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School Bus Parking Exemption Denied
School Bus Parking Exemption Denied

An attempt to have school buses exempted from oversized vehicle restrictions from parking within 100 meters of a residential neighbourhood was denied.

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moose jawFebruary 28, 2020Comment
Resident Speaks To Council About Pipelines And Genocide
Resident Speaks To Council About Pipelines And Genocide

Pipelines, resource extraction and genocide against First Nations peoples in a backdrop of blockades opposed to proposed pipeline projects made its way to the Council as a resident spoke out on the issues.

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moose jawFebruary 26, 2020Comment
Upgraded Recreation Area Approved Despite Precedent Setting Concerns
Upgraded Recreation Area Approved Despite Precedent Setting Concerns

The West Park Community Association has offered to chip in to see their neighbourhood recreation area see major upgrades but their lack of their total share of the cash in hand had one council member worried a precedent was being set where one neighbourhood is treated differently than others.

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moose jawFebruary 25, 2020Comment
Locations For Phase Five Of Watermain Replacement Receive Approval
Locations For Phase Five Of Watermain Replacement Receive Approval

Despite the funding application yet to be approved Executive Committee voted on the locations for a record setting amount of cast iron watermain replacement.

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moose jawFebruary 25, 2020Comment
New Joint Use School Grows Into Multi-Million Dollar Property Gambit
New Joint Use School Grows Into Multi-Million Dollar Property Gambit

What initially started out as a new joint use school on South Hill will end up seeing the two school divisions spending just over $2.5 million for two proposed neighbourhoods and getting into the property development business.

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moose jawFebruary 13, 2020Comment
Council Approves Application For Millions In Infrastructure Funding
Council Approves Application For Millions In Infrastructure Funding

For some it may seem like a wish list of projects costing the City millions of dollars but if approved in the end it will save the City millions especially when it comes to cast iron water main replacement. Read all about it.

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moose jawFebruary 11, 2020Comment
Property Tax Arrears Still Growing
Property Tax Arrears Still Growing

It has been a persistent problem - the growing property tax arrears owing to the City of Moose Jaw. The quarterly reports show year over year the trend continues.

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moose jawFebruary 10, 2020Comment
Comprehensive Transportation Study Idea Nixed
Comprehensive Transportation Study Idea Nixed

The idea of approaching the province to partner on a comprehensive regional transportation study similar to one done for Weyburn is not in the City’s immediate plans following a 4 - 3 Council vote.

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moose jawFebruary 3, 2020Comment
Executive Committee Approves New LIP Policy
Executive Committee Approves New LIP Policy

It was 10 years in the making and was frustrating for residents who wanted the gravel road beside their homes paved but the City now has an LIP policy in place.

The question is after a decade do the residents still want the work done?

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moose jawJanuary 31, 2020Comment
Spending Motion On Downtown Local Area Plan Tabled Pending Report
Spending Motion On Downtown Local Area Plan Tabled Pending Report

A motion to spend some of the interest from a reserve to help kickstart the Downtown Local Area Plan has been tabled pending a report back from the Planning Department.

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moose jawJanuary 31, 2020Comment
Despite Seemingly Breaking OCP Re-Zoning For Canadian Tire Takes First Step
Despite Seemingly Breaking OCP Re-Zoning For Canadian Tire Takes First Step

Canadian Tire’s proposed new retail development took another step forward as Council approved the first moves to subdivide and re-zone the City-owned property presently leased to the Moose Jaw Exhibition Company.

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moose jawJanuary 28, 2020Comment
High Street Subdivision Approved
High Street Subdivision Approved

Council approved subdividing a High Street West property to allow the sale of one side of the building to an unknown purchaser.

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moose jawJanuary 28, 2020Comment
Tax Deal For New Holiday Inn Draws Discussion And Fire
Tax Deal For New Holiday Inn Draws Discussion And Fire

Although there were no concrete details provided there appears to be a new Holiday Inn planned in the northeast area of the city. It is a project that has drawn concerns from other already established hotels in a letter not publicly released.

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moose jawJanuary 27, 2020Comment
Proposed SaskPower Plant Servicing Agreement Approved
Proposed SaskPower Plant Servicing Agreement Approved

The SaskPower natural gas fired generating plant took another major step forward.

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moose jawJanuary 20, 2020Comment
Councillor Says City Missed Revenue Opportunity From Union Hospital Debris
Councillor Says City Missed Revenue Opportunity From Union Hospital Debris

With income received from dumping demolition debris from the former Union Hospital at $36,384.80 a council member said the City has missed the opportunity of a significant revenue source.

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moose jawJanuary 18, 2020Comment
Council And Community Given Strategic Plan Update
Council And Community Given Strategic Plan Update

Council was presented with an update of the strategic plan and asked to vote to include a document from the provincial government they have not read nor reviewed.

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moose jawJanuary 16, 2020 Comment
Froese Joins Cultural Diversity Advisory Committee
Froese Joins Cultural Diversity Advisory Committee

Councillor Crystal Froese has volunteered to sit on the City’s Cultural Diversity Advisory Committee after no other member of Council wanted the job.

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moose jawJanuary 16, 2020Comment
Significant Water Main Break Has Sewer And Water In Some Basements
Significant Water Main Break Has Sewer And Water In Some Basements

Do you have sewer and or water in your basement? If you live near William Grayson School you may have. If you do, you are not alone, as there has been a significant water main break with water entering the sanitary sewer system and then into basements.

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moose jawJanuary 14, 2020Comment
Questions Show Higher Financial Load On Nearly Stagnant Assessment Growth
Questions Show Higher Financial Load On Nearly Stagnant Assessment Growth

There is little growth in the tax base but a large increase in the amount of revenues over the past decade figures released in an enquiry of Administration show.

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moose jawJanuary 13, 2020Comment
Proposed Safety Upgrades Sent To Administration For Reports
Proposed Safety Upgrades Sent To Administration For Reports

A Councillor brought forward concerns about three intersections where signage and other changes may potentially make them safer.

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moose jawDecember 17, 2019Comment
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