Moose Jaw

Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Nickname(s): The Jaw, The Friendly City, Little Chicago
Moose Jaw Location of Moose Jaw in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°23′36″N 105°33′07″W / 50.39333°N 105.55194°W / 50.39333; -105.55194
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Government
– City Mayor	Glenn Hagel
– Governing Body	Moose Jaw City Council
– MP	Ray Boughen (CON) - Palliser
– MLA	Greg Lawrence (SKP) - Moose Jaw Wakamow Warren Michelson (SKP) - Moose Jaw North
Area
– Total	46.82 km2 (18.1 sq mi)
Population (2009)
– Total	35,629
– Density	702.5/km2 (1,819.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
Website	www.moosejaw.ca

Moose Jaw is a city in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada on the Moose Jaw River. It is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, 77 kilometres (48 mi) west of Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians. It is best known as a retirement and tourist city that serves as a hub to the hundreds of small towns and farms in the surrounding region of Saskatchewan.^{[citation needed]} The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw No. 161.

Marked on a map as Moose Jaw Bone Creek in an 1857 survey by surveyor John Palliser,^[1] there are two theories as to how the city got its name. The first one is that it comes from the Plains Cree name moscâstani-sîpiy meaning "a warm place by the river", indicative of the protection from the weather that the Coteau range provides to the river valley containing the city^[2] and also the Plains Cree word Moose Gaw meaning warm breezes. The other is that on the map of the city the Moose Jaw river is shaped like a moose's jaw.

Moose Jaw is an industrial centre and an important railway junction for the area's agricultural produce. It is known for its giant historical murals on the exterior walls of buildings in its business district, and its tunnels were used for rum-running during Prohibition. CFB Moose Jaw is a NATO flight training school, and which is home to the Snowbirds, Canada's military aerobatics or air show flight demonstration team. Moose Jaw also has a casino and geothermal spa.

History

The intersection of the Moose Jaw River and Thunder Creek was chosen and registered in 1881 as a site for a division point for the Canadian Pacific Railway, whose construction was significant in Confederation of Canada. The water supply there was significant for steam locomotives. Settlement began there in 1882 and the city was incorporated in 1903.^[3] The railways played an important role in the early development of Moose Jaw, with the city having both a Canadian Pacific Railway Station and a Canadian National Railway Station. A dam was built on the river in 1883 to create a year round water supply.

Economy

A building in Moose Jaw

Mac the Moose, a fiberglass moose statue in Moose Jaw

Moose Jaw is a city of around 32,000 at the intersection of the Trans Canada Highway and Highway 2.^[4] Capone's Car, Moose Family and Mac the Moose are all large roadside attractions of Moose Jaw.^[5] Moose Jaw Trolley Company (1912) is still offering trolley tours of Moose Jaw. Temple Garden's Mineral Spa,^[6] Tunnels of Moose Jaw,^[7] and History of Transportation Western Development Museum.^[8] are major sites of interest of this city.^[9] The juncture of Moose Jaw and Thunder Creek produced the best source of water for steam engines, and Moose Jaw became the CPR divisional point.^[10] Large capacity concrete grain terminals are replacing the smaller grain elevators which were numerous along the highway, sentinels of most communities along the route. Improved technology for harvest, transport and road construction have made the large inland terminals more viable economically.^[11] The rural governing body around Moose Jaw is Moose Jaw No. 161 which serves 1,228 residents (2006 census) which includes the Moose Jaw, Canadian Forces Base. Meat-processing plants, salt, potash, urea fertilizer, anhydrous ammonia and ethanol producers abound in this area with easy transport access to the Trans–Canada Highway.^[4][12]

The Town 'N' Country Mall is the only indoor shopping centre located in Moose Jaw.

Many retailers and grocery stores operate in Moose Jaw. These include Co-Op (Canada), Safeway Inc., Giant Tiger, Canadian Tire, Real Canadian Superstore, Sobeys, Wal-Mart Canada, Staples (Canada), The Brick, MKarr's Furniture, Peavey Mart, Shoppers Drug Mart, London Drugs, PartSource, Mark's Work Warehouse, Liquidation World, Your Dollar Store With More, Dollar Giant, Home Hardware, Castle Building Centres Group and Westrum Lumber. The fourth Army & Navy Stores (Canada) store in Canada operated on Main Street from 1933 to 2000. Beaver Lumber had a location on High Street until the company was bought by Home Hardware and the store was converted to Castle Building Centre.

