efforts by the Northwest Community Association.

The Association is planning to raise the $253,195.09 for the spray park and necessary landscaping with no contribution from City coffers.

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A $1.1 million renovation and re-purposing project will see the old ski chalet turned into the heart of Buffalo Pound Provincial Park.

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The Saskatchewan Health Authority wants to update residents that everyone 12 years of age and up are now eligible for second doses of COVID - 19 vaccines.

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A portion of Main Street will be closed to vehicles for the next few days to allow for work on a service connection.

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Executive Committee considered changes to the Procedural Bylaw which were touted as major improvements to citizen and delegations participating in Council meetings.

The ideas to better improve the Public’s public participation in Council meetings came out of a series of in-camera meetings held last Fall.

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Faced with the daunting task of fundraising during the pandemic the Moose Jaw Humane Society has been forging partnerships with local businesses and organizations in a win-win approach that helps not only the animals but the community minded businesses who give their support.

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