Snowplane presentation, Communities in Bloom, fireworks update on agenda for May 20 Chamber meeting
April 28, 2025, 10:03 am
Ryan Kiedrowski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
There’s lots on the agenda for the next Moosomin Chamber of Commerce meeting set for Tuesday, May 20.
Lisl Gunderman and Darrell Hunter—the Alberta couple that took on the challenge of restoring Dr. Gerry Galloway’s 1947 Fudge Snow Sedan—will be speaking at the meeting. This is a real regional story of collaboration and history as the snow plane was a vital transportation link for Dr. Galloway in the Oxbow and Alameda areas, was manufactured in Moosomin at the Fudge Factory, and found in pieces at the Elkhorn Auto Museum by Gunderman (Dr. Galloway’s granddaughter) and Hunter. The duo will talk about the next steps in the restoration process and how people in Moosomin might get a chance to see this unique machine. They are also looking for opportunities to display the snowplane in the area.
Kyle Jeannot will also be providing an update on the Living Skies Come Alive fireworks competition, which is returning to the Moosomin Regional park during the August Long Weekend after a few years’ hiatus. In past years, this event drew tens of thousands of people to the park with bands and food trucks also in attendance. A market will also be part of the festivities, and back in February, Jeannot estimated more than 25 vendors had already signed up.
Also bringing an update will be a spokesperson from the Moosomin Communities in Bloom committee with their plans for 2025. This year’s theme is Edible Gardens, and Moosomin will be competing at the national level—something that hasn’t happened for more than two decades! This year, the RM of Moosomin will be joining the beautification campaign, which is no stranger to group collaboration as the Town of Moosomin, Pipestone Hills Golf Club and Moosomin & District regional Park have worked together since returning to the program in 2023. Coming back to Communities in Bloom has been a huge success as Moosomin won Four Blooms in 2023, and Five Blooms last year, plus an Environmental Action Award for community-wide cleanup efforts.
There will be more added to the agenda in the weeks leading up to the May 20 meeting, which begins at 11:45 am at the Canalta Hotel. Lunch is provided, and everyone is welcome to attend.
Also, Southeast College will make a presentation at the June meeting of the Moosomin Chamber of Commerce on how it intends to move forward in Moosomin.
