MooseJaw

The first semi-annual Community Clean-Up Day was held last Saturday, and city officials thanked everyone who participated for helping to make Moose Jaw a cleaner, more attractive city. 

“The weather was beautiful,” Councillor Heather Eby, who is chair of the City of Moose Jaw Clean-Up Committee. “So, first thank-you goes to the weatherman, because it was great. And I really need to thank the Moose Jaw Co-op. 

SaskPower's annual maintenance program will include plans to inspect nearly 120,000 of the over 1.2 million wooden power poles installed in the province between May and October of this year, with a number of them being in the Assiniboia area.

During the process crews will test approximately 10,000 overhead rural transformers and install wildfire protection equipment on 800 power poles in high-risk northern areas.

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture President Keith Currie says Canadian agriculture is at a critical juncture, with the recent dramatic rise of trade uncertainty, high costs, and more frequent extreme weather events.

He notes during the recent election, the CFA made the priorities of Canadian farmers very clear: farmers need to see a focus on competitiveness, resiliency, and maintaining rule-based trade.

Award-winning singer-songwriter Jeffery Straker is returning to the Mae Wilson Theatre on Thursday, June 5. 

The show is presented by the Friendly City Optimist Club. Proceeds from the concert are going towards youth projects in the community, a cause that Straker is more than happy to support.

Canadian Tire Moose Jaw is preparing for its fourth annual golf classic, set for Tuesday, June 17, with a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. at the Hillcrest Golf Course.

Ross Leckie, owner of Canadian Tire Moose Jaw, says, “The golf tournament should be a little bit bigger and better than last year. We had a lot of fun last year and people enjoyed the event.”

800 CHAB, Country 100 and Silver Star Salvage & Recycling are fuelling local farms with Farmer Appreciation — Seeding Edition.

Enter now HERE by sharing your farm story. You could win lunch from Déjà Vu Café and Canadian Tire cash for you and another deserving farm.

All entries are also eligible for the grand prize — $1,000 worth of FMC Express SG.

EDWARD GREGGAINS (ED)

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Edward George Greggains on Thursday, May 8th, 2025, at the age of 74 years. 

Ed was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan on April 6th, 1951.  He grew up on the family farm in Mortlach, SK.  It was there that he learned the value of hard work and where he began to develop his passion for carpentry, baking, and gardening. 

On May 9th, my brother, Nerjwudo Okak, passed away unexpectedly. His passing was sudden, heartbreaking, and left an ache in our hearts that words can’t fully express.

Nerjwudo was so much more than the struggles he faced. He was a son, a brother, a friend, a father, and someone who carried deep pain with quiet strength. He had a kind heart, a protective spirit, and a sense of humor that could lift the mood in any room. I will forever cherish the memories we made. - Esther Okak

Dorothea Exelby (Metz)

Dorothea Exelby, age 91, died on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 in Moose Jaw.  She was born September 17, 1933 in Fox Valley, Saskatchewan.  She graduated high school in Richmound and from RN Nursing at Grey Nuns Hospital, Regina, in 1955.  

Carnie's Comments

As you know, the governing Liberals and opposition Conservatives dominated the recent federal election however, a new poll finds most Canadians don't want to end up with a two-party system.

Over 1600 of us were polled by Leger Marketing earlier this month and only 21% think we'd be better off with a system where two parties dominate Canadian politics.

49% of us said it would not be good for the country.

It's interesting to note, 30% of Conservative supporters favour a two-party system compared to 17% of Liberals.