Community Progress

• "Team Moose Jaw" Acts on Key Strategies to Grow the City

Team Moose Jaw has recorded a number of important “wins” over the years in executing its game plan to promote the city as “a great place to visit, live, work and do business”.

• Just a sample of recent accomplishments include:
  • The Chamber of Commerce continues to carry out several initiatives recognizing businesses and workers - MJBEX Awards, Citizen/Group of the Year, Focus on Trade and Service with a Smile.
  • The Pride and Promise group held a successful Soap box luncheon where members shared their stories of Moose Jaw's success.
  • Moose Jaw successfully participated in the hosting of two events for the 2005 Jeux Canada Games. 
  • Housing starts were high again in 2005, the City of Moose Jaw issued 60 new housing permits.  Since 2003, 189 housing units have been constructed and shows more people know Moose Jaw is a great City to live in!
  • South Central Community Futures has begun its YBEX (Youth Business Excellence) program.  The program promotes entrepreneurship to students from grades 7-12 by allowing them to experience what operating a business is like.
  • Tourism Moose Jaw reported 266,000 visitors in the first 9 months of 2004 and these visitors spent well over $40 million.
  • SIAST is receiving $1.25 million of upgrades to its facilities, renovations include 5 multi-functional smart classrooms and redevelopment of the instrumentation division.
  • The Holy Trinity Catholic School Division hosted a Catholic Section School Board Convention in 2005.  The convention was a success with attendees providing positive feedback on the City and its services.

Community Pride

• The annual economic impact of the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) Program at 15 Wing Moose Jaw is $52 million with direct and indirect employment of 920 full-time equivalent positions.
  
• In the G7 International 2006 Competitive Alternatives study KPMG ranked Moose Jaw 6th overall among 128 communities analyzed for cost competitiveness throughout 9 countries.  Moose Jaw placed better than Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg and Calgary.
  
• Moose Jaw is a major transportation hub for Saskatchewan with key transportation linkages to major North American markets and the highest concentration of employment in the Transportation & Storage Industry for Saskatchewan’s four major urban centres.  
  
• Employment in Moose Jaw in 2005 is at an all-time high according to a Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey with 16,300 employed in the City.
  
• Financial Post Markets Canadian Demographics estimates 2006 retail sales for Moose Jaw of $513.9 million - 25% above the national average.
  
• Building Permits were $22,881,300 in 2005.  With 2005 residential values of $13,137,300 commercial values of $5,208,000 and institutional permit values of $4,536,000.
• The value of building permits from January to June 2006 was $19,712,500 up from $10,989500 during the same period in 2005 representing an increase of nearly twice the value.
  
• Average house price of previously owned homes for 2005 was $97,181 up 15.1% over 2004 and 51% since 1998.  Moose Jaw still has the most affordable housing costs of prairie cities with populations above 25,000.
  
• Tourism Moose Jaw reported 266,000 visitors in the first 9 months of 2004 and they spent a total of $39.7 million during that period.  Total expenditures for 2004 exceeded well over $40 million.
  

Community Promise

• Together the groups will:
  • Work together towards a common purpose
  • Take responsibility for Strategies & Actions
  • Plan to meet the needs of Moose Jaw at its full potential
  • Grow the community from within
  • Serve as an international model for development and growth
  • Jointly communicate success