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New chair of Saskatchewan Canola Board comes out of Kindersley
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 13th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The new chair of the Saskatchewan Canola Board hails from near Kindersley. Charlene Bradley was elected as the group’s chair of the board of directors at its annual general meeting on Jan. 11. She operates a family grain farm near Stranraer, Sask., located about 75 kilometres northeast of Kindersley in east central Saskatchewan. Bradley, ... Read More »
1 responseLeon’s is still family after 25 years
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 13th, 2022
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Locally owned and family operated for three generations, Medicine Hat’s Leon’s Furniture is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month. Opened late in 1996 with a grand opening in January of 1997, Leon’s was launched by Lewis and Della Schile. Lewis owned and operated the Furniture Barn for 21 years previous to opening Leon’s. “When ... Read More »
1 response2022 HatSmart won’t provide as much for solar
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 13th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The 2022 HatSmart energy efficiency rebate program splits applications for new and existing homes into separate categories but dramatically reduces the amount of money available for solar panel installations. Over 13 years, the program has helped offset the cost of a variety of purchases and upgrades by home and business owners to reduce their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Empty Aurora facility no longer listed with real estate firm
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 13th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The highest profile piece of real estate in Medicine Hat is no longer being advertised for sale – which could mean good news or yet another holding pattern for those watching closely the Aurora Sun greenhouse issue. The vacant greenhouse and processing facility in northwest Medicine Hat was advertised as a potential sale or ... Read More »
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By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 12th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Two major employers in Medicine Hat have filed new collective bargaining agreements with their workers, according to the latest summary of deals from Alberta’s labour ministry. South Country Co-op and 315 workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers, Local No. 401, came to terms on a five-year deal in November. It provides ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern Alberta ranch sells bull for $280,000
By Anna Smith Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 12th, 2022
Despite incredible interest in the animal, Mader Ranches still finds themselves overwhelmed by the $280,000 sale of a champion bull who “checks off all the boxes.” The bull, known as Mader Walk The Line 92J, was special from the start, said Ryley Mader. “You could kind of tell by looking at this calf he was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dying stranger with ALS to give ultimate gift of organ donation to Medicine Hat man
By Anna Smith Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 12th, 2022
Current Medicine Hat residents Lynnette Schile and her husband Pat were managing a furniture store in Dawson Creek, B.C. when they met the man who would change their lives. “I was doing sales, and I sold this gentleman two sofas he was looking for. As we were talking, we went up to the counter to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police hope public can assist with camera footage of vandalism
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 12th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Police are asking Hatters in two areas of town to review door-cam footage as they investigate a rash of car vandalism. Officials with the Medicine Hat Police Service say thousands of dollars of damage was sustained on two subsequent nights on Hudson Crescent, 19th Street and Hatcher Drive in the north-end, along with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Physician charged in Ontario for 1980s sexual assaults planning to reopen practice in Medicine Hat
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 12th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Local doctor, Ian Gebhardt, who was charged by Ontario police last October with two counts of sexual assault and sexual interference with a person under the age of 14 from incidents in the 1980s, is intending to reopen his Medicine Hat-based family medial practice. The 59-year-old faced a local charge in 2017 that he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rotary Music Festival anticipates in-person performances
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 12th, 2022
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com After barely squeaking in a festival in 2020 and hosting it online in 2021, Delynne Lorentzen, executive director of the Rotary Music Festival, is pleased to announce they are planning to return to live music this coming March. “After a successful online festival in 2021, we are excited to be returning to an in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Traffic court ends Feb. 1
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 12th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Traffic court will no longer exist in Alberta beginning Feb. 1, and legal experts are warning the result will be increased cash flow to the provincial government and reduced likelihood of drivers having traffic violation accusations reduced or dismissed. “The new legislation is the Provincial Administrative Penalties Act (and Justice Transformation Initiative),” Ken Montgomery, ... Read More »
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