If Medicine Hat College is able to provide parking for $3 a day without breaking the bank then so should Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, says a member of the Palliser Triangle Health Advisory Council.“If the college can provide parking for $3 a day, don’t tell me $2 an hour is not a cash cow for
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The Chinook Chapter of Pheasants Forever will be holding its fifth annual Youth Trap Shoot on Sunday June 23 at the Medicine Hat Trap Club. Pheasants Forever event organizer Leonard Hanson says the annual shoot is an excellent way to introduce young people to shooting and hunting. “The number of people going out bird hunting ... Read More »
22 mins agoSpeech services for students in the region will be shuffled as funding is redirected towards hiring three full-time speech pathologists in lieu of speech language pathologist assistants. “We’re really hopeful that this change will provide better service for the children and families,” said Denise Paton, director of Allied Health for AHS South Zone. The changes ... Read More »
22 mins agoOn Tuesday Herald School celebrated its latest group of proud graduates. Special needs students Ryan Dirk, Taylor Keim, Britney London, T.J. Patterson, Mason Seitz and Carolanne Williams brought their school careers to a close with a joyful celebration looking back fondly on their time at Herald. Herald elementary students applauded wildly as each of the ... Read More »
22 mins agolf courses around the world, kids dream of the chance to rub shoulders with the game’s best players. This dream can become a reality for many of them next week in Medicine Hat. The breeding ground for up and coming stars of the famed PGA Tour is the PGA Tour Canada. The young guns playing ... Read More »
22 mins agoThe only stipulations are it must be recent (within the last two weeks), the photographer has to consent to its publication, and we need enough information to write a cutline. If you read the cutlines here, you’ll see that means we want a date, the names of who’s in the photo, what division of sport ... Read More »
1 day agoThe Medicine Hat K of C Knights split a pair of games with the Great Falls Electrics in American Legion A doubleheader action on Tuesday at Jeffries Park. In the first game, the came out 4-1 winners over the Electrics. Colby Futrell earned the pitching win going the distance on the hill. He gave up ... Read More »
1 day agoBefore he even takes the stage on June 26 for a late-night Medicine Hat JazzFest show, Alan Jones will probably have a good portion of the crowd in his back pocket. Having five of Canada’s top jazz musicians playing with you will do that. “It was completely planned,” Jones, a Canadian himself, said with a ... Read More »
22 mins agoou recall overloading on fizz pops and jelly bellies as a child, letting that imagination hit overdrive and dreaming of carnival rides with no lineup or possibly a room of video games where credits aren’t required? Well, this man’s equivalency of a Disneyland-like experience was nearing its due date, after swapping out butterscotch disks for ... Read More »
22 mins agoIt’s been a long and winding road to her status as one of the rising stars on the jazz scene, but Jaclyn Guillou believes she’s exactly where she’s supposed to be — again.Early last week that was Vancouver, but on June 26 that will be at the Medicine Hat Jazz Festival.Since stepping full time into ... Read More »
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I hope you don't take yourself seriously Jim. This split personality thing is getting to be a little too much. You guy... Read More » Jim. I just love your judge, jury, and executioner approach to commenting. You, as this gloating, self absorbed person... Read More »
Ghost.....I will pass your comments on to Jim for you.....you guys? I'm not in Gov't nor is Jim to my knowledge.....I di... Read More » You simply can't be serious Jim. Horne approved these lame ass bonuses last year and then does an about face and fires ... Read More »Greater transparency in the public sector sounds great, doesn’t it? Alberta’s whistleblower protection law took effect June 1, and the Alberta government was quick to boast it is leading the way in openness among provincial governments in Canada. The Progressive Conservatives have certainly made positive steps in that regard, with tighter and more public expense-disclosure ... Read More »
22 mins agoIt is often been said a society is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable. If that is so, then Canada might just be failing the test. It is easy to extend welcome to those who come to this country with money in their pockets, or bring with them a trade or profession which ... Read More »
1 day agoThere’s been handwringing over the past few months as educators crunched the numbers coming out of the provincial budget. SD 76 is looking at $2.3 million less in revenue and a deficit of a quarter million dollars for 2013-14. Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education had to find $1.31 million in savings in its 2013-14 ... Read More »
2 days agoA letter to the editor in the June 12 Medicine Hat News made reference to a pharmacy in the Flats, that it would be closing. This is not true. The pharmacy in the Flats continues to operate and will into the future, says its owner. The News apologizes for any inconvenience this erroneous statement may ... Read More »
22 mins agoHealth Minister Fred Horne, in a fit of pique, fired the board of AHS because they defied his “strong suggestion” to stop the bonus paycheques. However the Alberta Taxpayers Federation has to file and pay for an Access to Information request to find out how much the separated board members will receive in compensation from ... Read More »
1 day agoI found Drew Barnes’s and Blake Pedersen’s response to Health Minister Fred Horne’s firing of the AHS Board interesting. It would seem our two local MLAs are allowing politics to trump common sense. Let’s review the facts. The minister gave the board a directive to cancel bonuses to AHS executives. The board refused to comply, ... Read More »
1 day agoTickled Pink Cheer up, Event Centre naysayers. Although denied a true voice in negotiations, with no direct vote in the approval decision, and now to be taxed annually for operating costs, we cannot be forced to pay admission. Ticked Off That people of Medicine Hat cannot comprehend that smoking in public is degrading and socially ... Read More »
22 mins agoTickled PinkThat Medicine Hat High School won provincials. Congratulations.Ticked OffI appreciate, respect and enjoy the CBC. LaVar Payne thinks CBC has something to hide, but why would the CBC respond to a government which has slashed millions from its budget in the past few years alone?Ticked OffAt LaVar Payne blaming the media for their wrongdoings. ... Read More »
2 days agoTicked OffWhen businesses put me on hold and their music is ridiculously loud.Tickled PinkI’ve figured out why our tourism figures are down. Nobody wants to come back here because either they get a speeding ticket or parking ticket. Our police are money hungry.Ticked OffAt all the cats who kill the beautiful birds in Medicine Hat.Ticked ... Read More »
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