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MHPSD hosts community service fair
By Medicine Hat News on February 1st, 2023
A community service fair took place at the central office of the Medicine Hat Public School Division on Friday afternoon. “We have 20 community services spread between three rooms. The purpose of this community services fair was to bridge education and community supports,” said Greg Ferris, coordinator of diverse learning services with the division. It ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec-based firm buys Alberta lamb production company near Lethbridge
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 1st, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A Quebec-based agri-food company has acquired a struggling Alberta lamb production company promising it will bolster the brands. Preval AG announced Monday it will become owner and operator of the North American Lamb Company, including Canada Gold breeding and feeder facility in Iron Springs, northeast of Lethbridge, and a processor in Innisfail. The former ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!County councillor won’t seek UCP nomination after all
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 1st, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The contest to determine a United Conservative Party candidate in Cypress-Medicine Hat has begun, but the number of potential candidates continues to fall. A notice on the UCP website states the nomination period to fill the vacancy opened Jan. 26 and will close Feb. 9. It opened one day after MLA Drew Barnes, now ... Read More »
1 responseSocial change research at MHC honing in on 1979
By Medicine Hat News on February 1st, 2023
Medicine Hat College was awarded, for the first time, a grant from the Social Sciences and Research Council of Canada. Dr. Jana Smith Elford is the lead investigator on the project and is working in collaboration with Dr. Michelle Meagher, chair of the Women’s and Gender Studies program at the University of Alberta. Elford’s dissertation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gleichen RCMP seek public assistance in locating missing teen
By Medicine Hat News on January 31st, 2023
Mounties in Gleichen are searching for a missing teenager and are hoping to get assistance from the public. Heaven Turningrobe, a resident of the Siksika First Nation – about 90 km east of Calgary – was last seen at a resident on Siksika on the afternoon of Jan. 20. She is described as 5-foot-4, 120 ... Read More »
1 responseNDP health critic takes aim at UCP decision to contract out surgeries
By SAMANTHA JOHNSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 31st, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Health Minister Jason Copping announced last week a contract with Canadian Surgery Solutions to provide 3,000 orthopedic surgeries, which he claimed will free up spaces in hospitals and reduce wait times. Opposition NDP health critic David Shepherd, on the other hand, doesn’t believe contracting more surgeries into private facilities is the right step forward. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Animal Food Bank, Pet Valu team up to raise money for cat food
By Medicine Hat News on January 31st, 2023
The Animal Food Bank is running a Valentine’s Day fundraiser in conjunction with Pet Valu stores. Cat food is in short supply and they hope to raise $2,000 with a paper heart campaign to buy a pallet of cat food for felines in need. From Feb. 1-14, go into either Pet Valu store in Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City going public with growth strategy
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 31st, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Hatters will get their first glimpse next week at what might make up a promised remake of urban planning in the city in a so-called “Strong Towns Community Action Lab.” That’s been described as a community building exercise to “kick start” the implementation of smart growth and urban renewal in the city with community ... Read More »
1 responseLast day for Christmas tree recycling
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 31st, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Procrastinators have but one more day to drop off their Christmas tree off at one of three city depots. The final day for the annual program that accepts and composts trees is Jan. 31, after which trees can be dropped off free of charge at the composting facility at the city landfill. Trees should ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rural staffing a major health-care issue, minister says
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 31st, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Two themes emerged from a virtual roundtable with Alberta’s Health Minister Jason Copping on Monday – efforts to attract more health-care professionals, particularly in rural areas, and providing training facilities in rural areas so locals trained there can remain there to work. “We as a government have made a commitment that we are going ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPS seizes almost $600,000 worth of fentanyl in traffic stop
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 31st, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Local police say they seized nearly three kilograms of fentanyl worth almost $600,000 during a traffic stop early Saturday morning, along with other drugs and three firearms. A Medicine Hat Police Service press release called the drug haul the largest ever recorded in the city for fentanyl. A 52-year-old Edmonton man is in custody. ... Read More »
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