The City has announced what sections of cast iron water mains will be replaced in 2023.
The City will also kick off the start of the replacement of the 16th Avenue Northwest feeder main.
Executive committee also discussed problems, which have occurred on Keith Street Southwest and High Street West after cast iron water mains were replaced.
Please note, this story is more extensive and its scope other than a simple announcement.
Read MoreThe move to create a warming centre for people described as homeless is progressing although questions and concerns continue with the Downtown business community and others.
Read MoreAt the post Council presser questions were put to the Mayor and Administration about in-camera meetings, secrecy, privacy and the overall mechanics to find space for a homeless warmup centre a third party lobby group wants to establish.
Read MoreExecutive Committee voted unanimously to approve a five year tax abatement for Donald’s Fine Foods new sow processing facility.
The plant once opened is expected to employ 100 initially with the potential to scale up to 400 employees depending on the economy and market conditions.
Read MoreVoting problems pointed out in Rhino's Ramblings on three bylaws from the February 13th Council meeting triggered one of the strangest solutions that only Moose Jaw's Council could come up with.
Read MoreA four week pilot project that saw two Commissionaires patrol City owned facilities as well as the Downtown business area from 8 pm to 4 am in a marked unit was seen as a success.
The patrol was seen as a deterrent the only problem is the lack of funding is a deterrent to it operating this summer.
Due to the lack of funding any opportunity into making the patrol and its cost of $2,700 per week a permanent operation will have to waiting for approval in the 2024 Operating Budget.
Read MoreEach year in January Moose Jaw's mayor traditionally gives an address. A look back at the past year and the year ahead.
The address gives insight into the Mayor’s vision for the city and where they see us headed.
We carry the address below in its entirety below and encourage you to read it.
Read MoreA developer's letter pointing out their side of the story had a couple of City Councillors apologize about their comments from an October 2022 meeting.
But whether the Developer will get a retraction for media stories detailing what it said was a damaging public discussion to the company's reputation is still an unknown.
Read MoreMonday’s Council meeting had the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA) send an Information Sheet to explain their role and how they conduct assessments in Moose Jaw.
But with no explanation as to why the letter was sent it left Council guessing what SAMA's true intent was.
Read MoreRecent weather conditions leading up to slippery streets and sidewalks had two councillors asking what the City has been doing about it.
Read MoreDespite what looked like a win for the group asking for what they see as fair and equitable commercial property assessment it was not what they hoped for.
We get reaction from the main proponents seeking change moments after Council voted to start the process that could well turn into what the group is looking for.
Read MoreWith our November and December being tied up with sporting events we are featuring some of the important stories we missed as part of our New Year's wrap-up.
Today it is the City's move to tow cars for unpaid parking tickets. A task the Moose Jaw Police Service gave up years ago.
Read MoreYour money might not jingle, jingle and still fold but if you are paying cash to ride the bus come February 1st of next year you might have a hard time keeping it that way as the cash fares for transit are taking big jumps.
It is all about paying for some of the rising costs on the system and reaching parity with what other communities in the province are charging.
Read MoreIn what seemingly came as a shock in a 4 - 3 vote a special 2023 Budget meeting of Council voted to send the Moose Jaw Board Of Police Commissioners’ budget request for the Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) back to the Commission.
Council asked the Board Of Police Commissioners to look at potential savings and lessen the impact funding the MJPS will have on property taxpayers in 2023.
Tourism Moose Jaw’s request for more funding as well as the City to take over the maintenance and repairs/renovations of their owned tourism booth that sits on leased City land was deferred to 2024 to allow Administration to review the present agreements and look at the options.
Parks and recreation director gave four funding examples in 2023 while at the same time Administration recommended against funding this year.
Read MoreYou are going to see an increase in your water and sewer (wastewater) rates in February after a 4 -3 vote in favour of the increases.
It is all part of the special Council meeting on Monday to decide the 2023 budget.
Read MoreA story about questions we asked about the in-camera portion of the November 14th Executive Committee meeting and the resultant unanimous adoption of the minutes by Council on November 28, 2022.
Read MoreA second crew approved in 2019 to help eliminate the growing backlog of repairs in the sewer and waterworks utilities has seen their progress slowed in 2022 due to failures within the system.
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