Neighbourhood Rift Results in Bylaw

Moose Jaw City Hall

Flooding was a widespread problem this past spring but apparently it was a bigger headache for one local resident.

At least two Moose Jaw City Councillors have reported getting a complaint from a local resident that a neighbour was pumping water from his yard into hers during the spring flooding.  It ended up flooding her basement according to the recount given during Monday night's city council meeting. The homeowner called police but they apparently explained that there was nothing they could do since there was no bylaw against it.

Now there is.  Councillors agreed to have city administration work on a new bylaw or amend an existing one to prevent something like this from happening again.