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Province splitting AISH up to add employment-focused model
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on February 5th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com An announcement from the government from Alberta regarding changes to how people with disabilities will receive support has received immediate criticism from provincial employees and the Official Opposition. Changes, as announced by the province on Tuesday morning, create a new Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP), slated to launch in the summer of 202 with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tariffs top of mind for many heading intoCattleCon, including the Alberta Beef Producers
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 5th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Representatives of Alberta Beef Producers are in San Antonio, Texas this week to attend CattleCon, held by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and will meet with U.S. stakeholders to discuss the impact of potential tariffs. CattleCon is known as the beef industry’s biggest event of the yea,r and over 25 years it has grown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyers suggest man accused of trying to kill cops should not be held criminally responsible
By Medicine Hat News on February 5th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews A man accused of firing a shotgun during a standoff with four Medicine Hat police officers may not be not criminally responsible for his actions, his lawyers told Court of Justice in Medicine Hat on Tuesday. Cole Scory, 30, was charged with four counts of attempted murder in August after a day-long standoff with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Start date for wind farm in Forty Mile delayed until mid-spring
By Medicine Hat News on February 5th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Commissioning the newest wind farm in the County of Forty Mile will be delayed until spring, and new regulatory documents reveal an operating agreement with the nearby Bow Island aerodrome. Spanish renewable energy producer, Acconia, was required to complete its AECG Forty Mile wind power facility, about five kilometres east from the town by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s Saamis Solar purchase approved
By Collin Gallant on February 5th, 2025
@@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat’s purchase of the largest solar power field proposed for a Canadian urban municipality has been approved by Alberta utility regulators. The Alberta Utilities Commission issued its decision Tuesday on a transfer of ownership application to buy the Saamis Solar Park from Irish renewable developer DP Energy. They approved the ... Read More »
1 responseTake Back Alberta fined by Elections Alberta for several violations
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 5th, 2025
Take Back Alberta has been fined more than $100,000 by Elections Alberta. The controversial third-party advertiser made headlines for its role in the party-vote ouster of former premier Jason Kenney. Elections Alberta, the body that oversees provincial election spending and voting rules, has fined the group and founder David Parker for a range of violations. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public school board hears update on career pathways
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 5th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Public School Board trustees received a presentation on the division’s several dual credit and work experience opportunities that can open post-secondary education and career opportunities during its public meeting Jan. 28. Corey Sadlemyer, associate superintendent of learning, spoke about career opportunities available to students, highlighting a dual-credit scholarship program that offers a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College hosts first Indigenous police training for cadets in new partnership
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 5th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Five police cadets participated in an Indigenous policing training course Tuesday at Ómahksípiitaa in Medicine Hat College to help gain a deeper understanding of Indigenous history, culture and community needs. Elder Duayne and Elder Wilma Crow Chief shared their stories and experience with police recruits as part of their intense 24-week training program that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede doesn’t like the wait but happy it’s funding ask is getting attention
By Collin Gallant on February 5th, 2025
@@CollinGallant Stampede officials aren’t happy with a further delay in funding talks with the city on grandstand expansion, but see a now set timetable and conditions as a step forward on the issue first proposed four years ago. “It’s not the outcome we were hoping for, but we’re hopeful that there’s a proposal and scenario ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police continue to receive a high volume of reports of well-known phone scam
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 5th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Throughout 2024 the Medicine Hat Police Service issued several public notices highlighting the “Grandparent Scam,” and police say they continue to receive reports about the scam circulating in the area once again in 2025. In a typical scenario a victim, generally a senior or grandparent, will receive a call from a scammer pretending to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AUPE says UCP’s assisted living model a ‘mockery’ of a ‘crisis’
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on February 4th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees has criticized the province following the announcement of Assisted Living Alberta, referring to it as “a mockery of Alberta’s continuing care crisis.” AUPE vice-president Sandra Azocar says AUPE members are still waiting for the government to balance the health-care needs of seniors and address the crisis that health-care ... Read More »
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