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Moose Jaw is a city in south-central Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 on the Moose Jaw River, 71 km (45 miles) west of Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada. The city is the second largest in the province , and is a cultural and commercial metropole for both southern Saskatchewan and adjacent areas in the neighbouring American states of North Dakota and Montana....
. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians. It is probably 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. Tourist attractions include the Tunnels of Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Moose Jaw is a city in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada on the Moose Jaw River, 71 km west of Regina, Saskatchewan. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians....
, the Temple Gardens Mineral Spa, Captain Jacks River Boat Tour, The Western Development Museum, Casino Moose Jaw, the Murals of Moose Jaw, and Hopkins Dining Parlour.

There are many parks in Moose Jaw.






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Moose Jaw is a city in south-central Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 on the Moose Jaw River, 71 km (45 miles) west of Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada. The city is the second largest in the province , and is a cultural and commercial metropole for both southern Saskatchewan and adjacent areas in the neighbouring American states of North Dakota and Montana....
. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians. It is probably 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. Tourist attractions include the Tunnels of Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Moose Jaw is a city in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada on the Moose Jaw River, 71 km west of Regina, Saskatchewan. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians....
, the Temple Gardens Mineral Spa, Captain Jacks River Boat Tour, The Western Development Museum, Casino Moose Jaw, the Murals of Moose Jaw, and Hopkins Dining Parlour.

There are many parks in Moose Jaw. Crescent Park is located downtown and features a creek, swans, and an amphitheatre. "Wakamow Park" follows the Moose Jaw River and features both natural and maintained areas. There are many trails throughout the park for hiking and biking. There are also RV camping and canoe rentals in the park.

The Warriors
Moose Jaw Warriors

The Moose Jaw Warriors are a major junior ice hockey team of the Western Hockey League which are based out of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The team plays its home games at the Moose Jaw Civic Centre....
 are Moose Jaw's hockey
Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is a fast paced and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and Russia, though with the advent of indoor artificial ice r...
 team which plays in the Western Hockey League
Western Hockey League

The Western Hockey League is a junior ice hockey ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada....
 at the Moose Jaw Civic Centre
Moose Jaw Civic Centre

The Moose Jaw Civic Centre is a 3,146-seat multi-purpose arena located in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, and is home to the Moose Jaw Warriors junior ice hockey team....
.

Local institutions include five high schools, 15 elementary schools, and the 57-member Moose Jaw Fire Department
Moose Jaw Fire Department

The Moose Jaw Fire Department, founded in 1906, is a fifty-seven member fire brigade which provides fire suppression to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, and CFB Moose Jaw, a military base just south of the city....
. Moose Jaw is also home to the Palliser Campus of the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology
Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology

Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology is a diploma granting College that has four campuses across Saskatchewan. SIAST is a Education in Canada recognized, pre-eminent provider of skills and technical training....
 (SIAST).

It is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway
Trans-Canada Highway

The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins all ten Provinces of Canada of Canada. It is, after the Trans-Siberian Highway and Australia's Highway 1 , the world's longest national highway, with the main route spanning 7,821 km....
.

The largest lake in southern Saskatchewan, Old Wives Lake
Old Wives Lake

Old Wives Lake is a shallow saline lake in south central Saskatchewan, Canada, about 35 km southwest of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The lake is fed by the Wood River but seasonal water relatively flattened the terrain, and as such results in significant mudflats....
, is located 19 miles southwest of the city.

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
Royal Canadian Air Force

The Royal Canadian Air Force was the air force of Canada from 1924 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Forces....
 under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan

The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, also known as the Empire Air Training Scheme, Empire Air Training Plan, Commonwealth Air Training Plan or simply "The Plan" or "The Scheme", was a massive air-training program involving the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Southern Rhodesia during the World War...
 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
Cold War

The Cold War was the continuing state of conflict, tension and competition that existed between a number of world powers, including the United States, the Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, France, United Kingdom and those countries' respective allies from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s....
. The facility changed its name to CFB Moose Jaw
CFB Moose Jaw

Canadian Forces Base Moose Jaw , commonly referred to as CFB Moose Jaw, is a Canadian Forces Base located south-southwest of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan....
 in 1968 and it is currently Canada's primary military flight training centre and the home of 431 (Air Demonstration) Squadron
Snowbirds

Officially known as the Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, the Snowbirds are Canada's military aerobatics or air show flight demonstration team....
 (aka the "Snowbirds").

