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Canada Post to host online public meeting open to anyone
By Medicine Hat News on August 23rd, 2024
All those interested in the inner workings of Canada Post are invited to attend the Crown corporation’s 19th annual public meeting. The meeting will be live-streamed for ease of access for anyone across the country to be able to attend and participate, including an opportunity to ask questions. Questions can be submitted ahead of time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sask NDP candidate chosen for Cypress Hills riding ahead of late October election
By Medicine Hat News on August 23rd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews MAPLE CREEK Clare McNab has been named the Saskatchewan New Democrat candidate for Cypress Hills. The retired nurse and federal corrections manager who lives in Maple Creek was nominated at a party meeting, according to a release from the party. The riding is currently represented by Saskatchewan Party MLA Doug Steele, who plans to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede & Exhibition set to host ‘America’s original extreme sport’ at inaugural traditional racing event
By BRENDAN MILLER on August 23rd, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Without saddles, stirrups or any protective gear, some of the top Indian Relay Horse racers will be competing for their share of a $50,000 prize pool this weekend as the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede is getting ready to host its inaugural Indian Relay Racing and Indigenous Artisan Market. The exciting sport pays homage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Band of Household Cavalry performing for free at the Esplanade on Aug. 31
By Medicine Hat News on August 23rd, 2024
The Band of Household Cavalry will be returning to Medicine Hat, offering a free concert for residents on Aug. 31. The concert, which will begin at 7 p.m. at the Esplanade, does not have tickets to be purchased in advance, and is first come, first seated, so those interested in viewing the historic group are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local rail workers picket for less than a day before feds step in
By Collin Gallant on August 23rd, 2024
@@CollinGallant About 240 local railway workers were among 9,600 across the country who were locked off the job late Wednesday, then ordered back to work on Thursday afternoon. That was after a day on the picket lines while Alberta cabinet members and business groups called for federal action to end the impasse. Labour Minister Steven ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province’s land-use secretariat will review plans for South Saskatchewan River
By Medicine Hat News on August 23rd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The Alberta Land-use Secretariat will launch a scheduled review of the South Saskatchewan Regional plan in September, the agency announced on Thursday. The plan, which lays down rules and provides planning guidance in areas of the South Saskatchewan River Basin, was adopted in 2014 and needs to be updated every 10 years. The area ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local picket lines go up as railway lockout underway
By Collin Gallant on August 22nd, 2024
Medicine Hat News About 250 local members of Teamsters Rail Conference in Medicine Hat were locked out on Wednesday night as CPKC and the union failed to come to a last minute agreement to prevent a work stoppage. Picketing commenced along North Railway Street near the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway marshalling yard on Thursday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Growth Trade Show will bring support services under one roof
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 22nd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Business Growth Trade Show returns in October, offering attendees a chance to learn about government programs designed to support businesses. On Oct. 23, from 5-7 p.m. at the Cypress Centre, entrepreneurs and business owners will be able to meet face to face with the organizations that provide these supports. The event is organized ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kiwanis Club of MH celebrating a century of service
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 22nd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Kiwanis Club of Medicine Hat is looking back on 100 years of service to the city, and perhaps even more eagerly to the future. Club president Perry Bergum spoke on the long history of the club, which began in 1924, and has both held strong and changed significantly over the course of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Terri Super wins national aviation award
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 22nd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com For her decades of experience and contributions to the world of aviation, Medicine Hat’s Terri Super has been awarded the 2024 Elsie MacGill Trailblazer Award. The award is one of eight handed out by the Northern Lights Aero Foundation each year to celebrate and honour outstanding women in aviation and aerospace in Canada, with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three kids in life-threatening condition after head-on Hwy 3 collision
By Medicine Hat News on August 22nd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews LETHBRIDGE Investigation is continuing into a late night head-on collision on Highway 3 at the interchange of Highway 3A west of Coaldale that put six people in hospital, including three minors in serious condition. When RCMP, fire and EMS staff arrived on scene after being dispatched at 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, they found one vehicle ... Read More »
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