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Hat will wait extra week to swear in council
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 26th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews New councils throughout Alberta and the Medicine Hat region were sworn in on Monday, though Hatters will have to wait until next week before new city council members take up their positions. In Dunmore, eight new Cypress County councillors took the oath of office then re-elected Reeve Dan Hamilton and Deputy Reeve Richard Oster ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP Briefs: Woman killed when van hit by train
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 26th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A women is dead after the van she was riding in was struck by a train in Vulcan County on Monday. The van was travelling on a township road south of the Village of Carmangay at about 10:30 a.m. when it was struck by a southbound Canadian Pacific train. The driver, a 52-year-old man, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sudanese refugee worries for family left behind
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 26th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com William Garang has travelled far. Born in South Sudan but forced to flee as a child, he has walked through Sudanese countryside, across the Kenyan border and between the rows of buildings in the Kakuma Refugee Camp, to finally arrive in Medicine Hat. Now he hopes his family members will be able to follow. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grocery store workers to vote on contract offer this week
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 26th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Grocery store workers will vote this week on a contract offer that could avert a province-wide strike at Superstore locations. About 6,700 workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers, No. 401, have been without a contract since August 2018, including several hundred in Medicine Hat. Earlier this month, a separate vote of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fright Files: Strange happenings afoot at old flour mill
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 23rd, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Throughout time, many hands have joined together to build Medicine Hat. Hands holding other hands. Hands working alone. Hands covered in dust, oil, clay, ink and flour, all played their part. Most hands have done good for this city, but some have been used for more sinister work. Legend has it, the hands which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Voters had their say
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 23rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Once upon a time, “Good night, Ted,” was the line long-time News editor Pete Mosey used in his column to needle then Mayor Ted Grimm to bed on Monday nights. But it’s probably needling enough for outgoing Mayor Ted Clugston that Grimm himself introduced incoming Mayor Linnsie Clark on election night last Monday. That ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second dose required for Restrictions Exemption Program starting Oct. 25
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 23rd, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta government declared Friday, that beginning Oct. 25, a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is required for the Restrictions Exemption Program. The second dose must have been administered at least 14 days prior. Individuals who are not yet fully vaccinated are still able to access businesses and venues participating in REP by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mobile vaxx clinic returns to mall this weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 23rd, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A second weekend mobile vaccination clinic will be set up at the Medicine Hat Mall parking lot this weekend. The partnership between the City of Medicine Hat, Alberta Health Services and the group “19 to Zero” will host the walk-up clinic where no appointment is required on Saturday and Sunday. The van will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kilpatrick optimistic entering second term as Redcliff’s mayor
By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on October 23rd, 2021
Incumbent Redcliff Mayor Dwight Kilpatrick will serve his second term as mayor after gaining 656 of 1,362 votes of the votes during the Alberta municipal election on Oct. 18. “I’m very pleased with the result,” said Kilpatrick. “It does vindicate you for what we’ve been doing for the last four years, because not only do ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Q&A with Linnsie Clark
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 23rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Linnsie Clark will become the first female mayor of Medicine Hat when she is sworn into office on Nov. 1. The 41-year-old Hatter is also the youngest person to hold the position in 50 years and the first lawyer in the post since at least the First World War. She recently sat down with ... Read More »
1 responseA fighter taken too soon: Joe Wilsack, who survived a war and four bouts of cancer, dies due to COVID-19
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 23rd, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Joe Wilsack was 97 years old when he passed away on Oct. 6. His years were spent with family and community. His life filled with joy, kindness, sometimes unavoidable sorrow, adventure and resilience. It’s difficult to summarize a life so full; to tell someone’s story without them there to guide it. Wilsack’s obituary isn’t ... Read More »
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