CFB Moose Jaw's primary lodger unit is "15 Wing." In the Canadian Forces Air Command
Canadian Forces Air Command

Canadian Forces Air Command , also known as the Canadian Air Force, is the air force element of the Canadian Forces. AIRCOM is the descendant of the Royal Canadian Air Force , which was Canada's air force from its foundation in 1924 until February 1, 1968....
, the lodger unit is frequently referred to as 15 Wing Moose Jaw. The base usually holds an Armed Forces Day
Armed Forces Day

Several nations of the world hold an annual Armed forces Day to recognize, venerate, and honor their military forces. It is similar to the Veterans Day of the United States or the Remembrance Day in many other nations....
 each year.

Economy

Near the northern terminus of Sk Hwy 39
Saskatchewan Highway 39

Highway 39 is a provincial paved undivided highway located in the southern portion of the Canada province of Saskatchewan connecting North Portal, Saskatchewan and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in the north....
 is Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Moose Jaw is a city in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada on the Moose Jaw River, 71 km west of Regina, Saskatchewan. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians....
, also called "Little Chicago". Moose Jaw, is a city of 32,132 at the Sk Hwy 1 Trans–Canada
Saskatchewan Highway 1

Highway 1 is the Saskatchewan section of the Trans-Canada Highway mainland route. The total distance of the Trans-Canada Highway in Saskatchewan is ....
 and Sk Hwy 2
Saskatchewan Highway 2

Highway 2 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is the longest Saskatchewan Highway, at 809 km . The highway is partially Dual Carriageway and undivided....
 intersection.Capone's Car, Moose Family and Mac the Moose are all large roadside attractions of Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Moose Jaw is a city in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada on the Moose Jaw River, 71 km west of Regina, Saskatchewan. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians....
. Moose Jaw Trolley Company (1912) is still an operating electric cable trolleys offering tours of Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Moose Jaw is a city in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada on the Moose Jaw River, 71 km west of Regina, Saskatchewan. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians....
. Temple Garden's Mineral Spa, Tunnels of Moose Jaw, and History of Transportation Western Development Museum
Saskatchewan Western Development Museum

The Saskatchewan Western Development Museum is a network of four museums in Saskatchewan, Canada preserving and recording the social and economic development of the Provinces and territories of Canada....
. are major sites of interest of this city. The juncture of Moose Jaw and Thunder Creek produced the best source of water for steam engines, and Moose Jaw became the CPR
Canadian Pacific Railway

The Canadian Pacific Railway , known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canada Class I railroad operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited....
 divisional point. AgPro Inland Grain Terminal operated by Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. These 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. The rural governing body around Moose Jaw is Moose Jaw No 161
Moose Jaw No. 161, Saskatchewan

Moose Jaw No. 161 is a List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan in the Canada province of Saskatchewan, located in the southern part of the province west of Regina, Saskatchewan in SARM Division No....
 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.

Royal presence

Moose Jaw has had many members of the Canadian 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
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was the Queen Consort of King George VI of the United Kingdom and the British Empire Dominions from 1936 until his death in 1952....
 (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, Earl of Wessex

The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex is the third son and fourth child of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh....
 (Prince Edward) became Colonel-in-Chief of the Saskatchewan Dragoons
Saskatchewan Dragoons

The Saskatchewan Dragoons is a Primary Reserve armoured regiment of the Canadian Forces. The unit is based in Moose Jaw. Their primary job is to assist the Regular Force in meeting Canada's military commitments....
 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 Cornerstone Christian School, the South Hill school was formerly named King Edward Elementary School.

Sports teams


Baseball has 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 a 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:

  • Moose Jaw Warriors
    Moose Jaw Warriors

    The Moose Jaw Warriors are a major junior ice hockey team of the Western Hockey League which are based out of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The team plays its home games at the Moose Jaw Civic Centre....
    , WHL hockey team
  • Moose Jaw Millers, Western Canada League baseball team
  • Moose Jaw Junior All Stars
  • Moose Jaw Canucks
    Moose Jaw Canucks

    The Moose Jaw Canucks were a junior ice hockey team based in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. They were one of the founding members of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League in 1966 following a rebellion within the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League....
    , former hockey team
  • Moose Jaw Robin Hoods and Moose Jaw Maple Leafs, former senior hockey teams
  • Moose Jaw Maroons
    Moose Jaw Maroons

