The Moose Jaw Homegrown Farmer’s Market is preparing for some accessibility issues for the month of August, as construction on Athabasca St. will close down the block adjacent to the weekly markets.
The City of Moose Jaw recently announced construction on Athabasca St. E, from Main Street to First Ave. NE and partially into the intersection on Langdon Crescent.
There are no plans to move the morning and evening markets off of Langdon Crescent, although this will limit the access on that side of Crescent Park.
Keri Fox, a member of the Farmer’s Market board, spoke to the impact of the closure.
“We’re a little bit concerned about accessibility. We don’t want people to be turned away because we only have two access points now, from Cordova and from Fairford,” said Fox. “We’re going to try and put up some extra signs and do some extra advertising just to let people know it is still going on.”
The sectioned off block of Athabasca St. E will hamper the accessibility to parking, but market-goers can still approach from other directions and walk through Crescent Park to reach Langdon Crescent.
Athabasca St. E is already blocked off, and the construction could, according to the city, take between four and six weeks to complete. This leaves the remainder of the summer markets affected.
The market’s hours will be undeterred and will run every Wednesday night, from 5 to 8 p.m., and Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., as usual.
