The parks and recreation department provided an update on its activities over the past quarter at a recent city council meeting.
The department resolved 61 per cent of all requests for service during the second quarter.
It received 352 calls in total, including 178 for forestry issues, 107 calls about parks and green spaces, 20 calls about pathways, 12 calls about recreation programs, 11 inquiries about cemeteries, 10 calls about sports fields and outdoor rinks, eight inquiries about playgrounds and six calls about other venues.
The department resolved 216 of these service requests during Q2.
Overall, parks and rec received 518 service calls from January to June and resolved 342 of them for a success rate of 66 per cent.
Cemeteries
There were nine regular adult burials in Moose Jaw cemeteries from April to June, while there were 20 regular adult burials from January to June, data from the parks and recreation department showed.
In comparison, there were 14 burials in Q2 last year and 17 burials in Q2 in 2019.
Cremation appears to be the more popular burial option these days; there were 31 cremation burials during the second quarter of this year, compared to 16 during Q2 last year and 13 in Q2 in 2019.
Year-to-date, there have been 38 cremation burials.
The next regular city council meeting is Monday, Sept. 13.