In 1917 a group of local residents banded together and purchased enough automobile parts to build 25 cars. These were to be manufactured under the name Moose Jaw Standard. Each member of the group was able to receive a car, but no further buyers were found, and production did not continue.^[13]

CFB Moose Jaw

Main article: CFB Moose Jaw

The area surrounding Moose Jaw has a high number of cloudless days, making it a good site for training pilots. The Royal Canadian Air Force under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan established RCAF Station Moose Jaw in 1940. Following the war, the RCAF remained in the community and used the facility for training pilots through the Cold War. The facility changed its name to CFB Moose Jaw in 1968 and it is currently Canada's primary military flight training centre and the home of 431 (Air Demonstration) Squadron (aka the "Snowbirds").

CFB Moose Jaw's primary lodger unit is "15 Wing." In the Canadian Forces Air Command, the lodger unit is frequently referred to as 15 Wing Moose Jaw. The base usually holds an Armed Forces Day each year.

Climate

Moose Jaw's climate is transitional between semi-arid and humid continental (Köppen BSk and Dfb, respectively) Moose Jaw's winters are long, cold and dry, while its summers are short, but very warm and relatively wet. The coldest month is January with a mean temperature of -13.7°C, while the warmest is July, with a mean temperature of 19.4°C. The driest month is February, in which an average of 13mm of precipitation falls, while the wettest month is June, which brings an average of 60mm. Annual average precipitation is a rather scant 365mm.

Climate data for Moose Jaw
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	25.4 (77.7)	16.9 (62.4)	23.3 (73.9)	32.9 (91.2)	38.6 (101.5)	41.2 (106.2)	38.9 (102.0)	41.7 (107.1)	37.2 (99.0)	32.8 (91.0)	22.2 (72.0)	12 (54)	41.7 (107.1)
Average high °C (°F)	−8.3 (17.1)	−4.8 (23.4)	2 (36)	11.6 (52.9)	19.1 (66.4)	24 (75)	26.3 (79.3)	25.9 (78.6)	19.2 (66.6)	12.2 (54.0)	1 (34)	−6.2 (20.8)	10.17 (50.30)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−13.7 (7.3)	−10 (14.0)	−3.4 (25.9)	5.0 (41.0)	12.1 (53.8)	17.1 (62.8)	19.4 (66.9)	18.6 (65.5)	12.4 (54.3)	5.8 (42.4)	−4.2 (24.4)	−11.4 (11.5)	3.98 (39.16)
Average low °C (°F)	−19.1 (−2.4)	−15.1 (4.8)	−8.8 (16.2)	−1.7 (28.9)	5 (41)	10.2 (50.4)	12.3 (54.1)	11.2 (52.2)	5.5 (41.9)	−0.6 (30.9)	−9.3 (15.3)	−16.6 (2.1)	−2.25 (27.95)
Record low °C (°F)	−45.6 (−50.1)	−40.5 (−40.9)	−38.9 (−38.0)	−26.1 (−15.0)	−11.1 (12.0)	−2.8 (27.0)	1.1 (34.0)	0 (32)	−12.8 (9.0)	−21.1 (−6.0)	−32.3 (−26.1)	−40.7 (−41.3)	−45.6 (−50.1)
Precipitation mm (inches)	16.6 (0.654)	12.9 (0.508)	19.3 (0.76)	23.2 (0.913)	48.9 (1.925)	60.2 (2.37)	57.3 (2.256)	39.8 (1.567)	35.7 (1.406)	17.6 (0.693)	15.6 (0.614)	18.2 (0.717)	365.3 (14.382)
Sunshine hours	107.6	135.9	163.3	222.7	271.7	287.5	332.1	297.3	192.2	170.5	108.0	87.4	2,376.2
Source: Environment Canada[14]

Royal presence

Moose Jaw has had many members of the British Royal Family visit the city. Edward, Prince of Wales, who owned a ranch in Alberta, visited in 1919, 1924, and 1927. Prince George, future king and father of Queen Elizabeth II, paid a visit in 1926. King George VI and his wife Queen Elizabeth (later known as Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother) visited during the Royal tour in 1939. Queen Elizabeth II first visited in 1959, and has come to the city a few times since.

