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Dunmore Road repairs today, weather permitting
By Medicine Hat News on February 27th, 2020
Road repairs will be taking place on Dunmore Road today – possibly restricting traffic flow. Some asphalt patching near the intersection of 22nd Street SE and Dunmore Road will take place. Motorists are reminded to be mindful of crews in the area, slow down and obey traffic signs. The work being accomplished today does depend ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Travel precautions urged over COVID-19 virus
By GILLIAN SLADE on February 27th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta travellers returning from five countries in addition to China are required to take specific precautions to protect against the spread of the COVID-19 virus. “Going forward we are expanding our testing protocol to include the following areas in addition to China,” said Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health. “Hong Kong, Singapore, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Career paths galore at MHC job fair
By JEREMY APPEL on February 27th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat College hosted its annual job fair Wednesday, providing students and the general public an opportunity to see the different career paths available in the region. Shelly Drefs, MHC’s career services assistant, says students aren’t always aware of the breadth of career opportunities available to them once they graduate. For example, many people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ash Wednesday, Pink Shirt Day provide synergistic mash-up
By JEREMY APPEL on February 27th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel This year, Ash Wednesday fell on the same date as Pink Shirt Day, which the separate school board’s religious studies co-ordinator says provides an instructive intersection between the sacred and secular. Students arrived at Medicine Hat Catholic schools Wednesday in their pink shirts while also getting their foreheads marked with ash crosses for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City ready to adjust to another budget
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 27th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City administrators may need to adjust to a second provincial budget in four months following the tabling today of the Alberta government’s financial plan for the coming year. The 2020-21 provincial budget will be presented this afternoon by Finance Minister Travis Toews, who last fall brought in a hard-line budget to arrest program costs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!JBS beef-processing plant in Brooks named a ‘sustainable producer’
By Medicine Hat News on February 27th, 2020
The JBS Canada beef-processing plant in Brooks has passed an audit to become a “sustainable producer,” the Canadian Roundtable of Sustainable Beef has announced. One of the largest processors in the county, JBS helped form the effort, and this third-party audit of its huge plant near Brooks shows its meeting commitments to use modern, lower-impact ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FNMI supports getting real results in schools
By JEREMY APPEL on February 26th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Trustees heard a presentation on the various supports offered to First Nations, Métis and Inuit students in the Medicine Hat Public School Division at its Tuesday meeting. FNMI co-ordinator Darrell Willier and FNMI support worker Shirley Boomer joined associate superintendent for inclusivity Corey Sadlemyer to bring the board up to speed on their work ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Proper funding needed to tackle elder abuse
By GILLIAN SLADE on February 26th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A local group is calling for sustainable funding to fully address elder abuse in the community. Shantel Ottenbreit, community resource worker with the city, says good work is being done to build local awareness, but funding is needed for an organization to take on the responsibility and provide a case worker. “In our community ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local hotel among properties on pending tax auction list
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 26th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A well-known hotel in the city tops the list of properties that could move to a tax auction sale next month, though the owners say new investors are ready to bring tax arrears up to date and avoid the process. That is the common run-of-events at the annual exercise that municipalities use when payments ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grandchildren of island Scots sought for genetic study that aims to improve medical treatments
By Medicine Hat News on February 26th, 2020
People who have grandparents who were born in the Orkney or Shetland islands in Scotland are being asked to join a genetic study aimed at improving medical treatments. The University of Edinburgh is conducting the study, and says there are many people with a connection to the Northern Isles now living in Canada. About 4,000 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tax assessment notices on the way
By Medicine Hat News on February 26th, 2020
Residential property tax assessment notices will sent out this week, the city’s finance department has announced. Farm assessments are also being distributed starting on Feb. 28 while assessments for non-residential and multi-family residential classes will be sent out on April 9. Property owners have 60 days to challenge assessment values that are updated yearly and ... Read More »
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