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Orientation plans for new high school students at McCoy
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 13th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Members of Community Coming Together are hosting a student orientation for new high school students planning to attend Monsignor McCoy this September. The hour-and-a-half orientation will provide new students a chance to tour around the school and find their lockers, as well as take a look at their class schedules, helping to break the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province promotes local farmers, ranchers during Local Food Week
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 13th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Working farmers, producers and entrepreneurs put food on Albertans’ tables every day, and this week they are being showcased for their efforts to produce quality tasting foods and beverages. Local Food Week encourages Albertans to buy locally grown products from farmers markets as well as take part in activities to learn about where their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police in Saskatchewan seize nearly 9 million illegal cigarettes
By Medicine Hat News on August 13th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Trucking inspectors at Swift Current say they found 30 pallets of contraband cigarettes in a semi-trailer on July 17, according to a release by the Saskatchewan RCMP this month. The driver is set to appear in Swift Current Provincial Court on Tuesday, charged with three separate counts related to the possession and sale of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brothers charged with several drug-related offences after trafficking bust
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 13th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com ALERT has charged and arrested two brothers – Ethan, 21, and Carter Oster, 24 – following a search of a home in the Uplands neighbourhood that led to the seizure of more than 600 methamphetamine, opioid and other illicit pills. The investigation that began in May by using an intelligence-led response to community concerns ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fraudster on the lam in U.S. finally caught
By Collin Gallant on August 13th, 2024
@@CollinGallant A former pastor who defrauded dozens of Hatters among thousands of Albertans for millions in a failed real estate company has been apprehended after he left the country prior to his sentencing date last fall. Ronald James Aitkens, whose firm owned the Cimmaron land development in Medicine Hat, was arrested Aug. 8 with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Immigration pathway bringing medical professionals to Alberta
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 13th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com On Thursday, the province of Alberta gave an update on the Dedicated Health Care Pathway and how this has been used to bring medical professionals to communities where they’re needed. The program, which started in 2023 as part of the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program, works to bring international health-care professionals to Alberta in order ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legal fee reimbursements decided for those who opposed Saamis Solar
By Medicine Hat News on August 13th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The developer behind a plan to build the Saamis Solar Park in northern Medicine Hat will pay $282,000 in costs of those who opposed the project during Alberta Utilities Commission hearings. DP Energy won approval to build the 1,600-acre solar power field in July after applying in early 2023 and a hearing last spring. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Interpretive Program brings history walk to Redcliff
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 10th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is inviting residents outside of the city for a glimpse into more than 100 years of local history in the Town of Redcliff. “This small town was once a hub for all kinds of industries until tragedy struck,” says park interpreter Hannah White. “Come along to learn the stories ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks receives $4 million for water project
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 10th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The province has committed more than $30 million into community projects to protect municipalities against drought and flood, including about $4 million for Brooks. The Drought and Flood Protection Program will help fund projects throughout the province, in 14 municipalities, two First Nations and one Métis settlement. The funding will help communities access water ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police charge two men in Tower Estates shooting that left one person injured
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 10th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com A person visiting Tower Estates was shot with a handgun last Saturday during an altercation in the area between two males, leading to the arrest of Kris Simons and Brent Heath, both 36 years of age. In a release police say several individuals arrived at a residence in the early morning hours of Aug. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local unemployment rate dips, remains below provincial average
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 10th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com The local jobless rate fell to 5.2 per cent in July according to new statistics for the combined Lethbridge-Medicine Hat economic region released by Statistics Canada on Friday. The figure is down 0.7 per cent in July 2023 and is the second lowest economic region in the province behind the Camrose-Drumheller region at 4.6 ... Read More »
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