Stellar Goaltending Has Team Deutschland Saying No Way Norway
Most observers had Germany placing last in the 2023 World Para Ice Hockey Championships but stellar goaltending and aggressive play lead to Germany, defeating Norway on Sunday evening.
The win has Germany showing they deserved to be at the world championships.
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U18 AA Canucks Place Fourth In Major Weekend Tournament
The Moose Jaw U18 AA Canucks placed fourth out of 24 teams in total at the Quinn Stevenson Memorial Tournament held over the weekend at Saskatoon
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Seniors Group Has Property Taxes Waived
Council has decided to waive having the Moose Jaw and District Seniors pay property tax they lease at the Timothy Eaton Gardens building.
The property became taxable after the city sold their portion of the building last year to Moose Jaw Housing for a dollar.
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Inaction On Graffiti Draws Residents’ Ire
Graffiti, which is antisemitic in nature, has drawn concerns from local residents as well as B’Nai Brith Canada.
The City is now taking further action to have the graffiti removed.
Warning, this story may be offensive to some.
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Mayor Tolley Ticked By Trash Tossing Teenagers
Mayor Clive Tolley seeing some teenagers tossing fast food trash in the Mall’s parking lot generated some non-too kind words about the incident.
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City Hits 1,000 Pothole Fixed Milestone With Thousands More To Go
The issue of potholes came up as the City announced they had filled in 1,000 potholes so far in 2023 but there is still more work to do
Also crews are not safe at times because more than a few drivers are ignoring barricades and not slowing down around work areas
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18U AA Canucks Win Three Out Of Four On The Weekend
The Moose Jaw U18 Canucks had a very successful weekend on the road winning three out of four games.
The team is on the road this coming weekend as they head to Saskatoon for a tournament.
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Saskatchewan Quarter Horse Association Holding Show
The Saskatchewan Quarter Horse Association is holding a major show over the four day long weekend.
The show is free to the public to attend and runs today Sunday and wraps up tomorrow Victoria Day Monday at the Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds - 250 Thatcher Drive East.
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Lightning End First Day Of Nationals On A Positive Note
It wasn’t the outcome they hoped for but Thunder Creek Volleyball Club’s 15U Lightning ladies team ended the first day of competition of the nationals on a positive note.
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U17 Spartans Girls Kick Off Weekend Tournament With Win
The Spartans U17 girls team managed to pull off a win in their opening game of the Premier Prairie Classic Basketball Tournament on Friday evening.
The annual major basketball tournament draws in hundreds of players to Moose Jaw to take part in the three day tournament.
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Burrowing Owl Centre To Open Without Star Attractions Due To Bird Flu Risk
When the Saskatchewan Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre opens this weekend it will be without its star attractions - the burrowing owls themselves.
It’s all about protecting the flock from avian flu.
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Rhino’s Ramblings - KFC Kentucky Fried Council
A re-print of a 2017 Rhino’s Ramblings column from the now defunct Moose Jaw Times-Herald that dealt with the hot topic issue of the day - backyard chickens.
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Inflation Helping To Produce More Major Theft Charges
Rising values of certain items which are easily removed as well inflation has led to an increase in the number of major theft charges - Theft Over $5,000 - being laid by the Moose Jaw Police Service
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Residential Property Taxes Set To Increase 5.44 Percent
If you are a homeowner and were hoping for some sort of last minute property tax relief in a year of continued rising inflation that’s not about to happen as the tax increase for homeowners - barring a last minute miracle - will be 5.44 percent .
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Thousands Of Band Students Set To Invade City For 71st Band Festival
After a three-year absence the Moose Jaw Band and Choral Festival is set to kick off this coming Monday.
The four day festival will see thousands of music and band students descend on the downtown for four days at the 71st festival.
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Chief Confirms Small Group Of People Commit Majority Of Crimes
If you thought the majority of crimes - including petty thefts - are being committed by a small group of individuals you’d be correct.
In a media scrum MJ Independent asked how Moose Jaw stacked up when it came to who is committing the crimes.
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Business Tax Fairness Champion Says Despite Change Assessment Rules Still Unfair
Despite the apparent win when it comes to commercial property tax assessments one of the main combatants in the fight said the latest changes to small retail property taxes show the system is unfair.
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