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Body of 62-year-old man recovered after Brooks house fire
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 14th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The body of a Brooks man has been recovered from the site of a house fire early Wednesday morning. The Brooks RCMP detachment stated late Friday that they were called to the blaze at about 3 a.m. on Jan. 12 and aided three people who escaped the fire. The body of a 62-year-old man ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!600 households missed power discount
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 14th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat ratepayers moved en masse to fixed-rate power contracts last month to take advantage of a six-month extension of 2022 prices, but a small number of customers landed in a no-go zone, unable to renew contracts. Thanks to a loophole in rate-setting policy, four in every five electric customers are now paying one-third ... Read More »
1 responseNomination period open for MHC’s honorary degree
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 14th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Nomination forms are now being accepted by Medicine Hat College for their annual Honorary Applied Degree. All information submitted is confidential and all members of the public are invited to nominate a deserving member of the community. “The community considers achievement in a number of areas,” said Kevin Shufflebotham, president of MHC. “Anything from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Irvine resource centre site a cause for dispute
By KENDALL KING on January 14th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Irvine and area residents opposing placement of a new community resource centre are seeking additional opportunities to engage with and voice concerns to Cypress County ahead of construction. But the County says residents already had opportunities to share their feedback, and any remaining concerns relating to construction are being addressed with primary stakeholders. Approved ... Read More »
1 responseMore than 300 Crestwood students pitch in to create community mural now on display at mall
By KENDALL KING on January 14th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Approximately 320 students from Crestwood School came together to create a community mural now housed within Medicine Hat Mall. Located near the food court, the mural is part of a new community art initiative launched by the mall, for which Crestwood School was the first participant. “A representative from Medicine Hat Mall contacted the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS aiming to help Hatters curb smoking with free, six-week QuitCore program
By Medicine Hat News on January 13th, 2023
Alberta Health Services is helping Hatters quit tobacco with its free, six-week QuitCore program. The program, which will run from 6-7:30 p.m. each Tuesday between Jan. 17 and Feb. 21 at Medicine Hat’s Community Health Services building, is open to individuals 18 and older who use tobacco products, including vapes. Led by cessation professionals, the ... Read More »
1 responseBelyea to stand trial for disappearance and death of husband
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 13th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Suffield woman has been ordered to stand trial for the disappearance and death of her husband. A preliminary hearing for Deborah Murrill Belyea concluded Wednesday afternoon in provincial court with the matter forwarded to Court of King’s Bench to schedule dates for proceedings. The hearing had been scheduled to conclude on Friday. Material ... Read More »
1 responseUkrainian New Year’s dinner Saturday
By Medicine Hat News on January 13th, 2023
A Ukrainian New Year’s dinner will be taking place at the Veiner Centre this Saturday. The event will be hosted by Hatters Help Ukraine. Traditional Ukrainian dishes will be served. There will be presentations on the Ukrainian community as well as a few songs. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and dinner served at 6 ... Read More »
1 responseHat now has Alberta’s highest percentage of utility customers on fixed-rate power contracts
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 13th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat now has the highest percentage of utility customers on fixed-rate power contracts in Alberta, which itself is seeing massive uptake for fixed over floating power prices. About 80 per cent of the city’s 29,000 residential and small to medium business accounts now have a set rate for power, according to basic figures ... Read More »
1 responseMHPSD hard at work implementing new curriculum
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 13th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The finalized version of the new curriculum wasn’t released until April of 2022, and Medicine Hat Public School Division’s superintendent of universal design and learning, Jason Peters, says “we had to think of the best way to support our teachers with this curriculum, which didn’t have a ton of time and teacher consultation in ... Read More »
1 responseBlue Imp donating 20 Be Kind benches to local schools
By KENDALL KING on January 13th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat manufacturer Blue Imp is donating 20 of its new Be Kind benches to local elementary schools ahead of Pink Shirt Day (or Anti-Bullying Day) which takes place Feb. 22. Specially designed to promote anti-bullying, the Be Kind bench is a blue and pink power-coated steel bench designed for indoor use. The bench ... Read More »
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