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Saskatchewan's legislature has passed a bill that opens the door for local governments to order firefighters to burn down derelict buildings, a move firefighters say they oppose. 

Bill 21, the Construction Codes (Derelict Buildings) Amendment Act, received royal assent Tuesday. The legislation lays out the framework for a pilot project where volunteer firefighters conduct burns on municipal-owned buildings as part of training exercises.

The City of Moose Jaw advises residents that they are temporarily discontinuing eBilling services, having identified what they are calling an isolated system issue within the program.

The City states that the issue has been referred to a third-party software developer to be reviewed. In the interim, the City is temporarily switching all eBilling accounts back to paper copies to ensure account holders receive their bills on time.

Discover Moose Jaw will provide updates when further information becomes available.

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.  

They won the President's Trophy for the best record in the NHL this season but the Winnipeg Jets are now one loss away from elimination in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Dallas Stars beat the Jets 3-1 last night, taking a 3-1 series lead.

Two games tonight - the Edmonton Oilers look to advance to the next round as they take a 3 games-to-one series lead into Vegas for game 5 versus the Golden Knights and Toronto is hosting Florida with that series tied 2-2.

The Medicine Hat Tigers shutout the Chiefs in Spokane 6-0 last night, taking a 2-1 series lead in the WHL final.

Melissa Guillaume and her family farm in Marquis and recently won the Farmer Appreciation – Spring Seeding Edition prize by 800 CHAB, Country 100, and Silver Star Salvage & Recycling — she said they’re almost done seeding already, and they’re not giving up on canola. 

Employment rates in the Moose Jaw–Swift Current region remained relatively steady in April compared to the same time last year. 

According to Statistics Canada, the region recorded 52,000 people employed last month out of a labour force of about 55,100, for an employment rate of 59.8 per cent. All statistics are based on a three-month moving average and are not seasonally adjusted.