Voting in the Byelection to elect Moose Jaw’s new mayor starts tomorrow as the Advance Polls open.
Read MoreAn on-line survey has given Council some food for thought in the upcoming budget as a large portion of the survey’s respondents indicted the COVID - 19 pandemic has negatively impacted their finances.
In questioning Acting Mayor Dawn Luhning said it is something Council needs to take into consideration in the upcoming 2022 Budget deliberations.
Read MoreTo help people decipher the Mayor’s race MJ Independent has plans to feature any of the nine candidates at least once in our publication.
Today we feature Mike Simpkins.
Read MoreTo help people decipher the Mayor’s race MJ Independent has plans to feature any of the nine candidates at least once in our publication.
Today we feature Michael Haygarth.
Read MoreTo help people decipher the Mayor’s race MJ Independent has plans to feature any of the nine candidates at least once in our publication.
Today we feature Clive Tolley.
Read MoreCouncil decided to not approve weekly residential trash collection in October 2021 but will look at the matter for future years as part of their 2022 budget deliberations.
Read MoreThe disparity between the number of people - who have bought tickets to events - and actually show up at the event is impacting the bottom line at Mosaic Place. The impact is being felt in such things as food and beverage sales where the facility budgets each attendee to spend so much once through the doors.
Read MoreA July accident when members of the MJPS were making a traffic stop had the police asking for earlier access to funds to replace the unit which SGI determined was a total write off and not worth repairing.
Read MoreTo help people decipher the Mayor’s race MJ Independent has plans to feature any of the nine candidates at least once in our publication.
Today we feature Kim Robinson.
Read MoreDespite the challenges faced by many non-profits and other exhibition companies throughout the province the Moose Jaw Exhibition Company has not lost a beat on its capital maintenance projects and plans to continue its maintenance projects in 2022.
Read MoreCouncil approved a discretionary use application to allow a daycare in a residential neighbourhood after discussion which included the City getting involved in order to mediate parking problems between the business owner and the neighbourhood.
Read MoreCrystal Methamphetamine, residential break and enters, cannabis and rape are percentage-wise the fastest growing crimes the Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) has dealt so far in 2021.
Chief Rick Bourassa addressed the growing numbers of residential break-ins tying the rise to drug addiction and more people not staying at home in 2021 versus 2020.
Read MoreQuestions were asked about the new COVID - 19 public health measures enforcement unit.
Read MoreTo help decipher the Mayor’s race MJ Independent has plans to feature any of the nine candidates at least once in our publication.
Today we feature Heather Eby.
Read MoreAnyone hoping for further details into the sudden death in Moose Jaw Police Service cells on October 7th will be disappointed as Chief Rick Bourassa said it would be irresponsible to do so at the present time. He promised the details would be released by the independent agencies involved in the investigation but could not say when.
The identity of the 40 year old male remains a mystery.
Read MoreThe COVID - 19 restrictions had an effect on the types of crimes reported to the Moose Jaw Police Service with initially crimes against the person increasing as people had their ability to get out limited.
While at the same time people staying at home significantly reduced he number of reported residential break and enters the Moose Jaw Board of Police Commissioners were told.
Read MoreOctober is International Dyslexia Awareness Month and the City is helping out tonight with a visual reminder.
We speak to a local woman whose family is affected and the opportunities in the community for parents and others to make things better.
Read MoreAn incident as simple as taking down bird boxes that had swallows nesting in them has cost a Calgary firm a minimum $100,000 fine.
The bird in question, a Tree Swallow, also nests in the Moose Jaw region and its nests - along with other migratory birds - are protected under federal wildlife legislation.
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