Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Two major collisions occur on Friday

Members of the Moose Jaw Fire Department inspect
the scene of a three-vehicle collision that occurred
around 1 p.m. at the intersection of Main Street and
Thatcher Drive on Friday. Police say one person
was transported to the hospital with serious
injuries and the jaws of life were required.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


Two major collisions occurred within 15 minutes of each other Friday afternoon.

Around 1 p.m. on Friday local police, fire and EMS responded to a three-vehicle accident at the corner of Main Street and Thatcher Drive.

"One person was transported to the hospital with serious injuries," said Sgt. Rick Johns of the Moose Jaw Police Service. "The driver of the red van was trapped and had to be extracated."


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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Weekend Extra: Donate school supplies to help kids in need

Edna Boan drops off a box of school supplies, including
notebooks, at the Times-Herald office on Wednesday.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


The Times-Herald school supplies drive is underway this year.

“Once we’ve collected the supplies, the Times-Herald staff comes down and separates it into different piles,” said Times-Herald advertising manager Glenn Haug. “We separate it evenly between the two divisions … It’s up to the discretionary use of the school boards to divide them out as they see fit. We do not give out supplies here. We are just a depot for collecting them.”

He added Staples is also collecting supplies in the 2013 school supplies drive. He said usually between 20 and 30 boxes of supplies are collected between the Times-Herald and Staples. If a student doesn’t have supplies because the parents can’t afford it or if the family recently moved to the city, the supplies are distributed to the students in need.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Need for blood never stops

Canadian Blood Services holding donor clinic on Tuesday

By Lisa Goudy


Blood donations are always needed.

That’s the message Canadian Blood Services (CBS) spokesman James Topinka would like everyone to know.

On Tuesday there will be a blood donor clinic at the Golden Nugget Centre at the Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds, 2-8 p.m.

“In the summer, we tend to think about holidays. We like to go on holiday and vacation, but the need for blood never does,” said Topinka. “So it’s important for us to remember that and remember how important it is to the people who truly need it.”

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Hunting, angling and trapping licensing system to go online

By Lisa Goudy


As of Tuesday, the province will have an online hunting, trapping and angling licence (HAL) system fully operational.

According to a release from the provincial government, the new online automated  system will allow all game bird, big game and big game draw licences to be purchased.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: July building permit worth rises compared to 2012

By Lisa Goudy


For the second month in a row, the largest building permit issued was regarding the new hospital.

In July the city issued a $77,500 permit to the Five Hills Health Region (FHHR) for the new hospital at 55 Diefenbaker Dr. The estimated cost for the project is $15.5 million.

The Five Hills Regional Health Authority received a permit worth $1,530 to construct a maintenance building at the new hospital site at a cost of $360,000.

The second largest permit went to GJR motel management valued at $22,500 to allow for the construction of a Ramada Hotel at 359 Diefenbaker Dr. The project cost is estimated at $4.5 million.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Lisa's Corner: Take pride in where you live

By Lisa Goudy


We should all take pride in our city. A few days ago I spoke with someone who came into the front office of the Times-Herald. The Moose Jaw resident of 30 years said some tourists recently approached him asking where they should eat. He said he questioned why they were asking and their response was that some of the restaurants in the city looked “dirty and scary.”

He mentioned that was not a good sign for the city and the restaurant owners, as well as residents, should take pride in their city. He has a valid point. Pride is important.

A day or two later something grabbed my attention on Twitter. Kent Morrison, username @KentMGlobal, tweeted on Wednesday “Wow. This is not cool. Very proud to be from #citymj and my city has much more class pic.twitter.com/uyVb9B5kU1”

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Immersing students in another culture

Former Moose Javian brings students from Japan to the city

Arron Dobrescu (right) and the group of Japanese
students from the Japanese school Spike and Ai
English in Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, Japan pose
for a photo by the Crescent Park Waterpark
on Aug. 1, 2013. The group will stay for 10 days
exploring the area and will depart on Aug. 8.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


The sun shone with temperatures at 24 C Thursday, but the Japanese students wore jeans and coats.

“The funny thing is, they don’t understand. In Japan it’s always hot throughout the summer. In the morning it’s 35 degrees (Celsius),” said former Moose Jaw resident Arron Dobrescu, who has lived in Japan for 11 years. “At nighttime it’s 35 degrees and the humidity’s just crazy. They come here and this morning they’re complaining, ‘It’s cold. It’s cold.’ I’m like, ‘just wait.’”

Dobrescu, who co-founded the Japanese school Spike and Ai English along with his wife, is in Moose Jaw with 10 Japanese students in Grades 4 to 6. They will stay a total of 10 days touring the area and will depart on Aug. 8.

Dobrescu said this is the third year he has brought students to Moose Jaw. In Japan he teaches English as a second language at his school in Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, Japan.

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