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AUPE prepares for new round of bargaining; members receive increased strike wages
By BRENDAN MILLER on June 11th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com If members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees are forced to strike because of failed negotiations on reaching a new collective agreement, they will be better compensated for their time on the picket line. In May AUPE’s executive board voted unanimously to increase strike wages for each member to $700 a week, with ... Read More »
1 responseCargill job action could be coming with effects on grocery stock possible
By Medicine Hat News on June 11th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The union representing boxed beef workers at a Cargill facility in Calgary says its members have given a 100 per cent mandate in a strike vote this month – and job action could also play out at grocery stores in the province. The United Food and Commercial Workers, Local No. 401, is in mediation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Valedictorian’s of 2024: Hat High has rare honour of awarding two valedictorians this year
By BRENDAN MILLER on June 11th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com This year in a rare occurrence, two students with matching GPAs at Medicine Hat High School have been named this year’s valedictorian. Malak Ali Malak Ali was excited when she received the news that she was this year’s co-valedictorian at Medicine Hat High School and thought about all the people who have helped her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senior embarks on eight-week cycling tour in support of the Alberta Cancer Foundation
By Medicine Hat News on June 11th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews An 80-year-old cyclist has begun an eight-week tour of Alberta that will conclude in Medicine Hat next month. Art Brochu plans to pedal 2,000 kilometres and check in at 17 checkpoints – raising money for local facilities along the way – and to promote the Alberta Cancer Foundation. Brochu left Fort McMurray on Monday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Division Avenue construction expected to be completed later this month
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 11th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Traffic will continue to be affected by road construction along Division Avenue S. between the intersections of Third Street and Fifth Street SE, but should be completed by the end of June according to the city. Traffic detours are expected to change locations throughout the active construction zone, and motorists are reminded to obey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Energy company ordered to decommission 300-plus wells for non-compliance
By Medicine Hat News on June 11th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews An oil and gas company has been ordered to decommission more than 300 wells in the Medicine Hat region, among thousands in the province. The Alberta Energy Regulator announced Monday that Tallahassee Exploration has not complied with orders issued last fall toward submitting a reasonable care and abandonment plan to regulators. “Tallahassee has not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!6 Ave SE, 2nd St SE to be paved over weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 8th, 2024
The City will be paving the intersection of Sixth Avenue SE and Second Street SE this weekend as part of a larger construction project. The paving work, part of the 3 St SE downtown utility and surface upgrades project, will see the intersection of Sixth Avenue SE and Second Street SE closed starting Friday until ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inter generational literature program launches for students and seniors
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 8th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com The Lifelong Education and Resource Network is looking to join the creative minds of seniors in long-term care and high school students living with dementia in a collaborative story building program. Imagination Alive Book 3 Launch allows students and seniors to work together to write imaginative stories. “This is a magical combination that has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provincial union says caregiver support increases were overdue and not enough
By Medicine Hat News on June 8th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews AUPE says that while a recently announced adjustment to caregiver rates is nice, it fails to tackle a crisis in the care of vulnerable children. A recent provincial announcement said that Alberta is adjusting various caregiver rates, effective June 1. “This will benefit almost 7,000 caregivers across the province and the 10,000 children, youth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City briefs: road construction and free compost
By Medicine Hat News on June 8th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Paving will resume on Dunmore Road on Monday for approximately three weeks, according to the city of Medicine Hat’s municipal works department. Crews began milling on the major route last month and now hope to complete the resurfacing from Southview Drive north to the Shannon Bridge over the Seven Persons Creek by the end ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Around the community: historic church mass and watershed AGM
By Medicine Hat News on June 8th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A listing of some events happenings in Medicine Hat and area on the June 8 weekend and the following week: – Community View Lions Club will host the first in a series of barbecues at Golden Sheaf Park on Sat. June 8 to raise funds for club projects and activities. A scavenger hunt will ... Read More »
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