Gordon Edgar

6 days ago | discovermoosejaw.com | Gordon Edgar

A new Holy Father of the Roman Catholic Church has been appointed in Rome and has taken the name of Leo XIV. We spoke with Donald Bolen, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina, to get his reaction. The new pope is Robert Francis Prevost an American from Chicago who spent many years as a bishop in Peru, where he also holds citizenship.   Bolen was appointed as Archbishop of Regina in 2016 by Pope Francis, the new pope’s predecessor.

6 days ago | discovermoosejaw.com | Gordon Edgar

Megan Patterson, MLA for Moose Jaw Wakamow, invited the Square One Community team to the May 7th Provincial Legislative Assembly session as her guests, where the team and its work was recognized by Terry Jenson, minister of social services, and by Premier Scott Moe. “I’d like to extend a warm welcome to our friends from Square One,” Patterson said during the session. “Square One is an important association in my home riding of Moose Jaw Wakamow.

6 days ago | discovermoosejaw.com | Gordon Edgar

Approximately 500 teachers, educational assistants, parents, daycare operators, physicians, and school division administrators have gathered to the Temple Garden Centre this week to hear from an international panel of childhood experts, including Dr. Layne Pethick, Dr. Sarah Aiono, and Dr. Jean Clinton.

1 week ago | discovermoosejaw.com | Gordon Edgar

The Rotary Club of Moose Jaw Wakamow is expanding their activities and appealing for more members as the group leans into fundraising to support charitable causes across the city — this summer, they’ll even be making an appearance at Sidewalk Days to serve Monty and Val Bennett’s fully loaded breakfasts. “Our Rotary Club does make annual donations to a number of agencies and charitable organizations here in Moose Jaw.

1 week ago | sfbaytimes.com | Gordon Edgar

By Gordon Edgar–(Editor’s Note: Rainbow Grocery Cooperative this year is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. The store’s longevity is well-deserved and valued because this neighborhood gem—forever queer and environmentally friendly, and a lifeline for countless small businesses whose products are sold at the co-op—has many hard-to-beat departments.