    The Moose Jaw Maroons were a minor-league ice hockey team in the Prairie Hockey League. Based in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada, they existed from 1926-28....
    , former professional team once sponsored by a local brewery
  • Moose Jaw KORCs, former hockey team
  • Moose Jaw Moose's Jaws Moose Jaws, former professional curling team
  • Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs, former Prairie Baseball League baseball team; a notable alumnus
    Alumnus

    An alumnus according to the American Heritage Dictionary is "a male graduate or former student of a school, college, or university." In addition, an alumna is "a female graduate or former student of a school, college, or university." If a group includes more than one gender, even if there is only one male, the plural form alumni i...
     is Shawn Wooten
    Shawn Wooten

    William Shawn Wooten is a Major League Baseball catcher who is currently a free agent. Previously, Wooten played in the majors with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim , Philadelphia Phillies , and Boston Red Sox ....
    .
  • Moose Jaw Rotary Track Club, only cross country running and track and field club
  • Moose Jaw Mustangs, Prairie Gold Lacrosse League team
  • Sports - 1985 Senior Hockey Canadian Champions - Moose Jaw Generals


Ku Klux Klan


Although Moose Jaw is known as the 'Friendly City', it is not well known that the city was the centre of the Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan

Ku Klux Klan is the name of several past and present secret domestic militant organizations in the United States, originating in the southern states and eventually having national scope, that are best known for advocating white supremacy and acting as terrorists while hidden behind conical hats, masks and white robes....
 in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
. The first KKK rally in Moose Jaw was held on June 7, 1927, with over four hundred members attending. The second (and last) Klan rally was held on 26 October 1927. It was held only ten days after the KKK organizer Hugh Emmons's arrest. Over one thousand people attended. It was the last rally, but in 1929 the KKK sponsored a Labour Day
Labour Day

Labour Day or Labor Day is an Year holiday celebrated all over the world that resulted from the trade union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers....
 picnic in River Park. There were racist speeches and a cross burning, but the focus of the day was on sporting events.

Media


  • Moose Jaw Times-Herald — daily newspaper
  • Local Information Website-Local News, Weather, Sports, and Business Information
  • 800 AM — CHAB
    CHAB (AM)

    CHAB is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Licensed to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, it serves south-central Saskatchewan. It first began broadcasting in 1933 at 1200 kHz before moving to 1220 kHz in 1941 and to its current dial position in 1946....
    , oldies (800 CHAB)
  • 100.7 FM — CILG-FM
    CILG-FM

    CILG-FM is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, it serves south-central Saskatchewan. It first began broadcasting in 2002....
    , country music (Country 100)
  • 103.9 FM — CJAW-FM
    CJAW-FM

    CJAW-FM is a Canada radio station that operates at 103.9 FM radio in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan as Mix 103. The station received approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in 2006....
    , adult contemporary (Mix 103)


Notable Residents


  • Pat Bayly, World War II
    World War II

    World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
     cypher
    Encryption

    In cryptography, encryption is the process of transforming information using an algorithm to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as a key ....
     engineer, former Mayor of Ajax, Ontario
    Ajax, Ontario

    Ajax is a town located in the Golden Horseshoe of south central Ontario, Canada.Ajax is a part of the Greater Toronto Area and the Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario....
  • Randy Black
    Randy Black

    Randy Black is a Canadian-born rock drummer and recording artist known best for his stints as the drummer for Click , Bif Naked, Annihilator , and Primal Fear ....
    , drummer
    Drummer

    A drummer is a musician who plays a drum or drums, particularly a drum kit , marching percussion or hand drums. The term percussionist applies to a musician performing on any percussion instrument, but usually refers to one who plays Classical music or Latin percussion....
     for Primal Fear
    Primal Fear (band)

    Primal Fear is a Germany power metal/Heavy metal music band formed in 1997 by Ralf Scheepers , Mat Sinner , Stefan Leibing and Tom Naumann . Their style is a heavy power metal sound with the Rob Halford type vocals of Ralf Scheepers....
  • Mike Blaisdell
    Mike Blaisdell

    Mike Walter Blaisdell is a retired professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League and later in the British Hockey League....
    , former National Hockey League
    National Hockey League

    The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America. It is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the North American Major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada....
     player
  • Ray Boughen
    Ray Boughen

    Ray Boughen is a Canada politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Palliser in the Canadian federal election, 2008. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada....
    , former mayor, current Member of Parliament
    Canadian House of Commons

