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City should break down reserve money for clarity, committee hears
By Collin Gallant on August 23rd, 2024
@@CollinGallant The city’s bank statements should be broken down to better show money held to tackle long-term liabilities and modernize the city’s power production business, administrators told a council committee Thursday. They also recommend changing the name of the city’s tax-abating “Heritage Savings Reserve” to avoid confusion with the Provincial “Heritage Savings Fund,” and change ... Read More »
1 responseOnline and in-person orientations planned for new college students
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 23rd, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com New students at Medicine Hat College are invited to participate in both an online and in-person orientation before fall class begins in September. Next week the college is hosting its two-day Thrive orientation program on Aug. 29 and 30 that includes several helpful workshops for new and returning students. The drop-in workshop covers a ... Read More »
1 responseCollege hosting ag awareness event today with free food kits
By Medicine Hat News on August 23rd, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat College Centre for Innovation is hosting a four-hour agriculture awareness event in the campus main entrance today. The event, called ‘Local Roots: Rural Agriculture With Reach,’ runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will provide participants an opportunity to learn about the importance of agriculture within the community. Twenty-five participants ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City taking steps in attempt to improve citizen communication
By BRENDAN MILLER on August 23rd, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Members on the corporate services committee heard a detailed presentation Thursday by city staff providing updates on the existing myMH Citizen Portal, available on the city’s website. Currently more than 6,500 citizens have active accounts on the myMH Citizen Portal, which can be personalized with more than 25 widgets. Committee members were provided a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post to host online public meeting open to anyone
By Medicine Hat News on August 23rd, 2024
All those interested in the inner workings of Canada Post are invited to attend the Crown corporation’s 19th annual public meeting. The meeting will be live-streamed for ease of access for anyone across the country to be able to attend and participate, including an opportunity to ask questions. Questions can be submitted ahead of time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sask NDP candidate chosen for Cypress Hills riding ahead of late October election
By Medicine Hat News on August 23rd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews MAPLE CREEK Clare McNab has been named the Saskatchewan New Democrat candidate for Cypress Hills. The retired nurse and federal corrections manager who lives in Maple Creek was nominated at a party meeting, according to a release from the party. The riding is currently represented by Saskatchewan Party MLA Doug Steele, who plans to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede & Exhibition set to host ‘America’s original extreme sport’ at inaugural traditional racing event
By BRENDAN MILLER on August 23rd, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Without saddles, stirrups or any protective gear, some of the top Indian Relay Horse racers will be competing for their share of a $50,000 prize pool this weekend as the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede is getting ready to host its inaugural Indian Relay Racing and Indigenous Artisan Market. The exciting sport pays homage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Band of Household Cavalry performing for free at the Esplanade on Aug. 31
By Medicine Hat News on August 23rd, 2024
The Band of Household Cavalry will be returning to Medicine Hat, offering a free concert for residents on Aug. 31. The concert, which will begin at 7 p.m. at the Esplanade, does not have tickets to be purchased in advance, and is first come, first seated, so those interested in viewing the historic group are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local rail workers picket for less than a day before feds step in
By Collin Gallant on August 23rd, 2024
@@CollinGallant About 240 local railway workers were among 9,600 across the country who were locked off the job late Wednesday, then ordered back to work on Thursday afternoon. That was after a day on the picket lines while Alberta cabinet members and business groups called for federal action to end the impasse. Labour Minister Steven ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province’s land-use secretariat will review plans for South Saskatchewan River
By Medicine Hat News on August 23rd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The Alberta Land-use Secretariat will launch a scheduled review of the South Saskatchewan Regional plan in September, the agency announced on Thursday. The plan, which lays down rules and provides planning guidance in areas of the South Saskatchewan River Basin, was adopted in 2014 and needs to be updated every 10 years. The area ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local picket lines go up as railway lockout underway
By Collin Gallant on August 22nd, 2024
Medicine Hat News About 250 local members of Teamsters Rail Conference in Medicine Hat were locked out on Wednesday night as CPKC and the union failed to come to a last minute agreement to prevent a work stoppage. Picketing commenced along North Railway Street near the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway marshalling yard on Thursday ... Read More »
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