We know what to do. Layer up, have the boots, scarf, toque and gloves ready at all times but imagine if you had never experienced one of our winters before.

That's the reality for many of our neighbours here in Moose Jaw as newcomers to Canada prepare for the cold weather ahead that we just take as part of our daily lives. The Moose Jaw Multicultural Council is trying to help and Community Connections Coordinator Tyler Bastedo says they could always use winter clothing donations as they lend a hand.

"We're not doing a formal drive or anything but we are doing a winter clothing orientation," said Bastedo. "We accept donations for that because that's usually when we identify the needs of our newcomers when it comes to winter clothing."

The Multicultural Council will be holding a winter orientation on October 16th and will explore what newcomers can expect in terms of the weather, snow and cold conditions, how to prepare for them and even enjoy their first prairie winter.

Allocating costs and telling elected officials what we think are the important items in the community, Moose Jaw City Hall has launched another survey to get information from residents ahead of the 2019 budget talks.

The Budget and City Services Survey is now live on the city's website and takes about 10 minutes to complete, according to Communications Manager Craig Hemingway.

"There are a couple (questions) that will take longer than others because there are some questions related to setting priorities and there is one question that is asking 'if you had $100 to spend across a number of city services, how would you allocate those dollars?' So you have to figure that out and make it add up to 100 at the end."

All the answers given in the survey will be shown to City Council and administration as they prepare the 2019 budget deliberations.

The roster is different, but that doesn't mean the expectations are changing for the Moose Jaw Warriors this season.

After winning the Scotty Munro Trophy as regular season champions last season, the Warriors have lost a lot of scoring and their starting goalie, but there's a new crop of players ready to lead the team in 2018-19.

"It may not be as pretty (this season), but it's going to be effective," said Warriors head coach Tim Hunter ahead of Friday night's season opener in Brandon.

"We're going to have three different phases of our team: right now, Christmas time it's going to be quite a bit better and then by the end of the year, we're going to be a lot better, it will be a night and day difference. It's going to take patience, a lot of work by the coaching staff and the players."

The Warriors used 36 different players during the preseason as they looked for replacements for Jayden Halbgewachs, Brayden Burke, Tanner Jeannot, Brett Howden, Oleg Sosunov, Dmitri Zaitsev, Brody Willms and more.

Moose Jaw loses 258 goals from last year's team, but Hunter is confident that they have the players in place to remain competitive this season after making a push last season.

"We're going to try to play the same way, it may not look the same; the end result, how the puck ends up in the other team's end, how many nice passes we're able to make and all that; but we have to keep trying to play the same way because how our players are going to develop the fastest and be the best players possible," said Hunter.

19-year-old forward Ryan Peckford will be one of the leaders offensively for the Moose Jaw Warriors this season. (Photo: Marc Smith)

Players like Tate Popple, Brecon Wood, Tyler Smithies and Tristyn DeRoose will be asked to take on bigger roles.

Ryan Peckford will be one of the players that will be tasked with taking his game to another level this season. The 19-year-old was acquired last season in a trade with Victoria and finished the season with 20 goals and 49 points

He said he knows that he will need to lead the way, along with Pittsburgh Penguins draft pick Justin Almeida and 20-year-old Tristin Langan.

"I want to have a big year offensively and help out the team that way and just lead by example, so I'm really excited," said Peckford.

"We won't be as offensive, obviously we lost a few guys, but I think we'll still be pretty offensive and we're going to have to play both styles of games, sometimes we'll have to grind it, but we'll still have that offence there and it will be a good mix."

There's a lot of unknowns offensively heading into the season for the Warriors, but that's not the case on the defensive side where the team has one of the stronger returning groups in the league, led by NHL draft picks Josh Brook and Jett Woo, as well as 20-year-old Brandon Schuldhaus.

Those three lead a group that also includes 2017 first round pick Daemon Hunt as well as Dalton Hamaliuk, Matthew Benson, Matthew Sanders, Drae Gardiner, and Brendan Kwiatkowski.

19-year-old defenceman Josh Brook will lead a loaded defensive core for the Moose Jaw Warriors this season. (Photo: Marc Smith)

The biggest change will be in goal where a season-ending injury to Brody Willms thrust 18-year-old goalie Adam Evanoff into the starting role.