    The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Canadian monarchy and the Senate of Canada. The House of Commons is a democracy elected body, consisting of 40th Canadian Parliament known as Members of Parliament ....
     for the riding of Palliser
    Palliser (Saskatchewan electoral district)

    Palliser is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.It is named in honour of John Palliser, a geographer and explorer of the Western Canada....
  • Lorne Calvert
    Lorne Calvert

    Lorne Albert Calvert, Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the former premier of the Canada province of Saskatchewan and current leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition....
    , Premier
    Premier (Canada)

    In Canada, a premier is the head of government of a Provinces and territories of Canada. There are currently ten provincial premiers and three territorial premiers in Canada....
     of Saskatchewan (2001-2007)
  • Cory Churko, guitarist and backup vocalist (Kelly Clarkson
    Kelly Clarkson

    Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the highly-publicized American Idol of the television series American Idol in 2002....
    , Shania Twain
    Shania Twain

    Shania Twain Order of Canada is a Canadian singer and songwriter in the country music and popular music genres. Her third album Come on Over is the List of best-selling albums worldwide of all time by a female musician and the best-selling album in the history of country music....
    , Britney Spears
    Britney Spears

    'Britney Jean Spears' is a Grammy Awards-winning American pop music singer, dancer, actress, and glamour model.Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#199...
    , Backstreet Boys
    Backstreet Boys

    Backstreet Boys are a Grammy Award-nominated United States boy band. They were the first group launched by fallen boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. They have had 13 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and have sold close to 200 million records including over 100 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best selling boy bands of all time;...
    )
  • Reggie Cleveland
    Reggie Cleveland

    Reginald Leslie Cleveland is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers....
    , World Series
    World Series

    The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball, the culmination of the sport's playoff each October. Since the Series takes place in mid-autumn, sportswriters many years ago dubbed the event the Fall Classic, a usage reflected in the logo for the 2008 World Series; it is also sometimes known as the October Clas...
    -starting baseball
    Baseball

    Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
     pitcher
    Pitcher

    In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a base on balls....
  • Sylvio Paul Cloutier, portrait and landscape artist
  • Robert Currie, Poet Laureate
    Poet Laureate

    A Poet Laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for State occasions and other government events....
     of Saskatchewan
  • Bill Davies, former MLA
    Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

    The 25th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was in power from 2003 until November 20, 2007. It was controlled by the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party under Premier of Saskatchewan Lorne Calvert....
     for Moose Jaw, member of the Order of Canada
    Order of Canada

    The Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian order and is the centrepiece of the Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada. Membership in the order is accorded to those who exemplify the order's Latin motto, taken from Epistle to the Hebrews 11:16, desiderantes meliorem patriam, meaning "They desire a better country."...
  • Phyllis Dewar
    Phyllis Dewar

    Phyllis Dewar was a Canada Freestyle swimming Swimming who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.She was born in Moose Jaw and died in Toronto....
    , Olympic
    1936 Summer Olympics

    The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Nazi Germany....
     swimmer
    Swimming

    Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through water, usually without artificial assistance. Swimming is an activity that can be both useful and recreational....
  • Ken Doraty
    Ken Doraty

    Kenneth Edward "Ken" Doraty was a professional ice hockey player born in Stittsville, Ontario.Most of his career was played in the minor leagues, although he did play 105 National Hockey League games, with all but two of those games being for the Toronto Maple Leafs....
    , former National Hockey League player
  • Brent Everett
    Brent Everett

    Brent Everett is a Canada gay pornographic actor and Film director. He has appeared in pornographic movie for a variety of studios in the United States....
    , gay pornography
    Gay pornography

    Gay pornography is the representation of sex between men with the primary goal of sexual arousal in its audience. There is also a tradition, and continuing considerable output, of lesbian pornography....
     actor
  • Theoren Fleury
    Theoren Fleury

    Theoren Wallace "Theo" Fleury is a retired international and professional ice hockey player. Fleury was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 8th round, 166th overall, of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft....
    , former National Hockey League player
  • Emile Francis
    Emile Francis

    Emile "The Cat" Francis is a former player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League, most notably with the New York Rangers....
    , former National Hockey League player and coach
  • Lisa Franks, Paralympic
    Paralympic Games

    The Paralympic Games are a Paralympic sports for athletes with physical and visual disabilities. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy....
     athlete
  • Clark Gillies
    Clark Gillies

