Any last-minute twists and turns in the eight-year debate to build a new large spectator arena in Medicine Hat were few and far between on Monday as city council voted 8-1 in favour of moving ahead with the 6,100-seat, $61.4-million Event Centre in the Box Springs Business Park.Twists had come to be expected in the
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Medicine Hat College has squeaked by with a barely balanced budget following provincial funding cuts. “When you’re looking at a $53-million budget, $30,000 is not much of a cushion so to speak, but none the less we’re balanced,” said MHC president Ralph Weeks, following the board of Governors approval of the 2013-14 budget Tuesday. MHC ... Read More »
13 mins agoA policy requiring seniors needing continuing care or long-term care to take the first available bed even if it was up to 100 kilometres from their spouse or family, has been withdrawn by Alberta Health effective immediately. “We want our seniors to age alongside the ones they love. Decisions about continuing care placement must start ... Read More »
13 mins agoLast summer there were seven cases of West Nile virus confirmed by Alberta Health Services and four of those were the more virulent strain West Nile Neurological Syndrome that resulted in the death of a local man, Ron Sept, who was only 66 at the time. “It’s a very small proportion who develop the neurological ... Read More »
13 mins agoThe Medicine Hat Mavericks pulled away when they had to. In Moose Jaw on Tuesday, the Mavericks led the host Miller Express 3-2 heading into the top of the eighth inning. They scored three runs off a five-hit rally in the top of the eighth to pull out a 6-2 victory. Billy Martin picked up ... Read More »
13 mins agoThe Medicine Hat Moose Monarchs were thinking sweep, until the Billing Scarlets kept constantly going yard. The two American Legion AA teams met in a doubleheader on Tuesday at Athletic Park in games that were fairly well played. The Monarchs took the first contest 9-5. They seemed poised to win the second match too but ... Read More »
13 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 »
13 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 »
4 days agoThomas Enhco - FireFliesJaclyn Guillou - To The CityMedicine Hat JazzFest is a little more than two weeks away, and as it has done for 17 years, the city gears up to welcome the world. Many past JazzFest performers have gone on to notoriety in the jazz world, and once again there’s a good chance you may ... Read More »
5 days agoSTAN ASHBEE Special to the NewsFiddle me this? Who is a multiple Canadian Open & Grand Master Fiddle Champ? Who has been named the Canadian Fiddle Entertainer of the Year? And who can turn somersaults and step dance while playing the fiddle? Scott Woods is his name and fiddlin’ is his game. Woods and his ... Read More »
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Maybe the councillor gets good rates!... Read More » Would be better to hang him out to dry!... Read More » Sure just throw some more money at the problem and that should take care of it. What are the barriers from getting an ed... Read More » Perhaps the federal government should stop all funding to French CBC because it is already duplicated in English! Unbeli... Read More »There’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 »
24 hours agoPremier Alison Redford’s announcement that Alberta is entering a “new frontier” in funding capital projects, should send a shiver down the backs of us all. P3 is a term used to describe so called public-private partnerships. Basically, it involves the private sector funding the project and charging the government rent over the life of the ... Read More »
2 days agoPrivacy is a concern as the Internet becomes a larger part of our lives, but it has risen to the forefront in the past week after the leak of the PRISM program run by the United States National Security Association by Edward Snowden. The program, which has its origins in 2007, allows the NSA and ... Read More »
2 days 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 »
13 mins 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 »
13 mins agoThe word ‘folly’ (noun) is defined in the dictionary as: Lack of good sense or normal prudence and foresight, an excessively costly or unprofitable undertaking, or an often extravagant picturesque building erected to suit a fanciful taste. I propose that the “Event Centre” (we will not gild the lily here and call it by the ... Read More »
13 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 »
24 hours 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 »
6 days agoTicked OffAt gas prices. What they’re charging people right now, how do you get away with theft? If I tried to steal money like that, they’d throw me in jail. Paying $1.31.9 is ridiculous. People should boycott or they’re as stupid as the gas companies.Ticked OffWhy are we paying $1.31.9 a litre for gas in ... Read More »
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