Friday, October 12, 2012

Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Gov't and SIAST react to decreasing jobs report


By Lisa Goudy

Moose Jaw Wakamow MLA Greg Lawrence believes Moose Jaw is doing well.

“Things in Moose Jaw are great. You can take a look at our revenue sharing. We’ve increased our revenue sharing to the city by 124 per cent,” said Lawrence. “I don’t see that as necessarily falling behind.”

Lawrence spoke with the Times-Herald in response to the report of provincial government presence in Moose Jaw that was presented to council on Tuesday night. The report revealed a significant decreasing trend in government jobs in the city, including SIAST, Crown corporations like SaskTel and Valley View Centre.

Lawrence said the new hospital set to begin construction next year is a $100-million project. Lawrence stated Five Hills Health Region has 98 per cent of surgeries completed in six months.

He said four years ago, the government pledged to reduce the size of the civil service in Saskatchewan by 15 per cent.

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