Evanoff said he's ready to take his game up a notch in his second season in the WHL.

"I feel pretty confident, the coaches did a great job of preparing the team for the big show and come this weekend we'll be ready to go," said Evanoff.

"We've got a good system here, we've just got to stick to it. It's definitely a different team than last year, but every year, you're going to have a different team, so if we stick to the system, we'll be good."

The Warriors have brought in overage goalie Brodan Salmond to help Evanoff along, while 17-year-old goalie Ethan Fitzgerald remains with the team to open the season.

"Nobody is being handed anything, Adam is taking the opportunity, he prepared real well, had a great summer, he's way fitter than he was laster and he's matured as an individual, which is a big part of it," said Hunter. "We'll see how it all works out between him and Brodan in the early going and see who's going to carry the ball."

The Warriors head into Brandon to face a Wheat Kings team on the rise in their season opener.

Peckford said the Warriors are looking forward to seeing how they match-up with one of the contenders early in the season.

"It's always an exciting time to start the regular season off and we want to start it well, so we've been getting prepared and are all excited to play," said Peckford.

"They're a good team, they play a similar style to us, so we just have to come out ready and prepared to play our best because they'll be good."

The Warriors and Wheat Kings hit the ice at 6:30 p.m. on Friday night at Westoba Place in Brandon. You can catch all the action on Country 100, starting with the Pre-Game Show at 6:10 p.m.

The two sides finish up the opening weekend on Saturday night at Mosaic Place when the Warriors will raise their Scotty Munro Trophy and East Division title banners to rafters. 

Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., the Pre-Game Show hits the air on Country 100 at 6:40 p.m. and the pre-game ceremonies start at 7 p.m.

Heather Eby is one of four candidates hoping to make the cut in the upcoming by-election. 

One thing that Eby feels puts her a step above the rest is her past experience; not only was she previously on Council, but she's also been busy with local boards and running her own home-based business. 

She was on City Council from 2009-2016 and believes there's more work that she could be doing for the benefit of our city.The 2016 council results on election day.

"I felt like I still have good support in the community and also feel like I still have a lot left to offer City Council and the community as a whole. I just didn't feel like I was quite done doing what I had wanted to do while being there. Of course, I did not have any anticipation of there being a by-election, but when the opportunity came up it seemed like the perfect time to try and step back in."

Experience isn't the only thing that Eby has in her toolbox. She detailed what else she brings to the table and what she has been up to since not being re-elected last term. 

"I'm very community-orientated and I have lots and lots of contacts in the community and that makes me really accessible. Since I haven't been on Council in the last two years, I've been on the board of the Moose Jaw YMCA and I've been very fortunate to work there with some really talented individuals on the board, so I feel like I've also had some good mentorship there as well."

Eby missed a spot on Council by a small margin of votes in 2016, which is another reason why she wants to return to a seat in Council Chambers. 

"I feel like coming in mid-term a person really needs to be ready to hit the ground running, the budget cycle is supposed to start in October, which is much earlier than normal. Just to be able to slide into those things and have an understanding of the process and of what's expected, I think it would be really beneficial with all the experience that I do have."

The issue she would like to focus on, like many others, is infrastructure. However, she said that in the last six months her attention has shifted to wanting to the make the community a safe place. She believes Moose Jaw has seen more serious crimes lately, and that community members have spoken to her about it. As a result she would like to see what more supports we can offer law enforcement and other agencies to make our city even safer. 

Once a farmer, always a farmer. 

That statement rings true for Arthur Cedergren who now lives in Moose Jaw but spent years growing up and running their family farm near the community of Keeler, Saskatchewan. Their farmhouse was built in 1905 by Cedergren's father. 

He's turning 99 years old next month on Halloween and just participated in his 83rd Harvest according to his daughter. Cedergren still remembers his first harvest back in 1934, and just one short year later in 1935 he took over their family farm and became the head of the operation. 

For the last handful of years, Cedergren has been overjoyed to hop back in the machinery with the rest of the guys during harvest but noted things look a lot different than they used to from the inside of a combine or any other equipment. 

"It has changed tremendously, I couldn't believe it... I've been riding out on the combine a little bit the last two years," explained Cerdgren. " I started out with my first combine with, it was a six foot and we were cutting two feet."

