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Montana getting railroad upgrades this year
By Collin Gallant on February 14th, 2018
Medicine Hat News BNSF Railway will spend US$135 million on capital improvements to its Montana rail system in 2018, bringing the five-year total on capital projects to US$850 million. The class 1 railway announced Tuesday that its capital and maintenance plan for the state will focus on replacing100 kilometres of rail, 200,000 ties and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bovine TB scare seen now as a ‘one-off’
By Collin Gallant on February 14th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Continued monitoring for bovine tuberculosis in the region’s cattle herd may not be as intrusive as first thought, the News has learned one day after it was announced that all area ranches and herds had emerged from quarantine procedures. It’s been 16 months since measures were first imposed to limit transportation and sale ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PRSD board hears report on division’s wellness plan
By Tim Kalinowski on February 14th, 2018
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal PRSD assistant superintendent Reagan Weekes presented to the board Tuesday her report on the school division’s ongoing three-year wellness plan. Weekes highlighted a few notable instances of student engagement in their own learning and wellness in local schools. One which stuck out from her report was how students at IF Cox in Redcliff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public encouraged to attend health advisory council meet
By Gillian Slade on February 14th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The public is invited to share in a health-care conversation with the local Palliser Triangle Health Advisory Council on March 14 at Medicine Hat Public Library, 7-9 p.m. It will be an opportunity to meet council members, share good news stories, make suggestions for change and present concerns, said chair Ken Sauer. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Brigden School navigating transition to new K-4 format
By Tim Kalinowski on February 14th, 2018
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal New Brigden School principal Gayle Vass spoke to Prairie Rose School Division trustees for the first time this school year, updating those at the public meeting Tuesday about the huge shift her school has undertaken in the past year since being changed to a Grade K-4 school after narrowly avoiding closure in 2017. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police, city head to mediation
By Collin Gallant on February 13th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Negotiators for the city and police union are now in mediation to resolve year-old contract talks — the last of five collective bargaining actions where city hall officials sought a wage freeze from employees. Both sides declined to comment on the state or tenor of bargaining, but confirm to the News they are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government researchers nearly finished regional flood mapping
By Tim Kalinowski on February 13th, 2018
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal With most of the groundwork now complete on the two-year Medicine Hat River Hazard Study, government researchers turn their attention to the actual flood map generation, scheduled for completion in the spring of 2019. “The goal of the program is to enhance public safety and reduce flooding through the identification of river and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dozens of Redcliff residents still fighting curbside plan
By Mo Cranker on February 13th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker After roughly 45 Redcliff residents stormed out of town hall Monday, left in their wake was a single Tim Hortons coffee cup sitting on the floor — presumably headed for a recycling bin. All eyes were on Mayor Dwight Kilpatrick right from the start of Monday’s council meeting, with residents seeking answers surrounding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff council to vote on curbside recycling next meeting
By Mo Cranker on February 12th, 2018
Medicine Hat News After roughly 45 Redcliff residents stormed out of town hall Monday, left in their wake was a single Tim Hortons coffee cup sitting on the floor — presumably headed for a recycling bin. All eyes were on Mayor Dwight Kilpatrick right from the start of Monday’s council meeting, with residents seeking answers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BATUS reviewing wildfire risk assessment policies
By Tim Kalinowski on February 12th, 2018
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal According to BATUS commander Col. Marcus Evans, his staff has been undertaking a review of wildfire risk assessment policies during the summer training months following the worst year on record for fires within the Suffield range. “Along the TransCanada here, we had some terrible fires on our range,” explained Evans. “The British training ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brick by brick
By Mo Cranker on February 12th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker A Hatter’s recent journey to the Dominican Republic turned into a life-changing experience. Southview Community School’s principal Todd Samuelson recently embarked on a 10-day missionary trip to the Dominican Republic, and was one of just a few Canadians on the trip. “It all started with a company named Lifetouch Photography,” Samuelson said. “They ... Read More »
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