Moose Jaw Saskatchewan

MOOSE JAW, SASKATCHEWAN stalled cast iron water mains to last 50 years. Con- sider that time span, and the fact we just started doing water mains replacements about three years ago. It’s long overdue in some areas. The challenge we have is replacing the infrastructure and miti- gating water line breaks that happen throughout the year. So, we’re focusing on areas that are most likely to have breaks.” BVM: Are you actively courting new businesses and tourism to the City? Mayor Tolmie: “There has been a lot of interest from foreign investors in our 3,600-acre industri- al park and we continue to market that, but it’s a slow process. Moose Jaw has taken a very proactive stance on attracting business.We want to ensure our economic development office is not siloed from the rest of City Hall.We’re trying to create a partnership, so when businesses do come in, PREFERRED VENDOR n G. Ungar Construction Ltd. www.ungarconstruction.ca G. Ungar Construction is a family owned and operated business that was incorporated in 1983. From its humble be- ginnings as an agricultural-based, land remediation company, Ungar Construction has grown to a diversified civil contractor offering services in trunk main water and sewer construction, lift station construction, road and rail bed construction, gravel crushing, pipeline and lease construction, gravel crushing, pipeline, land remediation, disaster support to CN & CP Rail, and power line construction for Saskpower. Ungar Construction services CN & CP Rail, Saskpower, Mosaic & Agrium, JRI, LDC and Cargill on the agricultural side, and towns and cities throughout Saskatchewan. It employs more than 100 people during the peak season, and has a working fleet of more than 150 units consisting primarily of CAT equipment. Ungar Construction currently operates 2 service shops in the Town of Theodore. they’re talking to the planning department, the engineers, the Mayor, city manager, legal, plan- ning department, economic development officer - everybody’s in the room to help and get things done in a timely manner. “As for tourism, we know people love coming here –Moose Jaw was voted the 3rd Coolest Downtown by Expedia and we’ve done some awesome things. Last year, we won the Coors One Horse Town Country Music Television (CMT) concert, beating out 26 other cities. Our down- town core was shut off to traffic, and Darius Rucker (formerly of Hootie & The Blowfish), Jess Moskaluke, Jon Pardi, and other big-name acts performed. The show was sponsored by Coors and televised nationally on CMT.We have great hotels and the community is engaged with beautifica- tion and cleanup efforts in the downtown district and in our parks.We have exciting plans for tour- ism coming. Stay tuned!” BVM: How does technology and employment fit into the City’s growth plans? Mayor Tolmie: “We just signed a Memorandum