Initiative 2023 Budget - Parking Meters On 1st Avenue NW
They previously voted against it in 2020 but continued confusion surrounding the 2019 decision to make lane changes to 1st Avenue NW from Manitoba Street West and Oxford Street West will have Council discussing whether or not to install parking meters on the east side of the street.
The $36,000 cost will be discussed as part of the 2023 Budget deliberations.
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Mixed Bag On Moose Jaw Transit Budget
The financial picture for the Moose Jaw Transit system is a mixed bag with one side bleeding more than the budgeted red and the other side not so bad thanks to unexpected funding from the provincial government.
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Mateychuk’s Five Points Spur Warriors Win
Your Moose Jaw Warriors took a ferry to Victoria and skated out of town with an 8 - 3 victory.
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Yara Centre Gets Naming Rights Sponsor
The Yara Centre has secured a naming rights sponsor for the next decade - it comes as no surprise as to which major corporation will have their name on what was initially called the fieldhouse portion of the then Multiplex project.
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Car Buffs And Cyclists Pitching In Means Toys For Kids
The Moose Jaw Cycle Association may bring in the largest number of toys to the Salvation Army for Christmas but all efforts in the community are appreciated.
During the first annual Little Chicago Show & Shine - which was held on the same day as the Toy Run - in September some car buffs took it upon themselves to collect toys for the Salvation Army. It is an effort much appreciated by the local Salvation Army.
For the Salvation Army the more people who help out the more people who can be helped at Christmas and throughout the year.
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Salvation Army Kicks Off 2022 Christmas Kettle Campaign
The Moose Jaw Salvation Army kicked off their 2022 Christmas Kettle Campaign this morning.
This year’s goal is the same $65,000 as last years with the Salvation Army stating the economy makes this year’s campaign an important one as people are struggling against rising costs to live.
According to Lt Lester Ward of the local Salvation Army without the campaign and the generosity of the people of Moose Jaw hundreds of people - many of them children - would have nothing to eat or gifts without the campaign.
This is the largest fundraiser of the year for the Salvation Army and funds go beyond Christmas to continue to help those in need.
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Firkus & Yager Dazzle Rockets
Your Moose Jaw Warriors continued on their winning ways tonight and this time the victim to the planes a bombing were the Kelowna Rockets.
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Moose Jaw Police Service Salaries For 2021 To Be Released Monday Afternoon
The full list of the salaries paid to all Moose Jaw Police Service employees on Monday as part of the release of the 2021 Public Accounts for the City of Moose Jaw.
We have sorted the previously alphabetically listed remunerations to a highest to lowest paid format to make it easier to review the list.
Due to a major computer problem the public accounts for 2021 are late by months and coincidentally this year come out just as the MJPS is seeking an increase in their 2023 budget.
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Opinion - Making the Case: Connor Ungar is the Warriors MVP
He may not be drafted by an NHL team - yet - but 20 year old Connor Ungar is so far playing the best season of his career.
Our correspondent argues the Warriors netminder is the team’s MVP for backstopping the team to a winning record.
So far that record plays out to 13 wins 10 losses and 1 shootout loss in the 24 games the team has played so far.
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Flyers Manage Tie In Tight Checking Home Opener
It was a tight checking and hard fought game that saw momentum swing back and forth between both teams.
But after 60 minutes the Milestone Female U18A Flyers and the Balcarres Barracudas played to a 1 - 1 tie on Friday evening as the Flyers held their home opener.
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Coaches Say Female U18A League Highly Competitive So Far This Season
The coaches on both sides of Friday’s U18A Female hockey game in Milestone see the league this year as a competitive one where on any given night any team can win.
It is good news for the fans, who in the smaller communities in the Saskatchewan Female Hockey League, are coming out in droves to support and cheer on female hockey.
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Ungar Sharp In Warriors Win
Your Moose Jaw Warriors managed a win in Kamloops courtesy your friendly neighbourhood netminder Collin Ungar.
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Rhino's Ramblings - Gotham City Spin
A look at the Gotham City spin the Moose Jaw Police Service put on their 2023 Budget request.
It is a system where In Moose Jaw there is no Batman we can call to the rescue with an endless bag of cash there is just you and me and they seem to call us Cashman.
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City To Hold Town Hall About Potential Upgrades To “Death Trap” Intersection
An intersection described as a “Death Trap” by Mayor Clive Tolley will be the subject of a Town Hall meeting for residents and other stakeholders on December 1st.
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Moose Jaw Recognized As An Age Friendly Community
Moose Jaw has received recognition as an Age Friendly Community for its efforts with senior residents.
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Warriors Run Out of Gas on Road Trip
It wasn’t a good night for your Moose Jaw Warriors on the big West Coast swing.
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Officer Lets Slip MJPS Liaised With National Security Agency About Freedom Rally
For local conspiracy theorists who insist the police monitored and did perhaps more locally when it came to last winter's truckers’ Freedom Rally your fears just got a major boost.
As part of the Moose Jaw Police Service's (MJPS) Budget 2023 presentation to Council on Tuesday afternoon an officer inadvertently let it slip the MJPS had liaised with a national security agency about the Freedom Rally amongst other gatherings.
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Police Paint Picture Of Rampant Crime Problems Needing More Funding To Fight
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.
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