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Premier Smith in the Hat today to talk Highway 3 twinning
By Medicine Hat News on November 25th, 2022
At 1 p.m. today, Premier Danielle Smith and the Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors, Devin Dreeshen, will provide an update on the twinning of Highway 3. The press conference will take place at Delta Irrigation at 2730 Gershaw Drive SW. The conference will be livestreamed at alberta.ca/news as well as on Premier Smith’s Facebook ... Read More »
1 responseFree mini quilting workshop at TREX Space on Dec. 3
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 25th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com A free workshop is taking place at TREX Space called Intuitive Mini Quilting led by Grace Wirzba (gwirzba.wixsite.com). Wirzba is a Lethbridge-based artist and has created the exhibition, which is on display at TREX Space now, called Pretend Foraging in Sleeved Blankets. Wirzba will be in Medicine Hat on Dec. 3 and will be ... Read More »
1 responseCity seeks $1M from province from fines, unpaid taxes
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 25th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council will make formal and informal inquiries about $1 million the province could make available to the municipality from the government’s unpaid portions of local property tax and traffic fines collected in the Hat. Thursday’s meeting of the corporate service committee dealt with a recurring item to write off bad debt from the ... Read More »
1 responseUtility relief amounts will change to meet price peaks
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 25th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A provincial program to pay a portion of high power bills will continue until the early spring, a city committee heard Thursday, but the amounts provided will change. The province originally dedicated $50 monthly payments to every single-connection residential and small commercial utility bill in Alberta last spring, and eventually extended that until December. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police commission hopes to have new chief by new year
By KENDALL KING on November 25th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The search for a new chief of police is proceeding as expected, police commission chair Ted Rodych told the News – sharing that the commission hopes to welcome the new chief by early 2023. “We are making progress,” said Rodych. “We’ve gone through our first rounds of interviews and now we’re working on a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court Briefs: TFW facing sex assault charges now risks immigration law issues
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 25th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A temporary foreign worker charged with sexual assaulting several coworkers would be forced to break immigration law if he is required to remain in Canada for a trial, a Medicine Hat defence lawyer told court on Thursday. Eligio Carlos Mondragon was charged this summer with five counts of sexual assault, and as part of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspicious package incident resolved
By Medicine Hat News on November 25th, 2022
An incident involving a suspicious device in the area of Terrace Drive and 11th Avenue NE has been resolved, Medicine Hat police reported Thursday. Medicine Hat Police Service’s explosives disposal unit responded to the area around 2 p.m. Wednesday and remained on scene into Thursday, diverting vehicular and pedestrian traffic in an effort to reduce ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World Cup game at Esplanade; local fundraiser
By Collin Gallant on November 24th, 2022
Medicine Hat News Canada’s World Cup game on Sunday will be shown of the big screen at the Esplanade Theatre as a fundraiser for the local soccer association and the Medicine Hat College Soccer program. Canada’s men’s team faces Croatia at 9 a.m. (MST) in group stage of the tournament in Qatar. A release Thursday ... Read More »
2 responsesRedcliff tree lighting and Winter Festival this Friday
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 24th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Town of Redcliff is hosting its annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Winter Celebration on Friday from 6-8 p.m. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be on hand under the gazebo. Rumours were circulating that Christmas carollers were going to make an appearance this year but it hasn’t been confirmed. Tree lighting will happen at ... Read More »
1 responseWearing masks at public schools encouraged but voluntary
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 24th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com With several schools in the Medicine Hat Public School System experiencing high absences due to respiratory illnesses, Alberta Health Services has issued guidelines. Superintendent Mark Davidson sent out an email this week with information to parents in the division. The spreading of respiratory illness occurs through coughing or secretions from the nose and mouth. ... Read More »
1 responseA Bellydance Odyssey promises to be biggest, best show yet
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 24th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com A Bellydance Odyssey will be at the Esplanade in just over a week, and the troupe is busy getting the dances perfected. All the women in the performance are local and are dedicated to making the show the best one ever. The warm, supportive group of dancers feels like a family to those in ... Read More »
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