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Moose Jaw City Budget: Changes to landfill operations ‘long overdue,’ city says

Moose Jaw City Budget: Changes to landfill operations ‘long overdue,’ city says

Jan 26, 2025 | 8:29am
MOOSE JAW — The changes that city hall is making to how it operates the landfill over the next five years are “long overdue” and “will be significant,” city administration says. With Moose Jaw’s dump nearing the end of its operational life, city hall is adjusting how it operates the venue by changing the hours, increasing tipping […]
Moose Jaw Budget: Total proposed spending to decrease by almost 14%

Moose Jaw Budget: Total proposed spending to decrease by almost 14%

Jan 16, 2025 | 11:30am
MOOSE JAW — Total spending in this year’s budget will be nearly $140 million, which is a decrease of almost $20 million compared to last year or a drop of almost 14 per cent. The 2025 budget proposes total spending of $139,902,241 versus $158,992,450 last year, a decrease of $19,090,209 or roughly 13.65 per cent, […]
City of Moose Jaw sells former Lions’ band hall building to private business

City of Moose Jaw sells former Lions’ band hall building to private business

Oct 23, 2024 | 12:04pm
MOOSE JAW — After being used very little for a decade, a city-owned building that was once used as a music venue and to store sports equipment has been sold to a private company. During its Oct. 21 regular meeting, city council unanimously accepted a tender for the sale of 441 Fairford Street West from R.L. […]
Beck, NDP outline plan to invest in Saskatchewan residents

Beck, NDP outline plan to invest in Saskatchewan residents

Oct 4, 2024 | 4:14pm
$390 million yearly will be invested in education and healthcare, said NDP Leader Carla Beck on Friday as she outlined the party’s budget for a four-year plan to invest in the people of Saskatchewan and cut costs on certain items. Recently, Saskatchewan has seen overcrowded classrooms in schools where some classes are currently being taught […]
Taxpayers group applauds Scott Moe’s tax cut promise

Taxpayers group applauds Scott Moe’s tax cut promise

Oct 2, 2024 | 10:08am
REGINA — The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says it applauds Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe for committing to cut income taxes over the next four years. “Saskatchewanians need tax relief and this income tax cut will make a real difference for family budgets,” said Gage Haubrich, CTF Prairie director. “Tax cuts like this grow the economy, and […]
Attempt to overturn library renewal decision falls short

Attempt to overturn library renewal decision falls short

Oct 1, 2024 | 7:58pm
REGINA – An attempt to overturn an earlier council decision to debt-finance the Central Library renewal project has fallen short. At a special meeting Tuesday at Regina City Hall, council voted 6-4 against a motion to reconsider brought toward by four councillors — Terina Nelson, Lori Bresciani, Cheryl Stadnichuk and Shanon Zachidniak — regarding council’s earlier […]
Next year could see tax hike of 4%, Moose Jaw admin says

Next year could see tax hike of 4%, Moose Jaw admin says

Sep 26, 2024 | 8:27am
MOOSE JAW – City administration is predicting that the 2025 budget could see a deficit of nearly $410,000, while the minimum municipal tax hike that taxpayers could face is around four per cent. City administration kicked off the 2025 budget discussions by presenting a preliminary budget review during the Sept. 23 executive committee meeting. Money […]
Unexpected retirements forced MJPS to pay more benefits than budgeted

Unexpected retirements forced MJPS to pay more benefits than budgeted

Sep 16, 2024 | 1:51pm
MOOSE JAW — The Moose Jaw Police Service is not seeing any “red flags” with its latest budget update but is facing some unexpected financial pressures after more officers than expected retired recently. The police service (MJPS) presented a budget update to July 31 during the Board of Police Commissioners’ September meeting. The document showed […]
Education ministry reduces Catholic division’s capital budget by $8.9M for this year

Education ministry reduces Catholic division’s capital budget by $8.9M for this year

Aug 21, 2024 | 8:07am
The Ministry of Education has modified Holy Trinity Catholic School Division’s capital budget for this school year, which means the division will be spending less on school-related construction projects.    The board finalized its 2024-25 budget during its June 17 meeting and then submitted the document to the ministry for official approval. After reviewing the […]
Family farms at risk from higher capital gains rates: GGC

Family farms at risk from higher capital gains rates: GGC

Jun 11, 2024 | 6:31pm
WESTERN PRODUCER – Looming changes to Canada’s capital gains inclusion rates will increase average taxes by 30 per cent on the country’s family-run grain farms, putting their futures at risk, according to research conducted by the Grain Growers of Canada (GGC). “Our research shows that an average grain farm in Canada, most of which are family owned […]

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