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Massini takes budget talk to public schools
By JEREMY APPEL on January 28th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Crescent Heights High School was the first stop on Medicine Hat Public School Division board chair Rick Massini’s series of town halls regarding the impact of provincial cuts to public education. “Essentially, the purpose of this is to explain our budgeting process a little bit, but more importantly to inform you as to where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Enactus MHC receives $11,500 in donations
By Medicine Hat News on January 28th, 2020
Enactus Medicine Hat College has received $11,500 in donations from local and national sources, which will help develop new initiatives and strengthen existing ones. A $5,000 contribution from RBC Foundation and Community Foundations Canada will go toward a new project researching declining bee populations, dubbed “Project To-Bee-Continued.” Another new endeavour, the Square Roots Token Program, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta safe from virus to date
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 28th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta’s chief medical officer of health confirmed there are no cases of coronavirus in the province but declined to say how many people have been tested so far. “The important number to know is zero probable, zero confirmed cases,” said Dr. Deena Hinshaw. “The number of cases being tested is not an indication of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police make pair of drug busts at residences near schools
By Medicine Hat News on January 28th, 2020
Police conducted two drug busts this past week at residences in close proximity to schools. The two instances were a result of tips from members of the public, which were relayed to the Medicine Hat Police Service Priority Street Crime Unit. On Jan. 23, police executed a search warrant at a residence in the 100 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Albertans ‘stand with survivors’ on Holocaust Remembrance Day
By JEREMY APPEL on January 28th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Monday marked international Holocaust Remembrance Day, which took on a special significance this year as the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp’s 75th anniversary. Dina Jubrak, an active member of the Hat’s small Jewish community, says the lessons of the Holocaust ought to still resonate today so that we don’t fall into complacency. “What ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!International Petroleum Company expanding into southwest Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on January 28th, 2020
Suffield block oil and gas producer International Petroleum Company is expanding to southwest Alberta. The Swedish-based global producer is moving to acquire Granite Oil, it announced on Jan. 20, making it the company’s third purchase in the Alberta oilpatch in three years. A release from IPC states adding Granite’s operations in Warner and Cardston counties ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City ceases free sewer services
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 28th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city’s utility department will stop offering to scope home sewer lines or perennially grind out roots at no charge this spring, the department announced Monday. For decades that has been a staple service offered by the municipal sewer department, particular to older homeowners in mature, treed neighbourhoods where it was considered good practise ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan sets natural gas use record during week-long cold spell
By Medicine Hat News on January 28th, 2020
Saskatchewan set new records for the use of natural gas in the province in mid-January as a week-long cold snap settled on the province, the Crown utility company reports. Temperatures that dipped to minus-50C accounting for windchill and a new major gas-fuelled power plant in the province’s southwest are considered the reasons why. The recently ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Covenant continues process of redeveloping old school
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 28th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Covenant Health’s plans for redeveloping the now vacant Riverside School is progressing, including aspects of its historical significance. “We continue to collaborate with the Heritage Resources Committee to review historic documents and historical elements that may be of significance to the community,” said president Derrick Bernardo. “A feasibility study is underway and visioning sessions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2019
By Medicine Hat News on January 27th, 2020
Jan. 27 – Colouring in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Jan. 27 – Canadian Aviation Historical Society presents Sterling Cripps presenting on Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, Patterson Armoury, 7-9 p.m. Jan. 27 – Healthy Tax Habits for the News Year,” MH Public Library, 7-9 p.m. Jan. 27 – Travelogue: Jordan, MH Public Library, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHSA begins indoor park construction
By MO CRANKER on January 27th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker The Medicine Hat Skateboard Association is working on bringing an indoor skate park to life. The group began construction Sunday on the indoor park in the city’s southwest and it is hoping to open it next month. “There’s a lot of work to do,” said volunteer Jordan Mogck. “We’re going to try our best ... Read More »
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