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Saamis Immigration looks to make newcomers welcome during Holiday Season
By Medicine Hat News on November 16th, 2019
Saamis Immigration has two initiatives planned to help newcomers feel welcome in Canada this Holiday Season. On Nov. 22 – the night of Midnight Madness downtown – Saamis is hosting its second annual multicultural bake sale to raise money for programs and services for recent immigrants. Hatters will be able to purchase treats from around ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brier Run would have FLC as ‘crown jewel’
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 14th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Plans for a new community in Crescent Heights could mean a move of prominent ball diamonds to open new commercial land along Division Avenue. The city’s land and properties department on Wednesday filed an area structure plan for the envisioned community of Brier Run. Billed years ago as a “complete, active lifestyle” community, it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Agecare ValleyView launches its annual Stocking Stuffers for Seniors drive
By Medicine Hat News on November 13th, 2019
Agecare ValleyView and London Drugs are teaming up to “help bring holiday cheer to socially isolated seniors in Medicine Hat,” according to a news release. This is their fifth annual holiday donation drive for seniors – dubbed “Stocking Stuffers for Seniors” – for which they’re hoping to surpass the 2,500 gifts collected last year. “The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wexit meeting draws roughly 100 in the Hat
By Mo Cranker on November 10th, 2019
Medicine Hat News The leader of Alberta’s separatist movement was in Medicine Hat Sunday, drawing about 100 people to address the topic from many different angles. Wexit Canada co-founder Peter Downing made the drive down from Edmonton to speak on a large range of topics centring around western provinces leaving Canada to form an independent ... Read More »
3 responsesBarnes ‘thrilled’ to be named to Fair Deal Panel
By Mo Cranker on November 10th, 2019
Medicine Hat News Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes says he is ready to get to work on the provincial Fair Deal Panel he was named to Saturday. Barnes received a phone call about an hour before the official announcement was made by the United Conservative Party — he says he is ready for the task. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lobby group formed to advocate for Western Canadian energy development
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 9th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A new lobbying effort by municipalities to promote Western Canadian energy development to the federal government has support among regional politicians in southeastern Alberta, including those who had been split on whether previous efforts would do any good. On Friday, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities announced it would form a “Western Economic Taskforce” to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Early frost leaves substantial beet tonnage in the ground
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 9th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant About half of one of the largest specialty crops in southeast Alberta will remain in the ground, Lantic Sugar and the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers Association announced on Thursday, and potato growers as well are being hit hard by early frost. “We have had three severe cold weather events in October,” said Arne Bergen-Henengouwen, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan gives go-ahead to natural gas plant near Moose Jaw
By Medicine Hat News on November 9th, 2019
Crown electricity provider SaskPower will go ahead with plans to build a major natural-gas powered plant near Moose Jaw, the minister in charge announced this week, as work is winding up on a new plant near Swift Current. Dustin Duncan said on Thursday that a review of how the Moose Jaw facility, first announced in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Regional jobless rate drops, but still up over last year
By Medicine Hat News on November 9th, 2019
Unemployment eased in southern Alberta in October, by remains up sharply from one year ago, according to new figures released on Friday. The jobless rate in the Medicine Hat-Lethbridge region sat at 6.4 per cent last month, a point lower than in September, but more than two points higher than in October 2018. Across the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Metis Week kicks off Nov. 12
By Medicine Hat News on November 6th, 2019
There are four events scheduled next week to celebrate Metis Week in the Hat. The festivities kick off Nov. 12 with a noon flag raising ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park that it open to the public, with lunch to follow at the Miywasin Friendship Centre. On Nov. 13, there is an Elders Appreciation Pot Luck, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar Nov. 4-10, 2019
By Medicine Hat News on November 4th, 2019
Nov. 4 – World U-17 Hockey Challenge Czech Republic vs. Canada Black, Canalta Centre, 1 p.m. Nov. 4 – Colouring in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Nov. 4 – World U-17 Hockey Challenge Canada White vs. USA, Canalta Centre, 7 p.m. Nov. 5 – Stitching in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. ... Read More »
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