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7% tuition hike proposed at MHC
By JEREMY APPEL on January 18th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat College administrators will come to Tuesday’s board of governor’s meeting with a proposal to increase tuition by seven per cent after the students’ association agreed this was the most prudent course of action to weather the province’s cuts to post-secondary funding. The government cut the Campus Alberta Grant to post-secondary institutions by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Longtime council member George Renner passes
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 18th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant George Renner, the downtown business leader who was elected to three straight city council terms in the 1960s, then again to another three terms in the 1990s, died on Thursday. The longtime owner of Rosery Florists, and father to former city MLA Rob Renner, was 88. A funeral service is planned for Tuesday. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat’s Queen Mom passes at 83
By Medicine Hat News on January 18th, 2020
Medicine Hat lost its Queen Mom this week, with the passing of Laurie Sharland. Sharland, 83, was known for her years of work in the community and in the vital role she played in making the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Royalty competition what it is today. “She was an amazing volunteer and an amazing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Treatment resumes for local chronic pain patient
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 18th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A chronic pain patient who’s treatment was abruptly stopped by the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta, is once again receiving the care he needs. Trevor Moore was receiving IV infusions with ketamine that were providing relief after years of severe pain in his ankle and foot and the resulting depression. About a ... Read More »
2 responsesMan’s suspicious death officially ruled a homicide
By JEREMY APPEL on January 18th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel The suspicious death of a man whose body was found Tuesday in Cypress County has been deemed a homicide, police say. The victim was revealed Friday as a 27-year-old male from Brooks, although the RCMP are declining to provide further identifying information. RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Deanna Fontaine told the News the victim’s name won’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s ahead in 2020?
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 18th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant If you’re still signing cheques “2019” you’re really behind the times. And, not only because it’s 2020, but mostly because almost nobody writes cheques anymore. Apparently you can just touch phones now and that’s that. But, we’re looking at a new year and new decade, and it seems we are just getting a grip ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Honest Hatters on hand for Fair Deal Panel
By MO CRANKER on January 18th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Hundreds gathered Friday evening at the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede to listen to and speak with the United Conservative Party’s Fair Deal Panel. The panel held the event to give people in the region the opportunity top share their thoughts on whether Alberta is getting a fair deal in federation. People registered before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters gather to celebrate Ukrainian Christmas
By MO CRANKER on January 17th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Around 100 Hatters gathered this past Sunday to celebrate Ukrainian Christmas. The celebration was hosted in the basement of St. Patrick’s Church. “I think the main reason we do this as a big celebration is because it’s fun,” said John Cherwonogrodzky, who helps organize the night with his wife, Karen Anne. “For us, this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Junior oil firm hopes to add natural gas-fired generators to Newell plant
By Medicine Hat News on January 17th, 2020
A junior oilpatch company operating in Countess has applied to add to natural gas-fired generators to its processing plant in the County of Newell, according to an application filed with the Alberta Utilities Commission. Journey Energy stated in early December filings that it plans to add two generators, capable of producing a total of 4.1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cold warnings start to lift as reprieve nears
By Medicine Hat News on January 17th, 2020
A cold weather system that painted Alberta red with extreme cold weather warnings this week is subsiding in the far south regions of the province. The public alerts issued by Environment Canada were lifted in areas closest to the Montana Border at mid-day on Thursday. Cypress Hills and Foremost, Lethbridge-Taber, Cardston and the Crowsnest Past ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Selah Singers could dissolve after passing of its director
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 17th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade This could be the end of the road for the Selah Singers choir that was founded in October 2002 by Ralph Browne, who passed away recently. “We have not met as a board (Selah Singers is a Society) yet to discuss either a memorial of some sort or the continuation of the choir. At ... Read More »
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