Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Caronport students need votes to win a trip

The Grade 8 class at Caronport Elementary School
are seeking votes on their video designed to attract
people to go visit Louisbourg in Nova Scotia with a
grand prize of a class trip to Nova Scotia.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy



In a 60-second video, 21 students from Caronport dream about why they wish they were at Fort Louisbourg.

“It’s a contest for any Grade 8 class across Canada,” said Caronport Elementary School Grade 8 teacher Laurie Pylatuk. “We’re trying to get people to vote for us because if we’re in the top five we could win a class trip to Nova Scotia, all expenses paid.”

Sponsored by Parks Canada, the contest runs until March 22 and all voting is done online. 

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To watch the video and cast a vote, visit http://contest.myparkspass.ca/en/vote/class/lauriep/ces+grade+8

Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Community engagement for future South Hill planning

By Lisa Goudy


Locals can participate in shaping the future for the South Hill neighbourhood.

“We call it participatory-based planning. It’s kind of roll up your sleeves and get involved in the process,” said Lenore Swystun of Prairie Wild Consulting, a comprehensive community-based planning organization.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Almost $3 million less in building permits in February 2013

By Lisa Goudy

The single largest building permit the city issued in February, valued at $3,750, was to allow for the renovation of an apartment building on the 800 block of Main Street North at a cost of $750,000.

Szyd’s Enerprises Inc. received the second largest permit, worth $550, to re-image a restaurant through renovation at 920 North Service Road at a cost of $110,000.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Gearing up for this weekend’s Telemiracle

By Lisa Goudy

 A total of 21 volunteers from Moose Jaw will be helping out at this weekend’s Telemiracle.

“(They’ll) have various jobs. Most of them will be phone captains. That means they’ll be looking after squads of eight to 10. Volunteers will be on the phones,” said Vic Boyer, local Kinsmen club member in charge of organizing local volunteers.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: New primary health care service to open downtown

By Lisa Goudy


A new medical service is going to open in downtown Moose Jaw.

“The proposal we put in was for a Greenfield site, which means that you grow it from the floor and design it up rather than try and recreate or reconfigure something that already is,” said Dianne Ferguson, executive director for primary health care with the Five Hills Health Region (FHHR).

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Lisa's Corner: Sexist jokes: enough is enough already

By Lisa Goudy


Some jokes aren’t funny. Some jokes are just plain sexist.

Even though I rarely watch them, it is relatively common knowledge the Academy Awards are met with a level of sophistication with the ceremony of presenting the Academy Awards.

However it seems that level of sophistication and elegance took a dramatic turn for the worse at this year’s controversial awards ceremony. I’ve read numerous articles from a variety of publications about how host Seth MacFarlane went too far in some of his jokes, even though the Family Guy star is known for making those types of jokes.

I have to agree. It’s distasteful, especially in this age, to make those types of jokes about women or men even if it’s not supposed to be taken seriously. Not only is it dehumanizing but also it’s quite insensitive to a lot of serious issues women are facing every day. These types of jokes have been made for at least 30 years. Enough is enough already. (As an aside that is also the reason I don’t enjoy Family Guy).

The Academy itself was equally as inappropriate and perhaps more deserving of blame for making MacFarlane the host.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Variety of tenants to be in Civic Centre Plaza project

Work at the Civic Centre Plaza project site is
dormant for now, but tenant negotiations are
ongoing. Likely 17 tenants will occupy the mall.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


Negotiations are underway for tenants at the Civic Centre Plaza project.

“We’ve had great tenant response,” said Civic Centre Plaza project spokesperson Bill Babey of Colliers International in Regina.

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