Take 5

Rob Carnie - Summer will soon be here city manager Carmichael, the Phyllis Dewar Outdoor Pool is slated to open when? 

Maryse Carmichael - The Phyllis Dewar Outdoor pool will be open June 16, what an exciting time of the year. I see so many kids throughout the summer having such a great time at our outdoor pools, so it (the opening) is coming up June 16.  

Rob Carnie - Public Works Week coming up next week, tell us about that. 

Maryse Carmichael - Our residents see our public works crews all year long. Whether they're cleaning, removing the snow off your street, or they're working on the sewers, our workers are in the city all year long and now it's a chance to go and visit their office.  

Rob Carnie - Community cleanup, it was a success. 

Maryse Carmichael - It was a success! We had 167 people show up for the cleanup and we collected 1.2 tonnes of waste. So, it makes a big difference.  

We will have another community cleanup in September between now and then. I encourage everyone to keep our city looking as beautiful as we can, and let's put the garbage in the trash, not on ground. 

Rob Carnie - Construction. We are up and running. The Cast Iron Water Main Replacement is underway in downtown Moose Jaw and on 4th Ave. SW on South Hill.  

How are you getting to working back? It's very difficult downtown these days. 

Maryse Carmichael - It is difficult, but it's for good a good reason.  

Rob Carnie - It's a brand-new edition of Take 5 with Carnie and Carmichael, featuring Moose Jaw city manager Maryse Carmichael.  

The zoning bylaw amendment that is tied to federal funding has been passed. A lot of Moose Jaw residents were quite outspoken on social media; they had a lot of questions about this amendment that will allow fourplexes to be built in certain neighborhoods, then they learned it's all tied to federal funding.  

A date has been set. The City of Moose Jaw’s Community Clean-up Committee will hold its spring clean-up day on May 10. 

Residents are encouraged to come out, help pick up garbage and pitch in to clean up the city. 

“It’s a chance for all residents to come work together to make sure our city looks as good as it can—before the big tourist season and for all of us, of course, to enjoy our city,” said city manager Maryse Carmichael. 

Representatives from the City of Moose Jaw have returned after attending the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association’s (SUMA) annual convention and trade show last week in Saskatoon. 

City manager Maryse Carmichael, as well as two city councillors, attended the convention on behalf of the City of Moose Jaw. 

Rob Carnie – And one more thing, just in time for the busy summer tourism season in Moose Jaw... Community Cleanup Day is coming up, May 10th, and everybody is invited to take part. What's happening? 

Maryse Carmichael – Community Cleanup, we did a little bit of that already before the World Curling Championship. We wanted the city to look really, really good, but our official Community Cleanup will be on May the 10th.  

Rob Carnie – It's landfill season, and a reminder: rates have gone up and a reminder for all residents that we have to tarp our loads, right? 

Maryse Carmichael – We have beautiful weather; we have a little bit of time, and yard waste is something that we're all eager to clean our backyards and front yards. So we need to remember to tarp our loads as you are on your way to the landfill.  

Rob Carnie - The dust has now settled on the BKT World Men's Curling Championship. I heard nothing but good things as a matter of fact, I took a call at the radio station not long ago from a man in Regina who just called to request a song and thanked Moose Jaw and Moose Jaw people for putting on a wonderful show.  

He just had a blast around town doing some shopping, having some meals, and really enjoyed the curling as well.