Premier Scott Moe has announced a masking mandate plus tough new measures still to be named targeting those who chose not to be vaccinated.
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On Tuesday evening an all candidates forum was presented by the Moose Jaw and District Chamber of Commerce.
To better serve voters to make an informed decision on September 20th we are presenting stories on what each candidate said to the questions asked from the Chamber and the viewing audience.
The first questions deals with Electoral Reform and how each Party would, if they saw it as a problem, rectify the problem to give better representation.
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If you are thinking about running to replace the vacant mayor’s chair nominations are now open.
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A guest column with one view on the recent events in Canadian politics with a special emphasis on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The views are not ours but those of the author.
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The City of Moose Jaw will have an indoor mask mandate commencing this coming Monday at all of the facilities it owns. Transit is also included.
It was not an easy to make with Council saying the decision and leadership on the issue should come from the Province and not from municipalities like the City of Moose Jaw.
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The Moose Jaw and District Chamber of Commerce will be presenting their popular all candidates forum this evening.
This time around the forum will only be broadcast live on social media.
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Running on her record with a platform designed to create jobs, stimulate the local economy, listen to residents and businesses, continue the record infrastructure renewal and fight petty crime in a collaborative manner Councillor Crystal Froese is now officially in the race to be Moose Jaw’s next mayor.
As usual MJ Independent asked questions.
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The amount of delinquent property taxes owed to the City of Moose Jaw continue to grow.
But on a positive note the majority of delinquent property taxes are now incorporated into payment plans and the amount of property tax liens has been reduced.
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They may have started out the school year not wearing masks at Prairie South School Division’s elementary schools in Moose Jaw but that is about to change starting Monday as masks have returned.
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The growth of COVID -19 ICU patients because of the Delta variant has the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) delaying some elective and non-urgent surgical procedures to re-deploy staff elsewhere to expand surge capacity..
The SHA says the more transmissible Delta variant has resulted in increasing pressures on Saskatchewan hospitals at a much faster rate than previous COVID surges, drastically increasing ICU occupancy and hospitalizations due to COVID in the last month.
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This weekend the Canadian Ranch Ropers Association is holding their annual finals in Moose Jaw here are some photos of the event for those of you who could not make it.
The FREE event continues Sunday from 9 am to finish (approximately 3 - 4 pm) at the Golden Mile Arena on the Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds - 250 Thatcher Drive East
And we also break out the Horse Cam to give our readers an idea what it is like to be in the rider's seat during an event.
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If you want to have your say the City is offering an on-line survey on the 2022 Budget as well as the Moose Jaw Transit system which is under a major review.
You have until September 26th at 11:59 pm to respond.
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Wednesday evening’s temporary closure of a railway crossing on 9th Avenue NW was according to CN Rail a “minor incident “ with a train stopping rapidly to allow an inspection of the tracks. The incident had the Moose Jaw Fire Department dispatched.
Following the inspection the train proceeded on its journey.
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If you want to catch an equine event with the real working cowboys and cowgirls the Canadian Ranch Roping Association will be holding their championships at the Golden Mile Arena this Saturday and Sunday.
The event is free to attend and the general public is welcome. A paid canteen is on site.
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The Moose Jaw Fire Department was out stopping traffic on 9th Avenue NW just before 9 pm as a CN train pulling empty grain hopper cars apparently jumped the track.
No rail cars apparently flipped and the train was able to move forward far enough to clear the intersection.
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With the fourth wave of COVID - 19 underway the majority of new cases, hospitalizations and deaths were amongst those not fully vaccinated in the month of August.
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On Sunday the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) issued a public service announcement about the heightened risk of contracting COVID - 19 at a popular Moose Jaw eatery today they announced an outbreak was declared at the same eatery the day before.
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