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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!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!Winter solstice story walk planned at Police Point Park
By Medicine Hat News on December 5th, 2023
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is getting ready to celebrate the longest night of the calendar year, the winter solstice. MHIP is hosting a free Solstice Night Story Walk at Police Point Park on Dec. 21. Participants will partake in a lantern-lit story walk through the park exploring a number of different winter festivals ... 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 »
1 responseSale of Mastermind GP doesn’t have any effect on liquidating store in Medicine Hat
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 5th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews TORONTO Mastermind GP Inc. says it has reached a deal to sell the bulk of its business to Unity Acquisitions Inc., but that doesn’t involve four stores now liquidating in Alberta, including one in Medicine Hat. Financial terms of the asset purchase agreement signed by the Toronto toy retailer and Unity were not disclosed. ... Read More »
1 responseRegional unemployment sits at 4.3% for November
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 5th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The jobless rate in rural southern Alberta sat at 4.3 per cent in the combined Medicine Hat-Lethbridge region last month, according to figures for November released by Statistics Canada. The figure is one percentage point higher than November 2022, and about half a point lower than the previous month. That translates to an estimated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Renowned local band back with annual Mahoney and Friends
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 5th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Mahoney built up its reputation as Medicine Hat’s good-time band as a duo playing pubs, weddings and even backyard parties, but this year the local act celebrates 10 years of packing the Esplanade Theatre with its annual “Mahoney and Friends” year-end concert. “We had a cool small show, but a bigger sound than just ... Read More »
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