Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Fire causes $75,000 damage to apartment

A fire caused $75,000 in damage to an
apartment fire on the 1200 block of First
Avenue Northwest on Dec. 27, 2015.
Lisa Goudy/Times-Herald

By Lisa Goudy

Seven people have been displaced after an apartment fire over the weekend. 

On Sunday, the Moose Jaw Fire Department responded to an apartment fire on the 1200 block of First Avenue Northwest. There were no injuries and the fire was quickly contained.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Stay safe for New Year's

By Lisa Goudy

Members of the Moose Jaw Police Service will be out in full force for New Year's Eve.

"We're going have a complement of officers working the night shift and obviously our focus will be on responding to anything in progress or anything that's occurring," said Sgt. Rick Johns with the police service, "but also we'll be looking at focusing on impaired drivers and making sure people find a safe ride home."

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: From fear to courage

Woman opens up about domestic abuse she endured with her ex-husband

 A woman who was a victim of domestic abuse
for two years opens up to share her story.
Times-Herald photo illustration by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy

A woman living in fear. Her life and her child's life threatened. Fleeing from danger to the Transition House. This is her story.

At her request, the woman did not want to use her real name. We shall call her Jane.
She has been living in Moose Jaw for about a year. Before that, she lived in Regina with her husband, whose mother is bi-polar. He was her only family in the area.

"When I married him, he told me that his mom has mental illness, but I didn't judge him," Jane said. "Later on, piece by piece, I started to see signs, but I tried the best that I could and I tried to fix things."

It became increasingly apparent to her that he had a mental illness. For two years, she was a victim of domestic abuse with fights and threats.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Lisa's Corner: Take a second to slow down

By Lisa Goudy

"Hurry up and wait."

The first words of Jordin Sparks' song 'One Step at a Time' are a contradiction, but its message rings true. What's the hurry? Why are we always in a hurry?

Whether it's rushing to be somewhere for some appointment or constantly thinking ahead to what tomorrow will bring or wishing a future date would arrive now, it seems we're always in a hurry to get somewhere else and for the future to arrive. Sometimes it's as if living in the now isn't a preferable option for a lot of people. Why focus on today when tomorrow could be so much better? Or the next day? Or the day after?

It's important to always have hope, but we can't lose sight of today and constantly hurry up. Such is the case for today.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: 'Clearly, alcohol is a problem for him'

Man sentenced in provincial court to 90 days for concealed weapon charge, among others

By Lisa Goudy

Judge Margaret Gordon looked at Derek Brumfeld as she said, "I wish you well, sir. You're got to stop drinking."

Brumfeld, 32, of Regina appeared in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Wednesday where he was sentenced to 90 days incarceration less the remand time of 61.5 days for several charges, including several charges for failing to attend court, theft and possession of an imitation weapon for a purpose dangerous to the public.

On Wednesday during his sentencing, Crown prosecutor Rob Parker spoke mainly to two of those charges.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: City mails out pre-payment tax notices

By Lisa Goudy

This week, residents will receive pre-payment tax notices.

"It's something that the city does every year. Our pre-payment notices give the public the opportunity to give the public a discount for paying their property taxes prior to the actual due date of June 30 of each year," said Brenda Hendrickson, city treasurer. "So if you pay in the months of January, February and March, you will receive a one per cent discount for doing so."

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: City releases November building permit report

By Lisa Goudy

The largest single permit the city issued last month was for a new bulk storage warehouse for hazardous substances.

Valued at $1.43 million, the permit was one of eight commercial and industrial permits issued last month. There were four permits for alterations, repairs and additions - one for a shop, valued at $23,000, one for a restaurant valued at $950,000, one for a cemetery valued at $8,500 and one for an office valued at $600,000.

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