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Regional Science Fair returns Saturday, making comeback from fallen pandemic numbers
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 20th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Students from across southeastern Alberta will gather at Medicine Hat College on Saturday to kindle their curiosity at the Regional Science Fair. Turnout this year is heartening, says senior scientific consultant Patty Rooks, who feels the fair is finally starting to reach the numbers it had prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Right now we ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former police chief suing City of Medicine Hat
By Medicine Hat News on March 20th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Former police chief Mike Worden is suing the City of Medicine Hat nearly two years after he left the post under controversial circumstances, the News has learned. Court records show that Worden filed a statement of claim against the city earlier this year in Court of Kings Bench. The Medicine Hat native, who spent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council holds curious closed meeting Tuesday
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 20th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant What was one of the shortest city council meeting of the term turned into one of the longest in recent memory – more that 24 hours in actual time from start to finish. That included an adjournment from Monday night until Tuesday afternoon, but included long closed-door sessions, the focus of which isn’t known. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crestwood students play at city planner in Minecraft
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 20th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Crestwood School students took a walk out to a site slated for the construction of affordable housing on Wednesday, as part of an ongoing project connecting work on the computer to real life. For the past several months, students have been experimenting with different structures within created models of empty lots in the city, ... Read More »
1 responseProvince turning attention toward utility access fees
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 20th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The province could soon weigh in on local utility access fees – a lingering sore spot for critics who banded together during a price spike last summer – but potentially limit changes to how they are set in the City of Calgary. That municipality sets the specific fee as a percentage of energy prices, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council updates city’s social media policy
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 19th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City Hall has a new social media policy that officials say is aimed at beefing up security of the civic accounts rather than shutting down dissent or controlling employees’ personal accounts. Council endorsed the policy on Monday, updating one approved in 2011. The change will outline “good practice” for employees under general employment terms ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Speech performance takes the win at 2024 Rose Bowl
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 19th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com In a rare choice for the Medicine Hat Rotary Music Festival, this year’s winner was declared Stirling Clark for his work in the speech category, as presented at the Sunday Stars of the Festival Concert. Clark has won the Rose Bowl in previous years, being part of the trio named the most outstanding performers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fraud prevention month highlights investment scams
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 19th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Police Service’s fraud prevention month focus is on sharing information on investment-style scams this week. Police say investment scams can happen in person, over the phone, online or through then mail, and the intent is to get someone to invest money into an established industry, newly emerging sector or any other type ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP Briefs: Brooks police searching for missing teenager girl
By Medicine Hat News on March 19th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Brooks RCMP are asking for assistance to locate a teenaged girl not seen since Saturday night. Summer Faith Taypotat, 16, stands 5-foot-8 with medium brown hair and was last seen at home late on March 16 wearing green pants and a grey sweeter. Police are concerned with her wellbeing and ask anyone with information ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Water sharing details being finalized, SMRID says
By Medicine Hat News on March 19th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Final details of a basin-wide voluntary water sharing agreement are now being worked out, according to the St. Mary’s River Irrigation District, which also announced that members will begin the season with a one-third reduction in their water allocation. Irrigators should expect eight inches, compared to an acre-foot, for water delivery this season, SMRID ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First-year Eagle Butte teacher nominated for Edwin Parr
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 19th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Prairie Rose Public Schools has selected its Edwin Parr nominee for the year, Eagle Butte High School’s own Brooklyn Burzminski. Burzminski is in her first year of teaching, with her plate full of a variety of both English and science classes, including Chemistry 30. Burzminski holds a degree in pharmacology, but pursued a degree ... Read More »
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