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AHS job cuts will affect the Hat
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 14th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health Services will eliminate 11,000 jobs affecting 9,700 people by contracting out certain services to the private sector, Alberta Health announced Tuesday. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says 400 of those affected will be laundry workers. These include laundry workers at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital and there will also be others affected at local ... Read More »
1 responseSuspects sought after highway fireworks fight causes grass fires
By Medicine Hat News on October 14th, 2020
RCMP in Redcliff are looking for motorists who they say engaged in a duel with fireworks as they drove down the Trans-Canada Highway over the weekend. “Numerous” grass fires were started Saturday morning after what police allege one person shot back at a trailing car as they travelled from Alberta to Saskatchewan. Dry, windy weather ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic board debates optics of continued virtual meetings
By MO CRANKER Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 14th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education members debated Tuesday whether to keep meeting virtually, or to start meeting again in person. Trustee Kathy Glasgo questioned the optics of meeting virtually while having kids attend class. Board chair Dick Mastel, on the other hand, said he liked meeting virtually and was getting used to ... Read More »
1 responseSemicolon tattoos raise $12K for mental health
By MO CRANKER on October 14th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker A free tattoo event on the weekend raised more than $12,000 for mental health services in the community. The event was held at Gas City Tattoos and is the second of its kind in the past couple months. The first was held by Fitu Taefu at the end of August, where he inked roughly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Junior oil firm Cor4 Oil seeks bids for its dry natural gas properties near Suffield
By Medicine Hat News on October 14th, 2020
Junior oil and gas producer Cor4 Oil is soliciting bids for its dry natural gas properties that border the northern portions of CFB Suffield. In a listing through Sayers Energy Advisors, the private firm that is focused on oil production near Brooks is asking for offers on fields and other non-core properties in southeast Alberta. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Water Run more than doubles expectations for African efforts
By MO CRANKER on October 14th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker With many events cancelled this year, people jumped at the chance to take part in the 11th annual Water Run. The run took place on Saturday to raise money for Nehemiah Construction Ministries. “It was really good day,” said organizer Dave McElhinney. “I think a lot of people were really happy that this was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City needs to ramp up effort to shrink its budget shortfall
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 14th, 2020
Medicine Hat will need to speed up its plan to erase a structural deficit in the municipal budget by 2027, city hall finance officials have told a council committee. That is due to new financial challenges posed by the pandemic, affecting revenue and service delivery, provincial and global recession, and the expectation of another rough ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spooky season is here: Redcliff Youth Centre opening haunted house this week
By MO CRANKER on October 13th, 2020
Spooky season is quickly approaching and the Redcliff Youth Centre will be taking part. The organization, with the help of a number of sponsors and community members, has created a haunted house in an old greenhouse building. “We’re calling it Glass House Haunting and it is a fundraiser for the Redcliff Youth Centre,” executive director ... Read More »
1 responseRecovery centre wait times vary
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 13th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Someone wanting to detox at the Medicine Hat Recovery Centre will wait about 10 days, and to get into the residential treatment program can take six to eight weeks, says Alberta Health Services. “However, both programs are triage based, meaning those times can vary based on a client’s needs. Pregnant women in particular are ... Read More »
1 responseUnemployment numbers hold steady in Alberta’s southeast
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 10th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The southeast region’s unemployment rate held steady in September and below the Alberta jobless rate that also remained steady, though more people returned to work according to figures released on Friday. In the Medicine Hat-Lethbridge region, the rate remained at 8.6 per cent, where it sat in August, though a full point higher than ... Read More »
1 responseDevelopment fees should remain the same until review is completed
By Medicine Hat News on October 10th, 2020
Development fees in Medicine Hat will likely stand pat until the end of 2021 as administrators conduct a review of off-site levies. The fees are charged to new developments to recover the city’s cost extending new roads and water, sewer and storm sewer lines to new communities. They were last overhauled in 2012, but are ... Read More »
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