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Several new labour deals signed around Alberta over past months
By Medicine Hat News on January 9th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Unionized construction workers earned big raises in collective bargaining talks at the end of 2025, according to the latest summary of collective bargaining released by the Alberta Jobs ministry, while local government employees move contracts forward. Municipal workers in Red Deer will receive a nine per cent wage increase over three years, while firefighters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City helps club create x-country ski track at Kin Coulee
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 9th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com In a new partnership between the City of Medicine Hat and the Cypress Nordic Ski Club, the initial steps in creating a cross-country trail in Kin Coulee Park are underway. On Wednesday morning, volunteers from the club met with parks and recreation department members near the toboggan kitchen to lay the groundwork for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veiner Centre Euchre results for November 2024
By Medicine Hat News on January 9th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews November 4 1st Al Guscott 2nd Al Carruthers, Gerri Roseberry, Rita Myson 3rd Sharon Wutch, Kathy Meyer, Mike Beaton 4th Jane Bahnmiller 5th Mark Wawrznkiewicz November 7 1st George Evans, Marg Partridge 2nd Rita Myson 3rd Janet Squires, Gerri Roseberry 4th Charlotte Eresman 5th Frankie Harth, Jean Metz November 14 1st Mike Alcock 2nd ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH Interpretive Program hosting nature walk focused entirely on beaks and bills
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 9th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com On the latest nature walk offering by the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program, residents can learn all the nuances to the pointiest parts of native feathered friends. “Beak Talk” is a free event which requires no registration, set for 2 p.m. on Jan. 18 at the Nature Centre. Participants will have a great time exploring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP Briefs: Coaldale man facing several break-in charges after Boxing Day arrest in Fort Macleod
By Medicine Hat News on January 9th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews A Coaldale man was arrested on Boxing Day and charged with five daylight rural break-ins in Lethbridge County dating back to November, the Picture Butte RCMP detachment states. Bradley Goosen, 38, was arrested in Fort Macleod for allegedly damaging a residence. A search warrant at his residence in Coaldale was executed with the assistance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council wants to speed up critical repairs while being more transparent when money moves around
By Collin Gallant on January 9th, 2025
@@CollinGallant City council has approved a new plan to not only speed up repair work on”critical components” of the city’s electric generating plant, but also for increased general reporting requirements when project budgets change. Now, all in-year changes to balance out budget overages and underages will be brought to the audit committee alongside thrice-annual financial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public school division aware of global data breach
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 9th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A short news release posted by the Medicine Hat Public School Division Wednesday says the division is aware of a global data breach of PowerSchool Student Information System and is working with PowerSchool to resolve the situation. “Information will be shared when it becomes available,” states the release. PowerSchool is a student information cloud ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA says Coronation Medal choice was a no-brainer
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 9th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com In recognition of her contributions to the community of Medicine Hat, Celina Symmonds was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal. The medal was awarded Tuesday evening at a small ceremony hosted at the Cypress Club by Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright, who opened the ceremony by commenting that when he was asked if ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AUC won’t consider local opposition to buy Saamis Solar
By Collin Gallant on January 8th, 2025
@@CollinGallant The city’s planned purchase of the Saamis Solar Park will not be subject to a public hearing, according to the Alberta Utilities Commission, which ruled two opposition groups in Medicine Hat have failed to prove their case that it would directly affect them. The AUC also stated in a letter released Tuesday that some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local air cadets get rare up-close opportunity with major search and rescue aircraft
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 8th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Fifteen of Medicine Hat’s own Air Cadets got the chance to explore a remarkable aircraft late last year, to catch a glimpse into some of the different ways aircraft can be used. The craft in question, the CC-295 Kingfisher aircraft by 434 Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron, is designed specifically for search and rescue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post returns to full service levels for domestic parcels
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 8th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com As Canada Post continues to work through a significant volume of holiday mail, the Crown corporation says it has reinstated on-time service guarantees and returned to full service levels for domestic parcels following a nationwide postal worker strike. “While we’ve stabilized our operations and taken care of the parcels in our network, we continue ... Read More »
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