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MHC paramedic training session gets HALO surprise
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 5th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com There was lots of excitement amongst paramedic students at Medicine Hat College on Monday when HALO landed on the college grounds for an emergency training scenario. Students weren’t aware until the last minute that HALO was going to be involved and the enthusiasm level increased significantly when the helicopter came into view. Scott Mullin, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City bringing back e-scooter program next week
By KENDALL KING on April 5th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Bird Canada and the City of Medicine Hat’s e-scooter pilot program is set to return for a second year beginning next week. Launched last May, the collaborative program, which Bird Canada funds and operates and the city provides framework for, aimed to enhance transportation within the city on a micro-scale. “It is another way ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City commits $7M toward clean energy
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 5th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council has earmarked $7 million to pursue “an early phase clean energy project” one week after staff and elected officials expressed strong interest in renewable energy production. The money from the working capital in the energy division could be put into a number of avenues, according to an outline provided with the item ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council tweaks parking rules in updated land-use bylaw
By James Tubb on April 4th, 2023
Collin Gallant cgallant@medicinehatnews.com Twitter: CollinGallant The city will relax some parking requirements for new residential and multi-family housing projects, but depending on the project, and in some cases, leaving the size of the stalls up to commercial developers. Annual updates to the landuse bylaw were passed Monday, and bring the city’s major development rules up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Downtown YMCA now offering 24-hour gym access
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2023
Medicine Hat YMCA announced Monday it is now offering 24-hour access to its downtown gym. Members aged 18-plus may access the gym’s cardio and weight floors any time day or night through an additional membership payment of $2.50 bi-weekly and a one-time $10 key fob activation fee. Local YMCA CEO Sharon Hayward says introducing 24/7 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kiwanis science fair showcases more than 50 projects
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 4th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter reporter@medicinehatnews.com Grades 4-8 students from Medicine Hat and the surrounding region participated in the 48th annual Kiwanis Southeast Alberta Regional Science Fair on Saturday at Medicine Hat College. Organizer Dr. Peter Walis was pleased to see the science fair take place in person again, which hadn’t occurred since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council ratifies CUPE contract through 2026
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2023
Most city hall employees now have a new union contract through the end of 2026. City council ratified the four-year agreement Monday with some 800 inside, outside and transit workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local No. 46. It provides an across-the-board increase of $1.55 per hour to all classifications, retroactive to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Proposed wind farm south of the Hat to go to new hearing next month
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 4th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A wind farm that was originally approved 16 years ago will go to a new hearing next month toward building the array south of Medicine Hat. Wild Rose 2 Wind Power plant was first approved by the Alberta Utilities Commission in 2007, but with little action until it was sold to Capstone Infrastructure in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Youth and two adults charged with B&E over weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 4th, 2023
Three Hatters, including one youth, have been charged in relation to a break and enter of an attached garage on the Southwest Hill last week. Police say on Thursday around 1:20 a.m., they responded after a homeowner spotted three individuals on their property and called police. Officers responded and deployed a drone, allowing them to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede garage sale set for April 22
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2023
Out with the old and in with the new; Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede’s annual Indoor Garage Sale allows for both spring cleaning and bargain shopping. Taking place Apr. 22 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Cypress Centre Pavilion, the sale will feature more than 100 tables with goods ranging from furniture to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Front-door COVID screening no longer enforced at AHS sites
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2023
Effective Monday, front-door COVID-19 screening is longer being enforced at Alberta Health Services sites across the province. AHS announced it would be ending its front-door screening program last week, citing a decline in the number of respiratory illnesses as the motivation. The move comes just over a week after the province announced it would be ... Read More »
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