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Senior embarks on eight-week cycling tour in support of the Alberta Cancer Foundation
By Medicine Hat News on June 11th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews An 80-year-old cyclist has begun an eight-week tour of Alberta that will conclude in Medicine Hat next month. Art Brochu plans to pedal 2,000 kilometres and check in at 17 checkpoints – raising money for local facilities along the way – and to promote the Alberta Cancer Foundation. Brochu left Fort McMurray on Monday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Division Avenue construction expected to be completed later this month
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 11th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Traffic will continue to be affected by road construction along Division Avenue S. between the intersections of Third Street and Fifth Street SE, but should be completed by the end of June according to the city. Traffic detours are expected to change locations throughout the active construction zone, and motorists are reminded to obey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Energy company ordered to decommission 300-plus wells for non-compliance
By Medicine Hat News on June 11th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews An oil and gas company has been ordered to decommission more than 300 wells in the Medicine Hat region, among thousands in the province. The Alberta Energy Regulator announced Monday that Tallahassee Exploration has not complied with orders issued last fall toward submitting a reasonable care and abandonment plan to regulators. “Tallahassee has not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!6 Ave SE, 2nd St SE to be paved over weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 8th, 2024
The City will be paving the intersection of Sixth Avenue SE and Second Street SE this weekend as part of a larger construction project. The paving work, part of the 3 St SE downtown utility and surface upgrades project, will see the intersection of Sixth Avenue SE and Second Street SE closed starting Friday until ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inter generational literature program launches for students and seniors
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 8th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com The Lifelong Education and Resource Network is looking to join the creative minds of seniors in long-term care and high school students living with dementia in a collaborative story building program. Imagination Alive Book 3 Launch allows students and seniors to work together to write imaginative stories. “This is a magical combination that has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provincial union says caregiver support increases were overdue and not enough
By Medicine Hat News on June 8th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews AUPE says that while a recently announced adjustment to caregiver rates is nice, it fails to tackle a crisis in the care of vulnerable children. A recent provincial announcement said that Alberta is adjusting various caregiver rates, effective June 1. “This will benefit almost 7,000 caregivers across the province and the 10,000 children, youth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City briefs: road construction and free compost
By Medicine Hat News on June 8th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Paving will resume on Dunmore Road on Monday for approximately three weeks, according to the city of Medicine Hat’s municipal works department. Crews began milling on the major route last month and now hope to complete the resurfacing from Southview Drive north to the Shannon Bridge over the Seven Persons Creek by the end ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Around the community: historic church mass and watershed AGM
By Medicine Hat News on June 8th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A listing of some events happenings in Medicine Hat and area on the June 8 weekend and the following week: – Community View Lions Club will host the first in a series of barbecues at Golden Sheaf Park on Sat. June 8 to raise funds for club projects and activities. A scavenger hunt will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taber official charged with fraud
By Medicine Hat News on June 8th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A former top official with the Municipal District of Taber has been charged with fraud over $5,000 for allegedly charging personal purchases to M.D. credit cards and obscuring the charges. The Taber Police Service said Friday that they had charged Bryan Badura, 53, after opening an investigation last September when they were contacted by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Regional jobless rate slightly down in May
By Medicine Hat News on June 8th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The unemployment rate in the region eased in May compared to April as well as the same time last spring.Statistics Canada figures released Friday state the jobless rate last month was 5.6 per cent in the combined Lethbridge-Medicine Hat economic region. That is down from 5.9 per cent in April and 5.7 per cent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Day celebration to expand into full festival in Kin Coulee
By ANNA SMITH LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE on June 8th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Skateboard Association in partnership with The Connection are hosting the Kin Coulee Canada Day celebration and are determined to make it bigger and better than ever before. In addition to Beat the Heat, the largest amateur skateboard competition in Canada, the association has expanded to create a day-long festival that stretches ... Read More »
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