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City Notebook: Property tax talk worse than watching paint dry, but here goes nothin’
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 7th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Writing about tax assessment is a sure way to send eyeballs skipping southward to the 100-years-ago section of this column. That said, some examination is needed to soothe the scalps of those head scratchers who wondered about an explanation reported this week as to why taxpayers in the Hat will face higher education taxes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes says attending climate-skeptic group’s event will be about ‘listening and learning’
By JEREMY APPEL on March 7th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes says his attending a lecture hosted by an organization that claims climate change is caused by the sun rather than CO2 emissions will be an exercise in “listening and learning.” Barnes tweeted Friday morning that he and a few of his constituency association board members will be attending Friends ... Read More »
3 responsesMelhoff taking eased-in approach with new role at Invest Medicine Hat
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 6th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s new economic development program will debut this spring with new structure, new goals and a new public face. Jason Melhoff, a local businessman who twice led the Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce, was announced last week as the managing director of Invest Medicine Hat. He began the job on Monday and is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Review blasts ‘chaos’ of supervised consumption
By GILLIAN SLADE on March 6th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The findings of the supervised consumption site review panel are described as concerning and suggest Medicine Hat has a methamphetamine issue, rather than an opioid crisis. “I’m deeply troubled with some of the findings of the report. What we heard was a wake-up call,” said Jason Luan, associate minister of mental health and addictions. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hotchen’s sentence appeal process continues
By JEREMY APPEL on March 6th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Aaron Hotchen’s appeal of his 7.5-year prison sentence for several gun and drug trafficking offences is inching along through the court system. Hotchen’s next appearance is scheduled for March 24 in the Calgary Court of Appeal, where he will appear via video conference from the Bowden Institution. Hotchen was arrested in October 2016, after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cost-share for Hwy 3 twin would be tough sell
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 6th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The head of the Highway 3 Twinning Association says his group is still considering the implications of a cost-sharing agreement announced last month that will see two northern Alberta counties help pay to twin a provincial highway near Grande Prairie. That came before the release of the 2020-21 provincial budget that week that saw ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sawubona exhibit will roam throughout the Hat this month
By GILLIAN SLADE on March 6th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The, I See You – Sawubona exhibit tells the personal stories of 11 people from the Wood Buffalo region and it can be seen in Medicine Hat this month. Sawubona is a Zulu greeting that means “we see you.” Related: Participants of Sawubona use items to share life experiences The exhibit offers people an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Participants of Sawubona use items to share life experiences
By GILLIAN SLADE on March 6th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Participants in Sawubona on Thursday shared a personal story about an item of great personal meaning in their lives. Aide Hilsendeger is originally from Mexico and says cotton as a fabric, for her, is always associated with happy memories of Mexico. She displayed a beautifully designed and sewn child’s dress with plenty of detail. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hulgaard wants guilty plea reversed
By JEREMY APPEL on March 5th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel A man who pled guilty last week to wilfully promoting hatred has parted ways with his lawyer in an effort to vacate his pleas. Defence lawyer Mike Gilchrist asked to be taken off the record as Loki Hulgaard’s counsel Tuesday in Medicine Hat Provincial Court after entering guilty pleas for his client Feb. 26 ... Read More »
1 responseForemost’s ‘Condor’ drone as big as helicopter
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 5th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Big things are happening at the Foremost Unmanned Vehicles testing range. The biggest, in a physical sense, is a new drone that rivals the size of a traditional helicopter and can deliver a payload of 400 pounds. Drone Delivery Canada will test the “Condor” south of Medicine Hat this summer at the 700 square-mile ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH hospital receives $2.2M as part of $100M government spend
By GILLIAN SLADE on March 5th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The government has announced more than $2 million in funding for Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. In an announcement of $100 million to help hospitals across the province upgrade their operating rooms and provide more surgeries to Albertans, MHRH will receive about $2.2 million. “For Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, the funding will go towards renovations ... Read More »
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