Chamber Forum - Questions About Training A Skilled Work Force
On Tuesday evening the Moose Jaw and District Chamber of Commerce held an all candidates forum where five of the six candidates showed up to give a short introduction and to answer questions from the Chamber and the on-line forum viewers.
To help voters make up their minds we are running the questions and the answers from the candidates to the questions put forward to them in that forum in no particular order.
The sixth question we feature is a multi-part question that asks about what should be the federal government’s role in training workers to fill the skills needed by small and medium businesses in their operations.
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Chamber Forum - If Elected How Would You Ensure The Voice Of Moose Jaw Businesses Is Heard In Ottawa?
On Tuesday evening the Moose Jaw and District Chamber of Commerce held an all candidates forum for all six candidates vying to be the next MP in the Moose Jaw - Lake Centre - Lanigan riding.
To help voters make up their minds we are running the questions and the answers from the candidates to the questions put forward to them in that forum in no particular order.
The fifth question we feature deals with if elected how would any of the candidates ensure the voice of Moose Jaw businesses was heard in Ottawa.
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Chamber Forum - What Policies Will Your Party Implement To Help Small/Medium Sized Businesses?
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 fourth question deals with what each Party would do to Help Small and Medium Sized Businesses?
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Riding Association Holds Annual Provincial Finals
It may be a show that offers beginners the opportunity to compete but the Saskatchewan Riding Clubs Association annual provincial finals is all about getting people out and enjoying the sport of horseback riding hopefully turning it into a lifelong passion.
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Chamber Forum - What Is Your Party's Stance On Gun Control?
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 third question deals with what each Party’s policies are on Gun Control.
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Chamber Forum - How Will You Help Small Businesses With Significant Pandemic Related Debt
On Tuesday evening an all candidates forum was presented by the Moose Jaw and District Chamber of Commerce.
The second question is about how, if elected, each candidate would help small businesses get out of the large pandemic related debt they have incurred as a result of financing and taxable government programs they received help from to survive.
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Premier Announces Compulsory Masking And Other Unnamed Measures - Blames Those Not Being Vaccinated
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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Chamber Forum - First Past The Post Electoral System Is It Good Or Bad?
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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Nominations Open For November 3rd Byelection
If you are thinking about running to replace the vacant mayor’s chair nominations are now open.
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Rock Solid Politics - Trudeau Is Inciting Hatred
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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Council Imposes Mask Mandate - Says Province Should Be Lead On Issue
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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Virtual All Candidates Forum Tonight
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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Councillor Froese Officially Enters Race For Mayor
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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Pandemic Major Reason For Increasing Tax Arrears
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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Prairie South Institutes Mask Mandate For City Elementary Schools
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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Elective Procedures Reduced To Re-Deploy Staff To COVID ICU Care
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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The Real Working Cowboys - Photo Story
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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City Opens On-Line Survey On Budget And Transit
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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