Auction bid for Moose Jaw's liquor license tops million-dollar mark

The second grouping of SLGA liquor license auctions wrapped up Thursday.

Auction Group 2 included liquor licenses for both Moose Jaw and Assiniboia.

"saskliquor1" had the winning bid for Moose Jaw at $1,265,200, while Assiniboia's liquor license went to "CK123" for $550,200.

The liquor license in Estevan went surprisingly high for such a small city, bringing in $1,407,500 from "LiquorMerchants".

So far, that's the fourth-highest lot of the auction, surpassing licenses for larger cities such as Saskatoon and Moose Jaw.

Police arrest Vanguard man planning to commit sexual offences against a child

On January 13, the Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) was alerted that a man was planning to travel to the Moose Jaw area for the purpose of committing sexual offences against a child.

MJPS also had evidence that the man had distributed child pornography.

The MJPS Patrol, Tactical Response Team, and Criminal Investigation Section conducted surveillance followed by a high-risk traffic stop in Moose Jaw city limits and arrested David Clark of Vanguard, SK. Clark was also found to be in possession of illegal Cannabis, and a quantity of illegal cigarettes.

Moose Jaw Police arrest man planning to commit sexual offences against a child

On January 13, the Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) was alerted that a man was planning to travel to the Moose Jaw area for the purpose of committing sexual offences against a child.

MJPS also had evidence that the man had distributed child pornography.

The MJPS Patrol, Tactical Response Team, and Criminal Investigation Section conducted surveillance followed by a high risk traffic stop in Moose Jaw city limits and arrested David Clark of Vanguard, SK. Clark was also found to be in possession of illegal Cannabis, and a quantity of illegal cigarettes.

UPDATE: Power restored to areas of Moose Jaw

Power has been restored to areas in the north end of Moose Jaw following an outage this morning.

At approximately 9:25 a.m., SaskPower crews were dispatched to repair a down power line. The outage affected the Earnscliffe, Fairview, Sunningdale and Industrial Park communities.

According to SaskPower, the repairs were complete and power was completed restored at approximately 12:30 p.m.

Year in Review: Ukrainian newcomers receive gracious support from local services and residents

With 2022 drawing to a close, Discover Moose Jaw will be sharing some of the biggest stories that were viewed by you in 2022. This story was first published August 8, 2022.

Two hundred and thirty Ukrainians landed in Regina in early July. They came to Canada to escape the Russian war on Ukraine.  

Many of those Ukrainians came to Moose Jaw to resettle and rebuild their lives.  

According to the Moose Jaw Multicultural Council (MJMC), dozens of Ukrainians have arrived in the city and are using their services.