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Disappointment, surprise follow Memorial Cup miss
By JAMES TUBB on November 28th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb A day of anticipation and excitement turned into a period of mourning, the chair of Medicine Hat’s Memorial Cup bid committee said Wednesday afternoon. Brent Sauer chaired the six-person committee that had their hearts broken with the news that the Kelowna Rockets had received the nod from the CHL to host the 2026 Memorial ... Read More »
1 responseNDP blasts UCP for increasing MLA accommodation allowance
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 28th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Alberta’s NDP is criticizing the province after members of the Members Services Committee voted to increase accommodation allowances for MLAs by 14 per cent. The increase equates to approximately $270 more per month. Let me be clear,” said Christina Gray, NDP leader of the opposition and house leader, “We know that under the UCP ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mediator temporarily suspends negotiations; local postal workers vow to continue picketing
By BRENDAN MILLER on November 28th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com A federal special mediator appointed to lead negotiations between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers has temporarily suspended talks as the national strike involving more than 55,000 postal workers nationwide enters its second week. Labour Minister Steven Mackinnon on Thursday afternoon asked both sides to meet with him and told reporters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Solar play with 200MW potential secures development permit from Cypress County
By Medicine Hat News on November 27th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews DUNMORE Cypress County has issued a development permit for a major solar field planned for the far northeast of the county. The Estuary Solar project would be built by applicant IndyGen on one section of land leased from the Hutterite Breathren of Estuary, located about two kilometres north of McNeill, Alta., south of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cost-plus power model an option, but not the Alberta norm
By Collin Gallant on November 27th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Medicine Hat could set its power rate for local customers on a cost-plus model through a rate-setting board, according to an independent report on the city’s energy division. But that would make it unique in Alberta – where top division officials have said it must operate in the spirit of a free market when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defence says man accused of several offences after friend was shot had his rights violated by police
By Medicine Hat News on November 27th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A local man charged after his house guest arrived at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital with a gunshot wound will skip a preliminary inquiry and move to trial, where his lawyer plans to argue his client’s rights were contravened. Court of Justice in Medicine Hat heard defence and prosecutors agree that problems scheduling a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PRPS dual-credit courses offer post-secondary head start to high school students
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 27th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Prairie Rose Public Schools will offer several asynchronous courses for the upcoming winter 2025 semester, allowing high school students to get a jump start on their post-secondary education. This is the third year of dual-credit offerings for PRPS, says Sherry Craven, who presented to board trustees Tuesday on the value of allowing students to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post says key negotiations with union ‘ground to a halt’
By BRENDAN MILLER on November 27th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Canada Post is considering options to move negotiations forward after saying in a statement Tuesday that ongoing negotiations with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have “ground to a halt on key issues critical to the corporation’s future.” According to the Crown corporation, the union, through the special mediator, will not be responding to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provincial funding supports money literacy webinar for students
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 27th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com A portion of funding budgeted in 2022 to support financial literacy programming was provided to Enriched Academy to host a free webinar Tuesday night for students from Grades 4-12 and teachers focused on saving, budgeting and investing. The province announced the investment of $5 million of the next three years in May 2022, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provincial program leads Prairie Rose and Redcliff to ask for new school, as opposed to planned Parkside modernization
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 27th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Working together with the Town of Redcliff, Prairie Rose Public Schools has decided to request a change in plans for the future of schools in Redcliff. A modernization project for Parkside School was initially announced in early October, but since then, the province announced the School Construction Accelerator Program. With this new possibility, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council and mayor in Brooks getting pay bump, with annual increases to follow
By Medicine Hat News on November 27th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Members of Brooks city council will receive a pay raise after the next municipal election, then annual increases after that, that city’s council determined last week. Effective November 2025, the mayor’s pay would be increased $10,000 to $72,000 per year, and a councillor’s salary would be $5,000 higher at $30,000 per year. Annual increases ... Read More »
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