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Property rights a bigger issue than attendance suggests
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 13th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Hearings on provincial property rights did not attract much of a crowd in Medicine Hat on Tuesday, but a legislative panel studying the issue says it has had strong response and has the mandate to suggest strengthening laws surrounding the contentious issue. For more than a decade worries about expropriation, rural representation and grazing ... Read More »
1 responseLocal group raising funds to bring over Ukrainian refugees
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 13th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A local group looking to take in Ukrainian refugees is partnering with the Community Foundation of Southeast Alberta to raise funds and other supports. A release late Tuesday states that donations handled by the CFSEA for the effort will receive a tax receipt and will go toward cost of transportation, accommodation, rent and food ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Not much for city capital projects set for 2022
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 13th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews With the start of construction season approaching, the City of Medicine Hat released its map of 2022 projects on Tuesday, showing few new major projects and some items awaiting final completion after being held up last fall. In development vein, the land department will oversee the completion of the Towne Square space at 603 ... Read More »
1 responseOverdose advocates turn to lawsuit after injunction attempt fails
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 12th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Members of the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society and Moms Stop the Harm say they are not giving up after the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the groups’ injunction application last week, which requested the repeal of a policy requiring Alberta supervised consumption service users to show ID. Local advocate and MSTH member Kym Porter ... Read More »
1 responseGet ready for some live music
By Medicine Hat News on April 12th, 2022
After a particularly lengthy hiatus, concert season is on the cusp of returning to Medicine Hat. On top of the Stampede’s star-studded lineup for 2022, the Esplanade will welcome a number of high-profile acts as well, including Jann Arden and Jason Mraz. Arden will make her way to Medicine Hat on June 30 as part ... Read More »
1 responsePoilievre campaigns in the Hat
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 12th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Pierre Poilievre arrived in Alberta on Monday, shook hands rather than eat during a $200-per-plate fundraising dinner and then spoke for an hour to rounds of applause from 600 Medicine Hatters at the Cypress Centre. The Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidate told them that economic and political systems in Canada were “unjust’ and ... Read More »
2 responsesLysak headed to trial in Coutts conspiracy case
By Delon Shurtz Southern Alberta Newspapers on April 12th, 2022
One of four men charged with conspiracy to commit murder during the protest in Coutts earlier this year, is headed directly to trial. Christopher Lysak, who remains in custody but appeared briefly in Lethbridge provincial court Monday, has chosen to be tried by a Court of Queen’s Bench judge and jury. An agent for the accused’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City plans to review off-leash areas
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 12th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city will begin looking at potential changes to where off-leash dogs are allowed after tales of conflict on the trail system cropped up in masterplan engagement surveys last year. Officials told council’s public services committee early Monday it has begun work examining off-leash areas in the city, specifically natural areas that often border ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH College board of governors adds two new members
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 9th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat fire chief Brian Stauth is one of two new members of the Medicine Hat College board of governors. The appointment was announced in this week’s orders from council listing released by the provincial government, and also extends the term of current board of governors chair Sarah MacKenzie. David Hoekstra, general manager of ... Read More »
2 responsesAlberta government takes aim at wild boars
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 9th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Alberta’s government announced Tuesday the expansion of the Wild Boar Control Program, which includes active surveillance and trapping plans, a compensation payout for farmers who suffer damage by wild boars and two bounty programs. Wild boars are an invasive species which exist throughout the province. Since January 2021, they have been found in 28 ... Read More »
2 responsesCommunity Foundation seeks public feedback through Vital Conversations Survey, Vital People Awards
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 9th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com With the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta’s annual Vital Conversations Event quickly approaching, the organization is encouraging Hatters and those living in the southeast region of the province to take part in the 2022 Vital Conversations Survey and Vital People Awards nomination process. CFSEA’s Vital Event aims to measure the vitality of communities in ... Read More »
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