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Underused Fair Entry program extended
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 6th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A program that offers $1,200 in utility credits to low-income earners in Medicine Hat will be extended into 2024 in part because not enough Hatters took part in the initial year. In late 2022, city council dedicated $2.3 million to a “Fair Entry Relief” program for utility payments based on a staff estimate that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC student in sustainable innovation program earns $5K scholarship
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 6th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College student Kali McGougan recently received a letter informing her she would be receiving a $5,000 Mint Smartwash scholarship. McGougan is enrolled in MHC’s inaugural class of the sustainable innovation program, which will be seeing its first graduates in 2024. For McGougan, the scholarship has relieved the financial stress of funding her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prairie Rose Public Schools earns clean financial audit
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 6th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Prairie Rose Public Schools has received a clean financial audit, with statements presented to the board on Nov. 28. Board chair Lois Bedwell was on the audit committee and stated she learned a lot during pre- and post-audit meetings. Accounting firm MNP LLP gave PRPS a clean audit and was impressed with the work ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!County won’t put Westar Landfill site up for auction
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 6th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A former landfill that caught on fire 10 years ago and is still subject to environmental monitoring will not move to a tax auction next March. Cypress County council received and approved reserve bids for the 2024 tax auction, including the quarter-section where the Westar Landfill is located near the junction of Highways 41 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Salvation Army seeks volunteers for Kettle Campaign
By Brendan Miller on December 6th, 2023
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com ‘Tis the season and Salvation Army volunteers will be manning Christmas kettles with bells, Santa hats – and even moroccos at retailers across the city. The annual charity campaign is more than 100 years old, and local funds raised from the Kettle Campaign donations support the Salvation Army’s annual operating budget. Medicine Hat Salvation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Women’s Shelter, MHC hosting memorial vigil for violence against women
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 6th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society will host its annual vigil tonight to honour victims of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre and all victims of gender-based violence. The women’s shelter is hosting its vigil tonight at 5:30 p.m. at Medicine Hat College’s Centennial Hall. The vigil comes on the National Day of Remembrance and Action ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police asking public to locate dangerous driver
By Medicine Hat News on December 6th, 2023
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@@MedicineHatNews Following multiple complaints, Medicine Hat police are looking for the driver of a dirt bike who was observed driving aggressively on Dec. 4 and 5. The dirt bike with no attached licence plate was seen in the areas of Dunmore Road, Vista Heights, Carry Drive and downtown. The driver has a slim build and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County holds farm, residential taxes, hikes others
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 6th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant DUNMORE Farm and residential tax rates in Cypress County may stand pat in 2024, but small business and large non-residential accounts could see a near 8 per cent increase. County councillors approved the final operational budget update for the coming year on Tuesday in Dunmore. It will conclude a five-year plan to phase in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New bursary awards available for Medicine Hat College health-care students
By Medicine Hat News on December 6th, 2023
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@@MedicineHatNews More bursary awards are available for Medicine Hat College students studying health care. The college recently received a $50,000 donation from the Medicine Hat Health Foundation. Over the next five years, health-care students in eligible programs will be able to apply for up to $10,000 annually in bursary awards that range from $1,000 to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City nudged over its share of money for water projects
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 5th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat is being asked to finally start contributing cash to a 10-year-old general agreement to share costs of building regional water and flood management projects. That would require the city to pay a share of seven reservoir expansions and spillway developments over the next 10 to 20 years between Lethbridge and Taber that ... Read More »
2 responsesPrairie Rose Possibilities opening doors for students at Redcliff’s I.F. Cox
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 5th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com For K-3 students at I.F. Cox School in Redcliff, there is a new Prairie Rose Possibilities project available called TNT, or Try New Things. Parents wanted to see broader programs in the school and this project offers opportunities for students to take part in different areas of interest. Another benefit is children engage with ... Read More »
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