Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Giving food to the needy

Simpson Seeds donates some product to charity

By Lisa Goudy

With harvest pretty well completed in the area, some producers are looking to fill more than their own bins.

Simpson Seeds makes a point of donating some of its product to charity.

“We participate in it because we feel it ties in with what our corporate values are. We have corporate values that are integrity, family, quality and innovation,” said Elyce Simpson Fraser, a trader at Simpson Seeds who works in business development. “It’s a very good way to extend those values that we have to be able to feed people, not just through our exports but through that type of donations.”

There are three different donations the company does — a provincial load of lentils to the bakery in Kyle, Sask., a national load with the program Gleanings for the Hungry and, when possible, an international load distributed through an organization with the Victory Church ministry.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Council Notebook

Dubinsky Family Scholarship awarded at council

 Mayor Glenn Hagel presents the 2012 Dubinsky
Family Scholarship to recipient Kayla Busch's
 parents on her behalf.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


With a seven-subject average of 95.3 per cent, student Kayla Busch was awarded the 2012 Dubinsky Family Scholarship.

Mayor Glenn Hagel presented the award during Monday’s regular council meeting.

“I am very, very proud to present the scholarship to Kayla Busch,” said Hagel during Monday’s meeting. “Kayla’s not here because, not surprisingly, she’s away studying right now. But she has very, very proud mother and father who are here (at council) to accept the award on her behalf.”

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Four properties given beautification awards

By Lisa Goudy


Four of the most beautiful properties were presented with the 2012 Beautification Awards during Monday’s regular council meeting.

“The purpose of the beautification awards is to promote civic pride, to recognize citizens for their work in keeping Moose Jaw beautiful, to promote friendly competition and to encourage residents to get out and garden,” said Jody Hauta, director of parks and recreation.

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To see a slideshow of the recipients receiving their awards from Mayor Glenn Hagel, go here

Moose Jaw Times-Herald: City approves $9,000 funding to Canada Cup

By Lisa Goudy


The upcoming Capital One Canada Cup Moose Jaw 2012 at Mosaic Place is expected to draw more than 35,000 people.

“Canada’s best men’s and women’s curling teams will battle on the ice to … represent Canada at the next Olympic games,” said Danielle Sicinski, host committee chair for the Canada Cup of Curling to council during Monday’s meeting. “Ticket sales are going really well and we’re very optimistic Mosaic Place will experience capacity crowds.”

After Sicinski and Rob Dewhirst, event manager for the Canada Cup from the Canadian Curling Association addressed council, council voted to approve a community partner grant to the Canadian Curling Association in the amount of $9,000 in funding to support the event.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Street closure approved for Mosaic Place

By Lisa Goudy


Mosaic Place officials would like to see First Avenue Northwest from High Street to River Street closed at the end of major events.

During Monday’s council meeting, council voted to approve an amendment for the road closure requests of Mosaic Place with ticket sales of 1,000 or more in accordance with other city road closures. Further, council voted that all costs related to the “purchase, installation and removal of barricades and signs be borne by the applicant.” Council also authorized administration to manage future Mosaic Place road closures.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: More funding for CPR dam repairs

Council unanimously approves additional funding for repairs
 to the CPR dam during Monday's regular council meeting.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy

During the regular meeting of council on Monday night, council unanimously approved the funding of $110,000 for additional repairs to the existing CPR dam.

The engineering department presented a report to city council that said they are now able to identify and repair all of the leaks in the existing dam and are proposing injecting shotcrete to seal the leaks. Council approved the funding for the repairs to come from the flood control account, the flood control reserve account and the Capital Project SS-3 for storm sewer and upgrade replacement.

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Additional Comments

The engineering report presented to council gave a history on the damaged dam. The initial damage to the dam occurred on April 8, 2011 with a sudden flow of ice jam with spring flooding. The steel and board walkway was damaged as well as most of the logs. One of the piers of the dam was inclined, causing issues to put the logs back in place.

The dam controls the water level of Plaxton’s Lake during low flow periods, which creates a pond in the river channel used mainly for aesthetics in Wakamow Valley. The Wakamow Valley Authority promotes maintenance of the pond to protect the ecosystem, to encourage recreation and to conserve water against future drought.

As experienced during the last spring and summer, the report said the dam can still hold water pressure and sealing the leaks will hold the water. To complete the repair, the engineering department needs to build a temporary cofferdam with gravel and sand bags so the water level can be regulated through the duration of the repair as comply with regulations.

“This repair might last or be required to last a long time,” said Coun. Brian Swanson.

Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Minimum wage to increase to $10 an hour on Dec. 1

By Lisa Goudy


As of Dec. 1, Saskatchewan’s minimum wage will increase to $10 an hour.

The labour relations and workplace safety ministry announced on Monday that the decision to increase from $9.50 an hour to $10 an hour came following the government's yearly review of the minimum wage. It also results in an increase of the minimum call-out pay to $30.

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