So what is the ward system? Well, the ward system is where each councillor represents a certain area within the city. People within the ward vote for who they feel will best represent their area of the city.
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In what is liable to be a major shocker, long time Moose Jaw city councillor Don Mitchell is set to announce his resignation Monday night.
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After a Winter delay, it looks like work has finally started, in earnest, on repairing the mess which has become High Street West.
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With an audible sigh of relief this past Friday at noon, the seemingly endless saga which is High Street West finally came to a head
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Although Weir represents the riding of Regina-Lewvan, the intrigue surrounding his being booted out of the NDP caucus has now spilled into the streets of Moose Jaw, er...well, Pasqua, at least.
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This is a story about an ordinary, everyday child. A child who tragically passed away 27 years ago. Just an ordinary, everyday Grade Seven student whose life ended far too soon.
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What do you think about paid commissionaires, roaming back lanes, issuing tickets to people who forget to drag their garbage bins back into their yards?
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If you ever want to draw the ire of a Moose Jaw property owner just ask them what they think of their property taxes.
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Small actions can be inspirational. A couple of Moose Jaw politicians said things this week that caught the ear of our most trusted columnist
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What is with this $30 million in borrowing the City is considering?
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With one theatrical performance ended, there is still another playing out at the Moose Jaw Cultural Centre.
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After 16 months and seemingly endless hours of debate at Council, it now appears the transition to curbside conversion may have finally hit the political landfill, and for more than a few, hopefully it will be buried in the rubble.
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This coming week is a big one for local politics watchers, as many big issues are set to take centre stage.
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Throughout the past week, the top local news has been the release of a survey on city-wide conversion to curbside garbage collection and Council’s response to it. You remember that issue don’t you?
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The opinions expressed in this letter are simply the opinions of the person who wrote it and do not necessarily reflect those of the people at MJ Independent.
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Well after weeks of work and having to almost face the potential of going back to square one, the 2018-2019 City of Moose Jaw operating and capital budgets are in the bag, and whether or not they stay there likely depends on what comes out of the Province's budget on April 10th.
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For those of you paying attention, something seemingly incredible happened at the last meeting of Moose Jaw City Council. The proposed budget, that had been worked out over weeks during Budget Committee, failed to pass.
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Do we finance our future through debt and keep taxes lower now, but in effect, mortgage our future like Swift Current has done or do we negate financing but instate large property tax increases now?
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One of the biggest questions I hear amongst regular followers of city council is, "who are these big businesses with deep pockets that “beat” their tax bill? Who isn’t paying their fair share?"
It's a good question; and to get to the bottom of it, I did a little research. It's true, there is one business not paying their share and they're a biggie: it's WalMart.
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