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Localized unemployment drops to just 4.1 per cent
By Collin Gallant on November 3rd, 2018
Medicine Hat News The jobless rate for the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat economic region was 4.1 per cent in October, down from 5.3 per cent one year earlier. It also marks a 0.7 per cent local drop from September, and sits well below every other region of the province. The jobless rate in Edmonton held steady month-to-month ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: What’s in store for Parker’s?
By Collin Gallant on November 3rd, 2018
Ever since reporters rushed out of Court of Queens Bench headed to the Parker’s Countrywide outlet on May 3, it’s been a big unsolvable mystery what’s in store for the big, empty outlet. On the date in question, court monitors approved a foreclosure sale to an out-of-town buyer, but with scant other details and little ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPL hosting information session on reducing the risk of falling
By Gillian Slade on November 3rd, 2018
Medicine Hat News Seniors face the highest risk of falling and more consequences as a result, and now there is a special event to help you reduce the risk. Don’t Fall Behind will take place Tuesday from 2-4:30 p.m. at Medicine Hat Public Library in the theatre and the Honor Currie Room. You do not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second-year school hosts its first Walk for Wishes
By Jeremy Appel on November 3rd, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Dr. Ken Sauer School participated in its inaugural Walk for Wishes campaign Friday, raising $4,000 for the local chapter of the Children’s Wish Foundation. Vice principal Carla Carrier said the school was approached by the foundation to host a Walk for Wishes, which schools around the city participate in annually. “We’ve made a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Strathcona Centre renovations to be shown off at open house
By Gillian Slade on November 3rd, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Renovations at Strathcona Centre are almost complete, and the public is invited to see the results at an open house on Wednesday from 1-3 p.m. In July, when the refurbished Veiner Centre opened, the Strathcona Centre, which had been the seniors’ centre since the 2013 flood, was closed to undergo renovations. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Schedule of local events for Remembrance Day weekend
By Gillian Slade on November 3rd, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Local events for Remembrance Day will commence on Nov. 10, and continue on Nov. 11 with the traditional service at the Esplanade followed by a parade and ceremony at Riverside Veterans Memorial Park. Saturday, Nov. 10 The Esplanade doors open to the public at 1:30 p.m. for a program that starts at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bio-diesel refinery possible
By Collin Gallant on November 2nd, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant The potential to build a bio-diesel refinery in Medicine Hat is part of joint-venture discussions made public Thursday between a renewable energy technology firm and an investors group in Grande Prairie. The final deal between Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. and Renewable U Energy Inc. would initially see Cielo build a facility in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Purple ribbons tied to safety and support
By Mo Cranker on November 2nd, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker If you’re walking downtown and see purple ribbons tied to various objects, it’s not random decoration. The Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society kicked off Family Violence Prevention Month Thursday by tying purple ribbons around the downtown core — each one having contact information for the shelter. “It’s about bringing awareness,” said shelter executive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks man turns himself in to Lethbridge police over cop assault
By Nick Kuhl on November 2nd, 2018
Lethbridge Herald nkuhl@lethbridgeherald.com A Brooks man accused of assaulting a police officer during a wild Halloween party on the weekend, then fleeing, has turned himself in. Peyton Thomas Kale Many Shots, 18, surrendered to Calgary police Tuesday night, two days after a warrant for his arrest was issued by Lethbridge police. As of late Thursday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous woman’s criminal history typical for someone with such a scarred past
By Jeremy Appel on November 2nd, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel A woman who pled guilty at Medicine Hat Provincial Court to possessing cocaine and methamphetamine while out on bail for meth trafficking was sentenced to 15 months in jail. Bambi Dreaver, 37, appeared Thursday via closed-circuit TV from the Calgary Remand Centre. The Crown requested a sentence of two years, while defence lawyer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second suites can pay, or cost
By Collin Gallant on November 2nd, 2018
Medicine Hat News A huge fine levelled on a secondary suite owner in Calgary should convince local landlords in Medicine Hat to get in line with the fire safety code, local fire department officials said Thursday. This week a provincial court judge levied $46,000 in penalties on a single homeowner who rented his basement while ... Read More »
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