    Clark "Jethro" Gillies was a professional ice hockey player and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He provided both physical presence and offensive punch for the National Hockey League's New York Islanders during their four-year run as Stanley Cup champions....
    , former National Hockey League player
  • Vaughan Grayson, author
  • Peter Gzowski
    Peter Gzowski

    Peter Gzowski, Order of Canada was a popular Canada Presenter, writer and reporter, most famous for his work on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio show Morningside . His biographer has argued that Gzowski's contribution to Canadian media must be considered in the context of efforts by a generation of Canadian nationalism to unde...
    , CBC Radio
    CBC Radio

    CBC Radio is the radio division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The division operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches....
     host of Morningside
    Morningside (radio program)

    Morningside was a nationally broadcast Canada radio program, which aired on CBC Radio One from September 20, 1976 to May 30, 1997. It was broadcast from 0900 to 1200, Monday to Friday....
  • Gary Hyland, poet
  • John Kern
    John Kern (Canadian politician)

    John Kern from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan was the leader of the Green Party of Saskatchewan. He was elected May 27, 2006, and after his resignation due to personal circumstances was succeeded by Sandra Finley of Saskatoon on Oct 14, 2006....
    , former Green Party of Saskatchewan
    Green Party of Saskatchewan

    The Green Party of Saskatchewan is a left-leaning Green Party political party in the Canada province of Saskatchewan.It was founded in 1998 as the New Green Alliance by environmental and social justice activists frustrated by the social democratic Saskatchewan New Democratic Party's move to the right under Roy Romanow....
     leader
  • Joy Kogawa
    Joy Kogawa

    Joy Nozomi Kogawa, Order of dickcunts is a Canada poet and novelist of Japanese descent. Born Joy Nozomi Nakayama in Vancouver, she was sent to internment camps in the Slocan, British Columbia and Coaldale, Alberta, Alberta during World War II....
    , author and poet
  • Joel Jordison, curler
  • Art Linkletter
    Art Linkletter

    Art Linkletter is a Canada-United States Radio personality and television personality and the former host of two of the longest-running shows in United States broadcast history: House Party , which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years, and People Are Funny, on NBC radio-TV for 19 years....
    , radio and television host of Art Linkletter's House Party
    Art Linkletter's House Party

    Art Linkletter's House Party or House Party was an United States daytime TV variety/talk show which aired on CBS Radio Network from January 15, 1945 to October 13, 1967....
  • Reed Low
    Reed Low

    Reed Low is a Canadian ice hockey player who last played in the NHL for the Chicago Blackhawks organization. Low was known primarily for his role as an enforcer ....
    , former National Hockey League player
  • Bud McCaig
    Bud McCaig

    John Robert McCaig was a Canada businessman and a co-owner of the Calgary Flames National Hockey League franchise.Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, McCaig dropped out of high school to become a truck driver, following in the footsteps of his father, John W....
    , co-owner of the Calgary Flames
    Calgary Flames

    The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
  • Mike Mintenko
    Mike Mintenko

    Michael Mintenko is a Freestyle swimming and Butterfly stroke swimmer from Canada, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 2000 and in 2004 ....
    , Commonwealth Games
    Commonwealth Games

    The Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event. Held every four years, it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations....
     swimmer
  • David Mitchell
    David Mitchell (lacrosse)

    David Mitchell is a lacrosse player for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League, and the San Francisco Dragons of Major League Lacrosse....
    , National Lacrosse League
    National Lacrosse League

    The National Lacrosse League is the league of men's box lacrosse in North America. It currently has 12 teams; 3 in Canada and 9 in the United States....
     player
  • Ken Mitchell, author, member of the Order of Canada
  • Scott Munroe
    Scott Munroe

    Scott Munroe is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He plays for the Philadelphia Phantoms in the American Hockey League ....
    , American Hockey League
    American Hockey League

    The American Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League ....
     player
  • Carrie Olver
    Carrie Olver

    Carrie Olver is a Television in Canada personality....
    , broadcaster with The Weather Network
    The Weather Network

    The Weather Network is a Canada English language cable television specialty channel that provides weather information 24 hours a day. Based in Oakville, Ontario, The Weather Network also operates a French language channel called M?t?oM?dia....
  • Fergie Olver, Toronto Blue Jays
    Toronto Blue Jays

    The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the American League East of Major League Baseball 's American League....
     broadcaster
  • Jack Reddick, Canadian Light Heavyweight Champion boxer
  • Arthur Slade
    Arthur Slade

