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Non-academic staff at MHC agree to 3-year wage freeze

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 15th, 2022

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Non-academic staff at Medicine Hat College have agreed to a three-year wage freeze as part of a four-year deal signed earlier this fall. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees represents 139 staff members at the post-secondary institution who ratified the agreement on Oct. 20, according to the latest report on collective bargaining published by ... Read More »

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Catholic schools discuss optional opioid overdose awareness training

By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 15th, 2022

reporter@medicinehatnews.com A draft of a new Opioid Overdose Recognition and Response Guidelines was reviewed at the regular meeting of the Medicine Hat Catholic School Division board meeting on Nov. 8. Hugh Lehr, associate superintendent Learning Services, presented the draft to the board. Board chair Kathy Glasgo asked if people in schools were being trained, but ... Read More »

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Car dealing couple pays big for fraud

By COLLIN GALLANT on November 15th, 2022

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A Medicine Hat couple convicted of fraudulent dealings at their used car business are required to pay $480,000 in restitution, and the man will spend two years behind bars. Darren Craig Brown and Tammy Monique Moroz pleaded guilty on Nov. 1 to separate single charges of fraud valued above $5,000 – namely reselling vehicles ... Read More »

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Barnes could decide future plans soon regarding UCP

By COLLIN GALLANT on November 12th, 2022

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Brooks-Medicine Hat has a new MLA, but political intrigue has shifted to the man who represents the south end of the city and Cypress County. Drew Barnes, the MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat, has sat as an independent since 2021, but with shifts inside the United Conservative Party, the question of many voters is whether ... Read More »

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Hatters gather downtown to honour veterans

By KENDALL KING on November 12th, 2022

kking@medicinehatnews.com Hundreds of Hatters showed support for veterans past and present during Medicine Hat’s annual Remembrance Day service and cenotaph ceremony, held Friday. The day began with a memorial service held at the Esplanade, officiated by Padre Ron MacDonald of Medicine Hat’s Royal Canadian Legion, Robertson Memorial Branch No. 17. “Remembrance requires action,” MacDonald told ... Read More »

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CFB Suffield’s future assured by base commander

By COLLIN GALLANT on November 12th, 2022

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The future of CFB Suffield is “assured,” the Canadian Forces base commander told Medicine Hat’s political and business leaders this week, but future use of the sprawling range is still being determined. That comes as both Canada and the United Kingdom – joint operators of the facility – are deploying units to Europe and ... Read More »

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Cenotaph unveiled at St. Margaret’s Church

By KENDALL KING on November 12th, 2022

kking@medicinehatnews.com Parishioners, community members and veterans came together Friday for the unveiling of a new cenotaph St. Margaret’s Church. Proposed by church reverend David Carter, the cenotaph is a means of honouring local veterans and service members who died in combat and are buried in the church’s adjoining cemetery. As well as a means of ... Read More »

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Trio charged after ALERT seizes drugs and cash from four locations

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 12th, 2022

More than $15,000 in drugs and cash were seized following an investigation last week. On Oct. 27 and 28 search warrants were executed by ALERT Medicine Hat’s Organized Crime Section on three locations in the city and one in Redcliff. Police say they seized 104 grams of methamphetamine, 28 grams of fentanyl, $3,180 in cash, ... Read More »

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Cypress County solar play delayed months over supply issues

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 11th, 2022

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The completion of a solar power facility north east of Medicine Hat has been delayed by several months due to supply chain issues. Elemental Energy is building the Chappice Lake Solar facility near Bowmanton, 35 km from the city, in Cypress County. This week the Alberta Utility Commission approved a time extension for construction, ... Read More »

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Premier lays out plans to tackle rural issues

By COLLIN GALLANT on November 11th, 2022

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Premier and local MLA Danielle Smith outlined her plan to address rural concerns at a conference of leaders of Alberta’s counties and municipal districts in Edmonton on Thursday, stating improving health care, her proposals on well-abandonment and the relationship between local government as keys. Separately, she sent a mandate letter to Public Safety Minister ... Read More »

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Unofficial poll-by-poll results for Brooks-MH byelection

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 11th, 2022

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Unofficial poll-by-poll results by party from the Nov. 8 Brooks-Medicine Hat byelection as posted by Elections Alberta. Results will be made official Nov. 18, 2022. (Some polls combined and described by geographic area rather than numerically for clarity). Area TIP NDP WIPA AP UCP Bassano town/region (3 polls) 8 30 4 94 184 Rosemary ... Read More »

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