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Economics 101: Incongruent federal policies making housing unaffordable
By Eric Van Enk on January 27th, 2024
I recently read a CBC article published Jan. 11 entitled, “Immigration is making Canada’s housing more expensive. The government was warned 2 years ago,” which described how federal public servants from the department of Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) warned Ottawa of a misalignment of population growth and housing supply in 2022. The federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: Listen to the good doctor
By Bruce Penton on January 24th, 2024
It seems foolhardy for people to refuse to be vaccinated for influenza and COVID when Paul Parks, president of the Alberta Medical Association, assures the public that vaccines protect people from certain illnesses and also eases pressure on the province’s entire health system. A recent Globe and Mail story reported that Parks said Alberta hospitals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: Just ask
By Linda Tooth on January 24th, 2024
The ability to capture someone’s attention in a 30-45 second video is a marketer’s dream. Imagine doing that with a dog and a computer-generated voice and you have the brilliance behind Jimmy and Clarence. On the social media platform Instagram, they have 803,000 followers worldwide, and on TikTok, they have 918,000 followers worldwide. Plus, they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Power talk predictable, but didn’t see this one coming
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 20th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Last Saturday morning this column mentioned that power might be a continuing conversation in 2024. By that night, it was all anyone was talking about. Alberta’s stressed power grid issued an alert calling for Albertans to conserve power – turn off Christmas lights and block heaters, that sort of thing – during Hockey Night ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: More energy storage will help keep the lights on
By Robert Tremblay on January 19th, 2024
On the night of Jan. 13, something unprecedented happened in Alberta. Albertans received an emergency alert notification asking them to conserve electricity use as Alberta’s electricity system, operated by the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO), was in a level 3 grid alert. Extreme cold, which brings with it low wind, combined with a few unanticipated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: Blue Monday it was not
By Linda Tooth on January 17th, 2024
I have often wondered where the term ‘Blue Monday’ came from and why we are hung up on it. A U.K. travel company thought up the gimmick as a marketing ploy more than 10 years ago and it has stuck with us. There is no scientific evidence to support this so-called depressing day but let ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: Alberta recovery news
By Justin Wright on January 17th, 2024
This week, many Canadians were troubled to learn about the B.C. NDP’s new drug policy, which allows eligible youth who are already struggling with addiction to gain access to fentanyl through their so-called “safe supply” policy. This is something our United Conservative government does not agree with. Here in Alberta, we believe there is no ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: He shaped the music scene in Medicine Hat, and he’ll be sorely missed
By Bruce Penton on January 17th, 2024
Medicine Hat’s musical community suffered a major loss last Saturday when longtime band director Bill Wahl passed away in Edmonton. Wahl, who formed the Medicine Hat Concert Band Society in 1985 and had been band director at Crescent Heights High School since 1971, faced a dementia challenge in his later years. A note to band ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Memorial Cup bid on the way? Who can say
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 13th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Sports reporter James Tubb performed a public service last week arguing in a column that Medicine Hat has to – just has to – bid on the 2026 Memorial Cup tournament. Looking at the current roster, the spring of ’26 could be a lot of fun. Scuttlebutt says the local sport and event council ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: Stay cheery, we never know what someone else is going through
By Bruce Penton on January 10th, 2024
It’s always a treat to verbally engage with fellow walkers while out on Medicine Hat’s walking trails. The smiles, the fellowship, the realization that we’re both enjoying the activity and the fresh air. But once in a while – rarely, actually – approaching walkers turn their heads away. No response from a cheery ‘hello’ … ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: Time for a change
By Linda Tooth on January 10th, 2024
I recently had a conversation with someone who was at a point in their life where they felt deflated and broken with their career and were in desperate need of a change. Their health was starting to show signs of deterioration from the toxic environment they had been working in for approximately 10 years. I ... Read More »
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