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Group nears sponsor goal for refugee family members
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 17th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com After five months of fundraising, the Medicine Hat and Area Refugee Team have raised $75,000 of the $90,000 needed to sponsor a family of Sudanese refugees with ties to Medicine Hat. Efforts to bring local William Garang’s six family members to Medicine Hat began in September of 2021. Garang’s family, which includes his mother, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celebrate the industry with Canadian Ag Day on Feb. 22
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 17th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Stakeholders in the agriculture industry are inviting Albertans to celebrate Canadian Ag Day on Feb. 22 by taking part in agriculture education, showing support online or enjoying a meal made with farm fresh produce. “It’s a fun day, whether it’s just taking a moment when you’re having dinner, lunch or breakfast and saying, ‘Where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former city CAO takes old job in Grande Prairie
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 17th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Bob Nicolay will become the interim city manager in the City of Grande Prairie, roughly one month after he announced his retirement from the City of Medicine Hat. The job is a second return trip for the Nicolay, who was hired away from the northern Alberta city in 2018 when he rejoined local city ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Industries announces high commodity prices helped it doubled earnings in 2021
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 17th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews CF Industries doubled its earnings in 2021 thanks to higher prices across all segments for the fertilizer maker that has a major operation in Medicine Hat, it announced Wednesday in year-end financial statements. Sales volumes were slightly lower, but net income nearly tripled to US$917 million, compared to a year earlier, but profit margin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SW Sask. municipalities looks to partner for various improvements
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 17th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Municipalities in southwest Saskatchewan are in potential collaboration talks toward advocating for health facilities, arranging regional fire protection and spurring recreation projects. Southern Alberta Newspapers reports the concept was discussed during inter-municipal meetings at the Rural Municipality of Maple Creek office early this month, and involved officials from that RM, the RMs of Piapot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Labour negotiations continue between Medicine Hat College and faculty
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 16th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews As labour strife grows at post-secondary schools in Alberta, lengthy negotiations between Medicine Hat College and its 260 instructors are continuing. Instructors at the University of Lethbridge are on strike, while Concordia University in Edmonton also saw job action before a new contract was settled there last month. In Medicine Hat, college administration and ... Read More »
4 responsesMP Glen Motz slams use of Emergencies Act for blockades
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 16th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The MP representing the area around the Coutts border crossing says the situation was under control and the blockades have lifted without the need for emergency police powers now being sought by the federal government to break up future blockades and investigate potential illegal funding. Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner MP Glen Motz told the News on ... Read More »
6 responsesSome released, others still in custody following Coutts arrests
By Delon Shurtz Southern Alberta Newspapers on February 16th, 2022
Seven people arrested Monday in relation to the protest at Coutts have been released from custody, while four others remain behind bars pending further court hearings. Three of those four are charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Chris Carbert, 44, of Lethbridge; Christopher Lysak, 48, of Lethbridge; and Anthony Olienick, 39, of Claresholm; face charges ... Read More »
2 responses‘Choose’ campaign aims to highlight community positivity
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 16th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The City of Medicine Hat’s newest campaign – the Choose campaign – is encouraging Hatters to share the ways in which they choose positivity during difficult times on a virtual forum. Created in partnership with Sandfly Marketing Inc. and funded through the Family and Community Support Services grant, the Choose campaign features written posts ... Read More »
1 responseChildcare subsidies making an impact
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 16th, 2022
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat families are utilizing lowered daycare and preschool fees, made possible by the federal government’s plan to improve childcare accessibility through expansion of subsidies and affordability grants. Jennifer Usher, co-ordinator of Medicine Hat and District Childcare Association, says she has seen an increase in the number of families looking for early learning and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government role in strike bargaining concerning: AUPE
By Al Beeber Southern Alberta Newspapers on February 16th, 2022
A silent negotiator is having an impact on contract discussions between the University of Lethbridge and its striking faculty association, says the Alberta Union of Public Employees. The university faculty association walked off the job last Thursday at 11 a.m. and were subsequently locked out of university workplaces on Friday at the same time. Bobby-Joe ... Read More »
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