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No changes to city’s land sale procedure, real estate board assured
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 13th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Growing controversy about how Invest Medicine Hat may handle residential land sales for city hall may be quelled after the Real Estate Board was told at a meeting late last week there’s essentially no change. One election candidate however, is calling for greater transparency. The reorganized economic development agency at city hall has been ... Read More »
1 responseCatholic Schools foundation cancels golf tourney for 50/50 draw
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 10th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The Medicine Hat Catholic Schools’ Education Foundation is cancelling its 2021 annual golf tournament fundraiser and replacing it with a 50/50 draw. “It’s unfortunate that we can not have the golf tournament because we get good support from the community and it’s not so much the golf tournament, it’s the social aspect and getting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bumblebee workshop aims to find homes
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 10th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi With the weather warming up and bees soon flying and searching for a new home, the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is hosting a bumblebee workshop on April 24 to build a landing spot for bees this summer. This is a Citizen Science project through the Alberta Native Bee Council. Participants will build their bee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maclean’s list ranks Medicine Hat No. 21 in Canada
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 10th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The Hat sits on the top shelf when it comes to a growing discussion of best communities to live and work remotely. Medicine Hat sits at No. 21 on the list compiled by Maclean’s Magazine of communities nationwide, based on criteria including crime severity, cost of living and access to health care and amenities. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local jobless rate finally falls below 10%
By Medicine Hat News on April 10th, 2021
The unemployment rate in southeast and southwest parts of the province has fallen below 10 per cent in March, according to new figures from Statistics Canada. The jobless rate in Medicine Hat-Lethbridge economic region sat at 9.5 per cent during the month, down more than one and a half percentage points from the previous month. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!John Paul II teacher up for Edwin Parr award
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 10th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education announced Taylyn Weisgerber as its 2021 Edwin Parr nominee on Friday morning. The first-year teacher handles the Grade 2/3 class at École St. John Paul II. “The students themselves are my inspiration,” said Weisgerber. “They are the reason I am where I am. It’s great to see, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!JBS Canada says it would welcome vaccine clinic at Brooks plant
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 9th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant JBS Canada says it would support and host a vaccine clinic at its beef processing plant in Brooks, the News has learned, similar to one being set up at the Cargill meat processing facility in High River. Alberta Health Services announced Thursday it was working with Cargill to have an on-site clinic and create ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP’s green energy deals are making the province money
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 9th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Green energy supply contracts signed by the Alberta New Democrat government are operating in the black, according to a new paper from the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy. The Renewable Energy Program awarded three rounds of power supply contracts at set prices to wind power developers beginning in 2017. Three projects in ... Read More »
1 responseHatter wins $100K on Lotto Max
By Medicine Hat News on April 9th, 2021
A local man is $100,000 richer after taking home the cash in a Feb. 26 Lotto Max EXTRA draw. The day after the draw, Kieron Burgess checked his ticket on a smartphone app and was more than a little surprised to see it come up a winner. “I checked my ticket the day after the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Restaurants threaten COVID defiance as MLAs address own dissent
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 9th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Some restaurants in Medicine Hat are choosing to defy the province’s new public health restrictions when they come into effect on Friday. J-Rocks Bar and Grill opened six weeks ago and has a sign outside its restaurant urging a fight back against lockdowns, mandatory masks and mandatory vaccines. On Thursday, the restaurant posted it ... Read More »
2 responsesLocal woman hears for first time in years
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 9th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi When COVID-19 arrived and masks became mandatory, Robyn Vance-Halvorson was afraid she would lose her job in long-term care. The 35-year-old suffers from hereditary hearing loss on her mother’s side and relied on reading lips to engage in conversation. “I struggled and wondered if I’d still have a job because asking co-workers to remove ... Read More »
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