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@MedicineHatNews South Country Village is considering a modern replacement facility for some wings of its retirement home complex. The plan, to erect a modern, four-storey, 126-unit apartment block at the site, near Gershaw Drive, was laid out Tuesday as council considered a rezoning applicant to accommodate the development. “We’ve been working on the design for ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Looking to help reduce fear for children who have to spend time on the pediatric floor at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, resident Kristina Hyde is seeking assistance collecting superhero-themed images to decorate one of the rooms. In collaboration with the Medicine Hat Health Foundation and Titanium Sign & Design, Hyde has previously created ... Read More »

news@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Police Service and Blood Tribe Service will each welcome four new police officers to their ranks, as all eight cadets graduated from a comprehensive training program June 28. The new officers received certificates and are now ready to begin their new careers upholding the law and serving the public, however it ... Read More »

The Medicine Hat Mavericks got back in the win column Thursday. The Mavs opened their Saskatchewan road trip up with a victory, beating the Saskatoon Berries 8-2. Medicine Hat came into the contest off an off-day Wednesday, following a 6-4 loss Tuesday at Athletic Park to the Sylvan Lake Gulls. The Mavs didn’t wait long ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Mavericks have had a lot to learn from a first half filled with ups and downs. From blowing out teams to being on the opposite side of big wins, the Mavs have experienced it all as they sit 16-13 through the first 29 games of the WCBL campaign. Entering play Wednesday, ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U11 Thunder Red returned from weekend action with a provincial gold. The Thunder won three of the four games on their weekend slate. Their lone loss game in the first game, falling 15-0 to the Herbert Adrenaline on Saturday. The Thunder had no hits in the loss. Julie G started the ... Read More »

I have wanted to write this column for a while now, so here it goes. According to CBC News, in March of this year school districts in Toronto, Peel and Ottawa-Carleton, as well as Toronto’s Catholic schools, filed a $4.5-billion lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc, Snap Inc. and ByteDance Ltd., which operate Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat ... Read More »

There wasn’t much heat to beat Monday at the annual Canada Day Beat the Heat skateboard competition at the Medicine Hat Skateboard Park. Weather conditions were unusually cool and rainy, but the boarders didn’t seem to mind and the hundreds of spectators lining the edges of the facility took advantage of the best sporting deal ... Read More »

@@CollinGallant Lethbridge College is now Lethbridge Polytechnic, which is kind of surprising and isn’t. The change, to offer apprentice programs alongside diplomas, was announced this week after several other schools – Red Deer College and Grande Prairie – received similar change in scope. Didn’t they get the “Campus Alberta” memo 10 years ago when the ... Read More »

Dear editor, The Alberta Pension Plan is good for Albertans. It is constitutionally guaranteed that a province may withdraw from the Canadian Pension Plan and there is a formula for determining the amount owing to any province (in this case, Alberta) based on the amounts paid into it and withdrawn. Since Albertans consistently pay more ... Read More »

Dear editor, The responses to the short article by Ann Mitchell, CAO for Medicine Hat, attests to what appears to be the problem at city hall. Mayor Linnsie Clark and Ann Mitchell are at loggerheads. This unresolved issue has polarized council and understandably extends into the public as well. Mitchell wrote in the News (June ... Read More »

Dear editor, I am concerned about threats to abandon the successful, portable and trusted Canada Pension Plan. Pension plans are obviously not as simple as Mr. Younger’s contributions, paying for Mr. Older’s pension. I am not an actuarial authority, (just an opinionated old retired engineer), but my main concern is that many pension plans ultimately ... Read More »