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Police warning residents about grandparent scam returning
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 23rd, 2024
The Medicine Hat Police Service is advising residents to be on alert for phone scams once again. Police say they’ve received reports that the ‘grandparent scam’ is once again circulating in the area of southern Alberta. They say the typical scenario involves a grandparent receiving a phone call from a con artist pretending to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Labour disputes on military bases going in opposite directions
By Medicine Hat News on April 23rd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Workers at three Ontario military bases have voted to end a strike, but counterparts in Quebec have rejected a deal as their union calls for nationwide wage parity including civilian workers at CFB Suffield. A release from the Public Service Alliance of Canada on Friday states the “key sticking points” in latest talks are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medalta to host country swing dance night on April 27
By Medicine Hat News on April 23rd, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medalta in the Historic Clay District will be hosting an evening of music and Western fun on April 27, as experts will be on hand for its inaugural Country Dancing Night. The night will be led by Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede’s 2023 Princess Caitlyn O’Conner, as well as seasoned country dancer Winstyn Horton. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monday in Medicine Hat, April 22
By James Tubb on April 21st, 2024
Medicine Hat News City council will again take up requests from Mayor Linnsie Clark for itemized expenses from senior administrators at city hall. The request was made in mid-February, just as council members were awaiting a report into a code of conduct allegation that Clark had failed to treat city manager Ann Mitchell with due ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat looks to reduce city water usage by 10% heading into summer
By Collin Gallant on April 20th, 2024
@@CollinGallant The city will strive to reduce local water use by 10 per cent this summer by altering operations at city facilities and also asking residents to pitch in. Should an expected dry summer limit access to water, efforts at city departments would ramp up, and restrictions on things like water lawns could increase. Medicine ... Read More »
1 responseNew large-scale solar plant approved by Utilities Commission
By Medicine Hat News on April 20th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat News Another solar mega project has been approved with no added restrictions or requirements for six weeks after a pause on renewable energy projects last fall and winter. Alderson Solar, a plan to build a 100-megawatt solar facility on 660-acres of land north of the TransCanada Highway near Suffield, was approved by ... Read More »
1 responsePresentation showcasing new energy sector job opportunities runs next week
By Medicine Hat News on April 20th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat News A rescheduled presentation by Alberta Federation of Labour on the future of energy sector jobs will take place in Medicine Hat on Tuesday. The local stop on the eight-city tour of southern Alberta was originally scheduled for last month, but arrives in Medicine Hat on April 23. Energy sector observer Markham ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Library to host convention for free comic book day
By ANNA SMITH on April 20th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com ANNA SMITH The Medicine Hat Public Library is looking to bring the city’s underground geek culture up into the light with the first ever annual comic convention. The idea stemmed from the yearly celebration of Free Comic Book Day, which the library has participated in for many years, said event organizer and youth and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Co-op Place to clear lost and found
By Medicine Hat News on April 20th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat News In the spirit of Spring Cleaning, Co-op Place seeks to empty out their lost and found next week. The arena that acquired quite a few items over the past year at public events and private ice rentals, said Co-op in a newsletter. Next week, from April 22 to April 28, all ... Read More »
1 responseSmith hopes name change urges power price drop
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 19th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The province has renamed the “Regulated Rate Option” for electricity as “the rate of last resort,” but Medicine Hat will still have the pricing mechanism available when it decides on its next permanent rate-setting formula, potentially in 2025. Premier Danielle Smith outlined the name change Thursday, saying the former title gives a false impression ... Read More »
1 responseDoctor accused of sex assault says physician shortage means he should practise
By Medicine Hat News on April 19th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat doctor accused of engaging in oral sex with a mentally disabled man in his care will appeal a professional conduct board ruling against him, while the professional association will appeal for harsher penalties than those that will allow him to continue seeing patients. The College of Physicians and Surgeons announced Thursday ... Read More »
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