The City of Moose Jaw held its first of two community café events Oct. 26 at the Moose Jaw Events Centre. After seeking a contractor to help prepare an updated community plan, Wallace Insights was chosen after responding to the city’s Request for Proposal (RFP) back in 2021-2022.
“We started last year (2022). It involves two things: it’s an update to an official community plan. It’s also an update to Moose Jaw’s zoning bylaw. Both of these documents are used by the city to administer the policies and bylaws around growth and development,” explained Allan Wallace, planning director at Wallace Insights.
Wallace Insights has been hired to focus on the community plan, and Crosby Hanna & Associates have been hired to focus on the updated zoning bylaws.
“They (existing policies) are both around 15 years old, so they need an update… to adapt to new trends and things like that,” he said.
At the community café events, residents are invited to attend free of charge to gather information and ask any questions they may have. Additionally, the café format allows residents to provide feedback and some of their own concerns to city planners.
There will be two identical community cafés open to the public. The first took place on Thursday, Oct. 26 from 4 – 8 p.m., and the second will take place Saturday, Oct. 28 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The Moose Jaw Events Centre is located at 110 First Avenue Northwest and the café will be held on the mezzanine level.
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