Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Tom Jackson brings Huron Carole series to Moose Jaw

Photo courtesy Rafal Wegiel

Tom Jackson is bringing his Huron Carole

show to Moose Jaw on Dec. 4 at Grant Hall Hotel.

By Lisa Goudy

When Canadian actor, singer and activist Tom Jackson was 38 years old, he was living on the streets because of addiction.

“I lived below the house of a gentleman who was kind enough to give me the space who dealt me drugs and I was a homeless guy,” said Jackson, referring to a time in his life before he found fame on the CBC drama, “North of 60.”

But one December night, “by the grace of the Creator,” he met another homeless man who was “worse off than I was.”

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Lisa's Corner: Supporting our local economy

By Lisa Goudy

I’ve never been much of an online shopper.


Sure, I’ve ordered things online from time to time, but I prefer to go out to a store and shop that way. 

Then, before spending money, I can examine and feel what I’m about to spend my money on.
I’m not against online shopping. In fact, I find it quite useful for items I can’t find in-store, for rare items and for items sold from other countries.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Stopping violence

Candles lit for remembrance and hope at Grandmother Moon Symposium 

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A student lights a candle in memory of one of the

women killed at École Polytechnique in Montreal in

1989 at the annual Grandmother Moon Symposium

at Central Collegiate on Nov. 24, 2016.

By Lisa Goudy

One by one, students came to the table and lit a candle in remembrance.

As each did so, a woman’s name was read from the microphone. Fourteen candles were lit in memory of the 14 women who were murdered at École Polytechnique on Dec. 6, 1989 in the Montreal Massacre. One more candle was lit for hope.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: DFFH admin seeks $900,000+ budget

By Lisa Goudy

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Coun. Scott McMann, Coun. Crystal Froese, and

Coun. Brian Swanson listen to a report at Thursday’s

Downtown Facility and Fieldhouse interim board meeting.

 

The Downtown Facility and Fieldhouse (DFFH) administration has presented a 2017 budget request of $905,665 to the DFFH board. 

This was one of the items briefly discussed at the first meeting of the DFFH interim board at Mosaic Place on Thursday.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Vanier students give back

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(From left) Jennie Wilson of Yara Community Gardens, 

Bryce Johnson, Vanier SRC co-president, Kendall Bistertzan,

Vanier SRC co-president, and Deann Little of the Moose Jaw

and District Food Bank, pose with the recent cheque

donations from students at Vanier Collegiate.

By Lisa Goudy

It was a lot of work for Vanier students to set up their haunted house this year, but this week it paid off.

SRC co-presidents Kendall Bistertzan and Bryce Johnson presented Deann Little, assistant director for the food bank, and Jennie Wilson, co-ordinator of Yara Community Gardens, with a cheque of $450 each.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Fighting back against diabetes

Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Rob Bagg talks about his personal connection to diabetes 

Submitted photo

Rob Bagg, wide receiver with the

Saskatchewan Roughriders, is raising awareness

of diabetes in Diabetes Awareness Month.

By Lisa Goudy

At times growing up, when Rob Bagg was able to enjoy the treat of a cookie, but his younger sister Alison couldn’t.

In the early 1990s, Alison was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. She was nine.

“She was an absolute warrior and still is when it comes to managing her diabetes and her lifestyle and she’s never one to complain,” said Bagg, a wide receiver with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Coming together for diabetes support

Moose Jaw Diabetes Support Group offers encouragement to those living with diabetes 

By Lisa Goudy

Twelve years ago, Fred Mathieson was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. 

“I’ve still got two legs and I can see and everything else, but it’s always there. That’s the discouraging part about it,” said Mathieson, who lives in Moose Jaw.

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