MOOSE JAW - City hall thought that it has decided to host a similar event this fall to tidy up before the snow flies.
The community cleanup committee met in mid-September and discussed possible dates and times for the fall cleanup initiative, eventually landing on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 1 to 4 p.m. Similar to the spring cleanups, the Co-op grocery store will host a barbecue in its parking lot after the event’s conclusion, while the city will provide bags and gloves to support the efforts.
Furthermore, members planned to contact various third-party groups to help collaborate with the event, while they decided that besides focusing on cleaning up garbage and debris around the city, they would also focus on weeding so there would hopefully be fewer obnoxious plants when next spring arrives.
City council received the committee’s meeting minutes during the Sept. 23 regular meeting, with Coun. Heather Eby — the rep on the committee — saying a few words about the upcoming initiative.
She noted that the committee commended the Downtown Moose Jaw Association for its efforts to clean up leaves from the area before the Little Chicago Show and Shine Car Show occurred on Sept. 14.
“It looked absolutely amazing, and hats off to the Downtown Moose Jaw Association for doing that,” Eby added.
The next regular council meeting is Monday, Oct. 7.
