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A number of CUPE employee contracts signed affecting local workers
By Medicine Hat News on February 9th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Workers at southeast Alberta’s public sector seniors housing operation have accepted an initial pay increase before beginning a four-year wage freeze, the latest update on collective bargaining in the province shows. It is one of four contracts recently filed by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local No. 46, based in Medicine Hat, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aurora to buy out remaining stake in medical cannabis company
By Medicine Hat News on February 9th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Aurora Cannabis Inc. has announced a deal to buy the 90 per cent stake it doesn’t already own in medical cannabis company MedReleaf Australia. Releasing its third-quarter results on Thursday, the Edmonton-based cannabis producer also said it is increasing a credit facility by C$16 million to advance conversion of the Aurora Sun facility, in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress councillor gives notice of motion for inspection
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on February 9th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com During usual councillor reports during Tuesday’s Cypress County meeting, Ward 4 Coun. Robin Kurpjuweit provided advance notice of his intent to put forward a motion to request a municipal inspection. While not often used within the county’s proceedings, said Kurpjuweit, it’s within their procedural bylaw. The goal, he explained, is to provide a “heads ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Wright named to drought committee
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 8th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright has been named to a committee that will report back to the provincial government as it manages an expected drought this year. The six-person committee was announced Wednesday by Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz “as an independent sounding board to help the government support communities, farmers and ranchers, and businesses ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC job fair offers face-to-face networking opportunity
By Brendan Miller on February 8th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Online job boards like Indeed.com have become a growing trend among employment seekers providing a convenient place to search and apply for potential opportunities in the area. However, those same online job boards don’t offer seekers a face-to-face, personal connection, with potential employers to help them find out if they are the right fit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!YMCA expanding ‘after hours’ child care program
By Brendan Miller on February 8th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The YMCA is expanding its child care program designed to provide parents additional hours in evenings and on Saturdays. The HOW program Child Care Program (Employment Services and Hours of Work Child Care) offered through the YMCA helps parents find care for their children while working jobs with unconventional hours. The program launched last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Division Avenue N. traffic will reroute today for power pole replacement
By Medicine Hat News on February 8th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Traffic on Division Avenue N. will be reduced Thursday as city utility crews replace two power poles near the intersection with Eighth Street. Through traffic should continue to flow at the junction at the top of Altawana Drive, but lanes will be reduced and flag persons will be on site. Turns on to Eighth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!IPC boosts southern Alberta oil production
By Medicine Hat News on February 8th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews International Petroleum Corporation boosted its production in southern Alberta by 3,400 barrels per day in 2023 through new wells and an acquisition near Suffield, it stated in a fourth-quarter financial report. Over 12 months, the Canadian-based global producer recorded net income of US$173 million, about half the 2022 figure due to lower commodity prices. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC high school art show on display now
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on February 8th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College is celebrating the talent of potential future students with the annual high school art show. The display features work from Crescent Heights, Eagle Butte, Medicine Hat and Monsignor McCoy high schools, selected by their own art teachers as their best works and now professionally curated by MHC art and design instructor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senior reported missing was found safe and sound
By Medicine Hat News on February 8th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A senior who was reported as potentially missing during cold temperatures on Tuesday evening was located and is safe, according to Medicine Hat police on Wednesday. Police asked the public for assistance in locating the 91-year-old female who was last seen travelling on foot in the early evening Tuesday near a shopping centre on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat students participate in walkout to support trans students
By Brendan Miller on February 8th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat students took part in a province-wide walkout, protesting policies geared toward trans youth put forward by Premier Danielle Smith. The proposed guidelines would ban gender-affirming surgeries for anyone under the age of 17, as well as puberty blockers and hormone therapies for those under the age of 15. This announcement has prompted ... Read More »
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