Discover Moose Jaw Staff

Country Thunder 2024 marked a significant milestone for the famous festival, with this year seeing the One Millionth fan come through the gates. Both famous and infamous for its rowdy party scene, the weekend saw Saskatchewan RCMP officers respond to a total of 147 calls for service.

Calls for service attributed to the influx of people in the area were tracked between Wednesday, July 10 and Monday, July 15. The calls resulted in 33 people taken into custody and six charges laid under Canada's Criminal Code.

The City of Moose Jaw has issued an advisory to residents that the Thunderbird Viaduct (4th Avenue SW bridge) will be temporarily closed to traffic for five days this week, beginning Monday.

Weather permitting, repairs should be completed by this weekend. Drivers are asked to use Main Street South and 9th Avenue to travel between the North Side and South Hill while this project takes place.

Rob- The city landfill, the other big issue over the course of the past few weeks. The plan was in place, and we were set to build north of Moose Jaw in the RM of Moose Jaw, but the RM rejected the application. So essentially, we’re back to the drawing board? 

Maryse- Not fully, because all the work that the team did in the last year, the consultation we did again, in that process, a lot of listening, a lot of communication back and forth between the RM and us, between the residents and us.  

Rob- Let’s start with the big issue right now, the big event in town, everybody’s talking about it. The Souls Harbor Rescue Mission, the owners and operators of the Riverside Mission, a public meeting about homelessness, addictions and future shelters will be taking place in the coming weeks.  

After a heated debate among City Councilors on Monday night on July the 8th in front of a packed house in council chambers — I’m reading from Discover Moose Jaw right now. 

The Moose Jaw Kinsmen Flying Fins brought home 19 medals during the 2024 Summer ManSask Championship last weekend. 

The Flying Fins also came home with the Top Overall Small Club award and the Top Sask Small Club Award. 

Leo brought home seven gold medals and was named the Philip Clark Award winner for the best para male performance. 

Brayden Mayencourt's 2-run homer in the top of the 1st inning got them started and the Weyburn Beavers went on to defeat the Moose Jaw Miller Express at Ross Wells Park last night. Nathan Houston hit a solo shot for the home team.

The Millers will be in Medicine Hat this weekend, with games tonight, tomorrow, and Sunday against the Mavericks. The Millers' next home game is Tuesday against the Regina Red Sox, who defeated Swift Current 15-7 last night.

Lenn and Dena Morin lost their youngest son Tyler about two weeks ago after an unexpected medical issue. Now, friend of the family Jacki L’Heureux-Mason hopes the community will rally to help the family as their grieve. 

L’Heureux-Mason is executive director of Tourism Moose Jaw and has organized the Sidewalk Days festival since 2012 — a task she said might not have been possible without Lenn Morin. 

CUPE Saskatchewan’s summer BBQ circuit will be stopping in Moose Jaw for a free community lunch and some afternoon activities on July 13 at Elgin Park. Organized to celebrate the hard work of the region’s public employees, the event is open to all members of the public and will begin at 1:00 p.m.

The Regina Red Sox came from behind and beat the Moose Jaw Miller Express 6-3 in Western Canadian Baseball League action last night. The Millers are at home tonight, playing the Weyburn Beavers at Ross Wells. The Beavers are 8-27 this season, sitting in last place in the East Division. 

In Rambler Park Fastball tonight, the Moose Jaw Giants and the Moose Jaw Canadians are both at Rambler Park. The Giants play Standing Buffalo at 6:45, and it’s the Canadians against the Renegades starting at 8:45.

The Moose Jaw Miller Express can pull to within a game-and-a-half of the first place Red Sox if they beat them in Regina tonight. The Millers are 20-14 on the season and have won 8 of their last 10 games. The Millers return to Ross Wells Park on Thursday, when they’ll be up against the visiting Weyburn Beavers. 

Rambler Park Fastball last night saw the Moose Jaw Giants fall 7-1 to the Hawks and in the nightcap, the Moose Jaw Canadians defeated the Hawks 3-2. Dustin Theil's two-run homer in the 6th inning was the difference. Blake Dixon was the winning pitcher.