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AHS encouraging discussion about organ donation for awareness week
By ANNA SMITH on April 23rd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week runs from April 21-27, and with this in mind, Alberta Health Services is encouraging families to speak with each other about donation in a new awareness campaign. The Alberta Organ and Tissue Donation Program is now Give Life Alberta, said AHS in a press release, with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Labour disputes on military bases going in opposite directions
By Medicine Hat News on April 23rd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Workers at three Ontario military bases have voted to end a strike, but counterparts in Quebec have rejected a deal as their union calls for nationwide wage parity including civilian workers at CFB Suffield. A release from the Public Service Alliance of Canada on Friday states the “key sticking points” in latest talks are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medalta to host country swing dance night on April 27
By Medicine Hat News on April 23rd, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medalta in the Historic Clay District will be hosting an evening of music and Western fun on April 27, as experts will be on hand for its inaugural Country Dancing Night. The night will be led by Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede’s 2023 Princess Caitlyn O’Conner, as well as seasoned country dancer Winstyn Horton. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Request for expense review put over to next council meeting
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 23rd, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A request for detailed expense and human resources information made by Mayor Linnsie Clark was again held over to the next meeting by city councillors. That, says Coun. Ramona Robins, was due to Clark providing her legal reasoning for the request being provided nine minutes for Monday’s meeting – two weeks after the explanation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pro rodeo starts season with sold-out show in the Hat
By BRENDAN MILLER on April 23rd, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Two rodeo events over the weekend kicked off the Canadian Professional Rodeo 2024 rodeo season, including sold-out shows in Medicine Hat. The 2024 Broncs & Honky Tonks Indoors Spring Rodeo at the Cypress Centre Fieldhouse on Stampede grounds filled the house Friday and Saturday night. The three-day rodeo concluded Sunday afternoon with seven main ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police warning residents about grandparent scam returning
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 23rd, 2024
The Medicine Hat Police Service is advising residents to be on alert for phone scams once again. Police say they’ve received reports that the ‘grandparent scam’ is once again circulating in the area of southern Alberta. They say the typical scenario involves a grandparent receiving a phone call from a con artist pretending to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monday in Medicine Hat, April 22
By James Tubb on April 21st, 2024
Medicine Hat News City council will again take up requests from Mayor Linnsie Clark for itemized expenses from senior administrators at city hall. The request was made in mid-February, just as council members were awaiting a report into a code of conduct allegation that Clark had failed to treat city manager Ann Mitchell with due ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Co-op Place to clear lost and found
By Medicine Hat News on April 20th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat News In the spirit of Spring Cleaning, Co-op Place seeks to empty out their lost and found next week. The arena that acquired quite a few items over the past year at public events and private ice rentals, said Co-op in a newsletter. Next week, from April 22 to April 28, all ... Read More »
1 responseMedicine Hat looks to reduce city water usage by 10% heading into summer
By Collin Gallant on April 20th, 2024
@@CollinGallant The city will strive to reduce local water use by 10 per cent this summer by altering operations at city facilities and also asking residents to pitch in. Should an expected dry summer limit access to water, efforts at city departments would ramp up, and restrictions on things like water lawns could increase. Medicine ... Read More »
1 responseNew large-scale solar plant approved by Utilities Commission
By Medicine Hat News on April 20th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat News Another solar mega project has been approved with no added restrictions or requirements for six weeks after a pause on renewable energy projects last fall and winter. Alderson Solar, a plan to build a 100-megawatt solar facility on 660-acres of land north of the TransCanada Highway near Suffield, was approved by ... Read More »
1 responsePresentation showcasing new energy sector job opportunities runs next week
By Medicine Hat News on April 20th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat News A rescheduled presentation by Alberta Federation of Labour on the future of energy sector jobs will take place in Medicine Hat on Tuesday. The local stop on the eight-city tour of southern Alberta was originally scheduled for last month, but arrives in Medicine Hat on April 23. Energy sector observer Markham ... Read More »
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