Take 5

Rob Carney - It's an all new edition of Take 5 with Carney and Carmichael featuring Moose Jaw City manager Maurice Carmichael!  

Maurice let's start with the snowfall. We've had lots of it, as a matter of fact, we're running out of places to put the snow here in Moose Jaw, and I'm wondering about the snow removal budget, and I'm sure a number of others are as well.  

Moose Jaw residents will soon receive the latest assessment on the value of their property as the city, and the province, undergoes a revaluation year in 2025. 

Under provincial legislation, all properties in Saskatchewan must be revalued every four years to ensure property values reflect the most up-to-date market prices for tax purposes. 

Rob Carnie - Budget deliberations underway. As a rule, we usually get this started before the start of a new year, but of course this was an election year. There are new faces on City Council, so everybody across Saskatchewan is kind of in the same boat, starting the budget process in the New Year, it's underway, but still, lots of work to do. Give us a rundown. 

Maryse Carmichael - Lots of work, absolutely. So, we made the decision to delay our budget deliberations to January. 

Rob Carnie - Let's talk about assessment. If this is an assessment revaluation year for the City of Moose Jaw, as a homeowning, tax paying citizen of Moose Jaw, how is this going to impact me Maryse? 

Maryse Carmichael - Yes. So, this is province wide. Every four years there is a reassessment. It is a reevaluation year in 2025 for us, so it will.  

Rob Carnie - Hey, let's turn the page and talk about, well, turning the page and getting into the new millennium here. City of Moose Jaw e-billing, over 1,600 people have now joined up for eBilling.  

Tell us what eBilling is, how it works, and how it benefits us as citizens. 

Maryse Carmichael - Yes, we're at 1,601 because last night I went and registered for my own eBilling.  

Rob Carnie - It's Take Five with Carnie and Carmichael featuring Moose Jaw city manager Maryse Carmichael on DiscoverMooseJaw.com. We're starting off with some exciting news.  

Moose Jaw is Canada’s Most notorious host city in 2025, and that is underway this weekend. The Sask Selects Football Program is hosting a very large football tournament at Yara Centre, Maryse. Fabulous!  

Rob Carnie: Hey, let's talk about the responsibilities of various levels of government, The City of Moose Jaw posting this on Facebook just this week “Levels of Government and Responsibilities” with the caption “With municipal and provincial election dates set, and a federal election occurring sometime in the next 12 months, the City of Moose Jaw reminds residents of the three levels of government and their respective responsibilities.” 

Rob Carnie: It's Take 5 with Carney and Carmichael featuring Maurice Carmichael, Moose Jaw’s City Manager.  

We have this conversation monthly and some topical things to talk about today certainly. 

First of all, the municipal election is just around the corner, coming up November the 13th Polls, advanced polls, let's talk about them first. When will they open? 

Rob Carnie: One more thing, there's been some backlash from a number of locals over the fact that several concession outlets at the Moose Jaw Events Center are no longer accepting cash. Can we talk about why that decision was made and maybe what sort of feedback you've received at City Hall? 

Maryse Carmichael: I think some people initially were concerned because I think the perception was that it was all concessions were now (no longer) accepting cash and that's not the case.  

Rob Carnie: Another issue our local folks are talking about Maurice, the Stadacona Apartments, at last where this issue was still tied up in red tape with the province. Is that correct? 

Maryse Carmichael: We're getting closer as well to an answer on this one. We've been in discussion with the province on this. There's one last hurdle to go through and then the city should have ownership of the building.