Business Property Owners Continue To Question Fairness In Assessment Process
It may have gone underground after bubbling up in public at a Moose Jaw Chamber of Commerce’s meeting and at a mid-September regular Council meeting but the fight against what smaller business property owners see as the lack of fairness and inequities in the assessment properties continues to boil behind the scenes.
We get comment from all parties involved as business owners frustrated in their battle “against injustice” continue with their fight.
They are now calling for the City and Council to step in and cut ties with the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency when their contract expires in 2025 and go to in-house assessors.
They hope it creates an environment where they say common sense can return to the system.
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Legion Hosting Remembrance Day And Invites Community To Attend
The local Royal Canadian Legion Branch 59 Moose Jaw is hosting the Remembrance Day ceremonies this year - following the COVID - 19 pandemic restrictions - at the Moose Jaw Event Centre (former Mosaic Place) and the community and surrounding areas are invited to attend.
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Letter To The Editor - Scott Moe Has Got To Go
A letter to the editor calling for Premier Scott Moe to leave as Premier.
Once again this is an opinion piece and it is the personal views of the letter writer and not necessarily those of MJ Independent.
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Warriors Destroy Reigning Champs
Your Moose Jaw Warriors came up with a big win last night and hit the twine at the back of the net again, again and again…
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Peacock Out Weathers Cyclones Winning City Seniors Girls Volleyball Crown
The Peacock Toilers won the city high school senior girls championship last evening.
Despite winning the match three games to one it was no cake walk as the Toilers were in tough versus the Central Cyclones who were not going down without a tough fight.
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Salvation Army Looking For Christmas Kettles Volunteers
If you have a couple of hours to spare from late November to Christmas Day the local Salvation Army is looking for 100 volunteers to help man the Christmas Kettles in one of the seven locations in Moose Jaw.
It is a way to give back to those in the community who are in need.
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Salvation Army Looking For Christmas Kettles Volunteers
If you have a couple of hours to spare from late November to Christmas Day the local Salvation Army is looking for 100 volunteers to help man the Christmas Kettles in one of the seven locations in Moose Jaw.
It is a way to give back to those in the community who are in need.
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Karate Club Competes In Martensville Tournament
Five Hills Chito Ryu Karate Club attended a Saskatchewan Karate Association tournament held in Martensville on November 5th.
Check out the photos and how our local athletes made out at the event.
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FOI Review Recommends MJPS Provide Records, Do A Better Job To Assist Applicant In Historic Death Case
A Freedom Of Information request - looking for files from a 1992 - 1993 review of the 1986 sudden death of a former Moose Jaw resident’s mother - has the Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) being provided some recommendations from the Office of Information and Privacy Commissioner after a review of the access request.
Ironically the Applicant told MJ Independent in an interview over three years ago she and other family members had spent over three decades trying to get full answers from the MJPS.
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Cheques To Be Mailed Starting November 14th
With the news the Province is going to start mailing out those $500 Saskatchewan Affordability Tax Credit Cheques starting November 14th might give you warm thoughts on a cold and snowy day.
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We Need to Talk About the Warriors - Editorial
An editorial about this season’s edition of the Moose Jaw Warriors.
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Dancers Square Off In Moose Jaw
Due to the COVID - 19 restrictions it has been years since the Saskatchewan Square Dance And Round Dance Federation held a provincial dance and on Saturday evening they were bowing to their partners, swinging their partners and cutting their intricate patterns across the Cosmo Centre auditorium’s floor.
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Warriors Squander Another One
The Warriors squandered the opportunity to pick up two points against Red Deer this evening.
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Warriors Squeak One Out
Your Moose Jaw Warriors were back on their winning ways Friday evening.
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Peacock Girls Advance In A Nail Biter
On paper it may have looked like the Peacock Toilers were set to steamroll over top of the visiting Vanier Spirits but it was not to be.
The Toilers and the Spirits battled through five hard fought games in a matchup which in the end either team could have won in what was a nail biter and much more on Thursday evening.
This report has lots of photos of the action.
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Lawn Bowling Now Offered At The Yara Centre
For just over ten years it was something that had never been tried before and then out of curiosity a few lawn bowling bowls were bowled across the Yara Centre’s turf and to people’s amazement it worked.
That is how lawn bowling is now offered for free at the Yara Centre for everyone who have memberships or use a daily drop-in pass or punch card.
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Lights Now Off Until After Remembrance Day
The recent heavy snowfall and a broken bucket truck are the reasons given why the City's Christmas lights were just turned off today until after Remembrance Day.
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Temporary Cash Flow Problems Has Airport Authority Requesting Loan Guarantee Extension
Cash flow problems due to the Canada Revenue Agency auditing the Moose Jaw Municipal Airport Authority’s GST account had the Authority requesting and receiving a further extension on their $1 million runway upgrades loan guarantee.
The Airport Authority is set to receive a $127,404 GST rebate on a cheque they were expecting to receive in the Spring.
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