Take 5

Rob Carnie - One more thing, we should mention household hazardous waste day is coming up Saturday, September 6. It's a program that more and more people have been taking advantage of over the course of the past few years, and that's a good thing. 

Rob Carnie - It seems like yesterday we were looking forward to the Phyllis Dewar Outdoor Pool opening. Now we're talking about a closing at the end of August. So summer is winding down and we still got a couple of weeks to enjoy. 

Rob Carnie - We're getting downtown looking sharp for the Midwest Shrine Association, MSA 2025. August 20 through the 23rd there are hundreds and hundreds of Shriners and their partners and their families from a big area of North America coming to Moose Jaw to celebrate being Shriners with a lot of public events all ready to go.  

Rob Carnie - Summer construction. Wow. The City of Moose Jaw just sent out a news release that everybody can access at Moosejaw.ca.  

The city provides summer construction update on most impressive list of work that has been done and most noticeable around the city of Moose Jaw is some great work on our roads, some great patching work on manholes being repaired, crosswalks being painted. The city is looking pretty good. 

Rob Carnie - We continue to look for a spot for the landfill. We know our long time landfill is reaching the end of its life. We got to get out of there and we've got to find a new location and nobody seems to want the landfill in their neighborhood, which is, I suppose, understandable.  

But something's going to happen soon. Can you expand on that? 

Rob Carnie - Time for Take 5 with Carnie and Carmichael, featuring Moose Jaw city manager Maurice Carmichael. City manager, let's start with the SAMA contract. It has been renewed; SAMA standing for the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency. 

Rob Carney - I know you want to remind our listeners about the hours at Moose Jaw City Hall. 

Maryse Carmichael - City Hall is now open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., for anything that you need. Of course, there's lots online and I know a lot of our residents want to do their business online, which works if you want it.  

Rob Carney - Let's talk about the Student Summer Pass, it's up for purchase right now and it's a fantastic deal for youth in Moose Jaw ages 13 to 17. 

Maryse Carmichael - Yes, it's our transit pass and recreation pass, both of them combined. So, for $95 plus tax you can have these two passes from July 1 until August 31. 

Rob Carney - We have a number of establishments in Moose Jaw that have established patios that they keep open, in some cases year-round. But we've got some pop-up patios downtown too. I look at Mitsu Sweet Cafe and I look at the Mad Greek that just it adds to the ambience, doesn't it? 

Maryse Carmichael - It does add to it. I was looking at it during Sidewalk Days. It’s fun to be able to be outside during Sidewalk Days, but now you can do it for longer during the summer. 

Rob Carney - Downtown Moose Jaw’s sparkling, thanks in large part to the Downtown Moose Jaw Association. Tell us that story. 

Maryse Carmichael - Yes, something new this year, is that the Downtown Moose Jaw Association is working with some folks that are in the city to beautify and clean up our downtown.