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Local filmmaker to feature Monarch Theatre in documentary
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 29th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s Monarch Theatre is set to take a new role as the star of Alberta-based filmmaker Luke Fandrich’s upcoming documentary, set to release in fall of 2022. Fandrich became interested in the Monarch Theatre after finishing production on his 2019 documentary about the city’s historic clay district, titled Clay, Creativity and the Comeback. ... Read More »
1 responseCity Notebook: Was keeping warm always this much?
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 29th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The big complaint this week in Medicine Hat that’s not medical, societal or philosophical has to be the high price of utilities this winter. It’s a bit meteorological, these being the colder months and all, but Hatters are really hot over the high cost of keeping the furnace going and the lights on. That’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provincial government hosting virtual feedback sessions for K-6 curriculum
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 28th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Government of Alberta will be hosting virtual sessions throughout February in which the public can provide feedback on the proposed K-6 curriculum. The sessions were originally schedule for fall of 2021 but were cancelled due to the pandemic. Subject-specific sessions will now be held between Jan. 31 and Feb. 28, with each session ... Read More »
1 responseNumber of city utility and tax accounts in arrears has dropped
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 28th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The number of city utility and tax accounts in arrears has dropped from the worst of the pandemic in early 2021, a city committee heard Thursday, but the number facing a disconnection warning or seeing amounts transferred to tax bills has grown. The matter was presented to the city’s corporate services committee as a ... Read More »
1 responseMom’s Stop The Harm hoping to change upcoming legislation on ID policy for SCS use
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 28th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Moms Stop The Harm, a nationwide drug advocacy group, and the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society are working together in hopes of changing upcoming provincial legislation that would require individuals accessing supervised consumption sites to provide personal health numbers. “Supervised consumption services are something both the federal government and the provincial government can regulate,” Avnish ... Read More »
1 responseCOVID claims two more SW Saskatchewan residents
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 28th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Two more residents of Southwest Saskatchewan have died of causes related to COVID-19 this week, according to new figures released by that province’s health authority. Overall active cases sat at 364 in the health region comprising Maple Creek (72) and Swift Current (292). That is a slight decline from earlier in the week when ... Read More »
1 responseTraffic court changes placed on pause
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 28th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Implementation of Phase Two of the Provincial Administrative Penalties Act (now being referred to as SafeRoads Alberta by government officials), which would see the abolition of traffic court, was paused Thursday. In a joint statement Transportation Minister Rajan Sawhney and acting Minister of Justice and Solicitor General, Sonya Savage, announced the legislation, which was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utility prices causing a stir
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 28th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Hatters hit with high utility bills to start the new year can expect to hear more on the issue soon. Councillors at Thursday’s meeting of the corporate services committee say they have heard an overwhelming amount of complaints about high energy bills this month and they would like to administrators to provide more answers ... Read More »
3 responsesCommunity Initiative Program providing total of $1.9M to 50 non-profits
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 27th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Alberta’s Community Initiative Program is providing funding to non-profit organizations across the province through the Project-Based grant. The grant will provide a total of $1.9 million to 50 organizations, with each organization receiving a maximum amount of $75,000. Ideal candidates are organizations which work to meet critical community needs and positively impact various groups ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City begins annual trimming of branches near power lines
By Medicine Hat News on January 27th, 2022
The city’s Electric Distribution department has begun the annual trimming of tree branches located too close to power lines. On Tuesday, crews began work in the Flats and will trim trees which are deemed hazardous in both front streets and back lanes. The trimmed branches will be used to create mulch. Anyone concerned about the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial date could soon be set for man accused of continuing to spread racial hatred online
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 27th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A trial date may soon be set for a man accused of continuing to spread racial hatred online in contravention of criminal sentence conditions. Loki Hulgaard was sentenced to undergo therapy during a one-year community sentence that included house arrest then curfew, followed by two years probation in late 2020, after pleading guilty to ... Read More »
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