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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 »
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 responseWinter 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!Regional 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 »
Be the first to comment!Collision near Coalhurst claims life of woman
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 5th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A pedestrian was killed Saturday morning after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 3 at about 5:30 a.m. Coaldale RCMP say the accident happened between Range Road 224 and Township Road 92, west of Lethbridge. A 31-year-old woman from Standoff was pronounced deceased at the scene. Police say that in the early stages ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH Public School Division gets clean audit, unexpected surplus
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 5th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Public School Division director of finance Leanne Dulle has presented audited financial statements to the board. The board’s external auditor Avail LLP completed the 2022-23 audit and it was clean, as it has been for the past several years. The spring budget for 2022-23 had a deficit of $74,000, which increased to ... Read More »
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