He also said that he was surprised by the sound and dust-proof cabs that producers see nowadays and back when he was running things it was much more labour intensive.

"I think the farmers today are doing a very good job. Their overhead expenses are completely foreign to me... the way it's being farmed is far more productive today than it was, say in the 30s and 40s."

Not only has technology advanced greatly over the years for Cedergren to witness, but he also said even the soil and the food farmers grow is getting better each year. 

"The last two years the crops have been absolutely perfect, far better than I ever saw. You're using different technology now and a lot more fertilizer; we didn't use fertilizer because we couldn't afford it. The crops are unbelievable comparing it to the area when I was farming."

Cedergren noted that when he was the head of the household on their family farm it was a mixed farm, but he added that they also had animals over the years as well, such as cattle and horses. 

Autumn begins Saturday in Saskatchewan, and Mother Nature is setting it off with a bang. 

We didn't see much precipitation throughout the summer months, but things are much different as we transition into another season. According to the forecast the start of fall is going to be wet and we may see our first bit of snow in the Friendly City. 

"Waves of rain and snow will occur across the Canadian prairies as we move forward through the next few days. The precipitation is going to continue in the wet weather mode we've been in for a while. There will be widespread moisture to deal with as we go forward through the next few days and it does include snow," described Drew Lerner. "Precipitation (Friday) is going to be most concentrated near the U.S. border and areas south of Highway 1 will see widespread rain and some drizzle. The moisture totals in that area will most likely end up in the range of around 3-8 millimeters, we'll look for some local totals close to 13 millimeters immediately along the U.S. border."

It may put some people's minds at ease that Lerner predicts most snowfall will be dissolved to puddles shortly after the sun comes up on Saturday, if we see any in this area. 

"The greatest snowfall will likely occur in the northwest part of the province, we'll look for totals that could run from 6-13 centimeters. After this system passes, we'll likely see drier and colder air working its way back across the prairies."

Click here to see the full five-day forecast. 

Any time you try to host an outdoor event, especially in Saskatchewan, you know there's a possibility of having to move indoors. 

That's exactly what Moose Jaw's Journey to Hope is doing for their annual event on Saturday. The group of dedicated volunteers look to raise funds to help with suicide prevention, spread awareness about suicide statistics, as well share with residents what supports are available. 

Each year they host a walk, which typically takes place in Crescent Park; however, this year they'll be moving it to the Jones Funeral Chapel. Although normally organizers, volunteers, and attendees brave the cold, this year conditions are just a bit too foreboding to ignore.

The event will run with its normal schedule; it will just be moved to the funeral chapel which is located at 106 Athabasca Street East.

Friday was a special day for Moose Jaw Warriors defenceman Josh Brook.

The 19-year-old signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens after a strong showing at their training camp over the past few weeks.

Brook was originally selected by Montreal in the second round, 56th overall, at the 2017 NHL Draft. He made his Canadiens' preseason debut on Wednesday and then signed the deal on Friday morning.

Contrats signés ✅

Contracts: signed ✅#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/4sI3xP5e8c

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) September 21, 2018

Last season with Moose Jaw, Brook posted three goals and 32 points in 45 games. He has 15 goals, 82 points and is a plus-68 in 145 career WHL games.

After the big news for Brook in the morning, the Warriors received good news in the afternoon as the Canadiens reassigned Brook back to the WHL.

The Warriors opened their regular season on Friday night in Brandon. They host the Wheat Kings on Saturday night at Mosaic Place.

The Moose Jaw Warriors battled hard on Friday night in Brandon and came up just short, falling 2-1 to the Wheat Kings in their season opener at Westoba Place.

Adam Evanoff was fantastic, making 34 saves in the loss, Justin Almeida had the lone goal for Moose Jaw, and Brecon Wood had a goal disallowed in the second period.

In the first period, the Warriors and Wheat Kings established a quick pace as they raced up and down the ice. Midway through the frame, Brandon was able to establish a territorial advantage with an aggressive fore-check and that led to a 14-5 advantage on the shot clock.

Inside the final two minutes of the period, Brandon was put on the power play.

Moose Jaw's penalty kill didn't give up much to Brandon, but with 46 seconds left in the period, Wheat Kings captain Stelio Mattheos took a shot from inside the right circle that went off of a Warrior on top of the crease and past Evanoff.

