We received back more information regarding an FOI.
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Moose Jaw's own version of the Rocky movie franchise that’s been going on at public meetings, private meetings, emails, phone calls, the local media and social media for months heads back into the public ring at Council Monday.
Property Assessment Watchdogs is back for another round
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For many of our readers 2022 was a tough year economically.
Many told us how tough 2022 was and we hate to start the new year with a Bummer but many economists are predicting 2023 may well be the gristly part of the rump roast the economy is in.
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An opinion/commentary about the now approved City of Moose Jaw Budget 2023 and the most juiciest morsel Council chewed on the Moose Jaw Board Of Police Commissioners budget to fund the Moose Jaw Police Service.
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An opinion piece about some of the things going on behind the scenes with the failure of the Moose Jaw Board Of Police Commissioners to have Council approve the budget submission for the Moose Jaw Police Service in the first go around.
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A look at the 2023 City of Moose Jaw budget and the true effect it is going to have on the poorer homeowners of the city.
The silent majority who live in a home paying $1,500 in property taxes in 2022.
The tax increase this year in practical terms is going to be a major shocker in a time of rising costs just to survive.
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A look at the Gotham City spin the Moose Jaw Police Service put on their 2023 Budget request.
It is a system where In Moose Jaw there is no Batman we can call to the rescue with an endless bag of cash there is just you and me and they seem to call us Cashman.
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It may not be a popular opinion for some in the local farming community but at MJ Independent we publish opinions and letters which sometimes go against established views.
Here is one for local gardeners who may like more information on alternatives to the herbicide RoundUp for their own yards.
We take no position on this letter but we have looked over the information and feel it is something our readers with a green thumb may be interested in.
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A letter to the editor calling for Premier Scott Moe to leave as Premier.
Once again this is an opinion piece and it is the personal views of the letter writer and not necessarily those of MJ Independent.
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After being in existence for five years it is time to once again make the decision to continue publication or not for another year.
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A look at the Moose Jaw Police Service budget and the quest by this publication to gather more details of where our tax dollars are being spent.
We break the results of a recent decision from the Privacy Commissioner on the issue and we’re sorry the decision is it is a no go.
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A look at some of the challenges a proposed pilot project for an 8 pm to 4 am patrol is up against and some of the off the record reactions from the local business community.
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A look at what has allegedly happened at Moose Jaw Pride and the allegations of financial improprieties within that organization.
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A rambling at the end of summer as MJ Independent gets back into the coverage saddle.
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An update on a couple of Freedom Of Information requests being worked on and how results have been provided for one of them and the other is still in the works.
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A bit of a look at the wonderful world of FOIs and the search for what is really going on.
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A personal update about what is going on this summer at MJ Independent.
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A bit of a housekeeping column as we slow down for a bit of a two week breather and catch up on personal and media stuff.
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In what was a story posted and then mysteriously disappearing Motif is cancelled for at least 2022.
A Facebook posting from the group blames two things for this year’s cancellation.
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