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St. Joseph’s Home hosting special event Friday
By Gillian Slade on September 13th, 2018
Medicine Hat News St. Joseph’s Home is celebrating Covenant Health’s service over the past decade with a special event on Friday, and the public is invited to attend. A team of 20 people will ride motorcycles, walk and kayak from Bow Island in a provincial relay before arriving on the front steps of St. Joseph’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Porter family patriarch Bob Porter dead at 85
By Medicine Hat News on September 12th, 2018
Bob Porter, who served as Medicine Hat’s member of parliament for nine years in late 1980s and early 1990s, has died. A brief notice in the Medicine Hat News says the politician and rancher died Monday at the age of 85. Porter won 75 per cent of the vote in his first try for federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chamber concerned about regulatory measures
By Collin Gallant on September 12th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Business owners are most concerned about the cumulative effect of government regulations on their operations, according to the new president of the Medicine Hat and District Chamber of Commerce. Sarah Mackenzie says her group will concentrate with already ongoing lobbying efforts in the next 12 months, which will feature a new four-year city ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Refineries hogging profits from gas stations
By Gillian Slade on September 12th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade No matter how you feel about the price of gas at the pumps, an analyst with Gas Buddy says the retailer is struggling while the refinery is making the money. “The money right now that is being made at the refinery level across Western Canada is unprecedented,” said senior petroleum analyst Dan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chamber joins poverty-reduction group in opposition to minimum wage increase
By Collin Gallant on September 12th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Chamber of Commerce officials say they’ve partnered with local anti-poverty group Thrive to argue against a minimum wage increase due early next month, which would give one in four Hatters a raise. New president Sarah MacKenzie and executive director Lisa Kowalchuk told the News this week that increases are too steep and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic board chair says bishop should be consulted ahead of any vaccination decisions
By Jeremy Appel on September 12th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education discussed at its Tuesday meeting province-wide changes to vaccination schedules. The province is moving toward a two-dose schedule for the Hepatitis B and Human Papillomavirus vaccinations in Grade 6 from a three-dose schedule in Grade 5, according to a letter sent to the board from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public school board impressed with Connaught’s start to the year
By Jeremy Appel on September 12th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat Public School District, formerly known as SD76, hosted the principal of Ecole Connaught School at its Tuesday meeting. This was the first time an individual school’s report to the board was accessible to the public. Principal Denni Neigum provided a presentation on Connaught’s situation going into the 2018-19 year. It is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PRSD communications approach taking on a more modern look
By Jeremy Appel on September 12th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Prairie Rose School Division’s updated communications plan was the main point of discussion Tuesday at its first meeting of the 2018-19 school year. Angela Baron, PRSD’s communications co-ordinator, provided a presentation on the importance of public engagement. “My primary goal is to provide staff, parents, students and stakeholders with relevant and up-to-date information, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Threatening to sue one week, pleading guilty the next
By Jeremy Appel on September 12th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A Medicine Hat man who last week threatened to sue the Crown for “unlawful confinement,” pled guilty Tuesday to two of four charges faced, and was sentenced to 45 days in jail. David Marthaller, 40, who was arrested after a three-hour standoff with Medicine Hat police that ended in him getting pepper ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minor injuries in morning collision
By Medicine Hat News on September 11th, 2018
A collision during the morning commute resulted in minor injuries for at least one of the people involved. A moped collided with a car in the area of Sierra Boulevard and Saamis Rotary Way around 8 a.m. Medicine Hat police say minor injuries resulted and an eyewitness said there was an ambulance on scene. Police ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bernier departure shows inner issues, but shouldn’t threaten the party: political instructor
By Jeremy Appel on September 11th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat College political scientist Jim Groom says Maxime Bernier’s abrupt departure from the Conservative Party of Canada is reflective of a clear rift within the party ranks. At the same time, it’s unclear how deep the divisions within the party run, he added. Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner Conservative MP Glen Motz previously told the ... Read More »
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