After a temporary one year special measures reprieve property taxes arrears have crept up year after year
Inflation and people’s inability to keep up economically is one reason given for the jump in property tax arrears
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A recommendation from Administration to hold the vote “early” regarding a proposed controversial amendment to the zoning bylaw is going to have to wait until September 11th.
Council voted unanimously to remove the item from their August 28th agenda.
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Tabling the final vote until September 11th was to allow more consultation between residents and the developer.
Neighbours are concerned and oppose the development and that they have not received any further consultation.
Legally, under existing rules, the developer does not have to participate in further consultations on the proposed zoning amendments
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Practice has kicked off this week in preparation for the 2023 high school football season - we were out at the Central Clones practice on Saturday afternoon and took a few candid shots of what’s going on
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The Moose Jaw Police Service is seeking a trio of accused criminals and have requested the public’s assistance to locate them.
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A new policy will see out of scope managers receive an eight percent salary bump up for taking a temporary assignment versus the 20 percent they had been receiving.
The move was made because the temporary assignment would pay more to the employee then it would be if that individual worked that job on a permanent basis.
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The wet weather has delayed the re-opening of the intersection of Thatcher Drive West and Main Street North
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A search warrant on Wednesday has led to the arrest of a 42 year old man for allegedly trafficking meth and magic mushrooms
The accused has been charged and released to appear in court at an unspecified date
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Thousands of drivers were ticketed for speeding in July as speeding and aggressive driving was the targeted driving offences under SGI’s Traffic Safety Spotlight
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They may be known for traditional gymnastics, but Gymtastiks is set to offer new gymnastics classes which are dedicated to improving other sports such as Track and Field and yup football
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The provincial government has announced changes to how sex education and gender is to be taught in Saskatchewan classrooms.
The move comes after it was a major issue in the recent Lumsden-Morse by-election and the backlash from many parents after a third-party allegedly inadvertently brought an inappropriate pamphlet into a grade 9 classroom at Lumsden High School
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The second Household Hazardous Waste Day is to be held this Saturday.
The service is free for residential properties and it’s divert hazardous wastes away from the landfill.
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A Councillor asked why on the 1100 and 1200 blocks of 2nd Avenue NW there will now be parking on the west or fire hydrant, side of the block.
The answer was it all came down to where an existing residence driveway was located.
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A well-known local steel guitar pioneer and musician has passed on.
Tex Emery, whose real name was Emery Anthony Herperger or as he was commonly known amongst local country music purest simply as a legend “the Legend” has passed on, but he leaves behind his music.
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The issue of property tax fairness came before Council once again with a request, asking for more to be done in order to audit how the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency arrives at commercial property assessments
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Despite the loss in their final game the Saskatchewan Junior Rush team had fun, made new friends and learnt a lot at the major international lacrosse tournament
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Follow the 25 shot photo story from the pits to the ending of race as we documented soapbox derby racers heading down Alder Avenue NE at speeds in the 40 km/hr range
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A recent guilty plea and 30 day sentence for slapping a senior inside the Moose Jaw Public Library needs that facility’s board to step up and look at the issue of safety to help protect patrons and staff our editorial urges.
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