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RCMP: 12-car pile up slows TC Highway as snow descends on region
By admin on November 18th, 2024
Medicine Hat News A 12-car collision near Gleichen closed westbound traffic on the TransCanada for several hours on Monday afternoon. Mounties from Brooks, Bassano and Gleichen responded to the site, east of Cluny, at about 10:30 a.m. as a snowfall warning was in effect. Highway condition reports stated the section was snow covered. They advised at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Space debris not rare, but Alberta’s sighting was
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 16th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The sky above southern Alberta was an unusual shade of green on Wednesday night for a brief moment, with a rare piece of space debris caught on cameras throughout the region. The act of space debris itself entering the atmosphere isn’t rare, said astronomer and Eagle Butte Observatory owner Rod DeVries, but this sighting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council to mull emergency spending authority adjustments
By Collin Gallant on November 16th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Council will debate new emergency spending protocols for “critical” components at the city’s power business. The issue first arose this fall after staffers told council that an additional $4.1 million was spent in rebuilding a major gas-fired turbine this summer – work discovered at the repair facility in Taiwan, and which needed to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH Economic Development working to detail current local labour market conditions
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 16th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The City of Medicine Hat is seeking to understand the mismatch in skills and job demand with a new collaborative project. Medicine Hat Economic Development, in collaboration with the Medicine Hat Local Immigration Partnership and Saamis Immigration, with support from the Government of Alberta Jobs, Economy and Trade, is working to get a clearer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province touts its invasive mussels prevention strategy following record number of inspections
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 16th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Following the threat of invasive mussels being identified this spring, the Government of Alberta conducted a record number of watercraft inspections during the 2024 season. Reports of these zebra mussels were increasing across Canada and the U.S. earlier in the year, as tiny species can be easily spread through boats and other watercraft. These ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan municipal election results of interest
By Medicine Hat News on November 16th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Posted results of elections held Nov. 13 in Saskatchewan municipalities that are of interest in southeast Alberta (as posted by local officials): Town of Burstall Mayor: Colleen Bodnarchuk, 89; Harold Jansma, 76. Council (four elected): Tegan Bodnarchuk, 89; Brian Nekurak, 88; Rick Ressler, 73; Mac Kosolofski, 72. Also ran: Jason Schok, 70, John Gilchrist, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Role of humour emphasized by health and wellness speaker
By BRENDAN MILLER on November 16th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Cadmus Delorme, former chief of Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan, explained the important role of humour in the Indigenous worldview during an address to Catholic school staff and educators as the division held its fourth annual staff Health and Wellness Day. During his keynote address, Delorme spoke about the need for Canadians to understand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local union says Canada Post ‘stonewalling’ workers
By BRENDAN MILLER on November 16th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Local Canada Post workers were among those to hit the picket lines Friday after the Canadian Union of Postal Workers announced a national strike that began at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time. According to the union, approximately 55,000 postal workers went on the nationwide strike, locally more than 100 postal workers in Medicine Hat, Redcliff ... Read More »
1 responseCatholic schools seek Salvation Army kettle volunteers; Christmas singers
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 15th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education is encouraging any families, individuals, school staff, classes and local businesses, who are able to spare some time, stand or sit with a Salvation Army Christmas Kettle this season. The annual campaign that raises funds to help provide hands-on services to more than 1.9 million Canadians in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Power grid inter-tie for Alberta, Saskatchewan could be out of commission for several months
By Medicine Hat News on November 15th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The inter-tie connecting power grids of Alberta and Saskatchewan near Empress gas plant complexes could be down until May, the owner of the McNeill Converter Station has told the Alberta Electrical System Operator. Atco says the equipment failure at the station located in northern Cypress County, will require repair work, and that only emergency ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Big changeover in Shaunavon following municipal election
By Medicine Hat News on November 15th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Cal Vance is the new mayor of Shaunavon after winning the two-person race in voting on Wednesday. He takes over as permanent replacement after the previous mayor resigned in the summer and other council members and administrators left local government as well. Vance, recently the president of the town’s Chamber of Commerce, secured 375 ... Read More »
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