Asbestos removal begins at Veiner Centre renovation
The Veiner Centre transformation moves forward with asbestos abatement this week finishing by week end. Trees on site were removed, 37 total, with a plan to plant 60 now and 51 later to fit aesthetic aims. Graham Construction leads the $9.67 million project to remodel 1400 square metres on the main floor and add 600 square metres, with demolition of parts and a new foundation, aiming to reopen in summer 2018.
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Scott Woodside
Woodside
Parks and Recreation Department
Graham Construction
Lion’s Park Kitchen
Veiner Centre
Council
Medicine Hat High School
Weiner Centre
Medicine Hat Catholic board gains fifth trustee and fee rule changes
The Medicine Hat Catholic Separate School District No. 21 gains a fifth trustee as an Education Minister order dissolves Separate Regional Division No. 20 and transfers assets. The board also outlines allowable and prohibited student fees under Bill 1, with a $230,000 grant and tight timelines for compliance and administration.
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Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education
Minister of Education
MHCBE
Dick Mastel
Medicine Hat Catholic
Mastel
Medicine Hat
HALO marks 10th anniversary as community backs rescue helicopter
HALO enters its tenth year with strong local support as Southern Alberta MedicAir Society pursues a $1 million annual target. Events over the weekend raised more than $40,000 from donations, auctions, barbecues, and a golf tournament in Bow Island. A July 4 celebration at Safety Buzz in Dunmore will mark the anniversary, with HALO noting it operates without provincial funding and offers rapid, regionally focused emergency medical transport.
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Southern Alberta MedicAir Society
J.D. Gaetan
Moose Association of Alberta
Medicine Hat Lodge
Tom
Marilyn Johnson
South Country Co-op
UFA
Alberta
Ford Grazing Co-op
Iron Horse Energy Services
Great West Kenworth
Sun City Ford
St. Albans Anglican Church
Brooks
Bow Island
HALO
Safety Buzz
Dunmore
Transit and trash schedule notes raise local questions
Zone 4 pickup shows today’s garbage move and a Pick 3 lottery note. A poll asks whether to support a new casino location at Vanshaw moving from Medicine Hat Lodge to the Southside Events building across the highway. Yesterday’s results report 59 percent in favor of terminating the crosstown transit route.
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Vanshaw
Medicine Hat Lodge
Southside
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Crestwood
McCoy/St. Francis
Crescent Heights
St. Michael’s School
Carry Drive
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