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Bad optics made worse when premier’s office refuses to comment about salaries: Groom
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 21st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Local political science instructor says Premier Jason Kenney is being held to account for the high salaries paid to his staff because his platform to get elected was all about fiscal responsibility. Jim Groom, political science instructor at Medicine Hat College, says Kenney promised Albertans a different approach where spending was going to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prairie Gleaners still offering support around the world
By Medicine Hat News on May 20th, 2020
The Prairie Gleaners Society hasn’t let a pandemic prevent it from making an impact – if anything it’s only made those efforts more important. The local charity recently filled a request to send a 40-foot shipping container packed with locally-sourced dehydrated soup mix to Zambia through Dynamic Churches International and Saskatoon’s Bare Foot Ministries. After ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sask. RCMP charge two SE Alberta men with drug-related offences
By Alberta Newspaper Group on May 20th, 2020
Saskatchewan RCMP’s Roving Traffic Unit makes big drug seizures over three day period, arrests include Ralston and Dunmore men Contributed In the afternoon of May 13, a westbound vehicle was stopped on Highway 1 west of Swift Current to check for a valid driver’s licence. Both occupants were found to be in possession of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City calls for better COVID communication
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 20th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City officials have often said they are following the province’s lead in responding to the coronavirus pandemic, but at least one city councillor is wondering why it’s not getting information sooner, if the city is on the frontline and the front of people mind’s. Mayor Ted Clugston often begins press conferences saying that Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suncor suspends its wind project in Forty Mile due to COVID
By Alberta Newspaper Group on May 20th, 2020
Suncor’s Forty Mile Wind Power Project has suspended construction for the remainder of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Suncor released a revised 2020 corporate guidance for capital operating costs and production outlook on March 23, reflecting significant declines in crude oil prices and uncertainty surrounding the economic impact of COVID-19,” said Todd Andersen on ... Read More »
1 responseCommunity Foundation partners with others to offer $364K to local charities
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on May 20th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta is helping ensure local charities can thrive through the COVID-19 pandemic. Just four days after announcing $52,100 in grants for local charities assisting vulnerable populations affected by the pandemic, the Community Foundation revealed that $363,720 in funding is available to further support charitable organizations across the region in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No more cases at Masterpiece since positive staff test
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 20th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade There have been no additional cases of COVID-19 at Masterpiece since an employee was confirmed positive last week. “As of (Monday), we do not have any additional cases of COVID-19 in either staff or residents,” said Paula Isfeld, vice president of care, Masterpiece Southland Meadows seniors’ residence. On Friday Isfeld confirmed that the results ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fringe right-wing party calls out premier for staff salaries
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 20th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The Freedom Conservative Party says high salaries for the UCP premier’s office staff hearkens back to attitudes in the former conservative government. Rick Northey, FCP president, calls it the “PC old boys’ club.” “They are and always have been completely disconnected from the average hardworking Albertan trying to get ahead and suffering unprecedented economic ... Read More »
1 responseNon-academic layoffs forced at MHC
By Medicine Hat News on May 20th, 2020
The union representing non-academic staff at Medicine Hat College says permanent layoffs are taking place this month along with some temporary job losses, as pandemic measures affect operations. The Alberta Union of Public Employees states that 16 employees – about 10 per cent of its membership – have been laid off at the post-secondary institution. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Baby owl rescue? Happens all the time
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on May 20th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The staff at Pennington’s made a few new friends Tuesday. Pennington’s manager Tammy Johnson was heading back from Dollarama when she came across a baby great horned owl hiding behind a garbage can outside the store at Cornerstone Power Centre on Strachan Road, staring up at her in distress. “I happened to go throw ... Read More »
1 responseBetter late than never: Kinsmen Home Lotto winner announced
By Medicine Hat News on May 20th, 2020
The winners of the Medicine Hat Kinsmen Club home lotto and related 50-50 award are in. The delayed draw was held May 13 with Hatter Art Lorenz winning the title to the two-storey home, valued at $500,000 and built by Bravada Homes, in the 37th annual edition off the home give-away fundraiser for the service ... Read More »
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