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If you would like your notice or event added to this list, contact us at editor@ mjvexpress.com. COVID-19 in Saskatchewan has lifted all public health orders as of July 11th. For more information visit saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.

Casino Moose Jaw is now open. The Moose Jaw Public Library:

In-person program is returning to Moose Jaw Public Library! Avid Knitters will meet in person on August 17th at 2:30 p.m. If you are an experienced or beginner knitter, or even a crocheter, grab some needles and join us for good times, fun and friendship. This program will take place upstairs in the South Meeting Room with elevator access available. Please bring your own water bottle as we will not be serving refreshments at this time. Masks are required and occupancy is limited due to social distancing. More details on the Moose Jaw Public Library Website and Facebook Page. Free of charge. Everyone is welcome. For further information please contact: Christina at 306-692-2787 or ask@ moosejawlibrary.ca Teen eBook Club on Discord Tuesday, July 27, August 31 4:00 pm Ages 1319 Enjoy reading? Looking for a place to connect with friends online? The ebook and audiobooks are available to borrow for free on Hoopla. July 27: “Truly Devious” by Maureen Johnson Hoopla ebook: http://bit.ly/Truly_ Devious August 31: “American Street” by Ibi Zoboi Teen Digital Anime Club on Discord August 28 7:00 pm Ages 13-19, an evening of Anime and Japanese treats. We will be watching an anime film together online on the free library app Hoopla! If you register in advance, a free Japanese Tokyo Treat Box treat bag will be provided. Those registered will be contacted to come pick up their treat bag at the Library. For more information or to register to receive the snack bag, call the Library at 306-6922787 or email youth@moosejawlibrary. ca. https://discord.gg/HAs8rff August 28: Maquia (register for Box by Aug 21) The Royal Canadian Legion – Branch 59 Moose Jaw, 268 High St W Moose Jaw; Contact: 306-692-5453 Facebook @ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION-Branch 59 Moose Jaw Instagram: @Royalcanadianlegion59 · LOUNGE HOURS: Mon to Thurs 9:30-6:00/ Fri 9:30 to 8:00/ Sat: 10:30 to 6:00 · VETERANS’ MORNING COFFEE - Monday-Friday @ 10:00 am AND Saturday @ 10:30 · FRIDAY SUPPERS – Friday @ 5:15 pm – Purchase Tickets at the bar or by phone previous Wednesday. Suppers provided by various Moose Jaw Businesses. Price range $10 - $15 depending on menu. · MEAT DRAW FUNDRAISER & CHASE THE ACE - Saturdays @ 3:00 pm - Everyone welcome · LEGION FUN DAY - Sunday July 25th - Sponsored by West Park Crossing – Golf, darts, shuffleboard & BBQ - $15 for non-members, $10 for members - Sign up @ the Lounge or call 306692-5453 Moose Jaw ANAVETS: - Lounge hours are now listed as Tuesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m., Fridays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.; - Drop-in pool and darts: Tuesdays and Thursdays; - Meat Draws: every Saturday starting at 4:30 p.m.; - Bingo’s at Leisure Time Bingo Wednesday July 21 and 28th and Sunday July 18th; Seniors’ Centre Without Walls: A selection of upcoming feature programs from the telephone service in June includes: To register for any of the SCWW’s upcoming events, call the office at 1 (306) 631-4357 or email seniorswithouthwalls2021@gmail. com.

Western Development Museum:

All WDM locations are now open 7 days a week as of June 30, 2021 and times for WDM Moose Jaw are 10:00 am - 5:00 pm daily. Please remember to follow all COVID-19 protocols and procedures. You can review them at www.wdm.ca/ covid The Virtual Coffee Club is still ongoing. All sessions will take place over Zoom at 10 a.m. Registration is required and available online at wdm/ca/coffeeclub. Upcoming dates and topics include: Saskatchewan Weather on Aug. 31 and School Days on Sept. 28; In-person workshops will also be resuming, with several dates set for the Moose Jaw location- July 21 and 24 with Gardening in Saskatchewan; Aug. 11 and 14 with Cabinet of Curiosities and Aug. 25 and 28 with Communication is Key. Pre-registration is required and more details can be found at wdm.ca/workshops.

Cosmo Senior Citizens’ Centre:

reopened to the public on June 7 with some activities resuming: - Shuffleboard: returns weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays at 1 p.m.; - Pickleball: on Mondays at 9:30 a.m.; Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.; Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., Thursdays at 1 p.m., and Fridays at 1 p.m. - In-house or pick-up BBQ Fundraiser on Thursday, July 22nd. You must pre-order (limit 100). Call during office hours or leave a message at 306.692.6072. Starts 5-6pm; Cost $10pp; Menu – hamburger or hot dog/ potato salad/macaroni salad/pork & beans and dessert.

Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery:

Wholeness by Hanna Yokozowa Farquharson is available to view until Aug. 15; Herd by Diana Thorneycroft is in the gallery until Aug. 15; In partnership with the Festival of Words, a collaborative exhibition featuring prints and poems by artist John Chamberlain and poet Robert Creeley, titled Famous Last Words is available to view until Aug. 15.

