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Local students to compete in Skills Canada regional competition Friday
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 8th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com High school students from Medicine Hat, Dunmore and Brooks are getting set to compete in the South East Regional Skills Canada Competition, held in the Hat on Friday. Students will compete in nine event areas that include automobile technology, baking, cabinet making, carpentry, culinary arts, hairstyling (junior and intermediate), video production and welding. During ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mediation leads to three-year deal for workers at CN Rail
By Medicine Hat News on April 8th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews A mediated settlement between teamsters and CN Rail will provide about 6,000 unionized conductors, yard workers and engineers three per cent raises in each year of a three-year deal, the company said Monday. It was part of wider railway labour disruption last fall including 5,000 workers on Canadian Pacific Kansas City lines, and more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pro rodeo returns with Down in the Dirt dance
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 8th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Get ready to dip your dancing partner in the dirt as rodeo season returns to Medicine Hat this month and will feature the well received, adults only, Down in the Dirt dance. Tickets are on sale for the 2025 Broncos and Honky Tonks Indoor Spring rodeo that will host the top cowboys and cowgirls ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Energy officials seek $675K for Saamis Solar planning
By James Tubb on April 5th, 2025
COLLIN GALLANT cgallant@medicinehatnews.com The city’s energy division will seek $675,000 from council to advance planning work and analysis for the Saamis Solar Park project, but that work won’t be complete until the fall when other key factors in a final analysis on approving the project may be more clear. That includes the future of industrial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Registration open for school councils’ spring symposium
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 5th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Registration for parents is open to attend the annual Alberta School Council Spring Symposium, a virtual event planned for the end of April. The annual conference provides school councils from across the province the opportunity to hear keynote speakers, plus attend breakout sessions and interactive activities themed around building resilience. The online event will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local jobless rate falls by half a point in March
By Medicine Hat News on April 5th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Unemployment in southern Alberta fell by half a percentage point in March, according to new numbers from Statistics Canada, which puts the rate in Medicine Hat-Lethbridge economic region at 6.7 per cent. That was also half a point less than the provincial figure as the Alberta jobless rate rose year-over-year. Compared to March 2024, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rail worker from the region wins top award within CPKC
By Medicine Hat News on April 5th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews A track maintenance foreman on the Maple Creek subdivision has been named the CPKC “Railroader of the Year.” The railroad announced the internal company distinction on Friday, naming Swift Current-based Brett Reynolds. Reynolds has 36 years of service with CPKC working on the Maple Creek subdivision, which comprises track between Swift Current and Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CBC podcast heading to the Hat for live taping
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 5th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Hatters can now reserve free tickets to attend a live taping of CBC’s West of Centre hosted by Kathleen Petty who will speak with local officials about the election later this month. The live taping of the political podcast is scheduled for April 16 for two hours beginning at 7 p.m. at the Esplanade ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First-time musical director says sold-out ‘9 to 5’ a true team effort
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on April 5th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Breaking previous ticket sale records, Medicine Hat Musical Theatre’s upcoming offering, 9 to 5, promises a fresh retelling of the classic 1980 film. Directed by Travis Boser, who previously directed MHMT’s Mambo Italiano, this will be his first time taking the reins on a musical, seeking to expand his skills. “I’ve had to learn ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business fees went up for some, down for others
By Medicine Hat News on April 5th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Changes to city licensing fees earlier this year raised costs for about 1,500 business owners, but fees fell for 1,900 others, while the licensing department still requires the general tax base to cover its costs, a city committee heard Thursday. The development and infrastructure committee heard that despite changes that saw general commercial licences ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat firefighters set for annual rooftop campout for charity
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 5th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Local firefighters are once again preparing to spend two nights and three days camping on the roof of Fire Station No. 2 to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy. This year firefighters across the country are celebrating a 70-year partnership with Muscular Dystrophy Canada for the ‘Fill the Boot’ campaign that raises money to support ... Read More »
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