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Morishita takes new role at lobbying firm
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 5th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Barry Morishita, the former mayor of Brooks and leader of the Alberta Party, will join a lobbying firm that specializes in municipal consulting. Alberta Counsel announced Nov. 30 that Morishita will join the firm along with former Vegreville town councillor Taneen Rudyk. As an elected official, Morishita also served as the president of Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monday in Medicine Hat, Dec. 4
By James Tubb on December 3rd, 2023
Medicine Hat News Teddy Bear toss The Medicine Hat Tigers sent teddy bears flying Saturday with Cayden Lindstrom’s 21st goal of the season. The 17-year-old NHL draft prospect scored 1:14 into the game to trigger the annual charitable tradition and scored again later in the game, a 6-2 win over the Prince Albert Raiders. A ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More programming added to Honeycomb House teen space at library
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 2nd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com New programming and extended hours have been added to the Honeycomb House teen space at Medicine Hat Public Library thanks to the increased funding the library will be receiving in 2024 from the City of Medicine Hat. Honeycomb House welcomes all students in Grades 7 through 12, up to age 19, and they have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH Musical Theatre will bring iconic story of Little Women to life in January
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 2nd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The next production by Medicine Hat Musical Theatre is a musical adaptation of Little Women with tickets on sale today. The story is about a mother whose husband is away from home serving as a chaplain in the American Civil War, leaving her alone with four daughters. The girls are entering into independence and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lack of organization and months of financial turmoil led to closure of The Post, board says
By Brendan Miller on December 2nd, 2023
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The Post, a beloved thrift store that served the community and surrounding area for more than 44 years, shut its doors permanently on Tuesday because of debt and a lack of budget planning. Canadian Mental Health Association – Alberta Southeast Region board chair Carole Hillson told the News the organization did not have enough ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Last monthly gas price under old rate-setting formula issued
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 2nd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The final monthly natural gas price in Medicine Hat set via a formula of averaging other default rates in Alberta will be $2.83 per gigajoule used in December, the city utility department said Friday. The local rate-setting formula will change in 2024 to system based on the department’s cost of procuring gas deliveries to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pair arrested in Swift on multiple drug charges
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 2nd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Mounties in Swift Current have arrested two residents of that city after police say they seized cocaine and fentanyl pills in a house raid Wednesday. The Swift Current Trafficking Response Team says 42 grams of tablets were confiscated along with small amounts of fentanyl powder, methamphetamine and cash. Samantha Nastuk, 30, and Derek Ruest, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHHS ready to present musical version of A Christmas Story
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 2nd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat High School is presenting the musical version of A Christmas Story this December. Author Jean Shepherd wrote the stories as memories of himself growing up, which appeared as a series of radio shows originally and was later adapted into a movie. “This is mostly based on the movie version, with some changes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deadline looms in Mayoral recall petition
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 2nd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant COLLIN GALLANT cgallant@medicinehatnews.com Twitter: CollinGallant A recall effort to unseat Mayor Linnsie Clark is entering its final week while another to ask the Alberta government to review city action on utility rates this past summer is ongoing. A deadline to collect more than 26,000 names of local voters, thereby forcing Mayor Linnsie Clark out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SW Sask. at high risk for more drought in 2024
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 2nd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Southwest Saskatchewan is at high risk of another drought year in 2024, according to that province’s water security agency. There is “concern of surface water supply issues in the southwest if winter snowfall is below average,” reads the summary of conditions at freeze-up, published this week. “In some cases, an above-normal snowpack would be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dunmore moves closer to its own ‘gasoline alley’
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 1st, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The first edition to a planned highway commercial strip on the eastern edge of Dunmore is up and operating as Cypress County considers plans for major commercial development. The UFA cardlock first proposed in early 2022 opened in late November and is now serving customers, according to the rural supply and fuel co-operative retailer. ... Read More »
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