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Catholic schools honouring Truth and Reconciliation this week
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 27th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Previously, schools within the Medicine hat Catholic Board of Education have individually held celebrations and learnings during the week leading up to Orange Shirt Day and National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30. This year marks a decade since Orange Shirt Day was established as an observance, and MHCBE wanted to acknowledge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local opioid overdose deaths fall some but still on record pace
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 27th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Deaths from opioid overdoses and drug poisonings in Medicine Hat fell during June, but remained on pace to reach a new high in 2023. The latest data from the Alberta drug surveillance program notes three fatal incidents during that month, down from six in May, but bringing the six-month total in Medicine Hat to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Renewables not harming irrigation land: BRID
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 27th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The idea that renewable energy projects are taking valuable irrigated land out of agricultural production is being misunderstood, according to the head of an irrigation district in southeast Alberta that leases land for solar projects. Bow River Irrigation District general manager Richard Phillips told the News that land and water rights are being well ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan minimum wage goes to $14 Oct. 1
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 27th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Minimum wage in Saskatchewan is set to rise this weekend to $14 per hour, that province’s labour ministry has announced. That is a $1 increase for the rate that is reset every October and which is scheduled to hit $15 per hour in the fall of 2024. At that point the annual update will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provincial transit program expansion a good sign for Medicine Hat
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 27th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A program that helps subsidize transit budgets in Alberta’s towns and cities is being expanded – a signal the City of Medicine Hat sees as potentially good news for future budgets. On Tuesday, Seniors, Community and Social Services Minister Jason Nixon announced a program worth $14 million this year to reimburse cities which offer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Animal Food Bank supply drive seeks immediate community support
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 27th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com As a lead-up to Pet Fest this weekend, the Animal Food Bank is having a Fill the Truck pet supplies drive. The truck is located at Big M Ford Lincoln, and supplies can be dropped off during regular working hours (8 a.m. to 6 p.m.) through Friday. All pet supplies are needed, including food, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man facing numerous stolen property and weapons charges is challenging the accusations over claimed rights violation
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 27th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Cypress County man charged with 60 gun offences plans to invoke a Charter challenge to oppose the accusations before a two-day trial in early 2024. Denver Ailsby was arrested last January after members of the ALERT regional crime unit in Medicine Hat stated they found a stolen all-terrain vehicle and a variety of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Historical Society AGM to include discussion on residential schools, slavery
By James Tubb on September 26th, 2023
Medicine Hat News How historians and today’s public view and interpret the residential school system in Canada and slavery in the United States will be discussed Wednesday at the annual general meeting of the Medicine Hat Historical Society. Bruce Sheppard, the retired curator of the Esplanade archives, will lead the presentation that is part of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Changes to transit
By James Tubb on September 26th, 2023
Medicine Hat News City Transit is transitioning back to more traditional routes for its “On Demand” service is some areas of the city on evenings and weekends as ridership returns, the department announced on Monday. That means that beginning on Oct. 2, those commuting between the north and central zones will have to book separate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC grad recognized for love of teaching social studies
By James Tubb on September 26th, 2023
Samantha Johnson reporter@medicinehatnews.com A graduate from Medicine Hat College (MHC) has received a 2023 Education Student Award. Abigail Pohl is the winner of the 2023 Honourable Lois E. Mitchell Graduating Social Studies Teacher Award. Pohl was able to apply for the award because she took a course that focused on teaching social studies in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Children’s hospital fundraiser honours memory of local boy
By James Tubb on September 26th, 2023
SAMANTHA JOHNSON reporter@medicinehatnews.com Each year Sean and Trish Rooney hold a fundraiser to raise money for the Alberta Children’s Hospital. Their son Dominic was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and admitted to that hospital in 2013 and died in 2015. “He ended up spending most of his two years in hospital and died during his ... Read More »
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