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Social Insurance Number essential for employment but relatively simple to obtain
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 5th, 2024
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Arriving in a new country to study can be a stressful and overwhelming experience and it is easy to lose track of all the tasks that need to be completed, such as applying for and receiving a Social Insurance Number. The nine-digit SIN is essential for accessing Government of Canada programs as well as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Invest Medicine Hat receives name change
By Medicine Hat News on January 5th, 2024
medicinehatnews.com@Medicine Hat News The City of Medicine Hat’s economic development office has a new name – Medicine Hat Economic Development – the department formerly known as “Invest Medicine Hat” announced Thursday. Last spring city council approved a plan by city manager Ann Mitchell to rehire senior staff and develop a new economic development plan after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Criminal Appearance Court schedule changing as of February
By Medicine Hat News on January 4th, 2024
medicinehatnews.com@Medicine Hat News The Court of King’s Bench schedule in Medicine Hat will change next month. Monthly “Criminal Appearance Court” sessions will now be held on the second Wednesday of each month starting in February. The change has been known for some time but was officially announced by the Alberta Court of King’s Bench on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Belyea second-degree murder trial begins Monday
By Medicine Hat News on January 4th, 2024
medicinehatnews.com@Medicine Hat News The first local murder trial in nearly three years is scheduled to begin Monday when Deborah Murril Belyea, 70, stands accused of second-degree homicide in the death of her husband Alf and hiding the body. A two-week judge-alone trial has been scheduled for Medicine Hat Court of King’s Bench. That will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council to meet on third Monday of January
By Medicine Hat News on January 4th, 2024
medicinehatnews.com@Medicine Hat News City council will only meet once in January to manage the flow of business coming out of the Holiday Season. It will next convene Jan. 15 to take up business from committee meetings that begin again next week. Elected officials last met Dec. 18 for a council session, and would typically be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local man charged in armed robbery
By Brendan Miller on January 4th, 2024
Police have arrested and charged a Medicine Hat man after responding to a report of an armed robbery at a convenience store located on the 500 block of Rutherford Street. The investigation revealed a man entered the store around 8 p.m. Jan. 1 brandishing a weapon, and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With kinks in the rearview, Monarch documentary continues string of successful local screenings
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 4th, 2024
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Last weekend’s premiere screenings of Your Cinema Needs You were a crash course in how to operate the Monarch Theatre again – from shuttered doors to a sold-out venue for three nights straight. “We knew it was going to be busy, but we weren’t quite sure what that was going to look like,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Memorial exhibition to honour late Medicine Hat College art instructor
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 4th, 2024
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Starting next week, the Cultural Centre’s One-on-One Gallery is holding a memorial exhibition for Medicine Hat College art and design instructor Nelson Yuen. Yuen joined MHC in 1986, teaching in the visual communications program until his retirement in 2014. The exhibition will display works created by Yuen over the course of a career spanning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Duplicate Bridge results for December
By Medicine Hat News on January 4th, 2024
Friday Dec. 1 North/South 1. Rita Langford – John Weatherhead 2. Lorena Kelly – Doreen Denise East/West 1. Pat Hannay – Vonda Reddekop 2. Bob Storrs – Carol Farr Tuesday Dec. 5 North/South 1. Mona Girling – Charlotte Jobb 2. Marnie Burry – Sandy Seitz East/West 1. Pius Denis – Joan Mayer 2. Munden Coates ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police charge 34 motorists with impaired driving in December
By Brendan Miller on January 4th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Police Service, alongside Alberta Sheriffs, issued 34 impaired driving charges while conducting local check stops throughout the month of December. Police say in total they checked 1,359 vehicles through mandatory alcohol screening check stops to make sure motorists weren’t consuming alcohol while operating their vehicle. In Alberta a motorist will fail ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transit changes for two routes take effect Thursday
By Brendan Miller on January 3rd, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Brendan Miller bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Beginning Jan. 4 the city will be making changes to transit routes 21 and 56 after an increase in ridership in 2023. The city is continuing to track ridership numbers coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic and says they will continue to adjust service as ridership increase. Transit officials say they ... Read More »
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