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Complaints about Division Ave. overshadow official opening
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 22nd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Division Avenue construction is completed for the year, but administrators are still answering questions about the remake that narrowed the key north-south artery. A presentation to council’s development and infrastructure committee Thursday saw municipal works officials run through the project and the committee defend certain measures meant to improve pedestrian safety. “Construction is complete ... Read More »
1 responseLong awaited energy division review due Monday
By Collin Gallant on November 22nd, 2024
@@CollinGallant Hatters will see the long-awaited report and recommendations for the city’s power plant at a special meeting of council Monday. Global business consulting firm KPMG was asked in late 2023 to examine the “business philosophy” at the publicly owned power generation unit after widespread calls for transparency of profits amid record high pricing for ... Read More »
1 responseLocal authors meet and greet Saturday at the Medicine Hat Public Library
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 22nd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Public Library is hosting its second annual Local Authors Meet and Greet, which allows residents to see the vast talent that can come from their own city. Each of the five authors attending the event, which goes Saturday beginning at 2 p.m., lives or has previously lived in Medicine Hat, and ... Read More »
1 responseRedcliff man pleads guilty to charges stemming from 2023 standoff, including firing a gun multiple times
By Medicine Hat News on November 22nd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A Redcliff man charged with firing a gun while RCMP officers attempted to arrest him last year has pleaded guilty to a raft of charges and will be sentenced next month. Jonathon Andrew Kearney, 33, was arrested June 17, 2023 following a seven-hour standoff, during which he fired at least six shots with a ... Read More »
1 responseMHC’s health innovation program planning another summer of hires
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 22nd, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com A program launched earlier this year at the Medicine Hat College Centre for Innovation, known as Ci4, aimed at fostering the development of future leaders in health research and innovation, is now planning for its second summer of student hires. The program, launched with a $100,000 grant for health-care students already registered in undergraduate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police and college team up to develop local training program
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 22nd, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College is collaborating with local police to develop a Police Training Program, focused on training new recruits within the community, to begin in the new year. In January the first cohort participating in the new training program will be provided with educational expertise and resources from the college that will enhance Medicine ... Read More »
1 responseVigil honours and remembers those lost to anti-trans violence
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 22nd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Members of the community gathered in the Medicine Hat Public Library theatre Wednesday to remember and honour the lives of those lost to anti-trans violence. Hosted by the Prairie Pride Guild of Medicine Hat and District, the lights were kept low for a candlelit vigil as president Jenni Barrientos addressed the gathered crowd. “Today, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police issue warning on TikTok scam targeting youth
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 22nd, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Police say they have been made aware of an online scam targeting youth on TikTok and have provided some tips to help children stay safe from scammers. Police say fraudsters are using the social media platform to convince victims to provide their bank account information or e-transfer information so they can send them $500. ... Read More »
1 responseProvincial program sees 33 more independent nurse practitioners added to roster
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 22nd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Nurse Practitioner Primary Care program has gotten a promising start, with 33 nurse practitioners already practising independently across the province. A release from the Government of Alberta gave an update on an announcement from earlier this year, which allowed nurse practitioners to practise comprehensive patient care autonomously, either by operating their own practices ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Convicted of manslaughter in 2017, local man now charged with snubbing weapons prohibition
By Medicine Hat News on November 22nd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in 2017 faces a new charge of knowingly possessing a firearm despite being prohibited by court order. Jacob Peter Porfoun appeared in provincial Court of Justice at Medicine Hat by closed-circuit TV from the Medicine Hat Remand Centre on Thursday morning. At that time Crown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harper AIMCo appointment met with immediate criticism
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 22nd, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta Teacher Association says the appointment of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper to the leadership role for AIMCo’s board of directors raises questions around the newly reconstituted board’s autonomy. The province’s investment agency is responsible for more than $160 billion in funds, including more than $115 billion in public pension funds and the ... Read More »
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