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Nicolay wraps up interim manager role with City of Grande Prairie
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 14th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat’s former city manager is set to leave the same job in Grande Prairie, where Bob Nicolay departed following a split with city hall here. Nicolay was the chief administrative officer in Medicine Hat in the 1990s and returned in late 2018 to resume the role. He left the position in Medicine Hat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS says it is actively recruiting for positions to keep Milk River’s ER from more closures
By KENDALL KING on June 14th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Alberta Health Services is working to bolster its Milk River Health Centre emergency department team in an effort to prevent further closures. Intended to operate 24/7, the community ED has experienced numerous temporary closures throughout the past year due to a lack of physician coverage. Of the 165 days since the start of 2023, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ground-level ozone in Medicine Hat triggers 3-hr air advisory
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 14th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant In a spring with an over abundance of smoke, air quality monitors in southeast Alberta denoted an unusual trend Monday afternoon, namely high amounts of ground level ozone. That, and another rise in levels on Tuesday led to a special air quality statement from Environment Canada after initiated by the local monitoring agency, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leadership classes at CHHS donate to local nonprofits
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 14th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Crescent Heights High School leadership classes presented cheques to local nonprofit organizations Tuesday, having now given away more than $30,000 in the community over the years. Leadership classes run throughout the year where students decide which charity they want to support. “We have a competition where the kids present all the reasons why they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s south-end substation locations rejected by AUC
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 14th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Regulators have denied both a preferred and alternate location for a substation that the City of Medicine needs to better regulate and expand power delivery to the south end of town. An Alberta Utilities Commission panel sided with Cypress County residents who had mounted opposition arguing the “industrial” nature of the substation would detract ... Read More »
1 responseTwo-day concert festival kicks off Friday at Mainliner Pub
By Medicine Hat News on June 14th, 2023
Hatters, get ready to rock out to bands from Medicine Hat and beyond during the 2023 Alternative Waves Music Festival. Taking place Friday and Saturday at the Mainliner Pub, the festival includes performances by more than 40 bands spanning a multitude of music genres, with focus on hard rock and metal. Bands will perform on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veiner Centre shining light on elder abuse
By KENDALL KING on June 14th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s Veiner Centre is hoping to raise awareness of what elder abuse is and how it affects older individuals in the community during World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, held annually June 15. “We feel this is a really important day for us to honour, as elder abuse is something that a lot of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Phillips, Baedke win Cypress County’s citizen, young citizen of the year awards
By SAMANTHA JOHNSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 13th, 2023
Cypress County gave out the citizen and young citizen of the year awards last Wednesday. Jody Phillips, secretary of the Dunmore Community Association, received the citizen of the year, while Seven Persons School student Emma Baedke was named the first-ever young citizen of the year. “I feel extremely honoured to receive the award,” said Phillips. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local psychiatrist alleges racism, harassment from governing boards
By KENDALL KING on June 13th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com A former Medicine Hat psychiatrist who closed his practice abruptly earlier this year is taking legal action against AHS and CPSA for alleged discrimination and racism he says forced his exit from the field of medicine. Dr. Shafiq Khan, former owner of 7th Avenue Clinic, has filed an application to the provincial Human Rights ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Convicted rapist has guilty-plea appeal rejected
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 13th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat man considered a serial rapist by police has lost an appeal of a ruling to dismiss guilty pleas two years ago. Claudio Evelio Tovar Aguilar, 56, was sentenced to seven years in prison in late 2022, about one year after he applied to rescind a guilty plea arguing he spoke mostly ... Read More »
1 responseRedcliff closing Broadway Avenue for annual town party
By Medicine Hat News on June 13th, 2023
Southeast Albertans are invited to a celebration of community this weekend during Redcliff Days. Held annually, Redcliff Days is one of the town’s largest events boasting fun for the whole family. “It draws a lot of people to town,” Mayor Dwight Kilpatrick told the News. “There’s a bunch of different activities both at Lions Park ... Read More »
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