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Food Banks Canada released their HungerCount 2024 report, detailing food bank visits across the country in March 2024. 

A total of 2 million visits were logged in Canada, with 52,877 of those taking place across 39 food banks in Saskatchewan.  

Radon is an odourless, tasteless, invisible radioactive gas that can be found in Saskatchewan homes, and exposure to the gas can increase your risk of lung cancer. 

Effie Kosmas, manager of prevention and policy with Lung Sask, said radon can enter a home at any point where a house is in contact with the ground, including foundation cracks and other openings. 

“Once it’s inside the home, the radon can build up to high levels,” explained Kosmas. 

Do you have leaves and grass clippings to dispose of before winter sets in? 

It’s Free Yard Waste Weekend this Saturday, Nov. 2 and Sunday, Nov. 3 at the Moose Jaw landfill, with the City of Moose Jaw waiving the $10 residential tipping fee for organic waste.  

Aside from leaves and grass, residents can also offload branches no more than one inch in diameter. The City asks that waste be transported inside transparent garbage bags (either orange, blue, or clear). 

LINDQUIST 

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Tom Lindquist on Saturday, October 26th, 2024, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, just two months shy of what would have been his 74th birthday.  He was surrounded by his daughter, Jennifer, his sisters, Susan and Robin, and his brother, Mike.  

There is a new partnership delivering the Soy Quality Program to Canadian producers.  

Nathan Gerelus is the manager of National Affairs at the Canadian Grain Commission, based in Winnipeg, and he says, 

“We are excited to have recently partnered with Soy Canada to deliver the Soy Quality Program, and that will start with this year's 2024 harvest.” 

The Moose Jaw High School Athletic Association have named the October 2024 Athletes of the Month. 

A. E. Peacock Collegiate

• Kingston Potosme-Usher (Football)
• Owen Varjassy (Football)

Central Collegiate

• Mila Kicenko (Soccer)
• Patrick Pryadko (Soccer)

Riverview Collegiate

• Emma Russel (Volleyball)
• Taylor Jacobson (Football)

Vanier Collegiate

Carnie's Comments

I was privileged and pleased to attend a Major League Baseball game at Yankee Stadium a number of years ago with some good friends.

We planned in advance with a rock concert the main attraction at Madison Square Garden but we also bought tickets to see the Yankees host the Baltimore Orioles.

We had great seats but they were $300 apiece. I wasn't really excited about that but, one of my buddies said, "Think about it, how many times will you get the chance to see a ball game at Yankee Stadium?"

The Manitoba Beef and Forage Conference is set to take place Wednesday at the William Glesby Centre in Portage La Prairie, where a full range of Agri business booths will be on hand for producers across the prairies to explore. 

The conference is a popular event to hear from local producers and industry experts across the region discussing the application of research on the farm.  Forage and livestock specialist Shawn Cabak is one of the speakers and notes the venue will be full of agribusiness booths for producers to visit. 

The five candidates in the running to become the next mayor of Moose Jaw took part in an all-candidates forum on Tuesday night at the Moose Jaw Events Centre. 

Taking part in the forum were Clive Tolley, Crystal Froese, James Murdock, Mike Simpkins and Kim Robinson. 

Some of the subjects that were touched upon during the forum included: 

The dust has settled, and the First Preliminary Count of the 2024 Saskatchewan General Election are in for Moose Jaw North.  

The voters chose the Saskatchewan Party’s Tim McLeod, who swept the riding with 4,350 votes compared to Cheantelle Fisher and the NDP’s 2,761, securing McLeod’s reelection for a second term. 

We spoke with McLeod to get his thoughts upon getting the results.