Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Blues Hall of Fame inductee plays Moose Jaw Feb. 24

Australian Grammy elected musician Michael Charles returns to city for the second time

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Blues artist Michael Charles played a

show at Bobby’s Place on Feb. 24, 2017.

By Lisa Goudy

Music is something that runs in Michael Charles’ family.

“My dad was a guitar player, so there was always his guitar around the house. I’d always go into the living room and pick up his guitar he’d have sitting in the corner making things up because I started playing when I was five or six years old,” said Charles.

“I think that’s where the songwriting started. As I got older and started understanding what it’s really all about, I already had that instinct of just creating and making things up. So I guess I’ve been writing songs even before I remember writing songs. The best way I can describe it is you try to remember your first steps when you started walking. That’s how I am with my guitar playing. I don’t remember really starting because I’ve been doing it my whole life.”

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: School divisions, local agencies reaffirm threat assessment protocol

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Tony Baldwin, director of education with the Prairie

South School Division, signs the Community Threat

Assessment Protocol (COMTAT) at the PSSD office.

By Lisa Goudy

Two local school divisions are once again partnering with other local agencies to identify threats in schools.

“It’s an agreement in principle between a bunch of different community service organizations who are agreeing to share information to try to reduce threats and the potential of threats for kids and for people at large,” said Tony Baldwin, Prairie South School Division director of education.

The Community Threat Assessment Protocol (COMTAT) agreement is between the Prairie South School Division, the Holy Trinity Catholic School Division, the Moose Jaw Police Service, the Ministry of Social Services, the Five Hills Health Region Mental Health and Addictions, the Ministry of Corrections and Policing, the John Howard Society, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Briercrest College and Seminary and the Moose Jaw Multicultural Council.

 

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Check for snow and ice build up

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SaskEnergy is reminding residents to check for snow

and ice build up on natural gas equipment, such as this meter.

By Lisa Goudy

SaskEnergy is reminding residents to check for snow and ice build up.

“With the current warm temperatures, melting snow and ice can freeze on to natural gas meters and rooftop heating equipment overnight,” said a release from SaskEnergy.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Food bank needs fruits and veggies

Services offered have been used more than normal so far in 2017

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Deann Little, assistant manager of the Moose Jaw and

District Food Bank, (left), and Terri Smith, manager of

the food bank, in the food bank.

By Lisa Goudy

The Moose Jaw food bank is short on perishable produce.

“Right now, I have two bags of potatoes. I’ve got enough for two families for today and we’ve got nothing for next week. I’ve got one box of apples and oranges left and that’s it,” said Terri Smith, manager of the Moose Jaw and District Food Bank.

“We don’t like to ask very often, but it’s needed.”

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Service Above Self Award nomination period open

By Lisa Goudy

Every year, the Rotary Club of Moose Jaw Wakamow recognizes people who have helped in global understanding in Moose Jaw.

This is done through the Global Service Above Self Awards at a special ceremony. The nomination period for the sixth annual awards is now open, closing on March 15.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Advocating reinstatement of door-to-door mail delivery

Canadian Union of Postal Workers stops in Moose Jaw to encourage residents to speak out with concerns

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A community mailbox in Moose Jaw.

By Lisa Goudy

Feb. 16, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers stopped in Moose Jaw to advocate for the reinstatement of door-to-door mail delivery.

“One of our aims is to assist the residents of Moose Jaw to have their door-to-door mail delivery restored so they can be like other communities and cities and towns in the country and have door-to-door delivery that was taken from them,” said Dave Bleakney, second national vice-president of the union.

“(It’s) also to reveal that the post office can be so much more than it already is s as a public sector success story.”


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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Highlighting farming in Canada and in Sask.

Saskatchewan celebrates inaugural Canada’s Agriculture Day

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A field near Moose Jaw.

By Lisa Goudy

Feb. 16 was 

all about celebrating agriculture in Canada and that includes Saskatchewan.

“It’s actually Canada’s Agriculture Day and the theme is ‘Let’s celebrate the food we love,’” said Michelle Panko, agriculture awareness specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture.

“With us being the Ministry of Agriculture here in Saskatchewan, it’s a natural fit for us. We’re a big player to fall behind this initiative to celebrate and support Canada’s Agriculture Day.”

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