Just 16 seconds into the second period, the Wheat Kings broke up a Warrior clearing attempt inside their zone and fed the puck to 20-year-old defenceman Schael Higson whose slap-shot from the left point found its way through traffic and to the back of the net.

Moose Jaw needed a spark in the middle period and they got it at 7:31. Tristin Langan won a face-off in the right circle and Almeida came off the right wall to grab the puck, the Pittsburgh Penguins prospect skated to the left side of the circle and snapped a wrist shot past Brandon goalie Jiri Patera to get the Warriors on the board.

At 11:19, the Warriors thought they tied the game at two when Wood knocked the puck out of the air and into the Brandon net. However, after video review, the goal was disallowed as they said it was knocked in with a high stick.

With their backs against the wall to start the third period, the Warriors came hard at the Wheat Kings. They used their speed to ignite an aggressive fore-check which allowed them to create quality scoring opportunities.

Moose Jaw outshot Brandon 14-11 in the third period, but they just couldn't snag an equalizer and went on to suffer a tight one-goal loss.

Moose Jaw didn't receive a power play in the game while Brandon was 1-for-1. Evanoff made 34 saves in the loss, while Patera made 28 in the win.

These two rivals will continue their weekend series Saturday back in Moose Jaw. Saturday's 50-50 jackpot is starting just shy of $167,000 and door at Mosaic Place will open at 5:30 p.m.

Catch all the action on Country 100 starting with the PreGame Show at 6:40 p.m.

This weekend is a special one for the Prairie Hockey Academy out in Caronport.

After putting together a strong first season last year, the program now prepares to take on a new challenge by joining the Canadian Sport School Hockey League.

P.H.A.'s Elite 15 squad will suit up this weekend for the first time as members of the prestigious CSSHL.

"Very excited, it feels like it's been a long time in the making and ready to get going and probably no better way to start than against the reigning champions at home," said Elite 15 head coach Rodney MacPhee.

P.H.A. will square off with the Northern Alberta Xtreme in games on Saturday and Sunday at the Barkman Arena. 

Northern Alberta went undefeated in 36 games last season on their way to the Elite 15 Division Championship. They will provide a strong opening test for the Cougars and MacPhee feels the team is ready for the challenge.

"They've been going very hard, they aren't going to face anything harder than what they faced in the last 2-3 weeks of our training camp preparing for the season opener," said MacPhee. "There's obviously some nerves there and that's to be expected, it's what you do with those nerves, they don't control you, you're in control, so we'll be ready to go."

The Prairie Hockey Academy opened up shop last season with the Elite 15 team playing in tournaments and exhibition games throughout the year before being accepted in the CSSHL.

This season, they will have a Midget Varsity team to go along with the Elite 15 squad. Both teams will feature some new faces to go along with players from last year’s team.

MacPhee said he likes the look his Elite 15 team heading into their opener.

"Right now, we're half-and-half of returning players and new players, so guys are still trying to figure out where they fit in, but as we go, we're going to be a very competitive team, we're going to be a team with depth, we'll find scoring on all three lines, we'll have an improved defence that will also help us be able to score more goals and I expect to have really good goaltending this year," said MacPhee.

"We'll be a 200-foot team, play at both ends of the ice well, a little bit of physicality and a little bit of skill in there as well."

Moose Jaw's Evan Callaghan will be wearing the 'C' for the Cougars this season, while last year's leading scorer Atley Calvert returns to help lead the way for the team.

"The players are definitely excited, our fans are excited, I know other teams are excited -- coaches from teams that we played last year that I’ve talked to -- everyone is excited to see us get going, but at the end of the day, we still have the same goals, the same jobs to do, league or no league, we have to go out there and put forth our best effort, whether that's in the classroom, in the gym, or in the CSSHL, those are things that will make us successful," said MacPhee.

The Prairie Hockey Academy squares off with the Northern Alberta Xtreme on Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. and then again on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. Both games are at the Barkman Arena.

Less than a week after 6-year-old Emma O'Keeffe, the North Battleford girl who was at the center of an Amber Alert was found, Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit North, with assistance from North Battleford RCMP, North Battleford Provincial General Investigative Section (GIS), North Battleford Municipal GIS, and Saskatoon Provincial GIS have already arrested and charged a suspect in relation to alert.

