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Residents are invited out to a neighbourhood tour of the homes of their feathered fellow Hatters, with the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program’s “Noticing Nests” nature walk. “We have so many interesting and different bird nests all around Police Point Park,” said park interpreter Rhys Mah Poy. “On this walk, we’ll go for a leisurely walk ... Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat is spending more than it is making. City staff say the reserve budget, or its ‘saving account,’ could be completely depleted within eight years if current trends continue and council maintains a 5.6 per cent property tax increase. “This is not sustainable, This is absolutely not sustainable,” said Coun. Stewart Young as ... Read More »

Alberta’s NDP released a statement Monday criticizing the UCP government for voting down a bill to increase the minimum wage. Bill 201, the Protect Workers’ Pay Act, would have brought in an increase to the minimum wage, eliminated the youth wage differential and protected tips for service workers across the province, says the NDP. “Today ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs showed some consistency en route to a win in their lone weekend game. The Cubs hosted the High River Flyers on Saturday, winning 4-1 for their third win in a row. General manager Randy Wong says they spoke about keeping up their consistency in games they should win ahead of ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat College’s men’s basketball took care of business in their lone game Saturday. The Rattlers hosted the Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder and won, 86-81. Jordan Biggar had 26 points and 12 rebounds. Kieran Ibsnor had 16 points and Lincoln Kosinski had 11 points. MHC’s women’s team also faced the Thunder, falling 75-58. ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat U15AAA South East Tigers leave the 52nd annual Medicine Hat Hockey Hounds tournament with some bright spots for the rest of the season ahead. The Tigers entered the illustrious U15AAA tournament with an 0-11 record before dropping the first two games of the 10-team tournament. They picked up their first win ... Read More »

As the News continues to learn more about the processes behind the recent municipal election, a former councillor raised an important question this week. From long lineups and registration confusion, to the days-long counting process and still-unexplained 30-hour results gap, it was obvious election officials took the budget into deep consideration. Acting city manager Tarolyn ... Read More »

Have you ever been reliant on someone or something to open a door, drive you somewhere, or even help you with simple bathroom tasks like having a shower, brushing your teeth or even using the toilet? If you have not, trust me when I tell you it is a very humbling experience for anyone at ... Read More »

Can Pierre Poilievre gather enough support at January’s leadership review to remain the Conservative Party of Canada boss? Normally, such reviews require a leader to get about 67 per cent support from delegates, but Poilievre could have trouble reaching that threshold after recent events. Late last winter, Poilievre had the CPC in perfect position to ... Read More »

Dear editor, As all of us know, (Monday was) Remembrance Day. As many of us do not know, the Government of Canada estimates veterans at risk or experiencing homelessness to be approximately 2,600. Other reports suggest the number could be up to 10,000. There are extreme data challenges in calculating these numbers, perhaps because most ... Read More »

Dear editor, I am writing to you today as a former and proud student of Webster Niblock Elementary School. Webster Niblock was vitally important in shaping the person I am today and providing the foundational education that prepared me for my life’s work. I have just celebrated my 25th year of teaching, a career path ... Read More »

Dear editor, Three important problems directly leading to the teachers’ strike are exclusively of the UCP’s own making. Firstly, they brag about attracting new people to Alberta but seem unable to comprehend that more new people means more new students. Alberta spends the least amount of money on public education in Canada, per student, thus, ... Read More »