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Firefighters ascend to roof for fundraiser
By James Tubb on March 23rd, 2024
Anna Smith asmith@medicinehatnews.com The weather may have turned, but five Medicine Hat firefighters climbed up onto the roof of station 2 on Friday to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy Canada. They have been doing fundraisers for Muscular Dystrophy Canada since 1971. What began with the “Fill the Boot” campaign has upgraded to a weekend-long camping ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What Hatters need to know about their council moving forward
By James Tubb on March 23rd, 2024
Medicine Hat News Hatters are trying to understand what’s at the core of complaints that led to what some call an unprecedented set of sanctions levelled by council against Mayor Linnsie Clark this week. Without the ability to chair council meetings or interact with the city manger without other councillors present, it appears that she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat hosts annual CUPE convention
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 23rd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Canadian Union of Public Employees wrapped up their annual convention on Friday, after several says of discussion, debate, and community. “This is our annual convention, we rotate it around the province,” said Lou Arab, communications representative for CUPE. “This year we’ve had a focus. The focus of resolutions and discussion has been a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meals on Wheels campaign much more than just a meal
By BRENDAN MILLER on March 23rd, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com This month staff and volunteers at the Unison Veiner Centre have been raising funds to provide seniors well-balanced meals who may need a little extra help due to a variety of reasons, including physical disabilities, illnesses or cognitive impairments. The March for Meals campaign raises awareness and funding for the Meals on Wheels program ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Questions circle capabilities of council following Clark sanctions
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 23rd, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A former councillor and mayoral candidate says that city council could flounder until the next election, regardless of how sanctions against Mayor Linnsie Clark play out. Council voted 7-0 to severely limit Clark’s powers and reduce her salary on Thursday for council code of conduct violations, while Clark has said she’s examining her legal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mega-solar farms okayed, denied
By Medicine Hat News on March 23rd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Another major solar power facility in southeast Alberta has been approved in the week after new rules for agricultural productivity, reclamation and visual impact were instituted by regulators, and the first has also been declined. On Thursday, the Alberta Utilities Commission approved the Aira Solar proposal to place panel arrays on 4,500 acres of ... Read More »
1 responseBrush up on navigation skills at Police Point Park
By Medicine Hat News on March 22nd, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Interpretive Centre is offering help for those who struggle with navigation, in a free Map Reading 101 class on April 3 at 1 p.m. The program has complete beginners in mind, marketed to those who “don’t know their up from down, never mind North from South,” said the interpretive centre. “Join ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CUPE workers protest lack of wage increase at premier’s office
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 22nd, 2024
CUPE Alberta and local CUPE workers shared their frustration with the underfunding of public services Thursday at Danelle Smith’s constituency office. Dozens of protesters stood outside the premier’s Medicine Hat office with representatives from local CUPE workers, provincial and national CUPE workers, members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees and health services members and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police report several collisions on slippery city roads
By BRENDAN MILLER on March 22nd, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat police are reminding motorists to adjust their driving for the current weather conditions after 17 weather related collisions had been reported to police since Wednesday morning. Police say roads, especially those that aren’t frequently travelled and on slopes, are currently very slippery and are asking drivers to slow down and drive with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Library to host Colours and Connections event this weekend
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 22nd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com There are still a few spaces available for the Medicine Hat Library’s Colours and Connections event on Saturday. The goal of the event, said Chris Brown, head of marketing and community engagement, is to combine the healing properties of artistic expression with a chance to meet new people and hopefully create friendships with other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council strips mayor of nearly all powers
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 22nd, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat city council has stripped Mayor Linnsie Clark of most of her remaining powers, along with half her salary, for violating council’s code of conduct during an exchange with city manager Ann Mitchell last summer. Clark, however, says she’s seeking a legal opinion about the penalties that she described as “shocking and entirely ... Read More »
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