    Arthur Gregory Slade , is a Canada author. He lives in Saskatoon in Saskatchewan, Canada. He was raised on a ranch in the Cypress Hills and began writing in high school....
    , Governor General's Award
    Governor General's Award

    The Governor General's Awards are named in honour of the Governor General of Canada, and are presented in a number of fields....
    -winning author
  • Doug Smail
    Doug Smail

    Doug Smail is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League for 13 seasons between 1980 and 1993....
    , former National Hockey League player
  • Theresa Sokyrka
    Theresa Sokyrka

    Theresa Sokyrka is a Canada singer-songwriter. On the Canadian Idol of Canadian Idol, she was the final runner-up to winner Kalan Porter....
    , singer, Canadian Idol
    Canadian Idol

    Canadian Idol is a Canadian reality television competition show airing on CTV Television Network. The show is based on the popular Fox Broadcasting Company show American Idol, which in turn is based on the British show Pop Idol....
     runner-up
  • Karen Solie
    Karen Solie

    Karen Solie is a Canada poet.Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Solie grew up on the family farm in southwest Saskatchewan. Over the years, she has worked as a farm hand, an espresso jerk, a groundskeeper, a newspaper reporter/photographer, an academic research assistant, and an English teacher....
    , Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize
    Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize

    The Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, established in 1986, is awarded annually to the best collection of poetry by a resident of British Columbia, Canada....
     winner
  • Daniel Scott Tysdal
    Daniel Scott Tysdal

    Daniel Scott Tysdal is a Canadian poet whose work approaches the lyric mode with an experimental spirit. In June 2007, Tysdal received the ReLit Award for Poetry....
    , ReLit Award-winning poet


Fiction

The creators of Atomic Betty
Atomic Betty

Atomic Betty is a Canada animated television series produced by Atomic Cartoons, Breakthrough Films & Television, and Tele Images Kids. Additional funding for production is provided by Teletoon in Canada and M?tropole 6 in France....
 modelled the fictional town in the series, Moose Jaw Heights, after Moose Jaw.

The book Quidditch Through the Ages has a Moose Jaw Quidditch team listed as the Moose Jaw Meteorites.

In Due South
Due South

Due South is an award-winning Canada television police comedy-drama created by Paul Haggis and produced by Alliance Communications , first aired in 1994....
, before moving to Chicago, Constable Fraser's biggest posting was to Moose Jaw. He recalls how he left after a week because he couldn't adapt to such an urban lifestyle.

The 1980 musical The Apple (1980 film) features two protagonists named Alphie and Bibi who are musicians from Moose Jaw and are often mocked for it. ("Moose Where?" "I think it's in Canada..." etc...)

In the Forever Knight
Forever Knight

Forever Knight is a Canada-Germany-United States television series about Nick Knight, an 800-year-old vampire working as a detective in modern day Toronto....
 episode Only the Lonely, Toronto based single coroner Dr. Natalie Lambert cracks a joke that Don Schanke's wife will match her up with a cousin from Moose Jaw.

In The Simpsons
The Simpsons

The Simpsons is an Television in the United States animated cartoon Situation comedy created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company....
, Bart Simpson mentions that the local baseball team, the Springfield Isotopes, might be moving to Moose Jaw due to lack of interest.

In the 1977 movie Slap Shot, Charlestown Chiefs defenceman Billy Charlesbois is announced as hailing from Moose Jaw.

Statistics

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

Racial groups

  • 93.7% Caucasian
    Caucasian race

    The term Caucasian race has been used to denote the general physical type of some or all of the indigenous populations of Europe, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia....
  • 4.3% Aboriginal
    Aboriginal peoples in Canada

    Aboriginal people in Canada, also known as First Nations, Inuit and M?tis, are people who belong to recognized indigenous groups in the Canada Constitution Act, 1982, Section Twenty-five of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Section Thirty-five of the Constitution Act, 1982, respectively as First Nations, M?tis people , and...
  • 0.7% Chinese


See also

  • Moose Jaw Transit
    Moose Jaw Transit

    Moose Jaw Transit provides local bus service to urban areas of the city of Moose Jaw, in southern Saskatchewan, Canada, about west of the provincial capital Regina, Saskatchewan....
  • Monarchy in Saskatchewan
    Monarchy in Saskatchewan

    The Monarchy in Saskatchewan is the constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the Sovereignty and head of state of the Canada Provinces and territories of Canada of Saskatchewan, forming the core of the province's Westminster system Parliamentary system democracy....


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