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Jobs rate getting better and better
By Collin Gallant on July 8th, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant The employment landscape in Medicine Hat is leading the province and, for once, localized figures that Statistics Canada deems unreliable, are better than regional numbers. Unemployment in the Medicine Hat-Lethbridge region plunged to 4.8 per cent in June. That’s down 1.1 percentage point from the previous month, and 2.5 below June 2016. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nearly 2,400 AHS workers paid $126K or more
By Gillian Slade on July 8th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade It pays to work for Alberta Health Services. Almost 2,400 employees are on the 2016 sunshine list having been paid more than $126,375, and of those about 67 were paid more than $300,000, according to the AHS online compensation disclosure. In the south zone, former chief zone officer Sean Chilton, now a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Solution in the works for issue involving pilots distracted by greenhouses
By Tim Kalinowski on July 8th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Cypress County planning supervisor Jeffrey Dowling confirms the stakeholder group-involved discussions about lit greenhouses near the airport is inching closer to a solution. “We haven’t quite come to a consensus,” he admits. “But we all want to create a situation where the greenhouses can continue to operate and still protect the viability and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads to mischief for February grassfire near Gas City Campground
By Peggy Revell on July 7th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A man charged with arson over a grassfire in an open field by the Gas City Campground and Clarion Hotel pled guilty to a lesser charge of mischief Friday. Sentencing for Wesley Vanbocquestal, 61, is now set for Oct. 4, as the man’s defence counsel requested a pre-sentencing report — something that can ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SD76 rejects gender policy petition for second time
By Tim Kalinowski on July 7th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal SD76 is rejecting a petition submitted by local group Concerned Parents of SD76 opposing the division’s Gender and Sexual Identity Policy 622 for a second time. The division publicly announced its decision on Friday. “Our secretary treasurer Jerry Labossiere examined the amended petition, and used the Education Act to measure whether or not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Afternoon fire does some damage, but causes no injury
By Mo Cranker on July 6th, 2017
Medicine Hat News A black smoke cloud appeared just off of Highway 3 late this afternoon after a fire started at a property in Cypress County. According to Cypress County deputy fire chief John McBain the fire appears to have been caused by a faulty battery charger. “From the home owner’s account, what it’s looking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters shocked by shaking from Montana earthquake
By Collin Gallant on July 6th, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Was it, or wasn’t it? Couldn’t be? Could it? Hatters who had an uneasy feeling after midnight on Thursday morning awoke to discover they were likely feeling a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that was centred in western Montana at about 12:30 a.m. MST. That tremor was followed by seven smaller quakes over the next ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Semi-automatic rifle found by city police after Calgary pair comes to collect drug debt
By Medicine Hat News on July 4th, 2017
Two Calgary residents who came to Medicine Hat to collect a drug debt on Canada are facing weapon and drug charges. Medicine Hat police say that in the early morning hours of July 1 the pair forced their way into a home in the 800 block of Eighth Street N.W. After being called to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City natural gas rate down for July
By Medicine Hat News on July 4th, 2017
City gas rates are down and electricity rates are up for the month of July. The city utility department’s rate for natural gas in July has been set at $2.34 per gigajoule, down 61 cents from $2.95 in the month of June. The power price for July sits at 3.88 cents per kilowatt hour up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heat wave hits the Hat
By Mo Cranker on July 3rd, 2017
Medicine Hat News Extreme heat warnings are in effect for large portions of southern Alberta, including Medicine Hat and locales throughout Cypress County, the counties of Forty Mile and Newell and the Special Areas. The forecasted highs for Medicine Hat for the remainder of the week all top 30 C, with temperatures climbing to 36 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SEASAR uses training exercise for one last, unsuccessful search for missing man
By Mo Cranker on July 2nd, 2017
Medicine Hat News South East Alberta Search and Rescue traveled by boat Sunday from Sandy Point Park all the way back to Strathcona Island Park holding a group-training exercise, while searching for the man who went missing in the South Saskatchewan River weeks ago. SEASAR president Paul Carolan says the group has wanted to do ... Read More »
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