Moose Jaw Times-Herald: A potential new avenue for citizens to speak at council

Coun. Dawn Luhning sits at the May
12, 2014 executive committee meeting.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


If council votes the same way as executive committee, citizens can informally address council on city matters without debate or action of council.

“This is one that I am quite excited about actually. Right now in committee of the whole, we do have some people that simply send in a lengthy letter about a particular topic or something. They just want to get up and want to speak to how they feel about something,” said Coun. Candis Kirkpatrick.

“It might be a personal issue. It might be something that is an issue with the city, but really they don’t require anything of us and … I believe that some of the things that we receive as information items now might end up here.”

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: No injuries in Caribou Street house fire

Firefighters and police officers exit from the
back of the house where a fire started and was
contained in the basement at the intersection
of Caribou Street West and 10th Avenue
Northwest on the afternoon of May 13, 2014.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy

No one was home when a fire broke out in the basement at a house on Caribou Street West on Tuesday afternoon.

Members of the Moose Jaw Fire Department and Moose Jaw Police Service arrived on the scene of the home at the corner of Caribou Street West and 10^th Avenue Northwest shortly after 1 p.m. after a passerby saw smoke coming out of a window.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Procedure bylaw unravelled

Executive committee discusses proposed changes to the city’s “constitution”

Executive committee members talk about
the proposed changes to the procedure
bylaw at the May 12, 2014 meeting.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy

A three-hour discussion ensued over proposed changes to the procedure bylaw at Monday’s executive committee meeting.

There were 21 proposed changes for council’s consideration brought forward at the meeting. Members of the bylaw review committee vetted all amendments that were discussed in order.

Approval required a 5-2 majority because it is the city’s “constitution” and is a “foundational document,” according to a city clerk/solicitor’s department report.

Councillors had mixed feelings about the proposed changes.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Awaiting the final bark on off-leash dog park

Coun. Candis Kirkpatrick shares her views on the
final design of the off-leash dog park at the May
12, 2014 executive committee meeting.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

Executive committee approves final design of park


By Lisa Goudy


Soon dogs will have a place to run around in the city without a leash.

Executive committee approved the final design of the off-leash dog park at Monday’s meeting. The committee gave city administration the green light for the construction of the park at a cost of $72,000.

The operating and maintenance costs, estimated at $5,000 per year, will come from the city’s annual operating budgets. The dog park will be located at the west end of Hamilton Flats south of the 1500 block of High Street West.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Fewer permits, much higher value in April building permits

By Lisa Goudy


There were fewer permits valued at almost 10 times higher in April 2014 compared to April 2013.

The city issued 16 building permits last month valued at $51.45 million. In April 2013, the city issued 23 permits worth $5.46 million.

Last month’s permits included one permit valued at $49 million for the new hospital. There was one permit for an alteration, repair or addition to a restaurant worth $114,000.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Lisa's Corner: A fruit lover’s tale about fruit

By Lisa Goudy


Any day is a better day with fruit.

I love eating fruit. Name almost any type of fruit and chances are that I like it. There are only a few types of fruit I don’t like. I try to eat fruit every day.

During one of my first trips to Hawaii when I was younger, I’ll never forget my Grandpa telling us to eat a fruit plate every day, which we did while we were there.

He said a fruit plate consists of three different types of fruits. With two types of fruit, it’s not a fruit plate, but a plate of fruit. Having only one type of fruit is nothing but eating fruit. We were encouraged to always eat a fruit plate.

Recently, he’s decided a fruit plate should consist of five different types of fruit.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Lisa's Corner: Pick up a book, just take a look

By Lisa Goudy


“Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You're off to Great Places!
You're off and away!”

-  Opening lines from Oh, the Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss was a person many kids of then and now will always find a way to remember, somehow. The famed American author was born on March 2, 1904 — 110 years ago as Theodore Seuss Geisel — and he wrote some good lore.

Famous for his rhyming and whimsical tales, Dr. Seuss was a cornerstone to reading, which never fails. We can learn more from Dr. Seuss’ great works than just Thing 1 and Thing 2 because hidden in his texts you’ll find something like a clue.

Oh, the Places You’ll Go tells a story of life and decisions we’ll make and there will be forks in the road or choices at stake. Typical for a graduation gift it tells of great quests, but imagination it sparks — for kids young and old, of ups and downs and oh so curious remarks.

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