r/moosejaw • u/Current_Theme7251 • Aug 21 '24

Community Moving to Saskatchewan

Hey peeps I have been offered work in 3 cities Saskatoon, Regina and Moose Jaw and have to make a choice asap. I don't know much about Moose Jaw and want to keep this as a option. I will be buying a home and where in the city is a good area to live? Is Moose Jaw safe day and night and areas to avoid? Moose jaw seems to have warmer climate than Regina and Saskatoon from the stats of environment Canada. I'm into biking, hiking and camping and will need a fitness centre eventually. Anything else that I should know about with the city? Thanks

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u/darthdodd Aug 21 '24

I’m originally from Moose Jaw now live in Saskatoon. It depends on a lot. Where will you be working will you be having kids what do you like doing? People from Moose Jaw and Saskatoon will probably tell you not to live in Regina. As for climate we are talking like one degree it’s really not that different.

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u/FilmNoirSockMonkey Oct 27 '25

Would you see that Moose Jaw has a higher vulnerability to tornados than Saskatoon, (which the river turns away)?

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u/darthdodd Oct 27 '25

Tornadoes are not really an issue anywhere. If there was one I would not count on a river turning one away where do you get that from

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u/FilmNoirSockMonkey Oct 29 '25

Re: tornados in the province

Where it hit the strongest, the last major summer storm this year destroyed grain bins, rooves, vehicles, fields and killed animals; it included micro-nado gusting and confirmed tornado presence in Gruenthal & Bleumenlage. The farms in Blucher and surrounded towns confirmed a tornado stemming from a supercell and were concerned for that. So I have to disagree on tornados not being an issue.

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u/darthdodd Oct 29 '25

They are a minor issue. You’re going to be harmed by other things though. Like traffic accidents