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Work begins next week at two TCH intersections
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 26th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Road repairs are planned on a busy stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway in Medicine Hat starting next week, according to Alberta Transportation and the city’s roads department. Concrete panels making up the roadway at two intersections will be replaced over five weeks starting May 1, according to a city release on Tuesday. That will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 275 students take naloxone training
By KENDALL KING on April 26th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Public School Division is collaborating with local and regional organizations to make naloxone training accessible to high school students aged 16-plus. The optional training was introduced last year and incorporated into the division’s student wellness initiative. MHPSD originally partnered with Alberta Health Services to provide the training, however it is now working ... Read More »
1 responseElementary students enjoy professional instruction from Alberta Ballet
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 26th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Three members of Alberta Ballet travelled to Medicine Hat from Calgary and Edmonton to undertake a pilot program with George Davidson School. The aim is to reduce barriers and give as many children as possible the opportunity to experience the joy and benefit of dance and movement. Taryn Klassen, director of open and provincial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Notley cancels visit to Hat
By Medicine Hat News on April 25th, 2023
Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley has cancelled her visit to Medicine Hat due to unforeseen illness, the party announced Sunday. Notley was supposed to be in Medicine Hat this evening to join local party candidates, Gwendoline Dirk and Cathy Hogg, at a public event at Medicine Hat College. The offices of Dirk and Hogg say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Local Immigration Partnership aiming to create ‘culture of inclusion’
By KENDALL KING on April 25th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Members of the Medicine Hat Local Immigration Partnership are collaborating to create new opportunities for Hatters to feel welcomed and included in the community. Founded in 2020, MHLIP is a collaborative community initiative comprised of various local organizations, institutions and businesses which originally came together to support immigrants and newcomers to Medicine Hat. However, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Concerned Cypress County Owners Group loses request to reconsider approval of Buffalo Trail wind farm
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 25th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A group of Cypress County residents who opposed a wind farm proposal new Medicine Hat have lost an initial request to have its approval reconsidered. Concerned Cypress County Owners Group were intervenors this winter as the Alberta Utilities Commission considered the Buffalo Trail wind farm, proposed by Engie Canada, between Medicine Hat and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No asbestos found in Hat water
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 25th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant New testing has found no detectable level of asbestos in Medicine Hat’s drinking water, the city’s utility department announced Monday, weeks after national media reports highlighted the use of the known carcinogen in piping installed across the country. Medicine Hat officials also say they consider the matter closed unless national standards are changed to ... Read More »
1 responseLocal high school students compete at Skills Canada competition
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 25th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The South East Regional Skills Canada Competition took place across Medicine Hat on Friday – with automobile technology, cabinet making, baking, carpentry, culinary arts, video production, along with junior and intermediate hairstyling competitions taking place at Medicine Hat College, Medicine Hat High School and Monsignor McCoy High School. Students in Grades 10-12 were competing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suffield to conduct planned ‘destructive’ exercises today
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 25th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Defence Research Station at CFB Suffield has announced that large explosions may be heard in the region today as it conducts planned “destructive” exercises today. A release from the public affairs office states the operations will be conducted between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on April 25, and the resulting noise may be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clarification: Tokai carbon capture plan could get pilot project if study is encouraging
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 25th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A recent report about Cancarb parent company, Tokai Carbon, may have left readers with an incorrect impression about that company’s plans to reduce its greenhouse gas footprint. Tokyo-based Tokai Carbon announced on April 20 it had entered a partnership with Japanese plastics manufacturer, Sekesui, to develop a looping production method to capture carbon dioxide ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters voice concerns over lab wait times
By KENDALL KING on April 25th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Hatters are joining Albertans across the province in voicing concerns over community laboratory wait times and efficiency, following the transition to DynaLIFE Medical Labs. In January of 2022, the province signed an agreement contracting community laboratory services to DynaLIFE – a private, Alberta-based, partially American-owned medical laboratory company – and longtime operator of several ... Read More »
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