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PRPS dual-credit courses offer post-secondary head start to high school students
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 27th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Prairie Rose Public Schools will offer several asynchronous courses for the upcoming winter 2025 semester, allowing high school students to get a jump start on their post-secondary education. This is the third year of dual-credit offerings for PRPS, says Sherry Craven, who presented to board trustees Tuesday on the value of allowing students to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post says key negotiations with union ‘ground to a halt’
By BRENDAN MILLER on November 27th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Canada Post is considering options to move negotiations forward after saying in a statement Tuesday that ongoing negotiations with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have “ground to a halt on key issues critical to the corporation’s future.” According to the Crown corporation, the union, through the special mediator, will not be responding to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provincial funding supports money literacy webinar for students
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 27th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com A portion of funding budgeted in 2022 to support financial literacy programming was provided to Enriched Academy to host a free webinar Tuesday night for students from Grades 4-12 and teachers focused on saving, budgeting and investing. The province announced the investment of $5 million of the next three years in May 2022, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provincial program leads Prairie Rose and Redcliff to ask for new school, as opposed to planned Parkside modernization
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 27th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Working together with the Town of Redcliff, Prairie Rose Public Schools has decided to request a change in plans for the future of schools in Redcliff. A modernization project for Parkside School was initially announced in early October, but since then, the province announced the School Construction Accelerator Program. With this new possibility, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council and mayor in Brooks getting pay bump, with annual increases to follow
By Medicine Hat News on November 27th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Members of Brooks city council will receive a pay raise after the next municipal election, then annual increases after that, that city’s council determined last week. Effective November 2025, the mayor’s pay would be increased $10,000 to $72,000 per year, and a councillor’s salary would be $5,000 higher at $30,000 per year. Annual increases ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police report 25 weather-related collisions during snowfall
By BRENDAN MILLER on November 27th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Since the snow started to fall last Friday night, Medicine Hat police have reported 25 weather-related collisions and say side streets are particularly hazardous due to snow accumulation. Police were not able to release information regarding injuries in any of the 25 collisions, but confirmed all were related to snow and ice on roads. ... Read More »
1 responseFocus put on avoiding cannabis behind the wheel for National Safe Driving Week
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 26th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com With Safe Driving Week just around the corner, the Canada Safety Council and the Insurance Brokers Association of Canada are highlighting the risks associated with driving while under the influence of cannabis. The Traffic Injury Research Foundation points out that between 2018 and 2020, approximately half the nearly 5,000 injured drivers receiving care had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local monthly home building beats 2023 for first time
By Collin Gallant on November 26th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Single-family home construction surpassed its 2023 pace last month for the first time in 2024. Building permits for eight new homes in October brings the year-to-date total to 27 – three more than one year earlier after a slow year in the sector. Duplex and apartment spending have raced ahead of last year’s figures, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gas well decommissioning at ADM Mill site will close lanes on Spencer
By Medicine Hat News on November 26th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Work to decommission privately owned gas wells on the former ADM Mill site will close lanes of traffic on Spencer Street until early December. Eastbound lanes of the roadway that connects the intersection of Dunmore Road and Kingsway to Allowance and Maple avenues, will be closed until at least Dec. 6, according to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Everything you need to know about worms available at Nature Centre this coming Sunday
By Medicine Hat News on November 26th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is pleased to get truly down to earth with its latest program offering, Wild About Worms. “Where do worms go in the winter? How long do they live? Why do they come out of the ground when it rains? What kinds of worms live here in southeast Alberta? We ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff Legion hosting a used music equipment show and sale on Saturday
By Medicine Hat News on November 26th, 2024
The “New 2 You” Musical Show and Sale taking place in the Redcliff Legion’s Sword Room this weekend has been met with enthusiasm from the community, and is “almost sold out,” according to a social media post by the Legion. The event will offer a chance for aspiring and established musicians to find used instruments, ... Read More »
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