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*UPDATE*

Roland “Rollie” Wilcox has been located safe.

*Original Post*

Saskatchewan RCMP say an 82-year-old missing man from Canora was in Moose Jaw Monday morning.

Roland "Rollie" Wilcox was last seen on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. on Fifth Avenue West in Canora. Police say the investigation determined that he was in Moose Jaw.

Canora RCMP are following up on tips that Wilcox was spotted west of Good Spirit Lake Monday evening, although his current whereabouts are unknown.

The Moose Jaw area could see significant rainfall this afternoon through Wednesday morning. 

Environment and Climate Change Canada is tracking a slow-moving upper low that could bring a widespread 10 to 20 millimetres of rain. 

“I wouldn’t be surprised if someone came out of this with, say, three inches of rain, or 75 millimetres locally. But it does look like a widespread 10 to 20 millimetres — perhaps even more — so it looks like there’s still a fair bit of rain to come,” said meteorologist Crawford Luke. 

Last week, Discover Moose Jaw had a poll asking you what the City of Moose Jaw should do to acquire land for a new solid waste facility. 

The City of Moose Jaw is pursuing three options to see which one will stick:  

The Moose Jaw Shriners are putting out the call for volunteers as they prepare to host the Wawa Shriners Midwest Shrine Association Summer Conference from Aug. 20 to 23. 

The conference is expected to bring together more than 500 Shriners and their families from Saskatchewan, Manitoba, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa. 

Carnie's Comments

It was last month when we got the good news. The unemployment rate in the Moose Jaw / Swift Current region is the lowest in Canada. In fact, the local region was tied with the Yorkton / Melville area for the lowest in the country.

More people are working, and the labour force is growing.

However, there are challenges for employers who need people with specific skill sets. That's why we have around 15,000 job vacancies in our province.

The Moose Jaw Miller Express went out on a winning note as they wrapped up the regular season over the weekend and now await the playoff schedule. 

Moose Jaw's bats came alive at Ross Wells Park on Friday night as the Miller Express downed the Swift Current 57s 16–1. 

Westin Walls pitched a complete game for Moose Jaw, allowing only two hits and one run while striking out 10. 

Moose Jaw's Little League All-Stars wrapped up their Canadian championship over the weekend in Victoria. They lost 10-7 to Team Atlantic and dropped an 8-2 decision to Quebec before losing 17-1 to British Columbia to finish 0-6 for the tournament.

In the WCBL, the Moose Jaw Miller Express finished off their regular season over the weekend. They picked up a 9-4 win over the Regina Red Sox last night to finish the season with a 27-29 record, good enough for fourth place in the East Division.

Another record fell last month, but this time it wasn’t a temperature record. 

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, we had 109 hours of smoke last month, making it the smokiest July on record. 

“It's official now, July 2025 at Regina Airport, it's the smokiest month that we have on our records database,” said meteorologist Crawford Luke. 

Saskatchewan RCMP say the number of homicides in their jurisdiction has dropped in the first half of 2025, following a record-breaking year for violent deaths.

Between January 1 and July 15 of this year, RCMP reported 13 homicide files involving 13 victims. That’s down sharply from the 23 cases reported over the same period in 2024.

“We never stop trying to solve these cases because the victims deserve justice and their loved ones deserve answers,” said Insp. Ashley St. Germaine, Senior Investigative Officer with the RCMP Major Crimes Branch.

Another planned production outage is in the works at the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant (BPWTP) for tomorrow to allow for ongoing construction at the facility.

The outage is tentatively scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. and will last for 12 hours. While capacity in the City of Moose Jaw reservoirs will allow uninterrupted water service for residents, staff will continuously monitor levels and update if any changes to the project occurs.