Student Firm Hopes To Ride Trend To Business Success
A group of Vanier students have started their own business as part of their Entrepreneurship 30 class where they are offering handmade necklaces with crystals in them.
The product is designed to cash in on the trend of women wearing crystal in the hopes of rock solid sales.
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Student Greeting Card Company Hopes To See Sales Bloom
A group of students have started a small business dedicated to creating and providing an environmentally sustainable product targeted to adding some colorful happiness this Christmas season and beyond.
Second in a series of articles.
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Heartland Hospice Seeks To Fund More Palliative Beds
With the single hospice bed in high demand Heartland Hospice is seeking to create a three bed hospice with space for families, spiritual needs and to go outside and be with loved ones as a person faces the end we all have to.
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City Hall Clock To Be Red Tonight To Raise Awareness
October is International Dyslexia Awareness Month and the City is helping out tonight with a visual reminder.
We speak to a local woman whose family is affected and the opportunities in the community for parents and others to make things better.
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Bird Box Fine Hard Lesson To Swallow For Calgary Firm
An incident as simple as taking down bird boxes that had swallows nesting in them has cost a Calgary firm a minimum $100,000 fine.
The bird in question, a Tree Swallow, also nests in the Moose Jaw region and its nests - along with other migratory birds - are protected under federal wildlife legislation.
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Hemingway Finds A Foster Home
A senior cat has finally found a foster home to be looked after and cared for in his senior years.
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Stigma Matters In The Fight Against Meth
Stigma is a major impediment in the fight on meth.
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Support For Family Members Of Individuals Affected By Crystal Meth
This month’s message from the Moose Jaw Crystal Meth Strategy Committee focuses on addictions and the family’s role in fighting the growing menace of Crystal Meth addiction in the community.
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Parent Sessions Offered About Talking To Pre-Teens And Teens About Drugs
The Moose Jaw Crystal Meth Strategy Committee (MJCMSC) are offering in person and on-line presentations on how to speak to your pre-teens and teens about narcotic substances in a manner designed to give children a sound basis to say no to drugs.
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Wet Weather Forces Wakamow Farmers' Market Cancellation
Wet weather has forced the cancellation of this week’s Wakamow Valley Farmers Market. The market will return next week - weather permitting.
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Crystal Meth - Supply and Demand
The two approaches to stopping the spread of Crystal Meth use are discussed in this month’s column
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A Cooler Saturday List Of Events
It will be a cooler and potentially wetter Saturday but here are the events which may be of interest to MJ Independent readers.
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Free Events This Weekend Our Readers May Like
A trio of free local events this weekend that may be of interest to MJ Independent readers.
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Weekend Events As We End The First Week Of August
A listing of weekend events we think will appeal to the regular readers of MJ Independent.
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SCRAPS Calendar Now Open For Pet Photo Submissions
A highly popular local calendar, that features pictures of any kind of local pet, is looking for submissions for their 2022 edition.
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Some Times You Just Have To Go And Smell The Lilies
We keep getting asked to post more photos of flowers and gardens so here are some lilies to enjoy.
If you have some photos of your garden or flowers you would like to share write us a note to moosejawnews@gmail.com
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SCRAPS Celebrates Restauranteurs And Their Cats
For the month of July SCRAPS - MJ celebrates the people in the restaurant industry and how, despite a tough year, they found joy in their cats.
They would also like to remind people they still have keepsake calendars available for sale.
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Humane Society Partnering With Local Businesses
Faced with the daunting task of fundraising during the pandemic the Moose Jaw Humane Society has been forging partnerships with local businesses and organizations in a win-win approach that helps not only the animals but the community minded businesses who give their support.
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Drive By Quilt Show On Saturday
If you are looking for something that is unique to do tomorrow and look at the creative talents of numerous material artists this is the show you have been waiting for.
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