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Split vote calls for non-financial city audit
By Collin Gallant on September 5th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Medicine Hat city council will engage Alberta Municipal Affairs to look at how the rules spelling out administrative powers at city hall are written and how they have been applied. The request, approved at the five-hour mark of Tuesday’s meeting by a 6-3 vote, comes after a year of controversy and public jousting between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City commits cash to Tigers’ Memorial Cup bid
By Collin Gallant on September 5th, 2024
@@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat will commit $1.25 million in cash and half that much in terms of city services toward a bid to host the 2026 Memorial Cup, council determined late Tuesday night. It passed by a 9-0 margin, with council members saying the spending, while sizeable, would create a big economic boost, ... Read More »
2 responsesBrooks man hit with charges, big fines after motorcycle stunt in Lethbridge
By Medicine Hat News on September 4th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A Brooks man has been charged for dangerous driving after Lethbridge police say he drove his motorcycle at 140 kilometres per hour between lanes of cars on Mayor Magrath Drive on Saturday. Police say the vehicle was seen weaving in and out of heavy traffic and split lanes at about 9:30 p.m. that night. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Back to class; local students excited to see friends, police share back to school safety tips
By BRENDAN MILLER on September 4th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com It’s time once again to dust off binders and charge up Smartbooks and tablets and leave those personal devices on silent as students and educators in Medicine Hat returned to the classroom Tuesday. Four Grade 6 students attending Mother Teresa School told the News they were excited to reunite with their friends after summer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!United Conservatives with three candidates hoping to contest Lethbridge West byelection
By Southern Alberta Newspapers on September 4th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews LETHBRIDGE Three candidates – including a current city councillor and former police chief – are seeking the United Conservative nomination ahead of a byelection to fill a vacant constituency of Lethbridge West. Erin Leclerc, John Middleton-Hope and Shauna Gruninger were unveiled as the candidates last week by the UCP Lethbridge West constituency association. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interpretive centre hosting classic puppet show on Sept. 14
By Medicine Hat News on September 4th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is inviting kids of all ages and their families to the park for a classic puppet show. “Who doesn’t love a classic puppet show?” said park interpreter Rhys Mah Poy. “I had so much fun making puppets as a kid and performing with them, but I never actually got to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Open houses will discuss Whitla-to-Medicine Hat highway twinning
By Medicine Hat News on September 4th, 2024
Alberta Transportation has confirmed AECOM and ISL Engineering and Land Services as consulting team partners to complete the design and construction for the twinning of Highway 3 from Whitla to Medicine Hat. As part of this process, they will be hosting a series of public information sessions both online and in person. There will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prescribed burns begin in Suffield Range Training Area
By Medicine Hat News on September 4th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Routine prescribed burns began Sunday at CFB Suffield within the Range Training Area. In a public service announcement from the National Defence advises residents of Ralston, Suffield, Redcliff, Medicine Hat and other surrounding communities may see smoke as a result of the burns. “The CFB Suffield Fire Department and range control staff routinely conduct ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Recovery Alberta will hopefully lead to improved services: CEO
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 4th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com With the official transition from Alberta Health Services to Recovery Alberta, approximately 10,000 staff and physicians have been transferred as they continue to provide addiction, mental health and correctional health services. One of the biggest goals for this transition, says Kerry Bales, CEO of Recovery Alberta, was to ensure the avoidance of disruptions to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Energy strategy due at committee Thursday
By Collin Gallant on September 4th, 2024
@@CollinGallant A promised overview of the city’s “energy business strategy” that led to the planned purchase of a huge solar farm will be presented to a committee meeting Thursday. Administrators told the News last week they see the acquisition of the Saamis Solar Park proposal – a 1,600-acre planned facility that represents a near double ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!September will see slight changes to local utility costs
By Medicine Hat News on September 4th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Power and gas rates in Medicine Hat will fluctuate slightly in September, the city utility department announced Tuesday. Gas falls below already low rates in August as prices on the provincial system continue to soften, while a set, three-month price for power changes by one-fifth of a cent to account for a cost recovery ... Read More »
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