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Leader, Sask. begins planned boiler water advisory to repair filtration system
By Medicine Hat News on February 22nd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A planned month-long boil water advisory is underway in Leader, Sask., as the town replaces a portion of its filtration system. The work was set to begin Tuesday and could take three weeks to complete, according to a notice to residents. A schedule of water sampling afterwards will provide results in another four to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local doctor found to have molested patient seven years ago will learn professional fate soon
By Medicine Hat News on February 22nd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat doctor found to have molested a patient in 2017 by a professional standards board will learn whether he can continue to practise medicine soon. A tribunal of the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons heard arguments for sanctions earlier this month against Dr. Ian Gebhardt. Such decisions typically take a month ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County draws up land productivity map
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on February 22nd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County, as part of its ongoing discussions on renewable energy and related projects, has created the Agricultural Land Resource Atlas to better inform decisions moving forward. The atlas is designed to showcase the productivity of land within the county, particularly land that could potentially host a renewable project in the future. Areas such ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hut 8 acquires series of power plants in Ontario after court battle
By Medicine Hat News on February 22nd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Hut 8 has officially acquired four large power plants in Ontario at the centre of a joint development agreement that broke down and landed in court last year. The large crypto-miner with its initial flagship data-processing centre in Medicine Hat announced late last week that a joint venture subsidiary has won court approval to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff Library hopes to unite cats with new home through cat cafe
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on February 22nd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Redcliff Library hosted three feline friends for a few hours Wednesday afternoon in hopes of helping these shelter cats find a forever home. The event boasted a larger turnout than usual, said Medicine Hat SPCA volunteer Linda Tooth. “We had close to 80 people come in today, I really couldn’t have asked for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks RCMP seek suspects in smash-and-grab jewelry theft
By Medicine Hat News on February 22nd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Thieves made off with a large amount of jewelry from a smash-and-dash robbery in Brooks on Wednesday, RCMP in that city report. Authorities say they were alerted to a broken-window alarm at Mareta’s Fine Jewellery near First Avenue East and Railway Avenue at 5:43 a.m. on Feb. 21. Officers responded to discover damage, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 1,000 teachers expected for two-day convention at MHC
By Medicine Hat News on February 22nd, 2024
More than 1,000 teachers from around the region will be participating in a large convention held at the college today and tomorrow. The two-day convention will feature more than 140 workshops and seminars as well as host several guest speakers involved with the growth of the province’s teaching profession. Some of the workshops include soap ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Multi-family project proposals popping up all over town
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 22nd, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Interest in multi-family projects in Medicine Hat is rising in 2024, just as complaints about housing supply and high rent spike as well. Three applications before Wednesday’s municipal planning commission would rezone land to ease projects ahead or open new land for condo or apartment construction. Another is already headed to a public hearing, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local Retired Teachers Association honours its past president
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on February 21st, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat and District Retired Teachers Association was pleased to surprise one of their own with the 2024 Volunteer of the Year Award. The nominee in question, Mel Deydey, had served previously as the president of the local Alberta Retired Teacher’s Association branch for six years, including over some of the most difficult ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province to help more women into commercial trucking
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on February 21st, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com In an effort to bolster the numbers of drivers on the road and bridge a significant gender gap, the province is releasing grants to support women who seek to become professional drivers. In Alberta, women represent only 2.9 percent of commercial truckers, below the national rate of four per cent. There are currently roughly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Challenge claims Escort Bylaw too invasive
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 21st, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A court challenge of the city’s 40-year-old Escort Bylaw will proceed this week but without several witnesses called for by the plaintiff, who argues the process of getting a licence is onerous and gives police too much personal information. Since 1983, escort agencies have been required to hold a city business licence, undergo background ... Read More »
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