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Prairie Rose predicts decrease in deficit, more riders on buses
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on February 14th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Prairie Rose Public Schools reviewed its financial year to date at Tuesday’s public board meeting, though it was noted that these numbers were accurate as of November, as officials did not have the opportunity to present the report last year. There is a projected increase from Alberta education of approximately $571,832 due to increase ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Contract for British Army tank training awarded to Babcock International
By Medicine Hat News on February 14th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A global defence contractor has won the private contract to train British Army tank and repair crews in the United Kingdom. Babcock International stated on Feb. 4 it has secured a seven-year contract, valued at 75 million pounds (about C$128 million) with the Ministry Defence that is revamping its armour operations. Beginning in April, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Home starts in Cypress County part of slowing trend
By Medicine Hat News on February 14th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Homebuilding activity in Cypress County plunged in 2023, joining a slowdown across the three municipalities in the Medicine Hat region. Figures presented to the county’s municipal planning commission on Wednesday in Dunmore state that nine new dwellings received permits last year. That’s compared to 28 permits in 2022 and 34 in 2021. Over all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A dozen properties on City of Medicine Hat’s initial tax auction list
By Medicine Hat News on February 13th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Six detached homes and six residential trailers appear on an initial list of properties in Medicine Hat that could move to auction in March to recover at least three year’s worth of unpaid taxes. The 12 residential and no commercial accounts is one fewer than in 2023 and about average over the past 10 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2023 Alberta 55-plus Summer Games in Brooks turns small profit
By Medicine Hat News on February 13th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The 2023 Alberta 55-plus Summer Games in Brooks showed a $62,000 profit, that city’s council heard last week. The 15-sport games held last August saw athletes arrive from around Alberta and paid $72,000 in registration fees. That brought total revenue to $238,000 that included a $70,000 grant from the City of Brooks and County ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks and area to conduct regional policing study
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on February 13th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The City of Brooks has applied for a grant looking to evaluate the possibility of municipal policing in the city and Newell County region. The grant, the Alberta Indigenous and Municipal Police Transition Grant, is a one-time grant that would provide for a feasibility study to look into different models of policing for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Our family has been through hell and back’: Emotional testimonies from Belyea’s daughters at sentencing
By Brendan Miller on February 13th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Emotions ran high in the Court of Kings Bench on Monday as Justice Dallas Miller handed down his sentence for parole eligibility to 71-year-old Deborah Belyea, found guilty of the second-degree murder and indecency to human remains of her husband Alfred. Belyea was sentenced to life in federal prison with a possibility of parole ... Read More »
1 responseGanley takes aim at UCP as her NDP leadership bid begins
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 13th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Candidates looking to lead the Alberta New Democrats are courting Medicine Hatters as the race to replace Rachel Notley begins. Kathleen Ganley told the News that Hatters and southern Albertans should be concerned about how the United Conservative government will handle an expected water shortage this summer. As well on Monday, another candidate Sarah ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Time has come to break the silence on pelvic health, says expert
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on February 13th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Roughly 32 per cent of women will experience pelvic floor problems in their lifetime, says physiotherapist Manali Shanbhag, and it’s time more women talk about it. Shanbhag has a strong connection to the issue, beyond her professional interest in the field, which she believes highlights the prevalence of the stigma surrounding the issue. “My ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monday in Medicine Hat, Feb. 12
By James Tubb on February 11th, 2024
Medicine Hat News Sentencing in Belyea homicide trial today A Suffield woman convicted of killing her husband will be sentenced on Monday morning in Medicine Hat. Deborah Belyea was found guilty last month of second-degree homicide and indignity to a dead human body in the 2021 killing of her husband, Alf. The second-degree homicide charge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Last chance to catch local documentary at Monarch Theatre
By Medicine Hat News on February 10th, 2024
Tickets are still available for the final four showings of the locally produced documentary ‘Your Cinema Needs You.’ Producer Luke Fandrich, known online as Editing Luke, has partnered with the Monarch 1911 Society to offer residents one last chance to watch the documentary in the theatre it’s based on. “This is not just a history ... Read More »
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