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MHPSD nominates Katie Albers for Edwin Parr Award
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 5th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Edwin Parr nominee for MHPSD was announced at the March 28 board meeting. “It was a very difficult decision between the two candidates,” said deputy superintendent Lyle Cunningham. “However, the board decided to move Katie Albers forward in the process. It was inspiring to listen to those two individuals talk about their teaching ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC paramedic training session gets HALO surprise
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 5th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com There was lots of excitement amongst paramedic students at Medicine Hat College on Monday when HALO landed on the college grounds for an emergency training scenario. Students weren’t aware until the last minute that HALO was going to be involved and the enthusiasm level increased significantly when the helicopter came into view. Scott Mullin, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City bringing back e-scooter program next week
By KENDALL KING on April 5th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Bird Canada and the City of Medicine Hat’s e-scooter pilot program is set to return for a second year beginning next week. Launched last May, the collaborative program, which Bird Canada funds and operates and the city provides framework for, aimed to enhance transportation within the city on a micro-scale. “It is another way ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City commits $7M toward clean energy
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 5th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council has earmarked $7 million to pursue “an early phase clean energy project” one week after staff and elected officials expressed strong interest in renewable energy production. The money from the working capital in the energy division could be put into a number of avenues, according to an outline provided with the item ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council tweaks parking rules in updated land-use bylaw
By James Tubb on April 4th, 2023
Collin Gallant cgallant@medicinehatnews.com Twitter: CollinGallant The city will relax some parking requirements for new residential and multi-family housing projects, but depending on the project, and in some cases, leaving the size of the stalls up to commercial developers. Annual updates to the landuse bylaw were passed Monday, and bring the city’s major development rules up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Downtown YMCA now offering 24-hour gym access
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2023
Medicine Hat YMCA announced Monday it is now offering 24-hour access to its downtown gym. Members aged 18-plus may access the gym’s cardio and weight floors any time day or night through an additional membership payment of $2.50 bi-weekly and a one-time $10 key fob activation fee. Local YMCA CEO Sharon Hayward says introducing 24/7 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kiwanis science fair showcases more than 50 projects
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 4th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter reporter@medicinehatnews.com Grades 4-8 students from Medicine Hat and the surrounding region participated in the 48th annual Kiwanis Southeast Alberta Regional Science Fair on Saturday at Medicine Hat College. Organizer Dr. Peter Walis was pleased to see the science fair take place in person again, which hadn’t occurred since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elections Alberta looking to hire staff for May’s provincial vote
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2023
Elections Alberta is looking to hire more than 20,000 individuals across the province to assist in the May election. “This year we are preparing to offer in-person voting at over 300 advance voting, 600 mobile voting and 1,200 Election Day voting locations, and making sure we have enough staff is crucial to our goal of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MacKenzie Porter relishes first solo award nomination
By KENDALL KING on April 4th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Local country music star MacKenzie Porter was recognized Sunday evening during the CMT Music Awards as a nominee for Breakthrough Female Video of the Year. Porter, who last year was nominated for Collaborative Video of the Year alongside U.S. country singer Dustin Lynch, was thrilled to receive her first solo nomination earlier this month ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Default power rates fall in Medicine Hat for April
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 4th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Power prices are way down in April for those on default rate pricing in Medicine Hat – about half of what they were in February – but with a provincial deferral program now moving into a collection stage, they now match fixed contract rates. How power and natural gas are charged to city utility ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council ratifies CUPE contract through 2026
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2023
Most city hall employees now have a new union contract through the end of 2026. City council ratified the four-year agreement Monday with some 800 inside, outside and transit workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local No. 46. It provides an across-the-board increase of $1.55 per hour to all classifications, retroactive to ... Read More »
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