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City’s CAO role will be filled on rotation for now
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 2nd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The top administrative position at the City of Medicine Hat will be filled by a rotation of top managers this month while other options are being explored, the News has learned. City manager Bob Nicolay announced late last month he would leave the role at the end of January, but without a timetable of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plea of not guilty entered in assault trial
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 2nd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews One of the men accused in a gun-related assault on the Southwest Hill last fall has pleaded not guilty and could have a trial scheduled next month. Chad Lentz was arrested in Calgary in November after local police put out a warrant for the man and a co-defendant after officers responded to early morning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City under pressure to rethink utility formula
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 2nd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Utility bills are rising in Medicine Hat, and so too are calls for the city to reopen how it sets rates and fees, according to some city council members. Default power prices will remain at record highs in Medicine Hat in February, while the monthly natural gas rate is up as well. Both rates, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Go behind the curtain with Esplanade’s Backstage Pass experience
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 2nd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Families and adults are invited to go behind the Esplanade’s theater curtain on Feb. 3 as part of the Backstage Pass experience. Participants will learn about production lighting and sound, hear stories of famous folks who graced the Esplanade’s stage and get to visit areas not normally open to the public. “These are kind ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blowing snow and high winds lead to 40-vehicle pile-up
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 1st, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A snarl of 40 vehicles closed the Trans-Canada Highway in both directions for several hours on Monday afternoon as blowing snow and freezing conditions descended on the region. The RCMP reported that a multiple vehicle pile-up west of Suffield shut down traffic at about 10:30 a.m., though no injuries were reported. Eastbound lanes were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Challenge allows students to showcase love of the subject
By LAUREN THOMSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 1st, 2022
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Starting today, all kids in Grade 4 through 12 in Southeastern Alberta are welcome to submit their scientific musings for the entire month of February, with a different theme to focus on for each week of the month. The Kiwanis Southeast Alberta Science Challenge is a four-week event hosted by Praxis which allows students ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local MP, MLAs voice support for protestors, concern over border blockade
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 1st, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Local MP Glen Motz and MLAs Michaela Frey and Drew Barnes continue to voice support for truck drivers protesting vaccination mandates following the Freedom Convoy’s arrival in Ottawa. “I do support the peaceful, law-abiding approach to this and what they’re doing,” Motz told the News on Monday. “They’re good, self-less, salt-of-the-earth people that have ... Read More »
3 responsesMontana cases rise as 3,000th death recorded
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 1st, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Hill County, Mont. recorded 133 new cases of COVID-19 over the last two reporting days, bringing the total identified active cases in the area next to Cypress County, Alta. to 156. The area including the Town of Havre saw 71 cases added on Monday, adding to 62 on Jan. 28. The state of 1.1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Multiplex still part of the plan
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 1st, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council members are questioning why administrators are still proposing building larger regional fitness facilities to replace existing rec centres when voters seemingly rejected the idea last fall. The debate arose during a special meeting of the public services committee meeting on Monday during which, over several hours, councillors and Mayor Linnsie Clark went ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dismissal of appeal to delay ID requirement at supervised consumption sites will prove harmful, advocates say
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 1st, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Starting today, anyone accessing supervised consumption sites within Alberta will be asked to provide their personal health number, following the provincial Court of Appeal’s Monday ruling which dismissed an emergency appeal requesting implementation of the policy be delayed. The appeal was submitted by the Lethbridge Overdose Society and Moms Stop the Harm, a nationwide ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s new investment plan nearing completion
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 29th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A plan to change how the city manages the nearly $574 million in reserves it holds is nearing completion, and that includes a new search for money management firms. Thursday’s meeting of the corporate services committee included an update and overview for new council members on investment policy changes approved last summer that will ... Read More »
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