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Curtis Oscar Noble: Father of three seeks fresh perspective on public school board
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 13th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Curtis Oscar Noble hopes that having grown up here, having an understanding of the community and being a father will make him a valuable asset to the Medicine Hat Public School Board. Noble received his emergency services technology diploma and EMT, primary care paramedic. He has worked with the Medicine Hat Fire Department as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bernie Kinch: Retired teacher hopes to keep contributing as trustee
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 12th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Bernie Kinch, a now retired teacher of 34 years, believes his experience as an educator, athletic coach and committee member for various organizations within Medicine Hat has provided him with the skills necessary to be a Catholic school board trustee. Kinch was born and raised in Saskatchewan, and moved to Medicine Hat when he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advance polls open Saturday for municipal election
By JAMES TUBB on October 9th, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Hatters can head to the polls early for the municipal election starting Saturday. The Hockey Hounds recreational centre and grandstand at Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede, will be the two advance voting stations available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. They will both also be open Oct. 12-15 from 2-8 p.m. and on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bill Bergeson: Power plant, rec centres drive Bergeson’s run for council
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 9th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Bill Bergeson’s drive in the upcoming civic election is to keep the city’s owned power company in the hands of public, though the first-time council candidate is also concerned about maintaining community rec centres and the effects of downtown development. “I don’t think we should ever get rid of the power utility,” said Bergeson, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roger McClary: Council hopeful wants a focus on green energy
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 9th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Roger Steven McClary wants to bring more green energy jobs to “The Gas City” as a hopeful new member of city council. McClary studied mathematics and economics in university. “I’m not a geophysicist, but I was trained as one at work, reading books and papers,” said McClary. “I’ve done a large variety of work, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff: Incumbent mayor wants to continue what he started
By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on October 8th, 2021
Redcliff incumbent mayor Dwight Kilpatrick will seek re-election in Alberta’s municipal election on Oct. 18. Kilpatrick admits he had some hesitancy running again because of discussions between himself and his wife about retirement and what that would look like. “If we did retire, we wanted to do a few things, and that would take away ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pat Grisonich: Former high school teacher vies to be public school trustee
By Medicine Hat News on October 8th, 2021
LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Pat Grisonich has more than 30 years of experience as a teacher and administrator in the city and now hopes for a trustee seat on the Medicine Hat Public School board. After graduating from the University of Calgary in 1985, Grisonich taught in the Catholic system for 22 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff: Former mayor Ernie Reimer wants the chair back
By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on October 8th, 2021
Redcliff mayoral candidate Ernie Reimer will look to take back the mayor’s chair in Redcliff in October’s municipal election after being ousted by Dwight Kilpatrick in 2017. Reimer sat on Redcliff town council for seven years prior to the 2017 municipal election, including one term as mayor. “I thought I’d come back and give it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff: Mark Payne says town council needs change
By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on October 8th, 2021
Mark Payne has tossed his name in the ring as a Redcliff mayoral candidate ahead of the Oct. 18 municipal election. Payne has been a resident of Redcliff for 11 years and hopes to bring change to the town. He has worked for the past 28 years in the agricultural and oil field industries and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff: First-term councillor Shawna Gale seeks mayor’s chair
By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on October 8th, 2021
First-term Redcliff councillor, Shawna Gale, submitted her nominations papers for the town’s mayoral race months ahead of the Oct. 18 municipal election. “The Redcliff residents have spoken out that they wanted change and I’m hoping to be the change that they want to see,” said Gale. “I’m very active, I’m engaged and I want to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jeremy Williamson: Local parent opposed to school COVID rules, will fight them as public trustee
By Medicine Hat News on October 7th, 2021
Sire Jeremy Williamson hopes to initiate change as a member of the Medicine Hat Public School Board. Williamson, who chooses to be addressed as Sire, has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, with a background in information technology and software engineering. Williamson’s children were enrolled in public school until COVID started and they opted ... Read More »
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