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Redcliff fees stand pat, mostly
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 28th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The cost of ice time, business licences and getting a new water line could be rising in the town of Redcliff in 2024, though most other fees will remain the same in a proposal put to town council on Monday night. Annual revision of fees were presented to council, showing the largest proposed increase ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sovereignty Act on net-zero could pose issues for city
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 28th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Premier Danielle Smith says invoking the “Alberta Sovereignty Act” will lock Ottawa out of meddling in the provincial grid, but it is not known if it will also lock Medicine Hat out of accessing federal grants for power projects. The government introduced a resolution Monday afternoon to direct officials at provincial entities not to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monday in Medicine Hat, Nov. 27
By James Tubb on November 27th, 2023
Medicine Hat News According to a variety of media sources, this week could provide further drama in the ongoing disagreement between the Danielle Smith government and Ottawa over clean electricity grid regulations. Details as well could be released on the province’s support for carbon capture and sequestration projects. Both issues have major implications for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff man faces charges on ATM theft in Saskatchewan
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 25th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Redcliff man is in custody accused of an ATM theft in Eatonia, Sask. this summer. Cole Marshall, 36, of Redcliff, appeared in Kindersley Provincial Court on Nov. 23 after RCMP there arrested him on a warrant from the Leader detachment. That agency investigated the theft of an automatic teller machine in July from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Party seeks new leader and president to replace outgoing members
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 25th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Alberta Party board of directors says it is committed to the party and will seek a new president and leader early in the new year. Barry Morishita stepped down in October after two years at the head of the party, and a release Friday states party president Sid Kobewka has also resigned. Morishita, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City eyes Edmonton’s process for derelict properties
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 25th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Doubling the tax bills of boarded up homes in Medicine Hat – a move to pressure owners to fix them up or sell them off – might not cover cost of implementation, according to city administrators, who say the potential will be studied. The issue arose this fall as Couns. Shila Sharps and Andy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crescent Heights theatre students get stage ready for ‘Means Girls’ production
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 25th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Crescent Heights High School’s theatre students are busy rehearsing their next musical, Mean Girls High School Version, and tickets are now on sale. Drama director Jennifer Davies says shows often sell out so it’s best to buy tickets early. Mean Girls is a high-energy, full-length musical adapted from the 2004 film. The show, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH Skateboard Association seeks to end period poverty
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 25th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com While conducting research for an upcoming trip to Mexico, associate director with the Medicine Hat Skateboard Association Jade Ritchie discovered there was a local need for feminine hygiene products. Many women in Medicine Hat must choose between buying food or purchasing hygiene products. As a result, the MHSA has launched a campaign to end ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clarification: Santa Clause Parade one night only
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 25th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Out of date information appeared in a recent listing of upcoming Christmas events in Medicine Hat. The annual Santa Claus Parade, put on by the Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund and sponsor Nathan Nunweiler at IG Wealth Management will take place on Dec. 11. This year the event moves to a single-night format, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat woman involved in annual children shoebox campaign
By Medicine Hat News on November 25th, 2023
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@@MedicineHatNews Diane Foster has spent the past three days helping children in need at the Samaritan’s Purse processing centre in Calgary for the 15th consecutive year. Foster helped inspect shoeboxes before they were packaged for transportation to children in West Africa, Central America, Philippines and Ukraine. The shoeboxes will be given to children between the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC electrician apprentice wins title of fastest in Canada at IDEAL event
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 24th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Nathan Chapman is a fourth-year electrician apprentice at Medicine Hat College and was recently awarded the title of fastest in Canada during the IDEAL National Championship ‘Battle of the Schools.’ IDEAL was welcomed into the labs of participating post-secondary institutions across the country, where apprentices were able to participate to see how quickly they ... Read More »
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