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Lethbridge announces naming rights agreement with Cavendish Farms for municipal recreation centre
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 3rd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews LETHBRIDGE Lethbridge city hall has a new $1-million naming rights agreement for a municipal recreation centre with Cavendish Farms. The 10-year deal will see the renaming of the Crossings Leisure Centre this month to reflect the Irving-family owned potato processor that this month celebrates the 10th anniversary of opening its processing plant in that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In Court: Man facing drug, firearms charges after fentanyl bust will remain in jail
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 3rd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The man who police say had three kilograms of fentanyl in his car during a traffic stop last weekend will remain in custody until at least next week, but now has a lawyer. John Elford, 52, of Edmonton, made his first appearance in Medicine Hat Provincial Court earlier this week when he was remanded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta to help low-income transit riders
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 3rd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The province will dedicate $6 million toward low-income transit passes in mid-sized and smaller communities including Medicine Hat as it expands a program previously limited to major cities. That had been a wish of Medicine Hat city council during the last term as it struggled to bring in more revenue to the highly taxpayer ... Read More »
1 responseMedicine Hat Duplicate Bridge Club results for January
By Medicine Hat News on February 2nd, 2023
Results form the Medicine Hat Duplicate Bridge Club for the month of January. Jan. 3 North-South 1. Lloyd Fowlie – Lynn Fowlie 2. John Weatherhead – Rita Langford East-West 1. Don Borrowman – Ted Ganden 2. Terry Noble – Marnie Burry Jan. 6 North-South 1. Marnie Burry – Leslie Tomzcyk 2. Charlotte Jobb – John ... Read More »
1 responseAlexandra Sports Institute shaping athletic minds
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 2nd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Sports Institute program at Alexandra Middle School is for all students from Grade 7 through 9. Its intention is to build better athletes and provide students with a foundation to pursue a specific sport or activity. “All students can be athletes,” said vice principal Ray Neary. “It’s not a specialized program for students ... Read More »
1 responseATA roundtables aiming to identify key issues in education
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 2nd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Last week on Jan. 26, the Alberta Teachers’ Association held an in-person roundtable discussion in Medicine Hat. The evening was part of a series of roundtables the ATA has held across the province, both in-person and virtual, and president Jason Schilling says the talks won’t stop there. An in-person and virtual roundtable with the ... Read More »
1 responsePower price goes up, but vast majority on city’s fixed rate
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 2nd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Monthly power rates rose and gas rates fell as predicted for Medicine Hat in February, but fewer residents than ever are affected by the monthly reset. That’s a month after the city’s utility department brought in new contract options during a record run-up for electricity and recent highs for gas, and a rush to ... Read More »
1 responseHut 8 launches lawsuit in North Bay
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 2nd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Hut 8 Cryptocurrency has launched a lawsuit to enforce a power deal key to its expansion in North Bay, Ont. The Bitcoin miner company that has major operations in Medicine Hat announced in late 2021 that a moth-balled natural gas power station in North Bay would be refired to power a new data-processing centre. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCP hopeful says southeast Alberta needs a new voice
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 2nd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Southeast Alberta needs a change in attitude away from the concept it is the “forgotten corner,” but new representation is needed, according to Justin Wright, who is seeking the United Conservative Party nomination in Cypress-Medicine Hat. That party process is underway and concludes Feb. 9 toward determining a candidate in the May election. Wright, ... Read More »
1 responseCounty councillor won’t seek UCP nomination after all
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 1st, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The contest to determine a United Conservative Party candidate in Cypress-Medicine Hat has begun, but the number of potential candidates continues to fall. A notice on the UCP website states the nomination period to fill the vacancy opened Jan. 26 and will close Feb. 9. It opened one day after MLA Drew Barnes, now ... Read More »
1 responseHat and Lethbridge concert bands coming together for long awaited Hands Across the Three
By Medicine Hat News on February 1st, 2023
The Medicine Hat Concert Band Society and Lethbridge Community Band Society are coming together again to continue their Hands Across the Three concert series, nearly six year after its first instalment. In March, 2017, MHCBS’s Allegro band travelled Highway 3 to Lethbridge to join LCBS’s Gold Band in the series’ first concert. It was intended ... Read More »
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