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Committee considers value of Towne Square market pods
By Brendan Miller on November 28th, 2023
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com City staff on Monday presented the 2023 seasonal overview of Towne Square to members of the public services committee. Located kitty corner to city hall on First Street SE, Towne Square offers an open canopy area with LED lighting and two adjacent parking lots that offer monthly permits. Currently there are eight market pods ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Major renovations and upgrades begin at women’s emergency shelter
By Brendan Miller on November 28th, 2023
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society broke ground toward significant renovations to modernize its emergency shelter Monday. The 11-bed shelter opened its doors in 1999 and has grown to 30 beds within the original footprint. “It used to be for 11 beds and maybe 11 staff, and now we have about 25 staff and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nonprofit organization taking weight off for cancer patients, caregivers
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 28th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Wellspring Alberta is a nonprofit charity offering free cancer support resources for adults living with cancer, along with their caregivers and supporters, ensuring nobody faces the disease alone. Outreach manager Rebecca Perkins said, “We provide an extensive range of free programs and services for anyone living with any type of cancer at any stage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff fees stand pat, mostly
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 28th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The cost of ice time, business licences and getting a new water line could be rising in the town of Redcliff in 2024, though most other fees will remain the same in a proposal put to town council on Monday night. Annual revision of fees were presented to council, showing the largest proposed increase ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sovereignty Act on net-zero could pose issues for city
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 28th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Premier Danielle Smith says invoking the “Alberta Sovereignty Act” will lock Ottawa out of meddling in the provincial grid, but it is not known if it will also lock Medicine Hat out of accessing federal grants for power projects. The government introduced a resolution Monday afternoon to direct officials at provincial entities not to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LPS setting up Christmas checkstop for charity
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 28th, 2023
Lethbridge Police Service’s fourth annual Charity Checkstop is set to go Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and officers will be at the Park Place Mall’s west parking lot next to the old Sears store to collect new toys, gifts, money and non-perishable food for the Christmas Hope campaign. Constable Brooklyn Peterson says police ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charities rolling out their Christmas campaigns to help the needy
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 28th, 2023
With the big day less than a month away, local charities are rolling out their Christmas campaigns to help those in need this holiday season. As part the campaigns, Monday saw the official launch of Toy Mountain at Centre Village Mall. Part of the Christmas Hope initiative — a collaboration of six organizations comprising Volunteer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman charged with dangerous driving causing death to stand trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old woman charged in relation to a fatal collision with a pedestrian earlier this year is expected to set a trial date when her matter returns to court next month. During a brief hearing Friday in Lethbridge court of justice, Lethbridge lawyer Justin Dean pleaded not guilty on behalf of the accused, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary lawyer no longer representing accused in hotel fire
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The lawyer for a man charged with setting fire to the historic Lethbridge Hotel earlier this year has been allowed to withdraw as the accused’s counsel. Calgary lawyer Robin McIntyre was granted leave to step down after Michael Randall Big Swan failed to attend court Monday, and after McIntyre’s agent, Kirsten Lancee, told ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L professors receive nearly $700,000 to continue ag research
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 28th, 2023
Three professors at the University of Lethbridge in the Department of Biological Sciences have secured nearly $700,000 in research funding thanks to Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR). Announced Monday morning in the Science Commons building, the money will extend the positions of agriculture researchers Michele Konschuh, Shelley Hoover, and Kim Stanford for another five years. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinook dance production ready to hit the stage
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 28th, 2023
Chinook High School hits the stage with its dance production, Natura, which runs for three nights starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Chinook Media Centre. Tickets for the performance can be purchased for $10 for adults, and $8 for students and seniors, on the school’s website, https://chs.lethsd.ab.ca, through school, cash or in person. Alisha ... Read More »
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