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Red-tape feedback needed: Hunter
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 12th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Members of the Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce came to hear the man charged in cutting red tape in Alberta, who in turn said he wanted to hear from them. Grant Hunter, the province’s associate minister of red tape reduction, spoke to about three dozen chamber members prior to their quarterly policy meeting on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge police search for murder suspect also wanted for killing in Edmonton
By TIM KALINOWSKI Lethbridge Herald on February 12th, 2020
The Lethbridge Police Service is confirming a man wanted for Lethbridge’s first homicide in two years is also wanted for a second murder in Edmonton two days later. Mohamud Omar Dhiblawe, 29, of Toronto, is charged with one count of second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of a 35-year-old man in west Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local student returns from Ottawa after week of everything politics
By MO CRANKER on February 11th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Local student Nicholas Samuelson recently returned from Ottawa where he took part in the Forum for Young Canadians. Samuelson spent most of a week in Ottawa this month learning about Canada’s political system and meeting people with similar interests as he does. “Every year there’s three sessions with 100 people each – they get ... Read More »
2 responsesSprinkler subsidy suggested for Coulee Ridge fire-response issue
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 11th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A new south-end subdivision sits outside a fire department response time zone, administrators said Monday while suggesting grants toward home sprinkler systems could avoid the need to build a new fire station. One councillor called the idea “the responsible thing to do,” which could be expanded to cut down the need for new fire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede unveils 2020 Night Show acts
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 11th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The 2020 edition of the Medicine Hat Stampede is “a work in progress” but that also means there’s “more to come,” teased general manager Jim McArthur at a Monday morning press event detailing the year ahead. Chief on that list is the main fair that will be held July 22-25 with fairgrounds, rodeo and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bow Island family settling in after arriving to Canada in November
By Alberta Newspaper Group on February 11th, 2020
Syrian mother Najah and her three boys Yo’rob, Asad and Ayham Brimo have settled into Bow Island nicely since arriving in the town back in November after being in Lebanon as a refugee family for eight years. The opportunity was made possible when Shayla Hopkins started the Bow Island Refugee Committee in August, and with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!$136M cut from K-12 funding: ATA
By JEREMY APPEL on February 11th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel The Alberta Teacher’s Association has gotten its hands on documents that suggest K-12 education funding has been cut $136 million from the previous school year, contrary to the education minister’s claims. Since enrolment has increased by 13,000 students from the previous year, the ATA says this amounts to a four per cent reduction in ... Read More »
2 responsesWet’suwet’en supporters rally outside MP’s office
By MO CRANKER on February 11th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker A group of Hatters gathered outside MP Glen Motz’s office Monday to hold a support rally for the Wet’suwet’en and to protest the GasLink Pipeline project in B.C. The group met at 4 p.m. and spent time walking up and down 13th Avenue SE with signs as cars drove by. Local chapter chair for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four local students recognized for French speaking talents with internationally-recognized diplomas
By JEREMY APPEL on February 11th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Four Grade 12 French immersion students at Monsignor McCoy High School have become officially certified by France’s government as francophones. The DELF-B2 diploma – or Diplôme d’Études en Langue Française – is awarded by the French ministry of education to students who demonstrate a proficiency in the French language after a series of exams. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge bans conversion therapy advertising, won’t issue business licences
By Alberta Newspaper Group on February 11th, 2020
Lethbridge city council voted to bring in a ban on the advertising and business practice of conversion therapy in the City of Lethbridge, and to advocate to the Kenney government for a provincial ban. While there was some disagreement and dissent on the issue of local bylaw enforcement of such a ban among councillors, council ... Read More »
1 responseColdest Night fundraiser coming up
By MO CRANKER on February 10th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Medicine Hat’s Coldest Night of the Year fundraising event is coming up and organizers are looking for walkers to participate. The event is taking place Feb. 22 will offer two, five and 10 kilometre courses for Hatters to take part in, while raising money for a good cause. “We’re very excited to do the ... Read More »
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