Emma was left sitting in the back of her mother's running SUV Sunday night when an unknown person stole it. She was found 6:45 the next morning unharmed.

RCMP viewed hundreds of hours of surveillance footage from over 200 businesses to follow the stolen vehicle's movements, which lead to the arrest of 19-year-old Johnathan Ryann Gunville of North Battleford.

A number of charges were laid involving the September 16th abduction and two other vehicle thefts on the 19th and 20th.

Charges stemming from the alert include the abduction of a person under 14, unlawful confinement, and abandoning a child.

As for the number of vehicle thefts, he faces two dangerous operation of a motor vehicle charges, theft of a motor vehicle, possession of property obtained by crime over $5000, evading a police officer, two counts of driving while disqualified, and eight charges of failing to comply with a probation order.

Gunville will appear in North Battleford Provincial Court on Monday morning.

The RCMP would like to recognize and thank the public assistance in the matter.

The Moose Jaw Warriors announced before Saturday's home opener that 19-year-old defenceman Josh Brook has been named the 32nd captain in franchise history.  As well, 19-year-old Justin Almeida and 20-year-old Tristin Langan have been named Alternate Captains.

Brook was selected by the Warriors with the fourth overall pick in the first round of the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft and is entering his fourth season in the Western Hockey League. In 145 games with the Warriors, he has 15 goals, 67 assists, and 82 points, and in 31 career playoff games, he has four goals, 14 assists, and 18 points.

The Roblin, MB product was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round, 56th overall, at the 2017 NHL Draft.  He signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Canadiens on Friday after attending their training camp for the past few weeks.

Brook will make his season debut with the Warriors on Saturday when they face-off with the Brandon Wheat Kings.

Langan, a product of Swan River, MB, was selected by the Warriors in the ninth round of the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft.  Last year, he posted career highs in goals, assists, and points, finishing the season with 16 goals, 26 assists, and 42 points. 

The 20-year-old is entering his final season in the WHL and has played in 175 games, scoring 25 goals, 47 assists, and 72 points.

Almeida was originally selected by the Prince George Cougars with the fifth overall pick in the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft and was acquired by the Warriors midway through the 2016-17 season.  Last year, Almeida finished third in team scoring with 43 goals, 55 assists, and 98 points. 

In 193 career WHL games, Almeida has 57 goals, 76 assists, and 133 points and his hard work was rewarded earlier this year when the Pittsburgh Penguins selected him in the fifth round, 129th overall, at the 2018 NHL Draft.

The first large-scale wind energy project has been approved in the province, bringing the Sask Government's plan to see a 40 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 a little closer. Dustin Duncan, MLA for Weyburn-Big Muddy and Environment Minister, announced the approval of the 177-megawatt project Thursday, which will be developed and operated by Algonquin Power Company.

Duncan said Algonquin is a Canadian company with experience.

"They have significant experience in Canada and, in fact, in Saskatchewan," shared Duncan. "We have a number of smaller scale wind power projects and I believe Algonquin is the operators of two of those projects that are up and running in Saskatchewan. This is the first large-scale wind energy project though, so this is much bigger than anything that we've ever done before in the province. It's 177 megawatts and it's expected to include approximately 56 wind turbines."

Algonquin was named the successful proponents of this project in 2012 but they had to re-site the project to avoid disrupting migratory bird patterns. They have gone through the environmental assessment process for the second time and have now been approved. The project will operate south of Herbert, SK as the Blue Hill Wind Energy Project and produce enough electricity for roughly 70,000 homes.

SaskPower will buy the electricity from Algonquin in an effort to reduce the province's dependency on coal-powered electricity.

"This is a part of our plan under the Prairie Resilience climate change plan to see a 40 percent reduction in our greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and so renewable energy is an important part of that for SaskPower to achieve that goal," shared Duncan. "So, this is just the next step in that and, in fact, we'll be making further announcements I would say later this fall about the next wind project that we'll see in the province."

Construction of the facility is expected to begin in 2019, with possible service as early as 2021.

An RCMP investigation into an illegal grow-op lead to the seizure of over 7000 marijuana plants.

Blaine Lake RCMP and Saskatchewan RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime Unit, with assistance from the RCMP Emergency Response Team, executed three Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrants Friday following an extensive investigation into a large-scale illegal marijuana grow-operation at a rural property south of Marcelin.

