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Graduated tax breaks likely for multi-family housing
By Collin Gallant on March 18th, 2025
@@CollinGallant City Hall will likely offer tax breaks to new apartment blocks and other types of multi-family housing built in Medicine Hat, council heard Monday. Economic developer staff told council that offering graduated tax forgiveness over the first several years after a project is built could bring in out-of-town developers, would be easier to administer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One man arrested after RCMP seize rifle and stolen stolen electric bicycle
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 15th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A 29-year-old man has been charged with firearms offences after Brooks RCMP executed a search warrant on a home and seized a .22 rifle along with a stolen e-bicycle. Officers conducted the search of the home Tuesday afternoon and say the stolen e-bicycle was later located abandoned in an alley. The man cannot be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Invictus Games flag stops in Ralston en route to England
By Collin Gallant on March 15th, 2025
@@CollinGallant Students at Ralston School passed the Invictus Games flag in a hand-to-hand relay on Friday as the British armed forces escort the official banner from the recent event in Vancouver to its next site in Birmingham, England. That edition will be the summer edition of the games, which are a competition venue to aid ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic schools fees to increase next year; schools look to combine common fees
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 15th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Fees at Catholic schools in Medicine Hat will rise next year due to increased costs related to facility rental fees and transportation costs. Trustees approved the fee increases during a public board meeting earlier this week, mainly affecting option classes, extracurricular programming and field trips. Secretary treasurer Greg MacPherson told trustees some division schools ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Online video highlights Veiner Centre’s Meals on Wheels campaign
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 15th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A new online video posted Friday shares testimonials and information about a month-long initiative to support the Unison at Veiner Centres’ Meals on Wheels program. This month marks the third annual March for Meals Campaign, which raises funding and awareness for the program that provides nutritious well-balanced meals for seniors who may need a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Award-winning Monarch Theatre documentary premieres online next week
By BRENDAN MILLER on March 15th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com This Wednesday “Your Cinema Needs You” is set to premiere on TELUS Originals and will be available for free streaming. The documentary, produced by local filmmaker and 2024 Newsmaker of the Year Luke Fandirch, shares the rich history of the Monarch Theatre and the impacts cinemas have within communities, and premiered in the theatre ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BATUS to change with times, but staying put
By Medicine Hat News on March 15th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews BATUS commander Lt.-Col. Paul Eaton says warfare has changed, and how the British Army uses the range at CFB Suffield in agreement with Canadian Forces will change with it. That supports overtures from both countries’ militaries that the base north of Medicine Hat may not see a return to large deployment tank exercises, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carbon tax removal easy for city, but will still show up on one more bill
By Medicine Hat News on March 15th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Removing the carbon levy from City of Medicine Hat utility bills will be relatively easy, but the established process means it will still appear on the next sets of bills, city officials said Friday. New Prime Minister Mark Carney announced after his cabinet was sworn in in Ottawa that as of April 1, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Date for annual child development checkup released
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 15th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Public School Division is encouraging parents with children ages 3-5 to book a free child development checkup to ensure their language development is on course. The checkup is a routine assessment that monitors a child’s growth and development in areas including motor skills, language, thinking, behaviour and emotions. “Language development is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province urging public to do what they can to reduce spread of measles
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 15th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com With measles cases increasing globally, the government of Alberta is asking residents to familiarize themselves with symptoms to protect themselves and reduce the spread. As of March 13, health officials have confirmed six cases of measles in the province. While it is noted that the cases are from a single household, the province expressed ... Read More »
2 responsesPublic urged to up their knowledge of risks during Kidney Health Month
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 14th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com March is Kidney Health Month, and in honour of World Kidney Day on Thursday, the the Kidney Foundation of Canada’s southern Alberta branch encouraged residents to take some time to learn their personal risk factors. The theme for this year’s World Kidney Day was, “Are Your Kidneys OK? Detect early, protect kidney health,” and ... Read More »
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