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The 2025 Discover Moose Jaw and Hub Meats Best of Moose Jaw Awards nominations were submitted, the votes were tallied, and now it’s time to celebrate the best of the best in Moose Jaw — all nominated and voted on by you.

We’re highlighting our winners throughout the week! Velocity Ford is the recipient of Best Auto Sales/Service Location.

Approved in the 2025 budget, Moose Jaw will introduce a new Storm Water Utility fee of $9.80 per month on every property’s utility bill starting July 1, 2025. Unlike previous funding — pulled from general capital and operating budgets — this dedicated utility is designed to be self-funding, covering both maintenance and rehabilitation of storm water infrastructure.

Periodic rate reviews will address future cost increases, and by 2026, all storm water maintenance costs will shift from the operating budget into the new utility. 

The situation at the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant (BPWTP) has been ‘fluid’ since about 2017, explained Ryan Johnson, president and CEO of the BPWTP Corporation — but the finish line is in sight, giving the plant’s operators hope of settling in to a routine in the near future. 

Saskatchewan is grappling with an unprecedented wildfire crisis. As of the June 3 situation update from the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), there are 23 active wildfires across the province — nine not contained, four contained, eight under ongoing assessment, and two where the only thing emergency crews can focus on currently is protecting values such as communities and infrastructure.

Since January 1, 2025, the province has recorded 229 wildfires, well above the five-year average of 132.

One Moose Jaw baseball player has forever put his name in the history books at MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU) in Olathe, Kansas.

Reece Helland has played for the MNU Pioneers for four years. In that time with the team, Helland has achieved a record of 13 wins and 6 losses, maintaining a 4.47 ERA over 84 appearances, including one start and 16 saves.

His final save of the season, recorded on April 26th against Park University, established a new school record for career saves.

Western Crop Innovations (WCI) has hired a new Executive Director.

Monday marked the first day on the job for Trevor Sears.

Sears has more than 30 years of leadership experience in Canada’s agriculture sector. 

He recently served as president and CEO of Canada Pork, where he played a pivotal role in advancing the global competitiveness of the Canadian pork industry. 

The federal and provincial governments have announced they will match Red Cross donations to help those affected by wildfires burning in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Both provinces declared provincewide states of emergency last week to allow various levels of government to co-ordinate resources and support.

The federal government announced Wednesday that it would match every dollar donated to the Canadian Red Cross that will support wildfire disaster relief and recovery efforts across Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu on Wednesday called on Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 postal workers to return to the bargaining table and hash out terms for binding arbitration, with the two sides still far apart on key issues.

In a social media statement Wednesday, the minister also asked the Crown corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) to continue to work toward a deal outside of that process.

Safeguards have been written into the government's border bill to ensure civil rights and due process are upheld in proposed immigration regulations, Immigration Minister Lena Diab said Wednesday.

Critics and advocacy groups are calling the wide-ranging border security legislation a threat to civil liberties in the immigration and asylum system.

One proposed change in the legislation would prevent people from making asylum claims if they've been in Canada for more than a year.

The 2025 Discover Moose Jaw and Hub Meats Best of Moose Jaw Awards nominations were submitted, the votes were tallied, and now it’s time to celebrate the best of the best in Moose Jaw — all nominated and voted on by you.

We’re highlighting our winners throughout the week! Houston Pizza is the recipient of the Best Pizza award.

"It's an honour for us to receive this award," said Houston Pizza owner Joanie.