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November’s focus is family violence
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 29th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com November marks National Family Violence Prevention Month in Alberta. “It’s an issue that impacts everyone in our community,” Natasha Carvalho, executive director of Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society, said in a statement Wednesday. “One in four women and one in seven men will experience family violence in their lifetime in Canada.” As a way ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Respiratory therapists honoured as their crucial need exposed
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 29th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Respiratory therapists across the country are being acknowledged and celebrated this week in honour of Respiratory Therapy Week. “The goal of Respiratory Therapy Week is to celebrate the profession and those working in it, and to educate the public and governments about the essential roles respiratory therapists play across the health are system,” Carolyn ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donations page set up for daughters of Alf Belyea
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 29th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A donations campaign has been set up to help the children of Alf Belyea cope financially with the loss of their father and the fact their mother has been charged in his death. Deborah Belyea remains in custody and is charged with the second-degree murder of the 72-year-old Cypress County councillor. The couple’s three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police chief wants all to pay attention to domestic violence
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 29th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The annual campaign to raise the issue of domestic violence kicks off in Medicine Hat this week with Police Chief Mike Worden saying all Hatters should be aware of the problem and how to seek help. A Medicine Hat man was charged with second-degree murder on Monday in what police allege was a case ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SaskEnergy upping the cost of natural gas for first time since 2013
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 29th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The price of natural gas delivered to homes and businesses in Saskatchewan is rising for the first time in seven years. Next week the commodity price will rise by about 52 cents to $3.20 per gigajoule, the Crown utility provider, SaskEnergy, announced Oct. 22. That change, approved by province’s rate review panel, marks the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Invest MH switches directors
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 29th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Changes are coming to the city’s Invest Medicine Hat office months after controversy arose about the process to contract out the office that handled economic development and land sales. Citing health reasons, Jason Melhoff has stepped down as its managing director, according to a release from the city on Thursday morning. The role be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another Halloween in a pandemic
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 29th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Halloween is usually a time for carefree fun, but with the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing the province is requesting Albertans take extra precautions this year to protect themselves and others. Wearing a mask, practising social distancing between members of different households, limiting the number of surfaces touched and washing or sanitizing hands frequently are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Getting to Know Your Leaders: McGrogan comes in as senior-most of rookie group
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 29th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Andy McGrogan says campaigning for a seat on city council gave him a new perspective on Medicine Hat, the community he helped police for 40 years before retiring as police chief late last year. Now, he says, that after 12 years as a senior-most administrator with the city, he will have to learn how ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Getting to Know Your Leaders: Grisonich ecstatic to keep education career going
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 28th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Pat Grisonich, new Medicine Hat Public School Board trustee who received the most votes on Oct. 18, is a retired teacher and administrator with 36 years of experience who hopes to share his experience on the board and within public schools. Grisonich said his mom and dad taught him and two brothers to work ... Read More »
1 responseResident with photo evidence of parking lot collision seeks author of Ticked Off
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 28th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Are you ticked off? Someone might be looking for you. A Medicine Hat man contacted the News recently about a being caught in a Catch-22 after attempting to do his civic duty. He took a picture of a car leaving the scene of an accident downtown after it hit a parked vehicle while leaving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eerie timing with Domestic Violence month around the corner
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 28th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Authorities in the region are dealing with what they say is a second case of intimate partner homicide in as many weeks, just as advocates and police plan to launch “Domestic Violence Awareness” month, later this week. Police allege Timothy Ray Faulkner killed his live-in partner Corinne Schneider on Monday in their apartment near ... Read More »
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