The Moose Jaw Police Service attended Tuesday afternoon’s special Council meeting bringing a bevy of facts that yes Dorothy and Toto the Friendly City you grew up to love and admire just isn’t here anymore.
To combat the crime problem they are seeking a 5.49 percent increase in their 2023 budget after receiving a similar 5.58 percent in 2022 versus 2021.
It works out to a 1.84 percent increase in the municipal mill rate.
Read MoreThe third and final installment on our three part series takes a look at Prairie Sky Apparel.
This chapter delves into the moves students had made which have gone awry at the worst possible mment.
The last in series.
Read MoreThis year’s edition of Vanier Entrepreneurship 30 class, Junior Achievement, features everything from home blended soup to sweats.
In this second part of a three part story we feature the homemade soup mix company Mix Inc.
Part Two of a Three Part Series
Read MoreTwo new businesses have been launched by the students in Vanier Collegiate’s Entrepreneurship 30 class we ask the Moose Jaw and District Chamber of Commerce about the importance of the Junior Achievement initiative at the school.
How important is the hands on factor when it comes to building the entrepreneurs and creative risk takers of the future.
Come back later for stories on each of the two businesses.
Read MoreIt may not be a popular opinion for some in the local farming community but at MJ Independent we publish opinions and letters which sometimes go against established views.
Here is one for local gardeners who may like more information on alternatives to the herbicide RoundUp for their own yards.
We take no position on this letter but we have looked over the information and feel it is something our readers with a green thumb may be interested in.
Read MoreYour Moose Jaw Warriors made it a perfect weekend sweeping both games in a home and home series versus the Swift Current Broncos.
Read MoreYour Moose Jaw Warriors were victorious in the first game of a home and home with Swift Current.
Read MoreA man who plead guilty to serious narcotics and weapons charges but was released until sentencing to temporary house arrest almost two years ago has been located in Edmonton.
Read MoreYour Moose Jaw Warriors had a date with the East Division’s whipping boys, the Prince Albert Raiders, on Tuesday night.
Sadly it all ended in the Warriors losing 2 - 1 in what on paper should have been a sure win.
Read MoreThe City is planning to start removing the snow windrows from select streets starting at 10 pm Sunday evening.
Read MoreIt wasn’t a good night for your Moose Jaw Warriors as they were defeated by the Medicine Hat Tigers at the Hangar in the second game of the weekend home and home series.
Read MoreIt took a shootout but your Moose Jaw Warriors added another W to the win column tonight.
Read MoreA former Moose Jaw Mavericks and Moose Jaw Minor Hockey Association product and Vanier Collegiate grade 11 student 16 year old Brooklyn Nimegeers has committed to playing with the Ivy League Princeton Tigers commencing in the 2024 - 2025 season.
Read MoreIt 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreYour 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…
Read MoreThe 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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