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Community engagement session being hosted Feb. 22 by AHS in Milk River over ER closures
By Medicine Hat News on February 16th, 2023
Alberta Health Services is hosting a community engagement session Feb. 22 for Milk River and area residents following a string of temporary closures of the Milk River Health Centre’s emergency department. The session will run 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Milk River Civic Centre. AHS representatives will be on site to address community member concerns and ... Read More »
1 responseCity making strides on new animal pound, Monarch Theatre
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 16th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Work on issues involving two city facilities – the construction of a new pound facility and the future of the Monarch Theatre – is moving swiftly along, a city committee heard Monday. Acting public services committee chair Brian Stauth told other members that the search for a new operating tenant or owner of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veterans Memorial Park benches vandalized
By Medicine Hat News on February 16th, 2023
The wooden benches in Veterans Memorial Park are in need of repair following an act of vandalism which took place between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. While the benches are currently unusable, the City of Medicine Hat confirmed the benches can be repaired with replacement of the wooden slats. The benches will be removed to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Regional jobless rate ticks up month to month, but still low
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 16th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Regional unemployment rose in January compared extremely low rates in late 2022, but still sits well below levels seen one year ago, according to analysis by the Alberta Jobs Ministry. Jobless numbers released Feb. 10 by Statistics Canada show Alberta adding 20,700 jobs during January to keep the month-to-month rate steady at 5.8 per ... Read More »
1 responseSouth zone with highest rate of drug poisoning deaths
By KENDALL KING on February 16th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Experts are highlighting the complexity of quantifying substance use outcomes as new data shows southern Alberta with the highest rate of drug poisoning deaths, and second highest for ER visits and hospitalizations. In the first three quarters of 2022, Alberta Health Services’ South zone, which includes Medicine Hat and Lethbridge, was reported as having ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City to watch how adding sheriffs works in other centres
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 16th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Are the sheriffs bound for downtown Medicine Hat? One city councillor wants to know. This week the province announced that officers of the provincial branch of law enforcement will assist for 12 weeks this winter to address “disorder” in Calgary’s downtown. That follows a similar pilot project in Edmonton, and after Premier Danielle Smith ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!High School Art Exhibition displaying city students’ best
By KENDALL KING on February 15th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Artists from local high schools are being recognized with the return of the annual High School Art Exhibition. Housed in Medicine Hat College’s One on One Gallery, the exhibition features art pieces created by students at Eagle Butte, Crescent Heights, Medicine Hat and Monsignor McCoy high schools. “The high school instructors select their students’ ... Read More »
1 responseGap between living, minimum wages causing concern
By KENDALL KING on February 15th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Estimated at $17.50 per hour, Medicine Hat is said to have the lowest living wage of Alberta’s 15 largest municipalities, but the disparity between it and the province’s $15 minimum wage is of concern to experts and community members alike. Calculated annually by Living Wage Alberta Network, an alliance of community organizations, employers and ... Read More »
1 responseYMCA’s ‘Y on 2nd’ opened its doors to the public this week
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 15th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A new downtown location for Medicine Hat YMCA services opened its doors this week. A grand opening of the “Y on 2nd” was held Monday at the office location at 525 Second St. SE. It will host the group’s community programs, such as Alternative Suspension, Youth in Transition and Camp Jude, operations, and beginning ... Read More »
1 responseUCP’s Cypress-MH nomination race set
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 15th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews There are two official nominees to become the United Conservative Party candidate for Cypress-Medicine Hat, with party members set to vote before mid-March. Last month the party announced it would close the nomination process Feb. 9 to run in the riding, which is represented by former UCP MLA Drew Barnes. The now-independent MLA has ... Read More »
1 responseSEAWA hosting educational forum at Medicine Hat College on March 3
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 15th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The South East Alberta Watershed Alliance is holding an educational forum at Medicine Hat College on March 3. This is a free event that runs 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The morning will be dedicated to speakers and the afternoon spent touring the pond at MHC and reporting invasive species on a mobile app. ... Read More »
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