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MH Community Housing getting $300K for renos
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 23rd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The province will provide $300,000 in grants to the Medicine Hat Community Housing Society toward major renovation projects at its housing inventory, Housing Minister Jason Nixon announced Wednesday among $16 million in similar funding across the province. Locally the money will be spent on building upgrades and replacing major building components, like shingles, hot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ag conference focuses on farm to table
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 23rd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The demand is rising for farm-to-table products like grass fed beef and other “local” or sustainable food products, but so is the pressure on producers and processors, delegates to an ag conference in Medicine Hat heard Wednesday. Perry Deering founded Deerview Meats 13 years ago near Irvine, processing wild game for hunters and cattle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Significant endowment donation to Forty Mile will soon support youth
By Brendan Miller on November 23rd, 2023
“He just loved it” Friends say Thomas Bories was a quiet man who kept to himself most of the time. Millwright by trade, Bories found finical success as the founder of Canadian Tubular, currently based in Ontario. According to friends he also had three patients under his name. “He was very good at building things,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crescent Heights tennis court to be replaced by community garden plots
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 23rd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Community garden plots located on Kipling Street will relocate to Crescent Heights to make way for a housing project, the city parks department announced Wednesday. That will mean however, tennis courts at Osborne Park will close next spring. Officials say the courts, located near the YMCA daycare on Seventh Avenue NE, are are underutilized ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council looks to limit time in closed meetings
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 23rd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council may look at how it schedules meetings as a potential way to cut down on the amount of material that’s dealt within closed sessions. On Monday, Coun. Shila Sharps said that as standing practice, scheduling a two-hour block for closed, or in-camera, sessions prior to regular open meetings has the potential to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Upcoming Holiday Events: Park Meadows light display opens Saturday
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 23rd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Park Meadows Christmas light display that covers the community in Medicine Hat is ready to be turned on this Saturday, one of the organizers informs the News. Each year for several decades, residents have decked out their own house fronts and the common park and walking paths in behind. “It’s all ready to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interactive exhibit focuses on issues surrounding addictions
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 22nd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Addictions Don’t Discriminate, an interactive exhibit located on the second floor of the Esplanade, opened Tuesday. It has large, easy-to-read display boards telling the stories of six individuals who experienced addiction with photos and images to complement. Journey maps for each individual are also on display where their struggles are told through graphic novel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toys for Tickets campaign underway
By Brendan Miller on November 22nd, 2023
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Once again Hatters will be able to pay off their parking tickets with the donation of a new, unwrapped toy. Alberta Health Services Toys for Tickets campaign is currently underway. Residents who’ve recently received a AHS parking ticket can make a toy donation to Parking Services until Dec. 15 to pay it off. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three suspects charged following North Flats drug bust
By Brendan Miller on November 22nd, 2023
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Three people have been charged following a joint investigation between ALERT and the Medicine Hat Police Service that began in October. On Nov. 14, police seized 126 grams of fentanyl, 43 grams of methamphetamine as well as two stun guns from a home in the city’s North Flats. Police say the drugs have an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City eyes formal complaint, harassment policy
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 22nd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City Hall will examine if it needs a formal complaint process for public to access with grievances against staff or elected officials, as well as potential policy to deal with “vexatious” or abusive complaints. Council unanimously request and overview of how other cities and levels of government handle complaints on an emergent agenda item ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City switching gas to single monthly rate Jan. 1
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 22nd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews All Hatters will have a single, monthly natural gas rate staring Jan. 1 after city council approved the change and a new rate-setting formula Monday. The move aligns with power-pricing changes this month when a simplified, non-contract rate was launched after widespread criticism that local prices tied to the provincial average rose to record ... Read More »
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