The top barrel racers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta have descended upon Moose Jaw for a major four day barrel racing event. Tomorrow will be the main event with a total prize pool of $75,000 up for grabs starting at 4 pm.
The event is FREE and the public is encouraged to attend. The barrel races are being held outdoors at the Bill Gommersall Arena just north of the Golden Mile Arena located on the Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds 250 Thatcher Drive East.
Read MoreMaxime Bernier, leader of the People’s Party of Canada, spoke at a Thursday afternoon rally which focused largely on personal freedoms under attack in a speech that played all the political chords.
Read MoreChey Craik, People’s Party of Canada (PPC) candidate for the Moose Jaw - Lake Center - Lanigan riding, told a political rally Thursday in Moose Jaw that he could no longer sit back and watch Canadian society deteriorate any longer so he did the last thing he ever thought he would do - become a politician.
In a speech filled with moments of applause from about 200 supporters Craik asked them to join him, spread the word and help make the change he saw as necessary for the good of the riding by electing him as an active and strong voice in Ottawa.
Read MoreA political rally featuring People’s Party of Canada (PPC) leader Maxime Bernier drew about 200 enthusiastic supporters as well as just over a dozen peaceful protestors who labelled his and the PPC’s policies as homophobic, transphobic, Islamaphobic and xenophobic.
Allegations Bernier denied saying that although he was being insulted by the protestors he supported their right to express their views of him and the PPC because Canada is a free country.
Read MoreIf you enjoy the sport of barrel racing you are in for a treat as the top barrel racers from across the country are in Moose Jaw starting this Friday to Monday chasing a major cash prize of $10,500.
Competitors will include Bertina Olafson the 2021 Calgary Stampede champion amongst many other top riders.
The event will be held at the Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds and the public is being encouraged to attend the FREE event.
Read MoreJust under 50 people attended the ribbon cutting for the campaign headquarters of Chey Craik candidate for the People’s Party of Canada (PPC) in Moose Jaw on Monday afternoon.
The atmosphere could best be described as enthusiastic, confident and definitely loud as the excited gathering heard not only about the Party’s chances locally but that the PPC party leader Maxime Bernier will be in Moose Jaw on Thursday from noon - 2 pm at the Moose Jaw Cultural Centre.
Read MorePrairie Skies integration Network announced their official launch and strategic plan at an event in Davidson on Saturday.
This is the third event held within the region to announce how working together in a collaborative approach newcomers can more readily integrate into the community while at the same time making the community stronger.
Read MoreWet weather this past week has delayed work on the still active sections of cast iron water main replacement.
Read MoreThe City is offering residents the opportunity to properly dispose of items which could potentially pollute the environment if simply tossed into the landfill at a Household Hazardous Waste Day on Saturday.
Read MoreWet weather has forced the cancellation of this week’s Wakamow Valley Farmers Market. The market will return next week - weather permitting.
Read MoreUnseen existing infrastructure plus the complexity of the project had Council approving additional funds to complete the 17 inch water main from the Downtown area to the new industrial park in the city’s southeast.
Read MoreAfter 100 years the memory of the last Commonwealth soldier killed in World War I as well as all other soldiers is remembered in a plaque unveiled earlier this morning at the Crescent Park cenotaph.
Read MoreA further trio of COVID - 19 outbreaks have been declared in Moose Jaw making four active outbreaks declared in the city.
Read MoreThe cast iron replacement program in front of William Grayson School is expected to not be completed until sometime the week of September 13th - weather permitting in the latest update.
Read MoreA reader asked us to find the answer if a councilor had to resign or not resign in order to run for the vacant mayor’s chair in the November 3rd byelection.
Read MoreA byelection has been declared to fill the vacant Mayor’s chair for November 3rd but despite Council voting on 14 points to run the election a lot of questions remain open.
Plus the possibility of a second byelection being triggered if a councillor should run for mayor, win and not resign soon enough for the councillor position to be on the ballot.
This could be a Moose Jaw civic election like no other.
Read MoreDespite misgivings and not being informed of the full financial implications in a tender awarded in June Council voted 5 - 1 to loan $150,000 to Mosaic Place to start-up the in-house food and beverage service.
The lack of a Plan B - if Council had voted no - did not sit well with at least one Councillor as hail and questions pelted down on Spectra’s manager in Moose Jaw, Ryan MacIvor.
The story includes a two minute video of the exchange.
Read MoreThe two approaches to stopping the spread of Crystal Meth use are discussed in this month’s column
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