The Earl of Wessex (Prince Edward) became Colonel-in-Chief of the Saskatchewan Dragoons of Moose Jaw on visiting Saskatchewan in 2003, when he congratulated the regiment on its "contribution to Canada's proud tradition of citizen-soldiers in the community." Involved in peacekeeping operations in Cyprus, the Golan Heights, Bosnia and Croatia, the regiment has also provided aid during floods and forest fires in the prairies. The Prince returned to visit his regiment in 2006.

The Earl of Wessex also inaugurated the Queen's Jubilee Rose Garden in Moose Jaw on his visit in 2003. Other Royal connections to the city include King George School and Prince Arthur Community School, both named for members of the Royal Family. Before it shut down and became the separate Cornerstone (born again) Christian School, the South Hill school was formerly named King Edward Elementary School.

Sports teams

Like most Canadian cities, hockey has played a large part of Moose Jaw's sporting culture, yet baseball has also been an important part of Moose Jaw since its first days as the city won territorial championships in 1895. Most recently, the 2004 Junior All-Star team (age 13/14) won the Canadian Championship and became the first team from Saskatchewan to win a game at the Little League World Series.

Notable sports teams of Moose Jaw include:

• Moose Jaw Warriors, Western Hockey League team
• Moose Jaw Miller Express, Western Major Baseball League team
• Moose Jaw Mustangs, Prairie Gold Lacrosse League team
• Moose Jaw Rotary Track Club, Track and Field and cross country club
• Moose Jaw Meteorites, Quidditch team

Defunct sports teams

• Moose Jaw Robin Hoods, senior hockey team and Western Canada League baseball team (1909–21)
• Moose Jaw Maple Leafs, senior hockey team (1919–1923)
• Moose Jaw Maroons, Prairie Hockey League team (1926–28)
• Moose Jaw Canucks, Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team (1935–1984)
• Moose Jaw Generals, senior hockey team, winner of the Hardy Cup in 1985
• Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs, Prairie League baseball team (1995–1997)

Media

Print

• Moose Jaw Times-Herald, local daily newspaper
• Moose Jaw Forum, a popular local news commentary and forum

Radio

• 800 AM — CHAB, oldies (800 CHAB), Golden West Broadcasting
• 100.7 FM — CILG-FM, country music (Country 100), Golden West Broadcasting
• 103.9 FM — CJAW-FM, adult contemporary (Mix 103), Golden West Broadcasting

Television

• Channel 4 - CBKT-1, CBC Regina Station
• Channel 7 - CKMJ, CTV Regina Station
• Channel 11 - CFRE, Global Regina Station

Notable residents

See also: List of mayors of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

• Benjamin deForest (Pat) Bayly, World War II cypher engineer, former Mayor of Ajax, Ontario^[15]
• Randy Black, drummer for Primal Fear^[16]
• Mike Blaisdell, former National Hockey League player^[17]
• Ray Boughen, former mayor, current Member of Parliament for the riding of Palliser^[18]
• Lorne Calvert, Premier of Saskatchewan (2001–2007)^[19]
• Cory Churko, currently with Kelly Clarkson's touring band as a guitarist/violinist and backup vocalist. Has also toured with Shania Twain, Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys)^[20]
• Reggie Cleveland, World Series-starting baseball pitcher^[21]
• Sylvio Paul Cloutier, portrait and landscape artist^[22]
• Robert Currie, Poet Laureate of Saskatchewan^[23]
• Bill Davies, former MLA for Moose Jaw, member of the Order of Canada^[24]
• Tyler G. Dash, Well known archaeologist, who was responsible for the major discovery of early Anglo-Saxon jewelry assemblages at Bishopstone, East Sussex, England.
• Phyllis Dewar, Olympic swimmer^[25]
• Ken Doraty, former National Hockey League player^[26]
• Brent Everett, award winning gay porn actor and ardent Multi-Plex supporter
• Emile Francis, former National Hockey League player and coach^[27]
• Lisa Franks, Paralympic athlete^[28]
• Clark Gillies, former National Hockey League player^[29]
• Vaughan Grayson, author^[30]
• Gary Hyland, poet^[31]
• John Kern, former Green Party of Saskatchewan leader^[32]
• Joy Kogawa, author and poet^[33]
• Joel Jordison, curler^[34]
• Art Linkletter, radio and television host of Art Linkletter's House Party^[35]
• Reed Low, former National Hockey League player^[36]
• Bud McCaig, co-owner of the Calgary Flames^[37]
• Mike Mintenko, Commonwealth Games swimmer^[38]
• David Mitchell, National Lacrosse League player^[39]
• Ken Mitchell, author, member of the Order of Canada^[40][41]
• Scott Munroe, American Hockey League player^[42]
• Fergie Olver, Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster^[43][44]
• Jack Reddick, Canadian Light Heavyweight Champion boxer^[45]
• Chico Resch, former National Hockey League goalie
• Joanne Ogilvie, Philanthropist
• Jordo Shiels - artist(painter)
• Arthur Slade, Governor General's Award-winning author^[46]
• Doug Smail, former National Hockey League player^[47]
• Ross Thatcher, former Premier Province of Saskatchewan (1964–1971).
• J.G. Ballard, English novelist and short story writer.
• Ken MacTavish Drummer -Cool Dork Band

