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Well known crabapple scheduled to come down
By Medicine Hat News on March 12th, 2021
A busy intersection leading in and out of downtown will see work this summer as a revamp of nearby water mains is completed. The crabapple tree at the intersection of Third Street and Division Ave. will be chopped down starting Monday as the roadway is realigned, according to a city release. Water and sewer pipes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!YMCA Employment Centre in Brooks temporarily closed after staff member tests positive for COVID
By Medicine Hat News on March 12th, 2021
The YMCA Employment Centres in Brooks will be closed for at least two weeks after a positive case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in an employee. The organization says the worker was asymptomatic and under health and safety policy was continuously masked while at work. Health officials require both locations – on Horticultural Station Road and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mackenzie Porter nominated for best country album at Junos
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 12th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Hat native Mackenzie Porter is up of a Juno award for best country album when the Canadian music awards are presented this spring. The Nashville-based singer songwriter is competing in the category with “Drinkin’ Songs The Collection” which debuted last June as a surprise release. Also nominated are artists Dallas Smith, Jade Eagleson, Lindsay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Personal items link Hoefman to crime scenes, court hears
By Alex McCuaig Special to the News on March 12th, 2021
The connections between Robert Hoefman and evidence collected as part of a 2017 homicide and extortion got closer Thursday as the court heard of shoes recovered from the accused’s home matching the brand which left footprints near a crime scene. It was just one piece of a litany of evidence brought before the court on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lengthy vacancy for MHC chair over pending superboard
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 12th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The potential of creating a superboard for post-secondary education in Alberta has led to five months of limbo for the chair’s seat on the Medicine Hat College board of governors. Graham Kelly was appointed to the position in late 2017, and was set to have his term expire or be extended last October. However, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Michael’s School teacher honoured with Excellence in Catholic Education Award
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 12th, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Laura Hoffman has been named the recipient of this year’s Excellence in Catholic Education Award. The St. Michael’s School teacher was honoured by Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education to open Tuesday’s board meeting, but Hoffman insists she didn’t get there by herself. “I stand on the shoulders of giants,” she said at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officers take stand in Hoefman murder trial
By Alex McCuaig Special to the News on March 11th, 2021
Several Medicine Hat police officers testified Wednesday at the murder and extortion trial of Robert Hoefman, recapping previously heard testimony but also expanding on other evidence gathered – including the first encounter between investigators and the accused. Hoefman, 59, is accused of the October 2017 first-degree murder of 63-year-old James Satre and the extortion of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Variants now in the South zone
By Alberta Newspaper Group on March 11th, 2021
Cases of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, commonly referred to as the U.K. variant because it was first identified there, has now been found in the South zone. After several weeks with the South being the only zone without any variants, Alberta Health has now confirmed there are currently 11 cases of the B.1.1.7. That number ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Locals reps on Beef Producers
By Medicine Hat News on March 11th, 2021
The Alberta Beef Producers have a new chair and board of directors after annual general meeting and virtual voting process last week. All 12 position were elected at large on March 5, and following general session with members, Melanie Wowk, of Beauvallon, Alta. (near Vegreville), was elected new chair. Jason Hale, of Bassano, becomes vice-chair ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drive-thru job fairs bridging gap to employment
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 11th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Organizers of a drive-thru job fair on Wednesday reported a bristling trade from job seekers and six employers advertising for help. The YMCA Employment Centre staged its third in-vehicle job fair since last fall this week, with officials saying they have gained in popularity and three more are planned. “It’s always a new concept, ... Read More »
1 responseGrants add $11 million to city summer construction
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 11th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Redeployed federal grants will add almost $11 million in projects to the city’s summer construction budget, it was confirmed Wednesday. The projects, highlighted by major upgrades to Athletic Park and new downtown office space for city workers, need to be built by the end of 2021. That’s a prerequisite for the city to take ... Read More »
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