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Barnes says attending climate-skeptic group’s event will be about ‘listening and learning’
By JEREMY APPEL on March 7th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes says his attending a lecture hosted by an organization that claims climate change is caused by the sun rather than CO2 emissions will be an exercise in “listening and learning.” Barnes tweeted Friday morning that he and a few of his constituency association board members will be attending Friends ... Read More »
3 responsesCity doesn’t expect provincial interference in its AIMCo money
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 7th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Administrators and elected officials in Medicine Hat are not overly concerned about a $170-million investment fund managed by a provincial agency despite public-sector unions raising an alarm about potential political interference. The Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo) handles provincial funds totalling $108 billion, including public-sector pensions and the Alberta Heritage Trust fund. More recently ... Read More »
1 responseMHC, Miywasin hosting Journey Towards Healing from March 23-27
By Medicine Hat News on March 7th, 2020
Medicine Hat College is hosting the sixth annual Journey Towards Healing and Reconciliation Conference March 23-27 in collaboration with the Miywasin Friendship Centre. The event will offer Indigenous cultural ceremonies, learning sessions, lectures and more, including a fireside chat on reconciliation with the Honourable Senator Murray Sinclair on March 26 at 1 p.m. Other highlights ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern Alberta region’s unemployment lowest in Alberta again, sitting at 4.6%
By Medicine Hat News on March 7th, 2020
Southern rural Alberta has the lowest unemployment rate in the province once again, according to new figures released Friday for February. The Medicine Hat-Lethbridge economic region’s jobless rate sat at 4.6 per cent during the month, down from 5.8 per cent one year ago. The current figure is more than one percentage point lower than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Melhoff taking eased-in approach with new role at Invest Medicine Hat
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 6th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s new economic development program will debut this spring with new structure, new goals and a new public face. Jason Melhoff, a local businessman who twice led the Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce, was announced last week as the managing director of Invest Medicine Hat. He began the job on Monday and is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Review blasts ‘chaos’ of supervised consumption
By GILLIAN SLADE on March 6th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The findings of the supervised consumption site review panel are described as concerning and suggest Medicine Hat has a methamphetamine issue, rather than an opioid crisis. “I’m deeply troubled with some of the findings of the report. What we heard was a wake-up call,” said Jason Luan, associate minister of mental health and addictions. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hotchen’s sentence appeal process continues
By JEREMY APPEL on March 6th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Aaron Hotchen’s appeal of his 7.5-year prison sentence for several gun and drug trafficking offences is inching along through the court system. Hotchen’s next appearance is scheduled for March 24 in the Calgary Court of Appeal, where he will appear via video conference from the Bowden Institution. Hotchen was arrested in October 2016, after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cost-share for Hwy 3 twin would be tough sell
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 6th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The head of the Highway 3 Twinning Association says his group is still considering the implications of a cost-sharing agreement announced last month that will see two northern Alberta counties help pay to twin a provincial highway near Grande Prairie. That came before the release of the 2020-21 provincial budget that week that saw ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sawubona exhibit will roam throughout the Hat this month
By GILLIAN SLADE on March 6th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The, I See You – Sawubona exhibit tells the personal stories of 11 people from the Wood Buffalo region and it can be seen in Medicine Hat this month. Sawubona is a Zulu greeting that means “we see you.” Related: Participants of Sawubona use items to share life experiences The exhibit offers people an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Participants of Sawubona use items to share life experiences
By GILLIAN SLADE on March 6th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Participants in Sawubona on Thursday shared a personal story about an item of great personal meaning in their lives. Aide Hilsendeger is originally from Mexico and says cotton as a fabric, for her, is always associated with happy memories of Mexico. She displayed a beautifully designed and sewn child’s dress with plenty of detail. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH hospital receives $2.2M as part of $100M government spend
By GILLIAN SLADE on March 5th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The government has announced more than $2 million in funding for Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. In an announcement of $100 million to help hospitals across the province upgrade their operating rooms and provide more surgeries to Albertans, MHRH will receive about $2.2 million. “For Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, the funding will go towards renovations ... Read More »
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