Shawn Slaght

City council is laying the blame on standing water issues at a condo complex in the south end of the city on the developer New Rock.

City council voted unanimously on Monday to receive and file the report but asked the city administration to hold discussions with New Rock and report back to city council to find a solution.

A new session of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly opened Wednesday afternoon with Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty presenting the Speech from the Throne on behalf of Premier Scott Moe. 

The speech mostly revolved around Saskatchewan’s growing economy and the province’s need to defend its autonomy over the provincial economy and natural resources from what the provincial government calls “unwarranted federal intrusion and constitutional overreach.” 

If you plan to be hunting deer, moose or elk this season, the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment is reminding you to test your animal of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). 

The Ministry of Environment is specifically testing wildlife management zones 2W, 9, 10 (southwestern Saskatchewan), 35, 37 (southeastern Saskatchewan near the Manitoba border) and 50 (northern Saskatchewan). 

Moose Jaw RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in finding a man wanted for a series of thefts in Mortlach. 

On Sept. 22 between 3 and 6 a.m., a vehicle was stolen from Mortlach. Stolen debit and credit cards were then used in Moose Jaw and Belle Plaine. 

Police believe that there might be another man involved in the thefts as well. 

Moose Jaw wrestler Justin Abdou has gotten the call to the hall, as he is being inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday. The SSHOF announced its class of 2021 last year, with Abdou being inducted as an athlete. Their 54th annual induction ceremony will take place on Saturday at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina.

Abdou is a nine-time Canadian champion, the Cadet world champion in 1987 and won gold at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.

He would go on to wear the maple leaf, representing Canada at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics.

Monday, September 19th has been proclaimed a day in tribute and commemoration of the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by the Government of Saskatchewan.

While the day has been designated a federal holiday for federal employees, it has not been designated as a provincial public statutory holiday.

"Her late Majesty's seven decades of selfless public service is an honourable legacy," Premier Scott Moe said. "We will pay tribute to her incredible dedication and commemorate her 70-year reign in a memorial service in our capital city - the Queen City."

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds have announced the cancellation of a couple more air shows. The 431Air Demonstration Squadron based out of 15 Wing Moose Jaw has been on an operation pause since Aug. 2 after a spare jet crash landed in Fort St. John, B.C. 

The Snowbirds have cancelled their performances at the Canadian International Air Show in Toronto this weekend and a London Ontario air show from Sept. 9 to 11.

The provincial government is forecasting a $1.04 billion surplus in 2022-2023, according to the first quarter report from Finance Minister Donna Harpauer. 

This would be a $1.51 billion improvement from what was budgeted and is due largely to higher revenue from non-renewable resources. 

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds CT-114 Tutor fleet has been ordered to be grounded until a “deliberate, detailed and broad” airworthiness risk assessment can be completed. 

In a statement released by the Royal Canadian Air Force, the operational pause comes after one of the 431 Air Demonstration Squadron's spare aircraft crashed in Fort St. John, B.C. on Aug. 2. 

The Saskatchewan Sportfish Research Group from the University of Regina recently found Prussian Carp in Lake Diefenbaker. 

Prussian Carp are considered an invasive species because they can reproduce rapidly, are aggressive and can take over the habitat of more native fish species.