Not replacing the non-existent cast iron water main on the 1300 block of 1st Avenue NW is actually a good thing and using a hydrovac to see what was actually underground saved money the City says.
The response comes after numerous people told MJ Independent the work was unnecessary and cost taxpayers money they didn’t need to pay.
Read MoreThe recession is coming sooner rather than later but it will be short lived according to a recently released Royal Bank of Canada report.
Read MoreAfter nearly four years at the helm Todd Johnson, general manager of the Wakamow Valley Authority, is set to move on in a new professional adventure.
Read MoreA collision happened today at the intersection of 4th Avenue NW and Macdonald Street
Read MoreIf you want to have your say on the City’s spending and budget priorities you have until the end of the month to so as the annual on-line Operating and Capital Budget survey is now available.
Read MoreThe issue of Cap Rates set by valuation firms such as the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA) is a hot topic locally this past week as the effects of their use with 17 property classes tax assessments had one local business owner at Council asking for help, equity and reasonableness.
A June 2022 decision involving 13 Moose Jaw hotels demonstrates their importance and how it is not just a few small business owners not happy with how the Cap Rates are set for their commercial properties.
Read MoreIt may have looked like a local business owner Bernie Dombowsky was all alone when he related his concerns about how his assessment and subsequent property tax for his business did not make a lot of sense.
But a report inadvertently released by a committee in Saskatoon shows there are more than a few people and groups unhappy with the present property taxation system.
This is a lengthier and more in-depth report.
Read MoreIf you were hoping to get this coming Monday off - with pay - to commemorate the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on the day she is laid to rest it will all depend what type of workplace you are in.
If you work for an employer that is federally regulated this coming Monday has been declared a statutory holiday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
If you work for a provincially regulated employer, the majority of employees in Saskatchewan, you are encouraged to pay tribute and remember Queen Elizabeth II but you won’t be getting the day off to do so.
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