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Local jobless rate falls while province, nation hit with tough month
By Medicine Hat News on December 7th, 2019
The unemployment rate in southern Alberta bucked the provincial and national trend in November, according to new figures out Friday. The jobless rate in the Lethbridge Medicine Hat region sank to 4.9 per cent during the month, down one-and-a-half percentage points from October, but still one point higher than one year ago. The current regional ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daffodil Project taking break to let blooms flourish
By Medicine Hat News on December 7th, 2019
The Daffodil Project has now completed its fifth planting season and is exactly half way through the planned term of the project from 2015 to 2025. Each year the team has made adjustments to planting locations and employed strategies to maximize success for the bulbs planted. At a recent committee meeting it was decided that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Songs of love from Selah Singers touch mentor battling cancer
By MO CRANKER on December 7th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Earlier this week Ralph Browne’s family was surprised when his choir, the Selah Singers, sang for him outside of the family home. Roughly 75 members of the choir sang for Browne, who has been battling cancer for the majority of this year. Browne’s family says he is beyond thankful for the night of songs. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beaulieu murder trial starts Monday
By Medicine Hat News on December 7th, 2019
Leonard Beaulieu’s second-degree murder trial begins Monday. The accused, who’s being tried by judge alone, was arrested alongside Luke Boxell in relation to the New Year’s Eve 2016 killing of 21-year-old Jordan Pede. The victim was found suffering from a gunshot wound at Strathcona Park before getting airlifted to Calgary General Hospital where he was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palliser Friends of Medicare invites local public to celebrate at Christmas social
By Medicine Hat News on December 6th, 2019
Palliser Friends of Medicare is hoping to combine business with pleasure this year. The public is invited to attend its annual general meeting combined with a Christmas social on Dec. 14 from 2-4 p.m. in the hall of the Fifth Avenue Memorial United Church, 476 Fourth St. SE in Medicine Hat. The brief meeting will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edmonton town hall on fair deal a success: Barnes
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 5th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A local MLA on the provincial government’s Fair Deal Panel says public feedback at the first public town hall meeting is valuable. “We had over 200 people show up in Edmonton,” said Drew Barnes, MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat. The first public consultation with Alberta’s Fair Deal Panel was in Edmonton on Dec. 3. There ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deal signed to expand gas delivery
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 5th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat has signed an agreement that will expand natural gas deliveries to the city limits after 2023 – an effort that utility officials say is needed to accommodate growth of its power plant as well as private industry. The city utility company already uses high-pressure gas from the regional Nova ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BEEP focuses on safe parking this month
By Medicine Hat News on December 4th, 2019
Safe parking practices will be the focus of the Bylaw Education and Enforcement Program (BEEP) during the Christmas season. BEEP says this is particularly important at this time of year when people tend to be preoccupied and/or rushed. “Parking lots are busy places, filled with vehicles and people anxious to complete their Christmas shopping list. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Emergency crews taking part in airport exercise today
By Medicine Hat News on December 3rd, 2019
Medicine Hat News Citizens should be aware that local emergency crews will take part in a training exercise on Tuesday at the Medicine Hat Regional Airport. Police, fire and EMS crews will take part in a simulated exercise that coordinators say will not affect routine operations of the airfield... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tartones return for annual festive show
By Medicine Hat News on December 3rd, 2019
A Christmas favourite – The Tartones – will be performing on Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in St. John’s Presbyterian Church. The Tartones, a men’s four-part choir known for its harmony, will present seasonal Christmas songs along with other favourites as part of the concert – Christmas With The Tartones. The choir of almost 20 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Power rates rise to four year high after price cap axed
By Medicine Hat News on December 3rd, 2019
Utility customers will see power rates this month that haven’t been seen on bills in nearly four years. Electricity rates in Medicine Hat in December will rise to 7.75-cents per kilowatt hour, about a penny more than the recently cancelled price cap of 6.8-cents. Medicine Hat bases its commodity price on the average of those ... Read More »
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