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Rob Carnie - Time for Take 5 with Carnie and Carmichael, featuring Moose Jaw city manager Maurice Carmichael. City manager, let's start with the SAMA contract. It has been renewed; SAMA standing for the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency. 

Since opening the business in 2019, Gursimar Singh has sought to provide Moose Jaw with convenient, accessible vehicle maintenance and mechanical services.

A tip for how to actually save money while dealing with them is not something you typically get from an electrical company. But maybe RJ Electric of Avonlea, SK isn’t your regular utility business.

Since opening its doors on August 28, 2012, TLC Pharmacy has become a staple in the Town 'n' Country Mall community. But for many of their customers, the trust and relationships go back even further. Dustin and Theresa Funk, both experienced pharmacists, brought with them years of local experience and familiar faces from their time at Zellers. “We had a whole load of customers come the very first day,” he says. “There was no slow start. People knew us, and they followed us here.”

More than just prescriptions

Miles Petersen knows these hot, dry weeks of summer can take a toll on Saskatchewan’s ag sector.

“It’s a very stressful time of year,” he says. “I want to help out with farmers and ranchers who are lacking water in their dugouts for their cattle.”

Miles Petersen, the owner-operator of MJ Petersen Transport based in Mortlach and Kindersley , has largely built his business by hauling water for oilfield service providers. The energy industry remains key to his operation, though he sees expansion potential – and a noticeable need – for his services among area producers.

Rob Carney - I know you want to remind our listeners about the hours at Moose Jaw City Hall. 

Maryse Carmichael - City Hall is now open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., for anything that you need. Of course, there's lots online and I know a lot of our residents want to do their business online, which works if you want it.  

Rob Carney - Let's talk about the Student Summer Pass, it's up for purchase right now and it's a fantastic deal for youth in Moose Jaw ages 13 to 17. 

Maryse Carmichael - Yes, it's our transit pass and recreation pass, both of them combined. So, for $95 plus tax you can have these two passes from July 1 until August 31. 

Rob Carney - We have a number of establishments in Moose Jaw that have established patios that they keep open, in some cases year-round. But we've got some pop-up patios downtown too. I look at Mitsu Sweet Cafe and I look at the Mad Greek that just it adds to the ambience, doesn't it? 

Maryse Carmichael - It does add to it. I was looking at it during Sidewalk Days. It’s fun to be able to be outside during Sidewalk Days, but now you can do it for longer during the summer. 

Rob Carney - Downtown Moose Jaw’s sparkling, thanks in large part to the Downtown Moose Jaw Association. Tell us that story. 

Maryse Carmichael - Yes, something new this year, is that the Downtown Moose Jaw Association is working with some folks that are in the city to beautify and clean up our downtown.  

Rob Carney - Next up on the agenda, the Saskatchewan Festival of Words, a wonderful event that will draw hundreds more tourists to the city. 

Maryse Carmichael - (It brings in a) totally different group of people. I remember last summer being at one of our great restaurants in town and talking to some tourists that were there for Festival of Words coming from BC.