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Rob Carnie – And one more thing, just in time for the busy summer tourism season in Moose Jaw... Community Cleanup Day is coming up, May 10th, and everybody is invited to take part. What's happening? 

Maryse Carmichael – Community Cleanup, we did a little bit of that already before the World Curling Championship. We wanted the city to look really, really good, but our official Community Cleanup will be on May the 10th.  

Rob Carnie – It's landfill season, and a reminder: rates have gone up and a reminder for all residents that we have to tarp our loads, right? 

Maryse Carmichael – We have beautiful weather; we have a little bit of time, and yard waste is something that we're all eager to clean our backyards and front yards. So we need to remember to tarp our loads as you are on your way to the landfill.  

Rob Carnie - The dust has now settled on the BKT World Men's Curling Championship. I heard nothing but good things as a matter of fact, I took a call at the radio station not long ago from a man in Regina who just called to request a song and thanked Moose Jaw and Moose Jaw people for putting on a wonderful show.  

He just had a blast around town doing some shopping, having some meals, and really enjoyed the curling as well.  

Rob Carnie - SUMA, the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association. You just came back from the convention. Can you update us anything that you took away? 

Maryse Carmichael – Yes, so it is an annual three-day convention. We alternate between Regina and Saskatoon. 

Rob Carnie - It's the latest edition of Take 5 with Carnie and Carmichael, featuring Moose Jaw City Manager Maurice Carmichael. So much to talk about today, including the fact that the City of Moose Jaw has released its Infrastructure Renewal Program locations for cast iron watermain and the capital projects Paved Roadways Projects.  

It’s no secret that money is tight for many people, as the cost of living is on the rise. Swooping in to save the day, Swift Deals has arrived in Moose Jaw!

As you might have guessed, Swift Deals started in Swift Current, and swiftly outgrew their space.

“Swift Current was getting a little too small for us. Our store was only 2700 square feet. Now we look around our store in Moose Jaw and wonder how we fit it all in the Swift location,” says Manager Gaby Pleau. “We needed more room. We found out Moose Jaw was losing a liquidation store, so we took the leap.”

“We really, really appreciate every single one of our customers who have come in over the last 73 years. We’re very grateful.”

After over seven decades in business, a Moose Jaw fixture is selling shop. Nigel Gemmell, owner of Gemmell’s Shoes, invites one and all to come down to their store to shop the official Inventory Closing Out Sale.

“It’s the biggest sale we’ve ever had, and it’s going to last either until our inventory’s gone, or until we find a buyer for the business.”

March 23rd is World Optometry Day! The theme this year is Eyes to the Future: Optometry Improving Global Wellness.

We sat down with Dr. Shawn Lins and Dr. Marcia Mitschke from Primary Eye Care Centre to talk about its importance. 

Rob Carnie - We're into the final days for the Kinsmen Arena; we got some ice times open but only until this weekend, right? 

Maryse Carmichael - We're already thinking of clearing the ice some of our arenas, so you're right, the Kinsman Arena we have ice times open until March 16th.  

Rob Carnie - Hey, the deadline for prepayment discounts on property taxes is up at the end of this month, let’s talk about that. 

Maryse Carmichael - One thing that we have every year is the deadline for prepayment coming up at the end of March.  

So, for all of you that want to go ahead and use the prepayment discount please go to MooseJaw.ca, have a look, and have look at the statements that we've sent.