Moose Jaw council votes to dissolve Mosaic Place operator

Moose Jaw city council voted Monday night to dissolve Downtown Facility and Field House Inc., (DFFH) marking the end of the embattled company that once operated Mosaic Place.

Last year, the city tapped a private company, Spectra Venue Management, to run the facility after DFFH became embroiled in controversies, among them a CEO’s resignation in 2016 and the board of directors’ mishandling of a personnel matter in 2018.

With Spectra running Mosaic Place, council went through the formality of dissolving DFFH.

Speaking on the Greg Morgan Morning Show on Wednesday, Mayor Fraser Tolmie was looking to the future instead.

“I’m actually very excited. I mean, obviously we’re facing the challenge with the COVID pandemic but this is a very professional company. There’s lots of opportunities and we’re very excited about what they bring to the table,” Tolmie said.

“Things are going to look better for for the future for Mosaic Place.”

During the interview, Tolmie also struck an optimistic tone for 2021.

There will be some major projects that will lead to construction jobs in the city, like a second Canadian Tire store and SaskPower’s new generation station.

“SaskPower has just announced Burns and McDonnell to be the project lead. They’re going to be reaching out to our local chamber of commerce, to the city and to local businesses to … be able to let them have contracts,” Tolmie said.

“That’s going to be something that they’re going to bring to the table here and we’re very excited for the local businesses because that’s really going to boost our economy and boost our local businesses in a time of need.”