Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Many activities for Canada Day celebrations

By Lisa Goudy

A Canadian flag flies in the wind on Main Street in Moose Jaw. Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

It’s been 145 years since Confederation and there is more than enough to do to celebrate.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Lisa's Corner: Canada Day is primarily about history

By Lisa Goudy

Parties, activities, social outings and fireworks have been a part of Canada Day celebrations for a long time. It’s something that should rightly be associated with the day celebrating Confederation, which occurred on July 1, 1867.

But I also think we could all use a reminder of the real reason we celebrate Canada Day and that can be summed up in one word — history.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: SaskPower proposes building transmission line for new K+S mine

Shayne MacDonald of JD Mollard and Associates Ltd., right, explains information about SaskPower's new transmission line project to Coun. Brian Short from the R.M. of Pense. Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy

A lot of power is planned to flow from Moose Jaw to the new K+S Potash Canada Ltd.’s new potash mine site near Bethune announced last week.

SaskPower is proposing to build a permanent 230-kilovolt transmission line from Pasqua Switching Station east of Moose Jaw to the mine site 8.5 kilometres northeast of Buffalo Pound Provincial Park.


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Additional Comment from Bernie Bolen, manager of stakeholder engagement at SaskPower

"A customer says they’re looking for whatever amount of energy they tell us that they require so then our network development group identifies what do we need to deliver the power to them that we need?” said Bolen. “Then they look at the rest of our provincial grid and try and figure out where’s the nearest connection.”

Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Cyclist raising money for water projects in Haiti

By Lisa Goudy

Jeff Glen from Vancouver sits on his bicycle in Moose Jaw on Wednesday. Glen is cycling across Canada to raise money for water projects in Haiti through the charity Water.org. Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

Jeff Glen’s trip across Canada hasn’t been easy.




“There’s been some tough days out there actually. I think it rained the first five days in B.C.,” said Glen, who began his cycling trip across Canada in Vancouver on June 3. “If it’s raining, I’ll keep going. If there’s a tornado, I’ll stop.”


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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: FHHR focuses on community engagement in HIV strategy

By Lisa Goudy

The Five Hills Health Region (FHHR) is working towards increasing the rate of screening to prevent and manage sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Producers have mixed feelings on the collapse of CWB monopoly

By Lisa Goudy

Farmer Vaughn Crone shares his thoughts about the good and the bad of the collapse of the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly at the Farming for Profit conference at the Heritage Inn on Monday. Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

Farmer Vaughn Crone views the collapse of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) monopoly as a way for increased competition.

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"I believe the CWB in its present form will be scrambling to put aside some of the proceeds from its sales program in order to make itself commercially viable enough so that at the end of the five years it is a saleable entity,” said Rick Swenson, a local farmer and former cabinet minister for the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party.

Farmer and past president Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel said she believes market freedom is good for producers and the work that needs to be done can be completed in a more positive environment.

"The good is that the fight is finally over and we can welcome the benefits of an open market. Yes there is still plenty of work to do. We need to gain faster access to varieties. We need to modernize the Canada Grain Act so that farmers can sell their grain on the basis of speck. We need to see improvement sin rail transportation and we need improved access to markets," said Jolly-Nagel.

"The CWB can operate effectively in a market choice environment with the right people and the right attitude," she added.

Moose Jaw Times-Herald: The fair life is a fun life

By Lisa Goudy

West Coast Amusements crew supervisor Brian Mann works on a flat tire on the Sooper Jet ride at the Hometown Fair at the Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds on Friday. Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

The appeal of fun, sun and travel was what motivated Brian Mann to get a job at the fair at age 19.

Now, almost 30 years later, Mann loves his career with West Coast Amusements more than he did when he started.

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2012 Hometown Fair

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Brian Mann said his favourite part of working at the fair is all the travelling he gets to do.

"You get to see all different kinds of country. There was a time where once in a while we’d go down into the States. We used to travel as far as Manitoba. You see all parts of Canada. You meet people constantly," said Mann, adding that he enjoys visiting Moose Jaw as well.

West Coast Amusements secretary manager Wendy Hauser said she had a positive feeling about how the fair would go this weekend.

"Things are good in Saskatchewan. We're really optimistic. It's going to be a good fair," said Hauser. "I'm most looking forward to good weather, the crowds and that everybody has a good time."