City lets students explore heavy equipment during

Public Works Week open house

Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The City of Moose Jaw held an open house at its city complex on 1010 High Street West on May 24 to celebrate Public Works Week, giving hundreds of students the opportunity to check out the machines employees use daily.

Public Works Week occurred from May 21 to 27 and had the theme of “Connecting The World Through Public Works,” which aimed to highlight how public works professionals connect residents physically through infrastructure and inspirationally through community service.

Roughly 200 students from five elementary schools — Sacred Heart, St. Michael, Empire, Lindale and St. Agnes — descended upon the yard to learn more about the machines and play some fun games related to the work public works staff do throughout the city.

High school students attended the event earlier in the morning to learn about possible careers with the City of Moose Jaw. to determine

City hall used the open house as an educational outreach activity to not only showcase the equipment and services it has, but also inform students now so they can better as adults understand how the city operates and functions.

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