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Bow Island emergency extends hours after temporary reduction
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on April 9th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Starting Thursday, the Bow Island Emergency Department will be extending its hours following a temporary change. The department will be open from 7 a.m. every Thursday until 7 a.m. every Monday. Due to the ongoing staffing shortage, they are currently unable to secure regular and consistent coverage during the remainder of the week. During ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AUPE slams province’s cutting of Child and Youth Support Program
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on April 9th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees is criticizing the decision of the provincial government to discontinue the Child and Youth Support Program. Those who were on the program, which provides financial and medical benefits for a child when the parents or guardians were unable or unwilling to care for the child, recently received an ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta tourism on course to break records, provincial government says
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 9th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The provincial government says Alberta’s tourism sector is expected to continue breaking annual visitor expenditures records this year, according to data collected from the first three quarters of 2024. During the tail end of the pandemic in 2023, the province says it began breaking records in welcoming more visitors by almost 20 per cent, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Industries announces new plant in Louisiana bigger than that in the Hat
By Medicine Hat News on April 9th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews CF Industries and two Japanese industrial giants will build a new US$4-billion, low-carbon ammonia plant in Louisiana, the Illinois-based fertilizer company announced Tuesday. The Blue Point complex would produce 1.4-million tonnes of ammonia per year, with resulting carbon dioxide captured and sequestered in a nearby network. Construction could begin next year toward a commissioning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Hat makes national news, local industry highlighted in CBC report
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 9th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat agriculture, manufacturing, aerospace and craft beer industries spotlight a new six-minute segment published by CBC News: The National, that has been shared to the Crown broadcaster’s YouTube channel. The segment, part of the CBC’s Canada Votes series, begins by introducing Canadians to the region’s indoor agriculture sector, and features Big Marble Farms, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta sovereignty groups forced to switch venues for events
By Medicine Hat News on April 9th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Two events to promote Alberta independence and a provincial pension plan have switched venues after organizers say bookings in Medicine Hat and Bow Island were cancelled early this week. Chinook Village in the Hat and the Royal Canadian Legion in Bow Island were both set to host meetings of the “Alberta Prosperity Project” on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clark says legal fees reimbursed only fair
By Collin Gallant on April 9th, 2025
@@CollinGallant Mayor Linnsie Clark is requesting the city cover legal bills she incurred fighting a council decision to sanction her, a defence against a threatened defamation suit from the city manager and her move to unilaterally seek outside legal options. On Monday, Clark introduced a notice of motion asking that her full $76,000 legal bills ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Busy itinerary for ag minister during Washington trip
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 8th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Alberta’s minister of agriculture and irrigation will engage in trade talks today with several U.S. stakeholders during a three-day trip to Washington, D.C. On his Tuesday itinerary, RJ Sigurdson has five meetings with representatives from the National Potato Council, American Soybean Association, American Farm Bureau and the North American Meat Institute,. Additionally, Sigurdson will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local marketing student shares insights from provincial sales competition
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 8th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Business minded post-secondary students from across the province gathered to give their best sales pitches to a panel of judges during an inaugural competition in Calgary held in March. The competition was the first of its kind in Western Canada to showcase the skills of marketing students, who were asked to tackle real-world challenges. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Community heroes’ attend annual literacy event at Ross Glen School
By BRENDAN MILLER on April 8th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Fifteen “Community Heroes” from various professions, including the local government, police, fire and local celebrities, hung out with students of Ross Glen School during the third annual literacy event, held in conjunction with Education Week in Alberta. Mayor Linnsie Clarke, as well members of the Medicine Hat Police Service, Fire and Emergency Service, Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arts for Africa show and sale a rousing success, CARO president says
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on April 8th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Canadians Reaching Out to the World’s Children is pleased to see that its first foray into art sales has been a marked success. While figures are still being tallied, says president Nancy Cocks, she estimates that proceeds of the April 5 sale will easily be able to “feed all the children in the Teega ... Read More »
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