Opinion — MJ Independent

I had coffee last week with one of my Newcomer friends and they told me they're in the process of leaving the Friendly City.

moose jawJuly 1, 2018

Rhino's Ramblings: Y Not?

This is an issue which has been festering for months and the rumours, facts, half truths and emotions are so intertwined that separating them is, at best, cutting the Gordion Knot.

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Rhino's Ramblings: A Not-So-Noble Affair

For most Council watchers it comes as no surprise that former City Manager Matt Noble has launched a lawsuit against the City of Moose Jaw

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Letter to the Editor: Solar Farm Beef

This letter to the editor is in response to a story we published about MackSolar receiving an extension on its agreement to purchase city land.

moose jawJune 16, 2018

Rhino's Ramblings: The Age Of Plastic

It's something most of us never think of but it's fast becoming one of the major environmental issues out there: its plastic.

moose jawJune 16, 2018

Rhino's Ramblings: When it Rains It Pours

This past couple of weeks we finally saw some much needed precipitation, as a major rainfall arrived in the nick of time.

moose jawJune 9, 2018

Rhino's Ramblings: The End of Motif

For many it came as a bit of shock to hear the decision had been made to place Motif on one year hiatus but really, for this writer, it was, I'm sorry to say, inevitable.

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Rhino's Ramblings: Yalki Palki, Moose Jaw Style

One Moose Jaw columnist equates bureaucratic time wasting in Russia to what is happening right here on High St.

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Letter to the Editor: Things Get Heated Between Two Tourism Companies

Former Moose Jaw City Councillor and Executive Director at Tourism Moose Jaw, Candis Kirkpatrick-Miller responds to a fiery editorial written by Joan Ritchie, the Editor at Moose Jaw Express.

Cue the fireworks.

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Rhino's Ramblings: The Ward System

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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Rhino's Ramblings: Council’s Conscience To Announce Resignation

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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Rhino's Ramblings: The Reality of High St. W

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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Rhino's Ramblings: City Takes Charge

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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Rhino's Ramblings: The Pirates of Pasqua

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.

moose jawMay 9, 2018Robert Thomas, Pirates of Pasqua, Mj Independent, Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan, NDP Annual Meeting, Erin Weir, Jagmeet Singh, Carbon Tax

Rhino's Ramblings: Bullying, Twenty Seven Years Later

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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Rhino's Ramblings: Cannie-Can-Can

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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