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United Way of Southeastern Alberta celebrates 60 years and counting
By Collin Gallant on September 27th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The United Way of Southeastern Alberta rung in its 60th year of operation on Wednesday with cake, a fundraising barbecue and visits from supporters, partner agencies and well-wishers. “We wanted to celebrate a little bit,” executive director Missy Fandrick said. Volunteers served hot dogs and smokies, and treats from sponsors as part ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Group says overdose numbers worse than recent police report
By Gillian Slade on September 27th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The number of drug overdoses and related deaths in Medicine Hat are considerably more than those the Medicine Hat Police Service responded to and reported this week, says HIV Community Link, the organization tasked with establishing a local supervised consumption site. In a recent eight-week period there have been 32 overdoses and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Collective effort needed to solve oilsands issues, author says
By Jeremy Appel on September 27th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat Public Library hosted Calgary-based author and journalist Chris Turner on Wednesday to kick off its celebration of Alberta Culture Days. Turner was at the library to discuss his most recent book, “The Patch,” which deals with the history and politics of the oilsands, reading passages from the book and taking questions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another four pot stores could be OK’d
By Collin Gallant on September 26th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Four more cannabis stores could be approved today by the Medicine Hat planning commission, including a proposal to place an outlet beside the recently opened AHS lab collection site in the city’s south. In August, council approved a zoning map of where marijuana could be sold after its legalization date next month, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grow-op set for tax exemption
By Collin Gallant on September 26th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant The property tax bill on a million-square-foot greenhouse in Medicine Hat will be almost zero by 2022 under a long-existing provincial plan to lower taxes on farm buildings in major municipalities, the News has learned. Right now, provincial taxation rules state sheds, silos and greenhouses are 60 per cent exempt from local property ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kowalchuk says she’ll bring ‘grassroots voice’ to national board
By Jeremy Appel on September 26th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce executive director Lisa Kowalchuk returned Tuesday from Thunder Bay, where she was named to the national Chamber’s board of directors at its annual general meeting. Kowalchuk is the only executive director from a local Chamber to sit on the national board. “What I bring to the table ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPSD expresses concern over cannabis bylaw
By Jeremy Appel on September 26th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The Medicine Hat Public School Division voted unanimously at its brief Wednesday meeting to express concern over a cannabis bylaw making its way through city council. City council will debate at its Oct. 1 a motion put forward by city police to ban public consumption of cannabis, with an exception for special events. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes says balanced budget key
By Gillian Slade on September 26th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Getting back to a balanced provincial budget is key for the UCP if elected to form the next government, said Drew Barnes, UCP MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat at the first stop of his Let’s Talk Finance tour. A balanced budget had been the norm until the PC government under Redford introduced the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!HIV Community Link moving its Cares Centre to Fourth Street downtown
By Gillian Slade on September 26th, 2018
Medicine Hat News HIV Community Link is moving its Cares Centre, currently located on Second Street SE near the Esplanade, to Fourth Street SE downtown. This is not the location of the supervised consumption site but rather a temporary location to continue to offer support programs and needle exchange for those who use drugs and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three-year plaque project for historic air siren comes to fruition with official unveiling
By Jeremy Appel on September 26th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The Hat’s Heritage Resource Committee unveiled a plaque Tuesday commemorating a civil defence siren built in 1962 as a response to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Mayor Ted Clugston, councillors Darren Hirsch, Kris Samraj and Jamie McIntosh, as well as two representatives from CFB Suffield — Capt. Ryan Murphy and Sgt. Steve Simpson — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Locked ER creates safety issue: PTHAC
By Gillian Slade on September 26th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The decision to lock the doors of the Bow Island Health Centre after 5 p.m. ruffled feathers at the Palliser Triangle Health Advisory Council meeting on Monday, and it’s being dubbed more than inconvenience. A situation was mentioned regarding someone arriving at the hospital with a loved one in an emergency and ... Read More »
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