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Hatters support of bodily autonomy at pro-choice rally
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 5th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Hatters expressed solidarity with Americans affected by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade at a rally outside city hall Monday evening. Rally organizers Michelle Marshall, Lindsay Poloni and Sophie Stacey began planning the event last week in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision, which they say removes the autonomy ... Read More »
1 responseCity eyes Heritage Savings for budget gap
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 5th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city will likely transform the Heritage Savings Fund to provide annual investment income to help fill an operational budget gap that’s been wrestled with for the last six years. Council also approved on Monday the potential for four per cent tax increases in 2023 and 2024, while suggesting they may prefer program cuts ... Read More »
1 responseCity hopes parkers will embrace app-style payment system
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 5th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The City of Medicine Hat’s new digital parking pilot project launched in the Towne Square parking lot Monday. The project, which aims to assess whether digital parking is a viable option for Medicine Hat, uses the HotSpot smartphone app, available on Android and iPhone. City officials say HotSpot will simplify the parking process, so ... Read More »
1 responseNon-fixed utility rates on the summer rise as usual
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 5th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Non-fixed utility rates are rising again heading into summer months, according to new prices for July published Monday. Power will be charged at 14.8 cents per kilowatt hour, up from 11.7 cents in June, while the gas rate rises to $9.09 per gigajoule as a mechanism for cost recovery works to correct pricing charged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Annual Historic Walking Tours are back with stories of the Hat
By Samantha Johnson Special to the News on July 5th, 2022
Sally (McGee) Sehn was born and raised on First Street in Medicine Hat, and she brings stories from her childhood into the First Street Walking Tour. A new tour has been added this year, Historic Railroad District, with the first one commencing July 9. Sehn joined the Heritage Resources Committee in 2015 and found their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kinsmen Club sponsoring free family swim times at Hill, Strathcona pools
By Medicine Hat News on July 2nd, 2022
The Kinsmen Club of Medicine Hat is helping Hatters keep cool this summer by sponsoring free family swim at Hill Pool and Strathcona Pool. The sponsorship, now in its 38th year, is a long-held tradition of Medicine Hat’s Kinsmen Club. “We are proud of our legacy, which is to serve our community’s greatest needs and ... Read More »
1 response15th anniversary celebrated at HALO in the Hangar
By Medicine Hat News on July 2nd, 2022
HALO members and supporters gathered Thursday evening for the first HALO in the Hangar open house event since the beginning of the pandemic. The annual event aims to raise public awareness about HALO and recognize the individuals who assist in its operations. This year, HALO in the Hangar was combined with the air ambulance service ... Read More »
1 responseDonate food to reduce fines at MH Public Library
By Samantha Johnson Special to the News on July 2nd, 2022
While Medicine Hat Public Library has done Food for Fines initiatives in the past, it will now be something that runs every Thursday. The library chose to do Food for Fines each Thursday because many libraries, such as in Calgary and Edmonton, have moved to having no fines. Gillian Reimer, head of marketing services at ... Read More »
1 responseInterpretive Program hosting information sessions on bats
By Medicine Hat News on July 2nd, 2022
You batter believe it; the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is hosting two upcoming information sessions all about bats of southeast Alberta. On July 7 and 14, a special guest speaker will guide Hatters through Police Point Park and share interesting facts about bats, before the group meets with a live little brown bat. Sessions begin ... Read More »
1 responseCUPE 46 attempting to certify workers at the Redcliff Library
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 2nd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The largest municipal workers union in Medicine Hat is attempting to certify workers at the Redcliff Library. The Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local No. 46, made application to become the bargaining agent for seven workers of the Redcliff Library Board. That was filed with on June 24 by the Alberta Labour Relations Board, ... Read More »
1 responseTowne Square paid parking begins, by app only
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 2nd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com A new digital parking pilot project which reintroduces paid parking hours to the Towne Square lot, will modernize and simplify parking in the core, city officials say – but only for smartphone users. Beginning July 4, Hatters will be required to pay when parking at Towne Square, located on the corner of First and ... Read More »
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