Moose Jaw Independent

With more people set to head out on the highway SGI wants drivers to be aware of work or construction zones and how slowing down to 60 km/hr (or lower) and obeying all rod signs will help reduce collisions and hopefully save lives and prevent injuries.

Doing so will also save you money as it is this month’s Traffic Safety Spotlight.

The Moose Jaw Exhibition has applied to have the land they lease from the City rezoned.

The move will allow the Exhibition to sublease the land and facilities they are not presently using to support their operations. It is a move described as a way for the Exhibition to generate more revenue to fund their operations.

It just became more convenient to park at meters in the Downtown as the City rolled out their new parking app which allows users to pay through the app negating the need to use change. The option to use change still continues for those who prefer not to use the app.

The COVID - 19 pandemic had Casino Moose Jaw closed for a large part of 2020 - 2021 as a result SaskGaming reported their first ever fiscal year annual loss.

After running below capacity at their Brandon, Manitoba processing facility the Canadian meat giant made a major move ang purchases four hog operations promising a major investment into the farms.

Council received a report detailing the Accumulated Surplus from 2010 - 2020.

The pandemic may have been a difficult year for many Moose Jaw businesses but when it came to advertising dollars it was a good year for the City of Moose Jaw.

An off leash dog attacking Councillor Dawn Luhning’s leashed dog in December combined with citizen’s concerns on the issue have led to Council voting to review and update the existing Dog Bylaw to potentially take a bite out of the practice.

A rally is to be held tomorrow to remember those who perished while in the care of residential schools.

The food and beverage operations are said to about to head off in a whole different direction as Spectra Venue Management was selected to be the new food and beverage operator for Mosaic Place.

Spectra was seen as a superior proposal for a variety of reasons including the ability to be more responsive, allow local vendors and craft beer as well as providing the opportunity to capture the highly lucrative wedding, banquet and meeting market.

The Downtown pop up patio initiative received a major shot in the arm as Council voted unanimously to allow the Chamber to install a patio parklet for one lucky Downtown restaurant to take advantage of.

At Monday evening’s meeting Mayor Fraser Tolmie, as the chair of the Moose Jaw Board of Police Commissioners, spoke about the need to separate the salaries of members of the Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) from that of other City departments.

The reasoning was the police are not employed by the City but by the Board of Police Commissioners and therefore a motion had been made to have MJPS salaries no longer made public by the City. But the information would be released by the MJPS Board of Police Commissioners.

A listing of what the City of Moose Jaw department heads earned in compensation in 2020

Despite being something some residents said they did not want to see while drawing up the official plan for South Hill an application was passed to allow the amalgamation or annexing of the two stockyards on South Hill because the present facilities are “grandfathered” under civic and provincial legislation.

The application is a step towards changing the Official Community Plan to allow residential and commercial development and reconstruction within a set distance of the stockyard operations.

The spray park proposed for Regal Heights Park received approval as a municipal project from Executive Committee which will allow tax receipts to be issued for fundraising efforts by the Northwest Community Association.

The Association is planning to raise the $253,195.09 for the spray park and necessary landscaping with no contribution from City coffers.