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Local Catholic ATA files grievance over assignable hours

By Tim Kalinowski on December 16th, 2017

tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal The Medicine Hat Catholic Local No. 39 chapter of the Alberta Teachers’ Association has confirmed it has filed its first grievance in nearly 30 years due to the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education’s interpretation of “assignable time” presented to teachers earlier this spring. “It’s really a change in working conditions that wasn’t ... Read More »

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Corona Auction’s $41K exceeds last year’s total

By Tim Kalinowski on December 16th, 2017

Medicine Hat News The final tally for money raised during the Corona Tavern’s annual auction to benefit the Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund held Thursday evening is $41,475 after all the late donations were tabulated, said Corona Tavern manager Lorraine Schmaltz. “I am ecstatic with the result,” Schmaltz told the News on Friday. “It ... Read More »

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Coast Guard honours Pte. Robertson a second time

By Tim Kalinowski on December 16th, 2017

tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal On Nov. 16, 1917 Canadian Forces were fighting for control in the village of Passchendaele. Mired in the muck, the Canadians fought their way ferociously toward German positions, with hundreds of their comrades dying around them for every yard taken. It was hell on Earth, and it was the Canadians’ most costly victory ... Read More »

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Trial going ahead for man charged in NYE murder

By Peggy Revell on December 15th, 2017

prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A man arrested following a New Year’s Eve homicide will stand trial, as his preliminary hearing wrapped up Thursday. After two days of witnesses and evidence heard, a judge directed that Leonard Robert Terence Beaulieu stand trial for the second-degree murder of 24-year-old Jordan Pede. Provincial Crown had put forward that the case ... Read More »

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New program options for MHC Brooks

By Tim Kalinowski on December 15th, 2017

Medicine Hat News Earlier this week Medicine Hat College announced it would be offering a new program options at its Brooks campus starting in the fall semester 2018. The college will now offer a health-care aide certificate program in Brooks, and a social-work development program. “We are so pleased to provide these opportunities at the ... Read More »

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Christmas bird count set for Sunday

By Tim Kalinowski on December 15th, 2017

tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Eager birders and those looking to learn something of the wildlife in the area will be assembling on Sunday for the annual Medicine Hat Christmas bird count. A tradition now for the past 40 years, the bird count allows locals to engage with nature and meet new friends. “It is not an organized ... Read More »

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New hangar for air ambulance could lead to more land available beside the airport

By Collin Gallant on December 15th, 2017

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant The possibility of a new hangar at the Medicine Hat Regional Airport could jump start a move to make more runway-adjacent land available for aircraft, officials said Thursday. A city committee heard this week that a tentative land lease with incoming air-ambulance provider CanWest could result in that company building on a one-acre ... Read More »

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Deadline today to sign up for Kiwanis Christmas luncheon

By Tim Kalinowski on December 15th, 2017

Medicine Hat News Today is the last day to pre-register for the Kiwanis annual Christmas luncheon for those in the city with no other place to go on Dec. 25. The deadline for pre-registration is noon. Those interested in attending can stop by the Strathcona Centre or call 403-529-8307 to ensure their names are on ... Read More »

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Second accused to stand trial for murder of Jordan Pede

By Peggy Revell on December 14th, 2017

prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A man arrested following a New Year’s Eve homicide will stand trial, as his preliminary hearing wrapped up Thursday afternoon. After two days of witnesses and evidence being heard, a judge directed that Leonard Robert Terence Beaulieu stand trial for the second-degree murder of 24-year-old Jordan Pede. Provincial Crown had put forward that ... Read More »

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Bail granted for alleged bank robber

By Peggy Revell on December 14th, 2017

prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Bail was granted in Medicine Hat Wednesday for a Winnipeg man charged with robbing two banks in October, though he will remain in custody awaiting more bail hearings in Saskatchewan for three robberies in Regina and one in Saskatoon. Lethbridge-based lawyer Greg White successfully argued for Stephan Vogelsang’s release at the Medicine Hat ... Read More »

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MHCBE OKs violence and risk questionnaire

By Tim Kalinowski on December 14th, 2017

tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education voted Tuesday evening to approve a new violence and risk assessment questionnaire to be distributed to teachers and other staff in the district. The motion, first introduced by Trustee David Leahy at the Nov. 14 meeting, will help the school district gather information and develop an ... Read More »

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