Take 5

Rob- Maryse Carmichael is the city manager with the City of Moose Jaw on Take 5 with Carnie and Carmichael.  

One more thing I think we should touch on, that is a City of Moose Jaw employee town hall that was recently held. Tell us about that, (you) held it at the Moose Jaw Events Centre. How was the attendance and what were the topics that we dealt with? 

Rob- Sidewalk Days is coming up, of course, and tourism season in full swing here in Moose Jaw. You mentioned the Hometown Fair Parade coming right up. Some great numbers released by Tourism Moose Jaw recently. 

Maryse- Yes, and we see it. It’s vibrant, it’s busy downtown. It was just confirmed by Moose Jaw Tourism, where they’ve had a very successful year in 2023.  

Rob- It's Take 5 with Carnie and Carmichael, featuring Moose Jaw City Manager, Maryce Carmichael. Always a pleasure to see you, Maryse. Thanks for being here. 

Maryse- Thank you. Especially now that finally the sun is out. We’ve had lots of rain, but now it’s nice. 

Rob: Take Five with Carnie and Carmichael featuring Moose Caw City Manager Maryse Carmichael talking about a number of ongoing issues and the things that are top of mind for Moose Jaw residents. First of all, let's talk about Main Street infrastructure renewal. City manager, we talked about that in a previous episode, telling us we're going to get it underway. And in fact, it is underway. 

Rob: Now let's talk about back alley maintenance. This is something that has come up in my neighborhood a number of times over the years and some of the older neighborhoods in Moose Jaw, well, just about all the neighborhoods in Moose Jaw, some of the newer neighborhoods have garages with front entrances and nice driveways. But a lot of the more mature neighborhoods there are garages in back alleys on my block, for example, I think there's 8 or 10 garages that people need to access in the back alley. And it's a muddy mess in the spring.

Do you have yard waste you need to dispose of? This Victoria Day weekend is your chance to do so free of charge.  

May 18 to 20 is the City of Moose Jaw’s “Free Yard Waste Weekend”. The $10 tipping fee for disposing of all organic yard waste, including leaves, grass clippings, and branches under 1 inch in diameter will be waived over the three-day period. 

The city requests that material slated for disposal to be contained in clear or orange bags.

Rob: OK, we've got an update there now. Free yard waste weekend coming up from Moose Jaw residents. There are some rules to be followed. Let's go over those. 

Slushy and wet ice was an issue at the Moose Jaw Events Centre (MJEC) last night. 

The situation arose during Game 3 of the WHL Championship series between the Moose Jaw Warriors and Portland Winterhawks. 

It was a sold-out crowd, with a full building less than 24 hours after Monday’s Foreigner’s concert that saw the ice covered.  

Rob: Ice issues at the Moose Jaw Event Center. City Manager Maryse Carmichael alarming last night during game three of the Western Hockey League championship final. The ice got pretty slushy and pretty wet. It was 24 hours after we covered the ice for a Foreigner Concert. So there were some issues. City of Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw Event Center on it today. 

Rob: Ah construction, the last time we got together for take five, we touched on this. The infrastructure renewal program, which includes water main replacement, the schedule is being finalized right now, and details on the first location set for water main replacement will be announced very soon. 

Maryse: It will be announced, and I want to talk about it, mainly because there is some significant areas in town, busier areas, that are on their list for this year.