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Roadwork impacting traffic on Main Street N and River Street will begin next week. 

The project will run from Monday, July 14 to Friday, July 18 and will take place on Main Street N from River to Manitoba Street. The City notes that sidewalks will remain open on both sides of Main Street, and the following intersections will be open to motorists:

You could have been fooled by how things felt downtown, but hot as it was, Moose Jaw fell short of breaking any heat records yesterday. 

We nearly hit 30°, but according to Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Crawford Luke, we had a long way to go. 

“In Moose Jaw yesterday it was 29.7°, and the old record is 36.7°. It was a hot day, but still 7° off the mark for a record,” said Luke, adding that we do have at least a fighting chance at a new record today. 

Initially approved by City Council back in April of this year, the second phase of the City's 'Safe Routes Project' saw playgrounds across Moose Jaw join school zones in reducing speeds to 30 kilometres an hour between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Work to install signage indicating the reduced speeds began in the latter half of May with the Kiwaniland Park playground, and the project has recently wrapped up.

A police car was one of two vehicles involved in a collision Lumsden RCMP responded to at the intersection of Highway 11 and Highway 734 yesterday.

There was one officer in the vehicle, who was assessed by EMS at the scene. The three occupants of the second vehicle were transported to the hospital with what are described as non-life-threatening injuries.

The incident is still under investigation with the assistance of a collision reconstructionist and motorists may experience delays in the area.

Saskatchewan’s annual Hunters’ Guide is now available online, and local hunters are urged to review changes to regulations before the fall season begins.

A busy season continues for the Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village and Museum. 

Normally, admission to the exhibits is $10 for adults. But on July 20, that fee is lowered to just a toonie. 

“Family Day is something we came up with a few years ago,” said Sukanen Ship spokesperson Evan Davis. “It makes it affordable to come and bring your family for a day and experience the museum and hopefully get you to come back.” 

The Moose Jaw Miller Express came from behind to defeat the Saskatoon Berries 9–8 on Tuesday night, snapping a four-game losing skid. 

Moose Jaw opened the scoring in the top of the first, with an Eduardo Saenz single to drive in Thomas Soto and William Edwards. However, Saskatoon responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning to take the lead. 

Celebrating all forms of the written word, the Saskatchewan Festival of Words, Saskatchewan's biggest literary festival, is all set for Moose Jaw starting Thursday, July 17th.

As usual, the festival will welcome some big-name authors, poets and musicians. You can get all the information you need, and you can buy tickets right HERE

Operations Coordinator Amanda Farnel and Program Coordinator Sara Grimes paid us a visit with all the details and your invitation to attend. Have a listen and enjoy!

Carnie's Comments

I bought a new putter cover at a pro shop last week. I love it. It's white leather with embroidery featuring a Canadian flag, maple leaves, a beaver and a jug of maple syrup and in upper case, an E - H with an exclamation mark, EH!

I'm a proud Canadian and I get a kick out of the stereotypes that follow us. However, not everyone does.

A recent study found 70% of us think stereotypes can be viewed as racism and many are growing tired of hearing that we all say "eh" and that we all love hockey and Tim Hortons.

STEVE AND HELEN ZAREMBA

Steve (Stefan) Zaremba, October 22nd, 1932 - March 30th, 2023 and Helen (Iliana, née: Andrei), May 7th, 1937 - May 21st, 2025; were predeceased by their son, Richard Wayne.