Homegrown Farmer’s Market:

Saturday markets returning weekly from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. until Oct. 9. The market will be set up on Langdon Crescent and follow all COVID-19 rules and regulations. Wakamow Valley: is hosting a Farmer’s Market in Kiwanis Park on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and every third Thursday of the month from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. COVID-19 rules and regulations are in place. Sukanen Ship Museum: open to visitors with safety restrictions like visitor capacity in place.

Moose Jaw Lawn Bowling Club:

- Lawn bowling regular bowling times are Monday to Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m. Call 1 (306) 313-4434 to book weekend times. COVID restrictions are in place, and bowlers must bring their own cloth to wipe equipment after play;

A look at COVID numbers from July 10 to July 16

As of Friday, July 16, there are two active cases in the South Central 2 sub-zone. There are 380 active cases in the province overall. Saturday, July 10: 42 cases reported in the province, 1 in the South Central (both located in the South Central 2 sub-zone). One death reported in SK, 30 recoveries. Sunday, July 11: 19 cases reported in the province, 0 in the South Central. One death reported in SK, 34 recoveries. Monday, July 12: 19 cases reported in the province, 0 in the South Central. Zero deaths reported in SK, 21 recoveries. Tuesday, July 13: 27 cases reported in the province, 0 in the South Central. Zero deaths reported in SK, 47 recoveries. Wednesday, July 14: 18 cases reported in the province, 0 in the South Central. Zero deaths reported in SK, 30 recoveries. Thursday, July 15: 30 cases reported in the province, 0 in the South Central. Zero deaths reported in SK, 9 recoveries. Friday, July 16: 20 cases reported in the province, 0 in the South Central. Two deaths reported in SK, 12 recoveries. Vaccine delivery: 1,332,135 total. As of July 16th, 67,214 doses have been administered in the South Central.

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New Farm Stewardship Program supports cow-calf producers in protecting surface water Beneficial management practice to feature payments of up to $15,000 for preventative run-off control measures

Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

In times of extreme heat and drought like those found in southern Saskatchewan over the last month, protecting valuable water sources can be of utmost priority. But all it takes is one major storm hitting a working field with poor run-off protection to have devastating consequences. All of a sudden, that dug-out that kept the cattle watered or lake that acted as a reservoir can be polluted with manure, fertilizer and pesticides, leading to massive algae blooms or even outright poisoning the water source. And that’s not including the environmental damage outside the farm itself, with bodies of water being literally stripped of life due to the mass of chemicals that affect nature’s ability to find food and reproduce. A new offering under the Farm Stewardship Program through the governments of Canada and Saskatchewan aims to help cow and calf farmers prevent that from happening. The new beneficial management practice for cow-calf producers will offer funding of up to 75 per cent of project costs, to a maximum of $15,000, for the development of preventative run-off control measures. Projects can include holding or retention ponds for collecting run-off, ditches, berms or dykes and earthwork or pen regrading to achieve proper run-off. “I feel for the many Saskatchewan producers dealing with moderate to extreme drought conditions across much of the province this year,” said Marie-Claude Bibeau, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and

Agri-Food, in a press release announcing the funding. “Together with our provincial counterparts, we are working to build a sustainable future for our farm families, because we Farm run-off can have devastating effects on the know farmenvironment, which has led to a new Farm Stew- ers are on the ardship Program to help incentivize preventative front lines of measures. climate change. Producers can now access this program which will help them to protect their valuable water sources and support their adoption of sustainable management practices.” Fortunately, modern farming practices often make controlling run-off a major focus of operations, meaning this funding will help continue to improve an issue that is already in the limelight. “As stewards of the land, producers take their responsibility to protect water sources seriously,” Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit said. “This program will provide additional funding for Saskatchewan cow-calf producers and assist them with making improvements to their operations.” The Farm Stewardship Program is funded through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a five-year, $3 billion investment by federal, provincial and territorial governments to strengthen and grow Canada’s agriculture, agri-food and agri-products sectors. This includes a $2 billion commitment that is cost-shared 60 per cent federally and 40 per cent provincially/territorially for programs that are designed and delivered by provinces and territories. More than $155 million of this funding comes from the Government of Saskatchewan.

