MooseJaw

The Moose Jaw area was on track to shatter some weather records over the weekend; however, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada, we fell just a bit short. 

The city peaked at a sweltering 29.3° on Saturday, and 28.9° on Sunday, and while we were well above the normal maximum for this time of year, we were a full 2.3 and 3.9° short of the current records of 31.6° and 32.8° set back in 1998.  

A planned production outage at the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant (BPWTP) is in the works for tomorrow. Tentatively scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. and is expected to last 16 hours. According to the City of Moose Jaw (speaking on behalf of the BPWTP) the work in necessary to continue ongoing construction at the facility.

McHappy Day was a huge success last week not only nationally but also on a local level.

Last week on Thursday, McDonalds locations in Moose Jaw joined in McHappy Day by donating a portion of every food and drink purchase will go directly to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) and other local children's charities.

The local beneficiary of $12,299.29 will be the play grounds at the new school on South Hill, Coteau Hills and Our Lady of Hope Schools. Any additional funds raised will be go to RMHC to build new Ronald McDonald Houses in Regina and Prince Albert. 

Drivers in Saskatchewan haven't pumped the brakes when it comes to keeping informed about road conditions, quite the opposite in fact, as the Ministry of Highways is reporting that the total number of visitors to the Highway Hotlines digital platforms have surpassed records set in years prior.

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.

It is with great sorrow that the family announces the passing of our dear Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother Della Jean Weighill on May 6, 2025.

Della Jean Weighill (Winkler) was born September 4, 1940. She was the youngest daughter of John and Nettie Schellenberg of Gouldtown, Saskatchewan.  She had two older sisters, Ruth Joy and Ruby Mildred and a big brother George Raymond.  When Della was almost 10 her family welcomed another son, Blaine Donnelly. He was never a healthy child and sadly passed away when he was 16.

Helen Norys

(January 17, 1929- May 6", 2025) 96 years of age

Helen was born in 1929 to loving and supportive parents Dymetro and Mary Gregor. She was the youngest of three children. Born and raised in Moose Jaw, SK, she attended Westmount School for grades 1-8 and completed high school at the Convent of Sion GRXII.

Carnie's Comments

It wasn't long ago the City of Moose Jaw came up with a campaign called "Get a Life". The focus, the goal, is to attract more people to the city, not as tourists, but as residents. 

The campaign has won numerous marketing awards and, if real estate stats are an indication, it appears it's working!

Moose Jaw’s real estate market had another strong showing in April with sales 14 per cent above the 10-year average. 

The underground tunnels in Canada’s most notorious city have always been open to Americans, including rumoured hotshot gangsters – and they want to keep it that way.

The Tunnels of Moose Jaw, along with other businesses in the city of roughly 35,000 people west of Regina, say they’re in line with a new campaign to welcome Canada’s southern neighbours at a time when tariffs have pushed elbows up.

It’s not personal, it’s just business.

“It’s typical of Moose Jaw, this open arms approach,” said Bobby Hill, general manager at the tunnels, in a recent interview.

The Dallas Stars took a 2-1 series lead on the Winnipeg Jets with a decisive 5-2 victory yesterday in Stanley Cup playoff action.

And the defending champion Florida Panthers evened their series with Toronto at two wins apiece. The Panthers shut out the Leafs 2-0 last night.

The Spokane Chiefs surprised Medicine Hat with a 6-2 win last night. The Western Hockey League championship final is now even after two games of the best-of-seven.

The Melfort Mustangs are 1 and 1 at the Centennial Cup in Calgary. They'll play again tomorrow.