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Province investing in access for seniors to transportation, mobility services
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 27th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The province is partnering with Healthy Aging Alberta to help seniors access transportation and mobility services. Be it for connecting with the community or reaching important appointments, seniors living in rural Alberta often rely on accessible transportation services to maintain their independence, the province says. Because of this, they are investing $3.5 million to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province will form group to tackle unpaid oil and gas taxes
By Medicine Hat News on March 26th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews The province has agreed to a call from Alberta’s counties to form a new working group aimed at collecting back taxes owed by oil and gas companies. Earlier this month Rural Municipalities Alberta called for new focus on a growing amount of unpaid property taxes of more than one-quarter billion dollars – owed to ... Read More »
1 responsePublic safety task force begins six-month mission
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 26th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Public service committee members received an update Monday on the inaugural meeting between representatives of a ‘task force’ that is gathering bi-monthly for a six-month period to tackle ongoing problems surrounding downtown safety. During these meetings the task force will provide recommended strategies to reduce impacts of homelessness, mental health, addiction and poverty within ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Volunteers needed to take community seniors on bike rides
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 26th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Tonight a volunteer group that gets seniors out of their nursing homes and on bicycle rides is hosting a recruitment information session at the Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce. Cycling Without Age Medicine Hat is hosting a 30-minute session to learn about the volunteer opportunity that connects seniors with their communities by riding a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City may apply for grant to grow thousands of trees
By BRENDAN MILLER on March 26th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com City staff will request council to approve a one-time operating initiative budget amendment of more than $3.45 million for a grant that would “significantly enhance” the department’s tree-planting efforts. Parks and recreation is seeking the funding to apply for the Growing Canada’s Community Canopies grant that would allow the department to plant more than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nine-year-old with rare conditions chosen for focus of 2025 Ridin’ For Kids
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 26th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Ridin’ For Kids Foundation has announced the child that will be benefiting from their 2025 fundraiser event. Nine-year-old Nyah Litowsky has been diagnosed with multiple rare autoimmune diseases, including juvenile idiopathic arthritis, lupus, juvenile dermatomyositis and interstitial lung disease. She also has bone complications, including spinal fractures. “Despite daily pain, fatigue and countless ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former MP wants to explore Alberta’s future with U.S.
By Collin Gallant on March 26th, 2025
@@CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s former Member of Parliament is part of a group hoping to open direct talks with U.S President Donald Trump about Alberta’s future, and is also now calling for a provincial independence referendum this year. LaVar Payne is listed among the attendees of a press conference set for today in Calgary to launch ... Read More »
10 responsesFocus for Parkinson Awareness Month put on pushing forward
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 26th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com April is Parkinson Awareness Month, and in recognition of the occasion, the Parkinson Association of Alberta announced this year’s campaign. “In Canada, more than 110,000 individuals live with Parkinson disease and Atypical Parkinsonism, and every day, 18 more people are diagnosed, which means that in April alone more than 550 individuals in this country ... Read More »
2 responsesAMA welcomes new provincial compensation model for family doctors
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 26th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Hundreds of doctors have already signed up for the province’s new family doctor compensation model, scheduled to kick in April 1. Developed in partnership with the Alberta Medical Association, the model is designed to not only support physicians in their essential work but also to enhance access to family doctors across the province. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heavy police presence reported in Brooks on Tuesday morning
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 26th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Tuesday morning at approximately 10 a.m., Brooks RCMP advised the public of a heavy police presence in the area of First Street E., and asked residents to avoid posting the actions of police on social media. Approximately an hour later police reported they had cleared the scene and said there is no ongoing risk ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff man faces several charges following attempted armed robbery
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 25th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A seven-month investigation has led to the arrest of 47-year-old Daniel Vander Meulen, of Redcliff, who has been charged with attempted robbery and assault with a weapon for pointing a firearm at a business owner outside their home last fall. Medicine Hat police say back in September 2024, a local business owner reported that ... Read More »
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