If you notice your trash collection did not happen on the scheduled day the City wants to inform you, you are not alone as mechanical issues are plaguing the trash collection fleet.
The trash will be picked up when the units are repaired most likely the following day.
Read MoreThe retirement of City Clerk/Solicitor Myron Gulka-Teichko has opened the opportunity to create two new positions and restructure the department.
A key motivator in the new positions and restructuring is it will allow Bylaw Enforcement to have more teeth to enforce bylaws. It will also, the City is hoping, to make it easier to collect a large portion of the mountain of $940,000 in unpaid parking tickets that have accumulated over the last decade.
Read MoreAfter addressing concerns from area residents Council approved a discretionary use permit for a vacant lot on 9th Avenue SW for the last decade best known for the weeds growing on it.
Read MoreA bylaw which makes it easier for Council members to take parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child received all three readings last Monday evening.
Read MoreA pair of dreamers - with an entrepreneurial spirit - are set to breath new life into the world of indoor sports for Moose Jaw.
This evening from 6 pm - 10 pm the Golden Ticket Sports Centre hosts its public unveiling.
All you need is a clean pair of indoor court shoes, your own basketball and a non-perishable food item and you can shoot some hoops on arguably the best court floor out there.
Read MoreMoose Jaw’s newest indoor sports facility, the Golden Ticket Sports Centre, is holding their formal public opening Saturday evening from 6 - 10 pm and everyone is invited to come and check out the new facility.
All you need is your own basketball, clean indoor court shoes plus a non-perishable food item for the Food Bank and you are welcome to tryout the new maple hardwood floor and shoot some hoops.
Read MoreOverall Crescent Park is a Downtown jewel however the state of the Serpentine Creek presently leaves much to be desired
At this past Monday evening’s regular Council meeting a question was asked what was being done to rectify the problems.
Read MoreAn enquiry was made about the traffic light at the intersection of 9th Avenue NW and Caribou Street West and the reasons why the lights are now slower than before.
There is a video as part of this story.
Read MoreFor the month of July SCRAPS - MJ celebrates the people in the restaurant industry and how, despite a tough year, they found joy in their cats.
They would also like to remind people they still have keepsake calendars available for sale.
Read MoreCity Council received an extensive report about stopping trains from blowing their whistles and horns at all railway crossings in the city.
The report was received and filed due to costs, the futility and safety
This is a video report.
Read MoreA well known Moose Jaw business owner has plead not guilty to two charges of Voyeurism in Regina Provincial Court.
Read MoreThere is a major change to the intersection of 9th Avenue NW and Caribou Street West as the inside or left hand lane going north or south on 9th Avenue NW is a left hand turn only at this intersection.
Watch or listen to the video to find out the rationale why.
Read MoreA department head and long-time member of Administration submitted his notice of retirement at Monday evening’s Council meeting.
Read MoreThe Crescent Park spray park is temporarily closed until further notice.
Read MoreRoss Wells Park is usually the premiere field for baseball in Moose Jaw but on August 28th it will be hosting a one day rock concert with proceeds from the event going to local mental health initiatives and to capital work at the Park itself.
This is a written and a video report on the event.
Read MoreWith the Province relaxing the majority of its COVID - 19 restrictions the City of Moose Jaw is set to relax most of their restrictions although there will be a couple remaining.
The security check-in at City Hall will now ask questions of everyone wanting access to the upper floors and the hours of operation will not be returning to where they were pre-pandemic.
Read MoreWith more people set to head out on the highway SGI wants drivers to be aware of work or construction zones and how slowing down to 60 km/hr (or lower) and obeying all rod signs will help reduce collisions and hopefully save lives and prevent injuries.
Doing so will also save you money as it is this month’s Traffic Safety Spotlight.
Read MoreFor older seniors (those born on or before June 30, 1947) the suspense is over as the federal government on Wednesday announced the week when this year’s one-time $500 payout will be issued.
It is a move which will see older seniors receive much needed funding in what could be a lead up to a Fall general federal election.
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