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Board approves expansion of McCoy sports academy
By medicinehatnews on March 16th, 2023
SAMANTHA JOHNSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter reporter@medicinehatnews.com At the regularly scheduled meeting for the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education, trustee David Leahy made a motion regarding sports academy programming at Monsignor McCoy High School. The motion asks senior administration to provide a report making recommendations to the trustees by Sept. 30. The motion also ... Read More »
1 responseCypress County testifies at hearing over city substation locations
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 16th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A hearing into locations for a city power substation could conclude Friday with final oral arguments, instead of later this month, as groups of Cypress County residents and the county itself testified on Wednesday. The Alberta Utilities Commission is holding a virtual hearing this week on the city power company’s application to build Substation ... Read More »
1 responseBlue Jays TV host raises money for MedHat women’s shelter
By JAMES TUBB on March 16th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter is one of many shelters and organizations across Canada to benefit from Jamie Campbell’s baseball collection. The host of Blue Jays Central on Sportsnet has been raising funds for charities and non-profit organizations by garnering donations on pieces of sports memorabilia he has collected over his near 30-year broadcasting ... Read More »
1 responseMHPS to accelerate its body cam plan
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 16th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A push by the province to have body-worn cameras on all municipal police officers in Alberta “as swiftly as possible” will accelerate a plan in Medicine Hat to use the technology. Currently, the Medicine Hat Police Service has 26 of the cameras, used to record interactions between officers and the public during investigations and ... Read More »
1 responseOCJ taking a broad recovery-based approach
By KENDALL KING on March 16th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Praised by some, criticized by others, Medicine Hat’s Our Collective Journey has evoked discussion of many forms since its establishment in 2020. Beginning as a podcast conversation between three Hatters with lived experience in addiction, recovery and the array of challenges related to such, OCJ has, over the past three years, become an established ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veiner Centre Euchre Club results for February
By Medicine Hat News on March 16th, 2023
Feb. 2 1. Lena Dumoulin and Mike Alcock 2. Marie Marthaller 3. George Evans Feb. 6 1. Paul Trott 2. Al Guscott 3. Mike Alcock Feb. 9 1. Jane Bohnmiller 2. Butch Hiltz 3. Rita Myson Feb. 13 1. Stan Schuler 2. Mike Alcock 3. Dalton Olson Feb. 16 1. Rita Myson 2. Lloyd Fowlie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shandro discusses firearms act at roundtable
By SAMANTHA JOHNSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 16th, 2023
At a media roundtable on Wednesday, Tyler Shandro, Minister of Justice and Solicitor General of Alberta, discussed the Alberta Firearms Act. The act is new Alberta legislation, which was drafted and tabled last week, and has already moved out of a second reading and into committee of the whole. The act will clarify the role ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City survey asks how its doing with public consultations
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 16th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The City of Medicine Hat is now taking feedback on how it conducts public consultations. That will determine topics Hatters are most interested in, how they find out about city issues, the best avenues for input and how to boost participation, according to a release from the city’s communications department. “Community expectations on public ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Explosives testing at Suffield this week
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 15th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Officials at CFB Suffield say explosives testing this week at the base northwest of Medicine Hat may be heard in the city. The “energetic experiments” will take place between 8 and 10 a.m. through Thursday in the southwest corner of the training area. Base officials state the total number of explosives is relatively small, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!County residents oppose city’s preferred substation location
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 15th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A virtual hearing into placing a new City of Medicine Hat substation in the southwest is underway and heard testimony Tuesday from Cypress County residents who oppose two potential locations. City electric officials say the station, known as MHS11, is needed to better manage power flow throughout the city and accommodate future demand, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Regional unemployment up slightly to 4.2%
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 15th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Unemployment in Medicine Hat-Lethbridge corridor rose by half a percentage point compared to earlier this year, but remains lower than the provincial figure and much less than this time last year, according to recently released data. Province-wide statistics were released March 10, but a regional breakdown offered by Alberta’s Jobs ministry from the weekend ... Read More »
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