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Persian Dreams and Canine Themes hosting pet photo fundraiser on Saturday
By MO CRANKER on December 6th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Persian Dreams and Canine Themes Rescue Society is hosting a pet photo fundraiser Saturday at Crossroads Animal Hospital. The event is running from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and it costs a $10 donation per pet. “Holiday pet portraits are something we do every year.” said vice president Denise Devoe. “Crossroads Animal Hospital lets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Students open store filled with PRSD-made products
By JEREMY APPEL on December 6th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel It was a packed house Thursday as Badlands Cre8tions – the store operated by Eagle Butte high school students – opened its doors to the public. Jason Deuchscherer, Eagle Butte’s vice principal and a business teacher who serves as the store manager, told the News the store is intended to give students hands-on entrepreneurial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Consultation for seniors’ services begins
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 6th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The city is commencing a consultation process about the future of seniors’ services. Throughout the month of December, residents will have a range of opportunities to share their thoughts, ideas and opinions through an online forum, a survey and two community consultations. The first consultation will take place on Dec. 12 at the Veiner ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City awards power plant turbine fix to GE
By Medicine Hat News on December 6th, 2019
General Electric has won a contract to rebuild a major turbine that the City of Medicine Hat will keep on hand in case of a future breakdown at the city’s power plant. The plan was outlined earlier this year to allow a quick swap-out rather than waiting months for a new unit. On Monday council ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Women’s shelter statistics released, local facility on par with rest of province
By JEREMY APPEL on December 6th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel The executive director of the Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society says local statistics are mostly consistent with province-wide data released Wednesday. According to the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters, a woman is murdered by her current or former domestic partner every six days in Alberta, the province with one of the highest domestic violent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whitla Wind ready to expand
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 6th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Capital Power is ready to expand its recently completed Whitla Wind facility in 2021, the utility announced on Thursday just as the initial major portion of the wind farm went into service. The 56-turbine array that was erected south of Bow Island this year began commercial operation on Dec. 1. It has 201 megawatts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP roundup from around the province
By Medicine Hat News on December 5th, 2019
A teenager from the Siksika Nation is dead following a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday morning south of Strathmore that also sent three passengers to hospital. Mounties from the Strathmore detachment say they arrived at the scene near Namaka at 5:16 a.m. to find a 17-year-old male from Siksika Nation dead on the scene after a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edmonton town hall on fair deal a success: Barnes
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 5th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A local MLA on the provincial government’s Fair Deal Panel says public feedback at the first public town hall meeting is valuable. “We had over 200 people show up in Edmonton,” said Drew Barnes, MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat. The first public consultation with Alberta’s Fair Deal Panel was in Edmonton on Dec. 3. There ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA says health-care job losses an issue of inefficiencies
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 5th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A local MLA says there should be a focus on reducing unnecessary layers of management within Alberta Health Services. “I think the government needs to focus on making sure that managers managing managers are where the changes are made,” said Drew Barnes, MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat. “I’m hopeful that any job loss can happen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Municipalities to shoulder RCMP add
By JEREMY APPEL on December 5th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel The president of the South East Alberta Rural Crime Watch Association says increased policing costs to affected municipalities will be worthwhile if it means more officers’ boots on the ground. “Combined with the rural crime watch associations that are keeping eyes and ears open, more police officers on the ground should help in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS extends its popular ‘toys for tickets’ program to Medicine Hat, Lethbridge
By Medicine Hat News on December 5th, 2019
Alberta Health Services has launched a “toys for tickets” campaign to take the sting out of a parking ticket and provide toys for children in hospital. Anyone who received an AHS-issued parking ticket in November can donate a new unwrapped toy with a value of at least $25 before Dec. 13 rather than paying their ... Read More »
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