MOOSE JAW — City hall’s recreation branch experienced the most safety incidents during this year’s third quarter, with many of those situations requiring first aid due to wasp stings, data show.
The recreation branch had 10 total safety incidents between July 1 and Sept. 30, with nine staff requiring first aid and one not needing any time off to deal with the medical issue, according to a third-quarter report presented during a recent city council meeting.
“Motor vehicle incidents are the next highest category (of incidents), showing through almost all groups,” the report said, noting that safety services was working with groups to implement better corrective actions to limit similar incidents from happening again.
Transit and parks were tied with seven safety incidents during Q3, with the former dealing with motor vehicle incidents, non-occupational situations and near misses, while the latter dealt with first aid, property damage, motor vehicle incidents, no lost time and lost time.
Meanwhile, other data for Q3 2024 versus Q3 2023 showed:
- First aid: 10 / 5
- Dangerous occurrence: 1 / 1
- Loss-time injury: 2 / 0
- No loss time: 5 / 1
- Near misses (with property, vehicles, people, etc): 3 / 15
- Motor vehicle accidents: 8 / 1
- Property damage: 5 / 11
- Non-occupational: 4 / 1
Labour relations
CUPE submitted two grievances during the third quarter, while six grievances were resolved, the report said. Meanwhile, by Sept. 30, there were three active CUPE grievances, which was a decrease from four in Q2.
Workforce demographics
The workforce demographics — employees’ years of service — for the City of Moose Jaw at the end of Q3 2024 were:
- Fewer than five years: 44.1 per cent
- Five to 10 years: 20.2 per cent
- 10 to 15 years: 13.8 per cent
- 15 to 20 years: 8.6 per cent
- 20 to 25 years: 6.1 per cent
- Over 25 years: 7.2 per cent
Furthermore, the age demographics showed:
- Under age 20: 7.5 per cent
- Ages 20 to 30: 14.1 per cent
- Ages 30 to 40: 25.6 per cent
- Ages 40 to 50: 24.5 per cent
- Ages 50 to 60: 15.6 per cent
- Over age 60: 12.7 per cent
Moreover, men comprised 62.5 per cent of the workforce while women comprised 37.5 per cent.
Also, indigenous people — First Nations, Metis and Inuit — made up 2.3 per cent of the workforce, visible minorities made up 3.7 per cent and people with disabilities comprised 2.3 per cent.
Also, as of Sept. 30, 2024, there were 323 people working for the municipality, compared to 377 by Sept. 30, 2023, the report added.
The next regular council meeting is Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.
