After a lengthy debate Council agreed to proof of vaccination policies for employees and contractors.
There was one proviso with Council agreeing the City and not employees should be responsible for the cost of the weekly tests estimated to cost between $90 and $100. Contractors who are not fully vaccinated are responsible to provide and pay for their own testing.
Read MoreThe City’s long term debt is $52,579,960 at variable interest rates dependent on the date the loan was taken and the prevailing interest rates at the time.
Read MoreDespite a plea from neighbours to turn it into a pedestrian bridge the Coteau Street East Bridge’s days are numbered.
Read MoreIn a 5 -1 vote in order to attend Council meetings starting in October you will need a proof of vaccination (vaccination passport) or a non-positive COVID - 19 test to do so.
Read MoreThe City of Moose Jaw will have an indoor mask mandate commencing this coming Monday at all of the facilities it owns. Transit is also included.
It was not an easy to make with Council saying the decision and leadership on the issue should come from the Province and not from municipalities like the City of Moose Jaw.
Read MoreThe amount of delinquent property taxes owed to the City of Moose Jaw continue to grow.
But on a positive note the majority of delinquent property taxes are now incorporated into payment plans and the amount of property tax liens has been reduced.
Read MoreUnseen existing infrastructure plus the complexity of the project had Council approving additional funds to complete the 17 inch water main from the Downtown area to the new industrial park in the city’s southeast.
Read MoreA byelection has been declared to fill the vacant Mayor’s chair for November 3rd but despite Council voting on 14 points to run the election a lot of questions remain open.
Plus the possibility of a second byelection being triggered if a councillor should run for mayor, win and not resign soon enough for the councillor position to be on the ballot.
This could be a Moose Jaw civic election like no other.
Read MoreDespite misgivings and not being informed of the full financial implications in a tender awarded in June Council voted 5 - 1 to loan $150,000 to Mosaic Place to start-up the in-house food and beverage service.
The lack of a Plan B - if Council had voted no - did not sit well with at least one Councillor as hail and questions pelted down on Spectra’s manager in Moose Jaw, Ryan MacIvor.
The story includes a two minute video of the exchange.
Read MoreThe good news continued for the City’s investment portfolio.
Read MoreA question was asked at Council why Moose Jaw does not have summer ice for skating at facilities like the Kinsmen Sportsplex?
Read MoreHow long does a person have to take down a Garage Sale sign was asked at Council.
The answer may surprise some.
Read MoreThe installation of new street signs is a work in process Council was told on Monday evening.
Read MoreIf all goes well the Phyllis Dewar Outdoor Park will be re-opened sometime this Thursday.
Read the details in the story about what happened to close the pool and what needs to be done first to re-open the Outdoor Pool.
Read MoreIt was tributes, tearing up and tissues after 13 years City Clerk/Solicitor Myron Gulka-Teichko attended his last meeting of Moose Jaw City Council.
After the meeting he sat down with the media attending and gave a candid interview about his time with the City.
The story also includes a short video of Gulka-Teichko’s final words to Council and the people viewing from home.
Read MoreThe retirement of City Clerk/Solicitor Myron Gulka-Teichko has opened the opportunity to create two new positions and restructure the department.
A key motivator in the new positions and restructuring is it will allow Bylaw Enforcement to have more teeth to enforce bylaws. It will also, the City is hoping, to make it easier to collect a large portion of the mountain of $940,000 in unpaid parking tickets that have accumulated over the last decade.
Read MoreAfter addressing concerns from area residents Council approved a discretionary use permit for a vacant lot on 9th Avenue SW for the last decade best known for the weeds growing on it.
Read MoreA bylaw which makes it easier for Council members to take parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child received all three readings last Monday evening.
Read MoreOverall Crescent Park is a Downtown jewel however the state of the Serpentine Creek presently leaves much to be desired
At this past Monday evening’s regular Council meeting a question was asked what was being done to rectify the problems.
Read MoreAn enquiry was made about the traffic light at the intersection of 9th Avenue NW and Caribou Street West and the reasons why the lights are now slower than before.
There is a video as part of this story.
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