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Counties still in limbo on well taxes as break set to expire
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 9th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A long-promised review of how oil and gas wells are assessed for property tax purposes may proceed this year, according to Alberta Municipal Affairs, but tax breaks meant to stabilize the struggling shallow gas sector in 2019 and 2020 will expire. The whole issue caused an uproar in Alberta’s counties and municipal districts – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alzheimer Society shares supports during national awareness month
By Brendan Miller on January 6th, 2024
The Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories is shining the light on the important work it does supporting people living with dementia. January is national Alzheimer’s Awareness month. The society says there are more than half a million Canadians living with dementia today and they expect that number grow to 1.7 million by 2050. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local jobless rate up in November over year prior
By Medicine Hat News on January 6th, 2024
medicinehatnews.com@Medicine Hat News The unemployment rate in the Medicine Hat and southern Alberta region was 5.5 per cent last month, up one percentage point from November and 2.2 points higher than late 2022. Statistics Canada’s monthly release of unemployment figures on Friday shows the provincial rate also rose, to 5.6 per cent, and above the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What Matters to Hatters in midst of months long kindness campaign
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 6th, 2024
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The What Matters to Hatters coalition has been running a kindness campaign since last fall called Connecting to Care in Our Community. January’s theme is the Importance of Connection in our Community and how being connected improves a person’s physical and mental health. The coalition has been sharing the dangers of social isolation and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winter coming, is it finally time to bring in the tomatoes?
By Medicine Hat News on January 6th, 2024
medicinehatnews.com@Medicine Hat News Much colder temperatures are expected in the week ahead after an extremely mild start to winter. Environment Canada predicts cold arctic air will come south early, bringing snow and then temperatures in the -30C range starting on Tuesday. Overnight flurries and lows of -10C are expected on the weekend before a brief ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Staring down the tracks of death: Jan. 7 marks 40 years since derailment
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 6th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Hurtling toward Medicine Hat on a freight train with no brakes, Shayne Leuck didn’t have time to be scared. He simply accepted he was going to die. “You don’t survive being at the head of a runaway train crash – there was no two ways about it – but I did,” Leuck said Friday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bio-diesel refinery getting back on track
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 5th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant An effort to build a bio-diesel refinery near Dunmore is progressing, according to Cielo Waste Solutions, which purchased a similar development company in the fall and plans to close on a land purchase near Medicine Hat this month. The goal, to build a multi-million-dollar facility to process railway ties into what the company calls ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jehovah’s Witnesses returning to the Hat for June convention
By Medicine Hat News on January 5th, 2024
medicinehatnews.com@Medicine Hat News A large religious convention will return to Co-op Place in Medicine Hat this June. Officials with Jehovah’s Witness Canada told the News on Thursday they have booked their 2024 regional convention on June 21-23 in the Hat. The group previously booked the city’s large spectator arena for the 2020 regional convention, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New family run discount store opens in Redcliff
By Brendan Miller on January 5th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com A new family owned and run discount store is now open in downtown Redcliff. Redcliff Dollar Save opened its doors Dec. 30 along Broadway Avenue and First Street SW. The discount store offers a variety of household items, snacks, toiletries and stationary supplies. Owner Cris Narvacan told the News she was thrilled to see ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPL casual employment program wins provincial award
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 5th, 2024
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Public Library has been running a Casual Cash for Employment program spring 2021 and recently received the Government of Alberta’s Minister’s Awards for Municipal and Public Library Excellence. Funded by Community Housing, the program has been accessed by more than 50 people since inception. Supporting the self-determination of clients in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Social Insurance Number essential for employment but relatively simple to obtain
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 5th, 2024
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Arriving in a new country to study can be a stressful and overwhelming experience and it is easy to lose track of all the tasks that need to be completed, such as applying for and receiving a Social Insurance Number. The nine-digit SIN is essential for accessing Government of Canada programs as well as ... Read More »
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