The Saskatchewan NDP and Regina restaurant owner Josh McLean are calling on the provincial government to extend temporary offsale licenses granted to restaurants during pandemic closures, after pulling them on short notice recently. Economy and Jobs critic Aleana Young joined McLean on site at his restaurant, Homestead Bar a Vin, to deliver the message on July 12. “We’re calling on the government to reverse this decision,” said Young. “This is an easy way to basically not kick restaurants when they’re down and allow them to have something approaching an economic recovery.” McLean was one of several dine-in restaurants in the province that received a temporary offsale license to help offset the loss of revenue caused by public health orders. He said the provincial government provided just four days warning before suspending these licenses, in the lead-up to health restrictions lifting. McLean said he received email notice last Tuesday, with no prior warning or consultation from government officials. “It almost seemed like the email was an afterthought, like ‘oh yeah, we have to take those offsale licenses,’” said McLean. Restaurants typically order their stock sometimes a month in advance, said McLean, and so the change has left him with an overstock of products and concerns about revenues moving forward. “If I would’ve had maybe a month or two notice, I wouldn’t have purchased so much alcohol, had such a huge inventory,” said McLean. “We have five times the inventory [we’d normally stock] and for a small business like myself, that’s a lot of money to be filtered into just one part of our business.” He said when he contacted the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority for an expansion on his license, the advice he received was to return the extra inventory to his supplier. But McLean was uncomfortable with the position that put him in, as he purchases his alcohol from another small business in the city. “I wasn’t willing to do [that]. That’s another small business that I didn’t feel was fair to kind of unload my problem onto them,” said McLean. Young criticized the provincial government’s timeline, stating that more notice should have been given to restaurant owners before such a drastic change. “[Four days] is a ridiculous amount of time, considering we’ve all known that July 11 was coming,” said Young. “It really seems like they’re out of touch with the reality of small businesses.” Temporary offsale licenses helped small businesses stay afloat, said Young, and more consultation should have taken place prior to the decision which she sees as negatively affecting the economic recovery of the restaurant industry moving forward. “They know, even if they’re not engaging with small businesses in the restaurant sector, that this recovery won’t happen overnight,” said Young. “[It] will take time for folks to get back to normalcy and bail themselves out from the tens of thousands of dollars of debt they’ve incurred over the past two years.” A review is currently underway with the SLGA, and the NDP is calling on officials to extend current offsale privileges granted to restaurants until it is complete.

Opposition critic Aleana Young (L) joined restaurant owner Josh McLean (R) outside his business, Homestead Bar a Vin, for a press conference calling on the extension of pandemic offsale licenses to help restaurants. Photograph by Larissa Kurz.

McLean said he would like to see at least one more month of offsale privileges, to help him recoup the investment he’s made and clear out some of his extra inventory. “On July 11, it’s not like our bank accounts were magically filled back up. We lost a significant amount of money during the pandemic and to take away an avenue for us to create some revenue, to rebuild what we’ve lost, with just four days’ notice is unacceptable,” said McLean.

Salvation Army offering free water bottles and cold bagged breakfasts

Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

For residents who need a cold, refreshing bottle of water during a hot day or something nutritious for breakfast, the Salvation Army has enhanced its services to better meet the community’s needs. The organization started an indoor cooling

station at its First Avenue Northeast office recently after seeing temperatures increase and noticing how busy the sidewalks were with pedestrians, Lt. Lester Ward explained. As a result, staff felt the need to reach out to people, invite them into the air-conditioned office, and offer them some free cool liquids. The goal is to welcome two to three people inside at one time. However, if more people show up, the Christian non-profit knows it can open a larger room downstairs to accommodate 20 to 30 people and ensure proper physical distancing. The Salvation Army’s Lt. Lester Cadet and “We started out somewhat small to Sonya Bowles, family services co-ordinator, dis- see what the traction is. Again, in play some of the water and bagged breakfasts those temperatures (with) a lot of the organization is now offering for free. Photo traffic, we want to make sure people by Jason G. Antonio are being cared for,” said Ward. The indoor cooling station has been quiet so far, which Ward chalked up to people still being wary of the coronavirus. While the Salvation Army office hands out 20 to 30 bottles a day, most people come for the water and leave quickly. “We know it’s been welcome,” he said. “We’re happy as the Salvation Army to be able to serve the people (and) meet the people’s needs. Not just water — that’s just one thing we do — but all other avenues, whether it’s clothing, food (or) the breakfast.” The Salvation Army started handing out cold breakfasts in brown bags in late May. The organization offers meals from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. from Monday to Friday, although it will distribute the meals to anyone who comes later in the day. Some of the items in the bags include a juice pack, a muffin, and a fruit cup. This initiative has been quiet so far, even though the non-profit posted a message about it on social media and pasted posters on its front window, said Ward. However, the organization believes more people will start coming for the free breakfast bags after becoming more aware of the program. “We started up the bagged breakfast because we know that the lunch program and suppers were being taken care of (by Riverside Mission) … ,” he continued, noting many people were going without food from supper to the next day’s lunch. “So we wanted to try to bridge that gap by providing something of nourishment that will help somebody get through to the next lunch rather than having to wait. We thought, ‘Let’s give it a shot. Let’s see how it works.’” Another group whom The Salvation Army has started to support is seniors, as it recently teamed up with Age Friendly Moose Jaw to address food security. The Sally Anne will cook food in its kitchen and then visit seniors at their homes to offer the meals. The non-profit organization delivers 12 to 15 meals every evening, although those numbers are increasing as word spread about the program, said Ward. While seniors are the focus of this initiative, the Salvation Army is willing to offer it to anyone in the community who needs support, he continued. This includes residents who are ill or who don’t have the time to cook after visiting loved ones in the hospital. “As the Salvation Army in the community, we continue to look for opportunities for outreach and to help people in need,” he added. For more information, call 306-692-4386.

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