Two of those warrants were executed in the Marcelin area and one in Saskatoon.

A search warrant at a rural property near Marcelin where three individuals were arrested and RCMP seized 7,000 marijuana plants. The other search warrant was executed in the community of Marcelin by the Emergency Response Team where they seized a cell phone, a laptop, and bank and phone records.

RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime and Saskatoon Integrated Drug Enforcement Street Team executed the third and final warrant in Saskatoon and conducted a search.

The investigation is ongoing

Fall started off wet and cold in Moose Jaw, but North of the Friendly City saw much worse.

Dangerous road conditions arose as snow blanketed central Saskatchewan, and the Highway Hotline even did not recommend travel on Highway 11 between Chamberlain and Davidson.(Screenshot taken around 12 pm Saturday)

A huge line up of cars returning from the Keith Urban concert in Saskatoon heading through Davidson had to deal with poor visibility and slipper and snow covered roads.

Reports from Broadview say they received 3 inches of snow and power is knocked out in the area. 

Stay safe if you're travelling North of Moose Jaw, you can stay up to date and informed on Saskatchewan Road Conditions with the Highway Hotline.

Perseverance, role model, influential, successful, a mentor, if you know a woman in your life who embodies one of these qualities, nows your chance to help them get the recognition they deserve.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 6th Annual Business Women of Moose Jaw (BWMJ) PRISM Awards coming up this March.

"Really it is all about women supporting women," Sharleen Froats, President of the BWMJ and the Nominations Chair for the PRISM Committee said. "Really to have a voice and uplift those in the community, you know, I think a lot of people would agree that there's so much negativity that we're exposed to a lot of the time and this is really just an opportunity to focus on something positive."

There is also a Lifetime and Youth Achievement award that women in Moose Jaw can be nominated for, and the awards will be handed out at the gala event which also serves as a fundraiser for the Moose Jaw Transition House, and they want to make this event to be huge.

"We're wanting to exceed what we had last year, so we are aiming for about thirty nominations this year," Froats explained. "It's an event, I've mentioned before, that's driven entirely by nominations and so it's so important for the community to really get out and recognize the women in our community that are doing amazing things."

You can head over to the BWMJ's website to find a nomination form. The deadline to submit is October 31st.

A sold-out crowd was on the edge of their seats on Saturday as the Moose Jaw Warriors charged late in the third period but just came up short, falling 4-2 to the Brandon Wheat Kings at Mosaic Place.

Newly named captain, Josh Brook scored twice for the Warriors in the third period in his first game back from Montreal Canadiens camp, while Adam Evanoff turned away 24 shots in the loss.

The first period didn't start exactly how the Warriors were hoping, as the Wheat Kings scored on the second shift of the game. 20-year-old forward Linden McCorrister tipped a shot past goalie Adam Evanoff to open the scoring just 1:07 into the game.

Brandon added to their lead less than six minutes later, when their captain, Stelio Mattheos, forced a turnover at the Warriors' blue-line and then finished off a pass from Luka Burzan to make it 2-0.

The Warriors were good in the offensive end throughout the period, outshooting the Wheat Kings, 10-9, but they couldn't beat import goalie Jiri Patera.

Moose Jaw tried to press early in the second period, but unfortunately, the Wheat Kings had other ideas.

Just 1:52 into the middle frame, Brandon moved up the ice quickly and was able to spot 16-year-old rookie Ridly Greig on top of the Warriors crease, where he scored his first WHL goal to make it 3-0.

Similar to Friday’s game in Brandon, the Warriors came out hard in the third period and started to attack the Wheat King net.

After killing off a penalty to start the third period, the Warriors landed on the power play. Brook came down the right boards and put a hard shot towards the net that beat Jiri Petra to get the Warriors on the board.

At 10:57, the Warriors battled hard below the Brandon goal line and were eventually able to force the puck to Brook, who put another shot past Patera to pull Moose Jaw to within one.

For the rest of regulation, the Warriors had their chances to tie the game, but just came up short and ended up falling 4-2 after the Wheat Kings added a late empty net goal.

Justin Almeida picked up two assists for the Warriors, while Moose Jaw outshot the Wheat Kings 14-6 in the third and 30-28 overall. The Warriors were also 1-for-3 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.

