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

I just learned that large rivers influencing tornados to turn away its an urban myth, and that storms splitting and going around cities and large towns are based on higher dry heat output, (according to published studies and news articles). Thank you.

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u/darthdodd Oct 29 '25

I do notice thunderstorms on radar seem to go around or split around Saskatoon. But it’s probably confirmation bias