A look at the 2023 City of Moose Jaw budget and the true effect it is going to have on the poorer homeowners of the city.
The silent majority who live in a home paying $1,500 in property taxes in 2022.
The tax increase this year in practical terms is going to be a major shocker in a time of rising costs just to survive.
Read MoreA story about questions we asked about the in-camera portion of the November 14th Executive Committee meeting and the resultant unanimous adoption of the minutes by Council on November 28, 2022.
Read MoreA second crew approved in 2019 to help eliminate the growing backlog of repairs in the sewer and waterworks utilities has seen their progress slowed in 2022 due to failures within the system.
Read MoreFor those of you who enjoy curling, and maybe want to break up the cold winter, there is a FREE EVENT coming up next week as the best curlers from five military bases will square off in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Canada West Curling Championship December 6th to 8th at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.
Read MoreWith the Salvation Army’s Christmas Kettle campaign underway there is another long-running campaign going on to help the local Salvation Army raise money to help those in need in the community - the Moose Jaw Express’s Stocking Fund.
Read MoreLocal heritage lovers were literally ringing with joy as the historic 1902 Town Bell was officially rung on Thursday afternoon.
Those who spoke about it were beaming with pride and said the location for the historical bell was the best choice.
Plans are to ring the bell on special occasions and other major events.
We have video in this report - the other guys won’t have - which shows what the bell sounds like.
Read MoreYour Moose Jaw Warriors pulled off another win on Wednesday evening.
This time it was the Vancouver Giants who went down in an overtime thriller that saw Jagger Firkus picking up an assist. A point that marked his 19th consecutive game with a point, tying a franchise record set in 1996-97.
Read MoreCouncil lauded the success of the Food and Beverage Services at the Moose Jaw Events Centre and heard their $150,000 “loan” guarantee to get the service up and running had begun to reap rewards.
Council also heard as part of their 2023 budget submission the Events Centre would be providing a schedule to re-pay about $50,000 of the “loan”.
Read MoreProperty tax arrears took a bit of a dip on September 30, 2022 compared to previous years with the City’s financial director attributing the dip to measures the City adopted during the pandemic as well as now removing the measures used during the pandemic.
Read MoreThey 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreYour Moose Jaw Warriors took a ferry to Victoria and skated out of town with an 8 - 3 victory.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreYour Moose Jaw Warriors continued on their winning ways tonight and this time the victim to the planes a bombing were the Kelowna Rockets.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreHe 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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