The Warriors are now off until next weekend when they’ll take on a pair of division rivals. On Saturday, the Prince Albert Raiders come to Moose Jaw for a rematch of their 2018 first round playoff series and then next Sunday, the guys will make the short trip to Regina for their first meeting of the season against the Pats.

With Summer over, so is the peak tourism season for the Friendly City, and it seems like downtown had a bit of an increase in the number of visitors hitting coming to Moose Jaw.

"It was a really good summer," Executive Director of Tourism Moose Jaw Jackie L'Heureux-Mason said. "It was a slow start from what I heard from most businesses, but overall, July and August ended up being outstanding. We did have our ambassador booth downtown open a little bit [longer with] extended hours so that could definitely account for probably up to twenty percent of the increase but overall our numbers in the past years was increased by about forty percent at the ambassador booth."

Even though it doesn't seem like much, Tourism Moose Jaw says this is huge for them, especially with the trolley being out of commision in August.

"We were seeing a bit of a trend that we were up in March and April, down in May and for the most part of June, until the last week of June, and then July we were sitting at about the same, if not better numbers day to day and then we did notice quite a significant drop off when we're not getting a 120 people in every day to see the trolley," L'Heureux-Mason added.

Natural advertising may be to thank for the uptick. Things like Rogers Hometown Hockey, One Horse Town, and being featured in a Superstore commercial brought lots of attention towards the Friendly City, something which Tourism Moose Jaw believes will continue to pay off for bringing visitors to our city.

As for the broken trolley, Tourism Moose Jaw will be putting some extra attention into it now that they are in their slow season and are still hopeful that they will get the trolley back into service shortly.

Definitely a franchise record for the Moose Jaw Warriors but still unclear if it's a CHL record, as the Booster Club's 50/50 Jackpot hit an astounding $383,450.

Although the Warriors had a tough weekend, and a hard home opener 4-2 loss against the Brandon Wheat Kings, fans waited patiently in the crowd after the final buzzer rang, waiting in anticipation for the winning numbers.

The jackpot opened up at $166,615 due to two previous unclaimed 50/50 draws, which just helped the ticket sales to the sold-outt crowd, and would you guess, the prize went unclaimed.

The Booster Club is still looking for the owner of ticket number Z423428. Almost one year ago at the beginning of the new year, a jackpot set at $84,840 was a team record, showing how much of an accomplishment this is.

The owner of the winning ticket can email the Booster Club mjwarriors.boosterclub@gmail.com or visit the Warrior's Office during the week.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders took over sole possession of second place in the CFL's West Division as they rebounded with a 30-29 win over the Toronto Argonauts at BMO Field on Saturday night.

The perpetually dormant Riders' offence woke up in the victory, accounting for three touchdowns, tripling their total from the past two weeks, to help Saskatchewan improve to 8-5 this season.

Riders quarterback Zach Collaros connected on a pair of touchdown passes to receiver Jordan Williams-Lambert and finished the game 14-of-25 for 233 yards, adding two interceptions as well.

Running back Marcus Thigpen broke off an 82-yard touchdown in the second quarter that helped Saskatchewan build up a 24-14 lead at halftime.

Toronto battled back in the third quarter. Collaros was intercepted by Trumaine Washington and returned 62 yards for a touchdown that tied the game at 27-27 heading into the fourth quarter.

A 56-yard field goal from Brett Lauther with 1:20 to go gave the Riders a two-point edge and Toronto kicker Zackary Medeiros missed a 51-yard attempt of his own with ten seconds left, giving Saskatchewan the win.

Naaman Roosevelt had a big game with five catches for 105 yards for the Riders, while Thigpen finished with 95 yards on four carries.

Argos quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson finished 32-of-44 for 321 yards and was picked off by Loucheiz Purifoy.

James Wilder Jr. was held to 48 yards on nine carries, but he had seven catches for 74 yards. S.J. Green led the Argos with six catches for 106 yards.

Former Riders receiver Duron Carter didn't register a catch in the loss.

The Riders are now two points ahead of the Edmonton Eskimos for second place in the West Division after Edmonton fell 28-15 to the Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday.

Saskatchewan returns to the field next Sunday when they travel to Montreal to face the Alouettes.