Brooks looking for young, enthusiastic input to rec board
By Ryan Dahlman Alberta Newspaper Group on October 28th, 2020
Randi McPhillips, recreation services manager with the City of Brooks, is looking for some help on the recreation and parks board. There’s one major qualification: you must be youth-aged. It is an advisory board – providing recommendations to city council on direction for recreation and parks programs and services in Brooks. McPhillips is looking for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deaths spike directly south of the border from Medicine Hat
By Medicine Hat News on October 27th, 2020
Nine deaths from COVID-19 in or near the town of Havre, Mont. over the last week have brought the total number of deaths to 19 in Hill County, state health officials reported on Monday. The region across the international boundary from Cypress County has seen a steep rise in positive cases since mid-October. New figures ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Separatist candidates in SW Saskatchewan
By Medicine Hat News on October 24th, 2020
Voters in east-central and southwest Saskatchewan will have a separatist candidate to consider in Monday’s provincial election. Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan candidates are officially registered in Cypress Hills and Kindersley ridings. The party, which was known until last June as “Wexit Saskatchewan,” has 17 candidates registered in the province’s 61 ridings. Voting takes place Monday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPS charges one of its own with sex assault
By Medicine Hat News on October 24th, 2020
A Medicine Hat police constable has been charged with sexual assault and relieved of his duties without pay, the Medicine Hat Police Service announced Friday afternoon. Chance Franklin is a 12-year veteran of the local police force and is said to have been off duty at the time of the alleged incident. A release states ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Work to end polio once and for all continues
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 24th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Work to protect the world’s children from the crippling effects of polio continues 65 years after a safe reliable vaccine was certified. That work is being highlighted this week in Medicine Hat, where local members of the Rotary Club are discussing the global effort of the service club, as well as Medicine Hat’s own ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on new homes
By Medicine Hat News on October 24th, 2020
Two single-parent families in Medicine Hat will be working on their new homes this winter after a rush this fall to get digging on the new Habitat for Humanity project in Medicine Hat. About two dozen dignitaries, Habitat volunteers, the families and construction officials gathered in Southlands for a sod-turning ceremony. The basement has already ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pay cut not enough, says lobby group
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 24th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Premier Jason Kenney’s decision to cut the salaries of political staff is to be applauded but the government needs to address government employees in general and the salaries of elected officials, says the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Effective Oct. 19, the government reduced the pay of UCP staff by seven per cent, shaving close to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCP job cuts in ag research deal major blow to Lethbridge, Brooks and Alberta’s future E
By Ryan Dahlman Alberta Newspaper Group on October 24th, 2020
The Alberta provincial government has been talking about cuts to the civil service for a while and it has now hit agriculture. The Lethbridge Research Centre, which is the district office for Alberta Agriculture and the Crop Diversification Centre South (CDCS) in Brooks had an undisclosed number of employees lose their jobs Wednesday. The Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Santa Claus Fund launches another 50/50
By Medicine Hat News on October 24th, 2020
What is more scary than the idea of a monster under your bed? How about no presents under the Christmas tree? For some in the community, this is a reality. The Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund Society is launching the, “Christmas Shouldn’t Have to be Scary” 50/50 draw. “We had such a great success ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Enbridge breaks ground on solar play in Forty Mile County
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 23rd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Pipeline giant Enbridge has broken ground on its first solar power plant in Canada, the company announced Thursday. The $20-million, 10.5-megawatt “Alberta Solar One” project is located in the County of 40 Mile. It will produce power for the Alberta grid, thereby offsetting some electricity required to run Enbridge’s major pipeline network. Work got ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!JBS Foods earmarks $2M for Brooks pandemic support
By Medicine Hat News on October 23rd, 2020
JBS Foods has set aside $2 million for projects and programs in Brooks to help the community deal with the effects of the pandemic and long-term recovery, the food giant announced Thursday. The company’s packing plant in Brooks was the site of a significant outbreak of the coronavirus last spring and food processing plants across ... Read More »
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