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Everyone’s favourite band teacher takes step back
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 4th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com A local band director is stepping down from his stand after spending more than 50 years leading and caring for countless musicians of all ages. Bill Wahl, born in Barrhead in 1947, is a fourth generation band conductor. He grew up playing the double bell euphonium, a family instrument made in the late 1800s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Workers at local retirement residence ink new contract after efficient talks
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 3rd, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Workers at a long-term care home in Medicine Hat have a new contract that boosts wages and benefits after a quick round of bargaining in August, according to the union representing staff at the Revera Meadowlands Retirement Residence. The United Food and Commercial Workers, No. 401, says that after four days of talks its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mask mandates starting to be discussed all over
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 3rd, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat is not the only municipality considering a return to local requirements for masking to stop a steep rise in coronavirus cases. Local officials will discuss the matter at their next meeting on Tuesday. In Lethbridge, the mayor is proposing the city require masks to be worn in all city owned-facilities until December ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council will discuss mask mandate
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 3rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat city council will discuss whether to bring in a local mask bylaw to help address extremely high COVID cases and a rate of new infections that isn’t slowing down. Mayor Ted Clugston told the News on Thursday he has heard “enough” support for a formal debate among council members, but says he ... Read More »
1 responseBurst water pipe leads to long lost ring found
By Mo Cranker Special To the News on September 3rd, 2021
For Rob and Shannon Pape, the last thing they needed to deal with was a burst water pipe in their new home. Once they started poking around the broken pipe, the two ended up making quite the discovery. This story begins last year when the Pape family were looking to relocate from the Southwest Hill, ... Read More »
2 responsesSenate candidate hopes to serve Albertans by building bridges
By JAMES TUBB on September 3rd, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Edmonton physician Sunil Sookram vows to work alongside those in power to get agenda items brought to bear if selected as one of Alberta’s choices for Senate representatives. “I’m a bridge builder. I have spent most of my life collaborating and working with various teams to make it happen,” Sookram said. If selected to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local federal election ballot finalized
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 2nd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Ballots in Medicine Hat will have six names in the coming Sept. 20 federal election. An official list published on Wednesday by Elections Canada shows the Green Party and New Democratic Party of Canada have nominated candidates to contest the election in Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner. They join previously announced candidates in filing official paperwork by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ER doc pleads for vaccinations
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 2nd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The intensive care unit in Medicine Hat is operating over capacity with COVID patients taking up all beds, the head of emergency medicine told the News on Wednesday. Dr. Paul Parks told the News that Medicine Hat Regional Hospital has 10 physical ICU beds, but currently only staffing resources for seven. This week it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utility prices fall off summer highs
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 2nd, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Utility prices in Medicine Hat will fall back in September from summer highs, but remain above recent averages. The price of power for city residential and small to medium commercial accounts will be 10.4-cents per kilowatt hour in September, according to default rates published by the utility department on Wednesday. That is about 20 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jam-packed local Pride Week planned starting Tuesday
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 2nd, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Starting Tuesday, Medicine Hat will be celebrating Pride Week with numerous events throughout. “Pride Month is in June, however Pride Week in Medicine Hat has always been the second week in September,” explained Kaleigh McArthur, president of the Pride Association of Southeast Alberta. McArthur says the week is important for many reasons. “I think ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grocery changeover will result in layoffs
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 2nd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The Safeway location at the Medicine Hat Mall will be closed next year to reopen as a related low-cost food retailer, though workers at the store are raising concerns. Empire Co., which owns Safeway and Sobey’s across Canada, has been introducing the FreshCo brand stores across the country, and in the fall announced 12 ... Read More »
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