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City hall budget gap set to shrink despite new spending
By Collin Gallant on July 13th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@@CollinGallant An outline of the next city budget supposed that administrators can eliminate the use of reserve funds to balance its operating budget in 2026, despite boosting direct injection of cash for additional budget items next year. This week Councillors sat for four hours discussing a 55 recommended proposals to add spending to increase services ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Firefighter Fundraiser today at Big M
By Medicine Hat News on July 12th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Big M Ford Lincoln will be hosting a fundraising for the Medicine Hat Firefighters Charitable Foundation today (July 12) at 1312 Trans Canada Way SE. Enjoy a tasty barbecue burger and a pop or water for just $7, expertly grilled by our local firefighters (cash only, please). Also on site will be Kona Ice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police prep for Hells Angels in Lethbridge
By JUSTIN SIBBET on July 12th, 2024
@Alberta Newspapers ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS A biker gang with worldwide notoriety is rolling in to establish a new charter in Lethbridge, sparking notifications from police and a response that includes members of the Medicine Hat Police Service among other agencies. Up to 300 members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club are expected to be in Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Life-saving air ambulance seeks city as funding partner
By Collin Gallant on July 12th, 2024
@@CollinGallant A high profile grant to regional helicopter medial rescue group, HALO, is not an initial list of potential additions to Medicine Hat’s next city budget, but staff say that council has final say and the group could plead its case for continued funding this summer. The potential million-dollar outlay first provided two years ago, ... Read More »
1 responseSask. driver killed in single vehicle collision
By Medicine Hat News on July 12th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A 32-year-old Vancouver man died on route to hospital after a highway rollover near Eastend, Sask. on Tuesday, RCMP state. RCMP officers from the Shaunavon detachment responded to the accident along with local emergency medical crew on Highway 13, near Olga, Sask. at about noon on July 9. Police continue to investigate the single-vehicle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPSD keeping connected over the summer with free program
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 12th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Students from the Medicine Hat Public School Division may not be in class, but that doesn’t mean that they lack opportunities to make connections and build critical life skills. Over the course of the summer, the division offers a series of free camps for students, as well as community activities, said April Welshman, program ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City spray parks to open earlier
By Medicine Hat News on July 12th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Spray park hours have been expanded into the morning hours at two south-end locations, the city’s parks department announced on Thursday. Starting today, the Saamis Rotary and Ross Glen spray parks will be open from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. to match hours at Kiwanis Central Park and Strathcona Island. Previously, the two southern ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Around the region: cattle prices on the rise
By Medicine Hat News on July 12th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Cattle prices in Alberta continued to build on record values in May, according to new analysis from ATB Financial. The average price for feeders per hundredweight in May almost reached $300, up 16 per cent over one year, while slaughter cows averaged about $250, a 12 per cent year-over-year rise. That is 70 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Horticultural society to host garden tour over weekend
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 12th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com City residents are invited to see the art of some of the greenest thumbs in town, as the Medicine Hat & District Horticultural Association hosts their annual garden tour Sunday. This will be their 33rd year offering the tour to the public, said Mel Deydey with the Medicine Hat & District Horticultural Association. Prior ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four competitors vying to become Stampede royalty; queen announced during rodeo
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 11th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Stampede Week is just around the corner and all eyes have turned to this year’s contestants as they take on the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Queen Competition. Four competitors are striving for the two titles over the next several days; Mariah Breneman, Charlie Christie, Charlatan Sandford and Caitlin Watson. While all four agreed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local bargaining agent secures rises for gas plant workers
By Medicine Hat News on July 11th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Workers at Moduline in Medicine Hat and the Empress Gas plant operated by Plains Midstream will see raises in new contracts posted in an overview of collective bargaining published by the province for June. The Medicine Hat Employees Association, which is the bargaining agent for 80 workers with the Medicine Hat based structure builder, ... Read More »
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