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City to hire inclusion co-ordinator
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 21st, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City Hall will hire a community inclusion co-ordinator to advance the city’s Truth and Reconciliation efforts, five months after the position was bandied about in budget talks and a final decision was left to top administrators. On Monday, council approved the salary and office budget for the position at $133,200, by a 6-2 vote ... Read More »
1 responseMedical emergency leads to single-vehicle crash, senior taken to hospital
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 21st, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A driver who knocked over a highway light standard in the city Wednesday was having a medical emergency at the time, Medicine Hat Police have determined. Police stated the single-vehicle collision occurred at 10 a.m. on April 19 at the interchange of Box Springs Road and the eastbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cancarb partners with Japanese company for carbon capture tech
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 21st, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Cancarb’s parent company has signed a partnership agreement to develop carbon capture and utilization technology, Tokai Carbon announced Thursday in Tokyo. The agreement on “practical” CCUS applications with global plastics producer Sekisui Chemical would see the two firms jointly study using proprietary technology to capture carbon dioxide and process it back into feedstock for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat to benefit from elder abuse funding
By KENDALL KING on April 21st, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com A $7.4-million provincial funding investment is helping enhance elder abuse support services in municipalities across Alberta, including Medicine Hat which has both a substantial senior population and a significant number of elder abuse cases reported each year. Announced Tuesday, the three-year investment will provide $3.2 million in program and service funding to the Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grade 9 mathletes attend advanced competition in Waterloo
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 21st, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Six female Grade 9 students at St. Mary’s School recently participated in the Canadian Team Mathematics Contest at the University of Waterloo. The group had three distinctions at the competition: they were the only all-female group competing, they were the youngest and the only group from Alberta. Grade 8 teacher Ms. Kerr chaperoned the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SPCA highlights importance of volunteers
By KENDALL KING on April 20th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com@kkingmhn As Canadians celebrate National Volunteer Week, the Medicine Hat SPCA is highlighting the impact volunteers have in their organization, and inviting community members to consider volunteering. SPCA staff invited the News to the organization’s shelter building Wednesday, to learn more about the various volunteer opportunities at the building, and experience what volunteers do first-hand. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter in custody facing weapons charges after police execute warrant
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 20th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A local man is in custody after Medicine Hat Police allege he was in possession of a sawed off shotgun when he was stopped on an arrest warrant Tuesday. Police say the Medicine Hat resident also had stolen property in a bag with the restricted weapon as well as identity documents and credit card ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds of local federal workers picket
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 20th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant About 460 federal government workers in Medicine Hat and CFB Suffield went on the picket lines in the city on Wednesday, the day after contract talks between their unions and the federal government broke off. About 155,000 workers represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada are seeking a new contract after two years ... Read More »
1 responseBirding field trip Saturday hosted by Grasslands Naturalists at various southeast Alberta spots
By Medicine Hat News on April 20th, 2023
On Saturday, a half-day birding field trip led by Phil Horsch, president of Grasslands Naturalists, is taking place. The plan is to visit Echo Dale Park and Rattlesnake Reservoir. Golden Sheaf Park, Sauder Reservoir and Murray Lake are also possible sites the field trip will visit depending on time and weather permitting. The goal of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Steps for Life walk raising awareness on workplace tragedies
By KENDALL KING on April 20th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com@kkingmhn Hatters are gathering to raise awareness of fatal or life-altering workplace tragedies and show support for local individuals and families affected at the upcoming Steps for Life fundraiser walk, being held at Medicine Hat College on May 6. Last held in Medicine Hat in 2015, the five-kilometre walk provides community members an opportunity to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prairie Rose Public Schools create new student awards as part of ‘kindling hearts’
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 20th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Prairie Rose Public Schools trustee Shauna VanderSpruit this week unveiled new awards to the board, created as part of kindling hearts, one of the three pillars of learning within the division. There will be two recipients per school of the Grade 9 Leadership Award, with $100 given to each. A maximum of two awards ... Read More »
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