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Mega-solar farms okayed, denied
By Medicine Hat News on March 23rd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Another major solar power facility in southeast Alberta has been approved in the week after new rules for agricultural productivity, reclamation and visual impact were instituted by regulators, and the first has also been declined. On Thursday, the Alberta Utilities Commission approved the Aira Solar proposal to place panel arrays on 4,500 acres of ... Read More »
1 responseCUPE workers protest lack of wage increase at premier’s office
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 22nd, 2024
CUPE Alberta and local CUPE workers shared their frustration with the underfunding of public services Thursday at Danelle Smith’s constituency office. Dozens of protesters stood outside the premier’s Medicine Hat office with representatives from local CUPE workers, provincial and national CUPE workers, members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees and health services members and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brush up on navigation skills at Police Point Park
By Medicine Hat News on March 22nd, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Interpretive Centre is offering help for those who struggle with navigation, in a free Map Reading 101 class on April 3 at 1 p.m. The program has complete beginners in mind, marketed to those who “don’t know their up from down, never mind North from South,” said the interpretive centre. “Join ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Verbal sparring led to sanctions on Mayor Clark
By Medicine Hat News on March 22nd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat city council says Mayor Linnsie Clark crossed the line in questioning the city manager about a corporate re-organization last summer – a controversy that seemed to cool in the meantime but remained in the background at city hall. Seven councillors approved a strong set of sanctions on Thursday, though Clark suggests the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kindergarten teacher to be 2024 MHCBE Edwin Parr nominee
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 22nd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com This year, kindergarten teacher Mackenzie Gill is the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education’s Edwin Parr nominee. Gill is from Fredericton, New Brunswick originally, but has lived in Medicine Hat for the past seven years. She completed her education degree at Medicine Hat College, via a partnership with Mount Royal University. “It was just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Forces bases hold info picket in support of striking workers in Eastern Canada
By Medicine Hat News on March 22nd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The union representing civilian support staff at CFB Suffield held an information picket on Thursday and urged a nationwide boycott of on-base services for the day to support striking non-public funds workers at six bases in Ontario and Quebec. About 500 employees at the half-dozen bases in central Canada have been on strike for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Federation of Labour event moved to April 23
By Medicine Hat News on March 22nd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews An Alberta Federation of Labour event in Medicine Hat that was postponed has been re-scheduled to late April. “Diversify Alberta” is a series of open houses featuring discussion of the opportunity for workers in the transition to a lower carbon economy. It was to visit Medicine Hat in early March but several dates were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police report several collisions on slippery city roads
By BRENDAN MILLER on March 22nd, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat police are reminding motorists to adjust their driving for the current weather conditions after 17 weather related collisions had been reported to police since Wednesday morning. Police say roads, especially those that aren’t frequently travelled and on slopes, are currently very slippery and are asking drivers to slow down and drive with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Library to host Colours and Connections event this weekend
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 22nd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com There are still a few spaces available for the Medicine Hat Library’s Colours and Connections event on Saturday. The goal of the event, said Chris Brown, head of marketing and community engagement, is to combine the healing properties of artistic expression with a chance to meet new people and hopefully create friendships with other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council strips mayor of nearly all powers
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 22nd, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat city council has stripped Mayor Linnsie Clark of most of her remaining powers, along with half her salary, for violating council’s code of conduct during an exchange with city manager Ann Mitchell last summer. Clark, however, says she’s seeking a legal opinion about the penalties that she described as “shocking and entirely ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Power, salary stripped from Mayor Clark (updated)
By James Tubb on March 21st, 2024
Medicine Hat News Mayor Linnsie Clark has been sanctioned following a vote in a special sitting of Medicine Hat city council on Thursday, reducing her duties and salary, and restricting how she can interact with city staff. Clark responded with a statement calling the penalties “disproportionate” and saying she would weigh her legal options. The ... Read More »
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