Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Boh’s Cycle and Sporting Goods owner frustrated over CPR dam

Bryan Van Tassel, owner of Boh's Cycling
and Sporting Goods, is seen in his store on
Thursday. He rents out canoes and kayaks
for use on the Moose Jaw River.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

Bryan Van Tassel says city should act and not let water levels drop

By Lisa Goudy


Bryan Van Tassel remembers when there was a beach by the Moose Jaw River.

“My mom used to take me down there. There was a beach down there. There would be 300 people down there. It’s a marsh now,” said Van Tassel. “Somehow it is part of our heritage. We give old buildings better respect than we give the Moose Jaw River and there’s native history here. Tribes used to come here to meet in the wintertime.”

The owner of Boh’s Cycle and Sporting Goods said councillors haven’t shown enough care for the CPR dam and have allowed levels to drop.

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