MOOSE JAW — From land development to the Events Centre to storm sewers, city hall has many capital projects worth millions of dollars that it hopes to complete this year.
City council approved the projects during its 2025 budget discussions. Presented below is a summary of some of those initiatives.
Events Centre
The Events Centre will use $25,544 in committed money to replace its sound system; $7,818 in committed cash and $35,000 in new funding to finish installing LED lights; $464,350 in carry-forward money to add rigging steel; $20,000 in committed money to update the venue’s website; and $119,298 in committed cash and $75,000 in new funding to replace fire insulation on structural beams.
The venue also plans to use $35,174 in committed cash to upgrade automation software that controls the HVAC systems.
Storm sewers
The city plans to use $50,000 in committed cash and $905,000 in new funding to upgrade the major above-ground stormwater infrastructure and $200,000 in carry-forward money, $498,000 in committed cash and $345,000 in new funding for minor below-ground stormwater infrastructure upgrades.
With the major systems, the city will replace a culvert under Fourth Avenue Northwest at Laurier Street and create a Spring Creek master plan to help manage increased storm flows through the city.
With the minor systems, city hall will conduct a condition assessment and management study and replace or refurbish pipes, manholes and catch basins. There will also be CCTV inspections, spot repairs, internal pipe lining, and a design project to reroute the storm sewer from the back alley north of Athabasca Street East at Crescent Park.
Land development
In the Westheath subdivision, the city plans to use $1,444,650 in committed funding and $535,362 in new money to further service phases 5 and 6, including engineering and design, site preparation, utility installation, road construction, stormwater management, landscaping and regulatory fees.
Further, city hall will use $120,000 to cover salaries and employer-paid benefits of engineering and operating staff who help deliver capital projects in Westheath.
Also, $114,638 will support annual land management administration operating costs.
Meanwhile, $1,263,125 in committed funding will support linear and surface infrastructure needs within the agri-food industrial park.
City hall will spend $23,641 to develop a comprehensive construction and development standards manual that provides clear guidelines for developers, contractors and builders.
Further, $65,945 in carry-forward cash will support property cleanup at 1543 Ninth Avenue Southwest and the demolition of a Quonset hut on Lot 7, block/parcel 7, plan V1328, while $100,000 in new funding will support legal costs related to the city’s property clean-up and land development of the Old Hospital site.
Also, $25,000 in committed funding and $20,000 in new funding will support the Official Community Plan (OCP) update project, including amendments and public engagements.
Lastly, for infill development, $50,000 will be used for professional services (contractors) and planning, while $250,000 will upgrade drainage for commercial uses and improve storm management infrastructure.
Other services
With innovative housing, which supports incentive projects, there is $118,211 in committed funding and $125,000 in new funding to support this area.
Further, the city plans to spend $1,410,705 to continue paying off the Multiplex loan.
Moreover, it will use $117,531 in carry-forward money for information technology projects, $150,000 in new funding for an asset management project and $110,000 to support the online permitting system project.
Also, there is $870,000 in carry-forward money, $214,500 in committed cash and $295,000 in new money to support the annual monitoring of medium- and high-risk slopes and a remediation program near the Moose Jaw River.
Lastly, there is $35,000 in carry-forward cash to help install 661 solar panels at the Yara Centre, city hall and Events Centre, and install new LED bulbs and fixtures at Yara Centre.
