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Business Men’s Fellowship hosting its next concert event on Feb. 20
By Medicine Hat News on January 21st, 2020
A Business Men’s Fellowship event on Feb. 20 will feature Rick Plett and the Refuge Ranch Band. It takes place at Medicine Hat Lodge with supper starting at 6 p.m. Tickets for $25 per person includes the hot meal. To obtain tickets call Russ 403-529-5267 or Murdo 403-928-... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police commission has new chairperson
By Medicine Hat News on January 21st, 2020
The Medicine Hat Police Commission has a new chairperson. Sandy Redden, a speech language pathologist who’s served as the commission vice chair for the past few years, was sworn in at the Jan. 16 MHPC meeting, replacing outgoing chair Greg Keen, whose term expired at the end of 2019. Her responsibilities include ensuring meeting agendas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Acclaimed novelist giving talk on reconciliation at MHC
By Medicine Hat News on January 21st, 2020
CBC Massey Lecturer Tanya Talaga is delivering a talk on reconciliation at Medicine Hat College on Feb. 5. Talaga is an acclaimed novelist. Her national bestseller Seven Fallen Feathers details the stories of seven Indigenous high school students in Thunder Bay, Ont., who died mysteriously. For her lecture, Talaga will share Indigenous stories from across ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Under-65 spouses of seniors no longer qualify for drug plan
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 21st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The end of Blue Cross coverage for dependents of seniors has triggered official letters going out to all Albertans who are affected. If you are not a senior but have a spouse who is, you have had coverage under your spouse’s plan. That will end on March 1. “The Seniors Drug Program is for ... Read More »
1 responseSaskPower looking to get back into the smart meter game
By Medicine Hat News on January 21st, 2020
SaskPower is looking for volunteers to have automated power meters installed on their homes or businesses. The provincial Crown corporation is re-introducing the systems that remotely monitor utility usage and broadcast readings back to centralized computers for billing. The agency removed 105,000 smart meters from use in 2014 after concerns arose about a number of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College CEO welcomes funding model
By JEREMY APPEL on January 21st, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel The president of Medicine Hat College says changes announced to the province’s post-secondary funding formula appear to match the school’s goals, but concedes there’s much uncertainty about how the transformation will look in practice. At a Monday morning press conference, Advanced Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides unveiled the province’s move toward a “completely transformative” performance-based ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council discusses closed-session etiquette
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 21st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council concluded all official public business within 15 minutes on Monday as members accepted two reports for information, corrected a spelling mistake in an old bylaw and accepted three committee reports that had no public content. Those types of minutes have been laced through council agendas for the last two years, ever since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Glasgo hosts constituents, faces multiple concerns
By MO CRANKER on January 21st, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Michaela Glasgo held her first town hall-style meeting Monday at Medicine Hat Public Library’s theatre, attracting a few dozen constituents to talk about a large range of issues. The first-time elected official spent about 15 minutes at the beginning of the event sharing thoughts on her first nine months on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Irvine School rookie teacher wins Lt. Governor award
By Justin Seward Alberta Newspaper Group on January 21st, 2020
It is not often a first-year teacher rakes in a prestigious award. But for Irvine School English Language Arts teacher Logyn Jacksteit, his passion for Social Studies earned him the 2019 Lt. Governor of Alberta Education Student Social Studies Award through an essay contest he entered last spring during his studies at Medicine Hat College. ... Read More »
1 responseEvents Calendar Jan. 20-26, 2020
By Medicine Hat News on January 20th, 2020
Jan. 20 – Tongue on the Post Music Festival- Runs all week. Check the TOP Fest Facebook page for details and tickets. Jan. 20 – Colouring in the Afternoon, public library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Jan. 20 – Tween Night: Let’s Glo (ages 10 – 12), 7 – 8:30 p.m. Public library Jan. 20 – German Language ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter hosting new CBC show
By MO CRANKER on January 20th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Winning CBC’s Canada Reads in 2018 was apparently just the start for Mark Sakamoto. The born-and-raised Hatter was able to announce recently that he now has his own show on the CBC – something he didn’t really see coming. “I was doing so much media work after Canada Reads with Jeanne Becker – I ... Read More »
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