• Tyler Weiss, founder of Goldtooth Creative Agency Inc^[48]

Arts and culture

The mineral spa in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Museums

Moose Jaw is home to one of four Western Development Museums which specializes in history of transportation and has a Snowbirds gallery.^[49] The Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village and Museum is located south of Moose Jaw on Sk Hwy 2. The car club at Moose Jaw agreed to the restoration of Tom Sukanen's ship at their museum site. Tom Sukanen was a Finnish homesteader who settled near Birsay who hoped to travel home again on his ship he assembled near the South Saskatchewan River. The Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village and Museum features a typical village replete with pioneer artifacts and tractors, cars and trucks restored by the Moose Jaw car club, and is run by volunteers.^[50]

Attractions

Tourist attractions include the Tunnels of Moose Jaw, The Moose Jaw Trolley, the Temple Gardens Mineral Spa Resort, Captain Jacks River Boat Tour, The Western Development Museum, Casino Moose Jaw and the Murals of Moose Jaw. Every July the Saskatchewan Festival of Words takes place over a four-day period showcasing top Canadian writers in a wide variety of genres. The Snowbirds flight demonstration team is based at CFB Moose Jaw, south of Moose Jaw in Bushell Park, where the now defunct airshow was performed from every summer.

There are many parks in Moose Jaw. Crescent Park is located downtown and features a creek, picnic tables, library, art museum, playground, outdoor swimming pool, water park, gymnasium, tennis court, lawn bowling field and an amphitheatre. Casino Moose Jaw and Temple Gardens Mineral Spa are located across Fairford St. E. and 1st Ave. NE. from Crescent Park. "Wakamow Park" follows the Moose Jaw River and features both natural and maintained areas. There are many trails throughout the park for hiking and cycling as well as picnic tables, barbecues, a burger restaurant and two playgrounds. There is also an RV park, known as River Park Campground, which was founded in 1927 and is the longest running campground in North America. Canoe and kayak rentals are available across the road from the campground.

Old Wives Lake, a saline lake is located 30 km southwest of the city on Highway 363. Buffalo Pound Lake a eutrophic prairie lake is located 28 km north on Highway 2 and is the city's water supply. Buffalo Pound Provincial Park is on the south shore and can be accessed by Highway 202 and Highway 301.

Demographics

Census	Population
1901	1,558
1911	13,823
1921	19,285
1931	21,299
1941	20,496
1951	24,355
1961	33,206
1971	31,854
1981	33,941
1991	33,593
2001	32,131
2006	32,132

Moose Jaw's population grew to 32,132 according to the 2006 census, which showed virtually no increase from 2001.^[51]

Racial groups

• 93.7% Caucasian
• 4.3% Aboriginal
• 0.69% Chinese
• 0.01% African Canadian

Education

Local institutions include 5 high schools (includes Central Collegiate, etc), 15 elementary schools, and the 57-member Moose Jaw Fire Department. The Moose Jaw Police Service provide policing for the city and hold both municipal and provincial jurisdiction, and is in partnership with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Moose Jaw is also home to the Palliser Campus of the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST).

See also

Canada portal

• Moose Jaw Transit
• Monarchy in Saskatchewan
• Wakamow Valley Authority

References

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Further reading

• Earl of Wessex Visits Saskatchewan Regiment (2003)
• Racist and other organized criminal organizations in Moose Jaw

External links

• City of Moose Jaw Website
• Moose Jaw Tourism
• Wakamow Valley Parks
• A listing of Moose Jaw churches and various other related agencies
• Buffalo Pound Provincial Park
• Map of Moose Jaw at Statcan
• The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan - Moose Jaw

Coordinates: 50°23′36″N 105°33′07″W / 50.39333°N 105.55194°W / 50.39333; -105.55194