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Medicine Hat police service adding to its constable numbers
By Medicine Hat News on March 12th, 2019
The Medicine Hat Police Service is looking to add some constables to the force. Successful applicants will be sworn in as police cadets and commence 20 weeks of police recruit training at the MHPS starting on Jan. 6, 2020 and ending May 20, 2020. The police cadet training program is accredited by Lethbridge College and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar March 11-17
By Medicine Hat News on March 11th, 2019
March 11 – Activity Afternoons, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. March 11 – The Overdose Crisis: Our Community’s Response, Part Two: Prevention and Enforcement, MH Public Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m. March 11 – Tween Duct Tape Night, MH Public Library, 7-8:30 p.m.. ages 10-12, doors March 11 – The Slocan Ramblers, Esplanade, 7:30 p.m. March 12-13 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nominations open for 2019 Community Spirit Awards
By Medicine Hat News on March 9th, 2019
The city is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Community Spirit Awards. The awards honour individuals who have made an extraordinary contribution to the community, having enhanced the quality of life in Medicine Hat for the past 30 years. Nominees fall into the following categories: Arts and Culture, Sports and Recreation, Compassion, Environment, Community Inclusion, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Homebuilder of the year announced
By Medicine Hat News on March 9th, 2019
Kenco Construction is the local home builder of the year, it was announced at a gala awards night on Friday. The annual banquet for the local branch of Canadian Homebuilders Association was held at the Medicine Hat Lodge, where Kenco was also honoured for best estate home built in the two highest price categories, above ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Firefighters find a cat, just not one trapped in a trap
By Medicine Hat News on March 9th, 2019
There was no luck Thursday night for the Medicine Hat Fire Department when looking for a cat potentially stuck in a storm drain in Crescent Heights. “We did not find a cat last night,” said platoon chief Kevin Heinrich. “There was nothing in the trap, but when the guys did go up around 7:30 a.m. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Hemp offers some refreshing potential for the local region
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 9th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant People like big job numbers in their economic development announcements, and business reporters are guilty of this, too. That’s partly why a panel discussion this week on broad acre hemp growing in the region was so refreshing and – forgiving the pun – earthy. The Local to Global trade conference in town heard that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Total workers up but jobless rates climb in Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on March 9th, 2019
The unemployment rate in rural southern Alberta and across the province rose in February despite more people working last month compared to January and the same time last year. In the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat economic region, the February unemployment rate of 5.8 per cent is above January’s rate of 5.4 per cent, but well below the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daylight Saving Time kicks in, also smoke alarm battery-change time
By Medicine Hat News on March 9th, 2019
Clocks will be moving forward this weekend and Hatters are being reminded to change the batteries in the smoke alarms when they change the time on their clocks. Clocks need to be set ahead one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday and will remain ahead until Nov. 3. “Smoke detectors save lives,” said Medicine Hat Fire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public schools explore high-tech future
By JEREMY APPEL on March 8th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat Public School Division educators are exploring the future of education Thursday and Friday. The TELUS Spark SHIFT Lab gave public school teachers the ability to learn about the potential of technology as an educational tool. There were stations set up at the MHPSD building Thursday afternoon, each with a recent technological development ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Economic developers converge on Medicine Hat
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 7th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Sixty economic developers, elected officials and business leaders from Eastern Alberta will gather today in Medicine Hat for the Global to Local Forum. The annual event, put on by trade associations along the Saskatchewan boundary, returns to the Hat just as it completes a series of major economic development announced. The conference’s location rotates ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Frozen water lines spike four fold this winter
By GILLIAN SLADE on March 7th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The city says the number of frozen water pipes this year is almost four times higher than normal. So far this year there have been 108 locations with frozen pipes while the average over the past five years has been 32, says Brian Graham, the city’s field operations manager for environmental utilities. “I’ve been ... Read More »
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