The issue of Tax Fairness, where commercial property owners pay more than residential property owners for property with the same assessment value, was front and center as Executive Committee set the mill rates for 2022 property taxes.
We ask questions about Tax Fairness for residential property owners - especially those on fixed incomes - who are being saddled with ever increasing bills and inflation.
Read MoreThe decrease in economic activity coupled with the Province using the 2021 census figures saw Executive Committee agreeing with Administration to move money around in order to make up for a reduction in the Revenue Sharing Grant.
Read MoreCanadian Tire will be closed Monday to Wednesday inclusive with the new store located at 400 Thatcher Drive East opening this Thursday the company has announced.
Read MoreMJ Independent once again asked about the close to $1 million in unpaid parking fines with the City Manager mentioning the City had looked at booting or towing offenders vehicles as one way of collecting.
The City needs the money as it is earmarked for the major reorganization at City Hall coincidently being set up to help make sure the fines are collected.
Read MoreThe first update as to the progress on Phase VII of the Cast Iron Water Main Replacement Program
Read MoreA system that started out close to 50 years ago as a labour of love and philanthropy which was designed to help people with special needs to more readily communicate is now available for free.
Despite its low usage in North America the system created by former Moose Jaw resident, Subhas Maharaj, for people with special needs who are unable to speak is widely used in parts of Asia.
It is also seeing a bit of a resilience for refugees and immigrants as an aid to help them to communicate.
Read MoreIt might be wet out and not the greatest day to be outside, but despite the inclement weather the annual Youth Rodeo School is running this weekend.
Read MoreRecent hits by semis with too high of loads on the Main Street North overpass had a councillor asking if there were any updates to the Corridor Safety Plan the Ministry of Highways has been working on.
Read MorePhase VII of the Cast Iron Water Main Replacement Program is underway.
We report on this year’s program and how inflation has caused the City to come up with $800,000 to pay for this year’s work.
Plus once again we ask questions about the program - hopefully they are the questions our readers would like answered.
Read MoreStrapping in your favourite bong might seem like the safe way to get around town for some but in May it might not be the best of ideas as SGI’s Traffic Safety Spotlight is about driving and cannabis.
Read MoreInflationary pressures has hit the Prairie South School Division hard causing the Division to post a $4 million deficit. The deficit will be made up by Prairie South utilizing reserves and the Province lending a financial hand.
Read MoreMoose Jaw High School Athletic Association has named its athletes for April 2022.
Read MoreMoose Jaw High School Athletic Association has named its athletes for April 2022.
Read MoreThe alleged misuse of a SaskTel corporate credit card for personal expenses never repaid to the Crown corporation led to a loss as well as cost an employee their job with cause.
Read MoreMayor Clive Tolley was asked a few questions whether he thought he was in a conflict of interest regarding extending the financing agreement to upgrade the Moose Jaw Municipal Airport.
The Mayor said he saw no conflict of interest and in fact the upgraded airport was important to the economic development of Moose Jaw.
Read MoreA sure sign Spring has arrived is the City has started the annual street sweeping campaign.
No Parking notices will be put up 72 hours prior to the street being cleaned - except in the Downtown metered areas - with drivers who do not park their vehicle elsewhere being ticketed and fined.
Read MoreIf you take the School Extra bus to get to school you are going to have to make alternative arrangements tomorrow, May 2nd, morning.
Read MoreThe investigation into the sudden death of a 40 year old man in Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) custody continues.
The MJPS will not release any information on the status of the October 7, 2020 death adding the process - if it includes a Coroner’s Inquest - could take some time for the details to become public.
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