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Medicine Hat College hosting talk on mental health, suicide awareness
By Medicine Hat News on October 3rd, 2019
Medicine Hat College is hosting a talk on mental health and suicide awareness from Josh Rivedal Oct. 9. The free event – dubbed “The i’Mpossible Project” – will occur at the Eresman Theatre from 7:30-9 p.m. According to his website, Rivedal began his career as an actor before embarking on the path of public speaking, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!County waiting on others before committing to gas well plan
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 3rd, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant DUNMORE Cypress County councillors declined to vote on taking part in a provincially funded shallow gas well tax abatement strategy until it can potentially align action with other rural councils around Alberta. “There needs to be a lot more discussion about this,” Reeve Dan Hamilton told Tuesday’s council meeting in Dunmore. Council members voted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man accused of sex crimes kicked out, banned from college
By JEREMY APPEL on October 3rd, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel A young man accused of sex crimes involving children and animals has been expelled from his program at Medicine Hat College and banned from campus, according to a senior administrator. Cody Herrell, 26, was a student in the Undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing at MHC, where he founded a club for its membership, according to ... Read More »
1 responseCancer Society and CIBC team up Sunday for annual Run for the Cure
By Medicine Hat News on October 3rd, 2019
The 28th annual Canadian Cancer Society CIBC Run for the Cure takes place on Sunday at Echo Dale. The opening ceremony begins at 9:30 a.m. The five- and one-kilometre runs start at 10 a.m. The CIBC Run for the Cure is the largest, single-day, volunteer-led event dedicated to raising funds for breast cancer research. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP recover safe and merchandise stolen from Vulcan County Co-op
By Medicine Hat News on October 3rd, 2019
Mounties have recovered a store safe and $13,000 worth of merchandise taken during a break-in at a rural Co-op store in Vulcan County. Gleichen RCMP searched a property near Cluny on Sept. 27 and arrested three people after a stolen vehicle was spotted near the location. They say lottery tickets, ammunition, consumer goods and cigarettes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Downtown homeless camp found
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 3rd, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Police say they have dismantled another encampment of homeless people in a garage downtown where used needles were also found. The garage provides access to Chinook Place on Fourth Street SE but is entered from Fifth Street next to one of the exterior walls of St. Barnabas Church. There is only a narrow lane ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zoning delayed for Cypress wind project
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 2nd, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant DUNMORE A zoning decision for a planned $250-million wind farm in Cypress County has been postponed two weeks as councillors seek more information on how wind turbines are decommissioned and who is responsible for potential liabilities. On Tuesday, they tabled the related bylaw and directed administrators to study how landowners and the county could ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Consultation promised for food bank ‘hub’
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 2nd, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Medicine Hat Public School Division is promising a high level of community consultation before a decision is made on a location for a “community hub.” “Wherever the project ends up, if it ends up coming to fruition, the board would insist that consultation occur within the community in order to determine the level of ... Read More »
1 responseRezoning not required for possible ‘community hub’
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 2nd, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The city says if the French School location on the Southeast Hill was determined to be an ideal location for the “community hub” that would include a food bank, there would not be any rezoning required. Erin Onoferychuk, superintendent of planning, implementation, says the current site for Ecole les Cypres on First Avenue SE ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat continues to have most low-wage earners in Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on October 2nd, 2019
Medicine Hat still has the highest percentage of low wage workers of any major centre in Alberta, according to a new workforce study compiled by Public Interest Alberta. While the local ratio is dropping, the gap between the local economy and elsewhere in Alberta is growing. Each year the left-leaning think-tank releases a survey of ... Read More »
1 responsePower remains capped at 6.8 cents while natural gas rises slightly for October
By Medicine Hat News on October 2nd, 2019
Retail power prices in Alberta remain slightly above a consumer price cap for October, meaning that City of Medicine Hat ratepayers will pay 6.8 cents per kilowatt hour this month, while natural gas pries rise slightly. Rates posted by the publicly owned utility company in Medicine Hat on Tuesday are developed by calculating the average ... Read More »
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