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On the Country 100 F.M. afternoon show, brought to you by Ashdown's Furniture & Interiors LTD., I wanted to know what listen's first tickets were.

No, not concert tickets, rather tickets handed out by RCMP and police. Maybe you were being young and naive while going a little too fast, or maybe you had a perfect driving record all your life and made a mistake which resulted in a fine.

A well-attended ceremony in Outlook over the weekend honoured the memory of Winton “Bud” Hardy, who was killed by a Russian drone in Ukraine in June 2024 while serving as a combat medic — Hardy’s family was presented with the Ukrainian Canadian Sacrifice Medal in thanks for his service. 

Pat Tymchatyn, president of the Saskatoon branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, explained that the Ukrainian Canadian Sacrifice Medal was created specifically for volunteers like Bud Hardy. 

Move over spring, it's road repair season. The City of Moose Jaw recently announced that their new asphalt recycler is operational, and now the details for the 2025 Paved Roadways Program have been released.

This year's program aims to rehabilitate approximately four kilometres of roadways, with the work slated for the following locations:

According to the Moose Jaw Police Service’s March statistical extract, crime rates continue to trend downward. 

Crimes against the person were down 16.9 per cent, from 124 year-to-date in 2024 to 103 in 2025. 

Acting Chief Rick Johns said he was a bit surprised to see a dip in crimes against the person, especially during the winter months. 

The provincial government has announced 16 additional locations that will benefit from Saskatchewan's Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive (RRRI) program — under the program, new, permanent full-time employees who sign a three-year return-in-service contract can receive incentives up to $50,000, paid out over the three-year term.

The incentive is offered to nine high-priority health occupations in rural and remote communities experiencing or at risk of service disruptions due to staffing challenges:

As we get closer to the summer months, farmers markets will soon be setting up once again. 

The Homegrown Farmers Market occupies Langdon Crescent every Saturday in Moose Jaw from May 31 to Thanksgiving weekend. 

Three Moose Jaw Warriors have been named to the NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings ahead of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft presented by Upper Deck. Lynden Lakovic is ranked #14, Aiden Ziprick is ranked #162, and Connor Schmidt is ranked #213.

Residents and motorists are being advised that emergency sewer and water repairs on the 1100 block of 13th Avenue NW have necessitated the street's closure. The City of Moose Jaw states that the closure will be in effect today and tomorrow and asks the public to keep a safe distance from the construction zone while work is taking place.

VICTOR (SANDY) SANDBERG

September 11th, 1932 - April 11th, 2025

Victor “Sandy” Sandberg aged 92 years of Moose Jaw, SK, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, April 11th, 2025, with his wife Jackie at his side.

Canadians got a break on inflation in March as gas prices fell and a slowdown in travel to the United States helped cool airfare costs, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

The annual rate of inflation slowed to 2.3 per cent last month, down from 2.6 per cent in February. A poll provided by LSEG Data & Analytics ahead of Tuesday’s release had expected yearly inflation to hold steady month-to-month.

StatCan said gas prices fell 1.6 per cent year-over-year in March, coming off a hike of 5.1 per cent in February.