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Festive lighting displays on their way down
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 26th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews ‘Tis the season Contract crews are now removing festive lighting displays from street light standards along a number of major routes in Medicine Hat, and the city’s real Christmas tree recycling program is coming to an end. The city’s municipal works department issued a release on Monday warning motorists to be aware that crews ... Read More »
1 responseMiywasin Moment: Indigenous women forging new paths in STEM fields
By JOLYNN PARENTEAU on January 26th, 2022
“Only after the last tree has been cut down, the last river poisoned, the last fish caught, will we realize we cannot eat money.” -Cree Prophecy There is a new demographic on the rise in science, technology, engineering and mathematics academia. Collectively known as STEM, these fields of study and related professions have long been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes says letter to Kenney about accountability
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 26th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Local MLA Drew Barnes addressed a letter to Premier Jason Kenney on Monday demanding transparency regarding provincial COVID-19 response policies, in what he says would be a move toward accountability. In the letter, Barnes states, “It is becoming increasingly clear the worst of the COVID pandemic is now behind us … The need for ... Read More »
1 responseSeveral SE Alberta municipalities listed among latest round of infrastructure programming grants
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 26th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Several municipalities in southeast Alberta are listed among the latest round of infrastructure programming grants from the federal government and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. The grants are meant to help towns and villages create systems to schedule and track maintenance for and replacement projects of things like roads, bridges and other public works. ... Read More »
1 responseCity puts out call for EOI on Monarch
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 26th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City Hall has put out a call for expressions of interest toward reopening the Monarch Theatre. The movie house on Second Street downtown has been closed since it was purchased by the City of Medicine Hat in June, aside from a come-and-go 110th birthday party last month. This week’s meeting of council’s public services ... Read More »
1 responseConnaught students go online for two days as multiple illnesses strike
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 25th, 2022
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com On Friday, Jan. 21, Ecole Connaught published a press release announcing the school would temporarily shift to online learning, but it’s not the reason one might think. “Today, we experienced a large number of student and staff absence, approximately 45% of our school population,” the press release said. “After an AHS investigation we learned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Applications for Community Foundation grants open now with March 15 deadline
By Medicine Hat News on January 25th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta has announced March 15 as the deadline for Spring 2022 Community Grants applications (formerly Smart and Caring Community Grants). CFSEA’s Community Grant program provides local and regional organizations and charities with funding, as based on community need. Fund allocation will be determined by local rural advisory committees in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Freedom Convoy 2022 rolls through the Hat
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 25th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com A convoy of truck drivers opposed to vaccine mandates passed through Medicine Hat on Monday on its way to Ottawa. The convoy drew large crowds of supporters from across the region, many holding signs and waving flags. “We’re going to end mandates,” convoy co-organizer Chris Barber of Swift Current, told the News. “It’s not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grocery supplies holding in the Hat
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 25th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com At Monday’s Freedom Convoy 2022, rally co-organizer Chris Barber stated food shortages in Canadian grocery stores were “already” taking place, but a quick walk through most local grocery stores shows major shortages have yet to reach the Hat. The News visited several grocery stores across the city including Walmart, Sobeys, Safeway and the Northlands ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPS seize rifle, ammo, drugs, stolen ID during traffic stop
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 25th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Police say they seized a rifle that was made to appear as a children’s toy, along with a 25-round magazine, drugs and stolen ID from a traffic stop in the city last week. A 26-year-old man from Airdrie was arrested and held in custody after Medicine Hat police officers found the .22-calibre rifle along ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City could face staffing issues as Omicron peaks
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 25th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City Hall is warning residents that the next few weeks could see staff shortages, and wants to ensure transit riders are able to get to where they’re going with minimal disruption and effect to city services, as cases of the Omicron variant are expected to peak. Top administrators made the statement at Monday’s public ... Read More »
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