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Cargill employees in High River vote on proposed deal, now await results
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 25th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Workers, ranchers and grocery shoppers are awaiting results of a contract vote this week that could avoid a strike at one of the nation’s largest slaughterhouses. More than 2,000 workers at the Cargill meat processing plant in High River cast ballots Tuesday and Wednesday on what the company described as a new offer to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Annual Suffield elk hunt off to a good start
By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on November 25th, 2021
The annual elk management hunt is well underway at CFB Suffield and is off to a great start. The hunt is meant to lessen the damage for agriculture producers and to preserve the long-term sustainability of the grassland at the base. “It’s been really (good),” said Master Bombardier Kingsley Mann. “When soldiers come in and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New permit system for wide loads in Cypress
By Medicine Hat News on November 25th, 2021
A new permitting system for over-dimensional loads travelling on Township Road 120 to bypass Medicine Hat is now in place, according to a release by Cypress County. Last spring, county council asked administrators for options to control heavy and wide loads traversing the route that connects highways 1 and 3 on a route south of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Hatter releases Christmas single with daughter
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 25th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Former Hatter Marika Siewert and her daughter Zoey have released a new Christmas single, ‘Christmas is Here’, available on all streaming platforms. Marika Siewert is a multi-award winning Canadian recording artist, songwriter and actor, with numerous top 10 singles on the Canadian charts under her belt in everything from pop to gospel. As an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arson charge laid on what appears to be careless smoker who visited ATM
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 25th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Police have laid a charge of arson against a Medicine Hat man who they say was negligent and therefore responsible for $75,000 in damage to a cash machine inside the entrance to a downtown bank. A release Wednesday morning states fire crews were called on Nov. 1 to the branch located at the intersection ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defence officials deny BATUS departure
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 25th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant British defence officials are denying reports in that country’s media that its presence at CFB Suffield will end, but implied Wednesday that large-scale tank training could move to bases in the Middle East and Africa. Local officials are holding comment until more details are released Thursday, but say the potential of losing armour training ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Belyea lawyer will seek bail on murder charge
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 24th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Suffield woman accused of killing her husband has retained high-profile defence attorney Katherine Beyak to defend her in court. Tuesday marked the fifth appearance in Medicine Hat Provincial Court for Deborah Murrill Belyea, 66, on month-old charges that she killed her husband, Alfred Belyea. Police say the murder of the 72-year-old Cypress County ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lighting issues downtown getting another look
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 24th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Nine years after gas lamps lining downtown streets were upgraded to shine electric light, city officials are determining why some have lost their lustre. Monday’s meeting of council’s utility and infrastructure committee heard that in response to concerns about safety in the city centre it is examining how to improve the ambient light given ... Read More »
1 responseCHHS teacher duo wins Prime Minister’s Award
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 24th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Two teachers from Medicine Hat’s Crescent Heights High School are the recipients of the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence in STEM. Nicole Pocsik, high school science team lead, and Robin Duncan, high school science teacher, are innovative and passionate educators who wish to inspire students, CHHS principal Shonna Barth told the News. “The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.K. report says BATUS leaving Suffield
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 24th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The press in the United Kingdom has sounded the death knell for British Army tank training at CFB Suffield, near Medicine Hat. The Telegraph is reporting that Ministry of Defence officials are prepared to announced a reconfiguration of training facilities to align with an ongoing remake of the armoured fleet. Training would proceed in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Horizon Village Knitters keeping Hatters warm through winter
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 24th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com A group of knitters at Horizon Village have been meeting every Wednesday afternoon – when COVID restrictions permitted – to create items to be donated to several local charities and organizations. The group of eight women call themselves the Horizon Village Knitters. They keep busy knitting and crocheting items for donation, and when they ... Read More »
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