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June 20th, 2013

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If Medicine Hat College is able to provide parking for $3 a day without breaking the bank then so should Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, says a member of the Palliser Triangle Health Advisory Council.“If the college can provide parking for $3 a day, don’t tell me $2 an hour is not a cash cow for

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  • Pheasants Forever looking to get youth out shooting and hunting

    The Chinook Chapter of Pheasants Forever will be holding its fifth annual Youth Trap Shoot on Sunday June 23 at the Medicine Hat Trap Club. Pheasants Forever event organizer Leonard Hanson says the annual shoot is an excellent way to introduce young people to shooting and hunting. “The number of people going out bird hunting ... Read More »

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  • Funding switch puts speech therapy money in full-time pathologists

    Speech services for students in the region will be shuffled as funding is redirected towards hiring three full-time speech pathologists in lieu of speech language pathologist assistants. “We’re really hopeful that this change will provide better service for the children and families,” said Denise Paton, director of Allied Health for AHS South Zone. The changes ... Read More »

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  • Herald School celebrates special needs grads in emotional ceremony

    On Tuesday Herald School celebrated its latest group of proud graduates. Special needs students Ryan Dirk, Taylor Keim, Britney London, T.J. Patterson, Mason Seitz and Carolanne Williams brought their school careers to a close with a joyful celebration looking back fondly on their time at Herald. Herald elementary students applauded wildly as each of the ... Read More »

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Local Sports

  • Young golfers can learn from young pros

    lf courses around the world, kids dream of the chance to rub shoulders with the game’s best players. This dream can become a reality for many of them next week in Medicine Hat. The breeding ground for up and coming stars of the famed PGA Tour is the PGA Tour Canada. The young guns playing ... Read More »

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  • Father’s Day pics a theme

    The only stipulations are it must be recent (within the last two weeks), the photographer has to consent to its publication, and we need enough information to write a cutline. If you read the cutlines here, you’ll see that means we want a date, the names of who’s in the photo, what division of sport ... Read More »

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  • Knights split contests

    The Medicine Hat K of C Knights split a pair of games with the Great Falls Electrics in American Legion A doubleheader action on Tuesday at Jeffries Park. In the first game, the came out 4-1 winners over the Electrics. Colby Futrell earned the pitching win going the distance on the hill. He gave up ... Read More »

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Local Entertainment

  • Jazz band loaded with Canadian talent

    Before he even takes the stage on June 26 for a late-night Medicine Hat JazzFest show, Alan Jones will probably have a good portion of the crowd in his back pocket. Having five of Canada’s top jazz musicians playing with you will do that. “It was completely planned,” Jones, a Canadian himself, said with a ... Read More »

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  • Poncho’s Ponderings: Reality bites: Home alone really not so great after all

    ou recall overloading on fizz pops and jelly bellies as a child, letting that imagination hit overdrive and dreaming of carnival rides with no lineup or possibly a room of video games where credits aren’t required? Well, this man’s equivalency of a Disneyland-like experience was nearing its due date, after swapping out butterscotch disks for ... Read More »

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  • Guillou’s career on the right path

    It’s been a long and winding road to her status as one of the rising stars on the jazz scene, but Jaclyn Guillou believes she’s exactly where she’s supposed to be — again.Early last week that was Vancouver, but on June 26 that will be at the Medicine Hat Jazz Festival.Since stepping full time into ... Read More »

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  • Protecting whistleblowers in Alberta

    Greater transparency in the public sector sounds great, doesn’t it? Alberta’s whistleblower protection law took effect June 1, and the Alberta government was quick to boast it is leading the way in openness among provincial governments in Canada. The Progressive Conservatives have certainly made positive steps in that regard, with tighter and more public expense-disclosure ... Read More »

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  • Canada should be more welcoming to immigrants

    It is often been said a society is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable. If that is so, then Canada might just be failing the test. It is easy to extend welcome to those who come to this country with money in their pockets, or bring with them a trade or profession which ... Read More »

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  • Cost cutting offers all sorts of ‘educational’ opportunities

    There’s been handwringing over the past few months as educators crunched the numbers coming out of the provincial budget. SD 76 is looking at $2.3 million less in revenue and a deficit of a quarter million dollars for 2013-14. Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education had to find $1.31 million in savings in its 2013-14 ... Read More »

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Letters to The Editor

  • Pharmacy in the Flats definitely not closing

    A letter to the editor in the June 12 Medicine Hat News made reference to a pharmacy in the Flats, that it would be closing. This is not true. The pharmacy in the Flats continues to operate and will into the future, says its owner. The News apologizes for any inconvenience this erroneous statement may ... Read More »

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  • Not proper stewards of public purse

    Health Minister Fred Horne, in a fit of pique, fired the board of AHS because they defied his “strong suggestion” to stop the bonus paycheques. However the Alberta Taxpayers Federation has to file and pay for an Access to Information request to find out how much the separated board members will receive in compensation from ... Read More »

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  • Wildrose MLAs playing cheap political games over dismissal of AHS board

    I found Drew Barnes’s and Blake Pedersen’s response to Health Minister Fred Horne’s firing of the AHS Board interesting. It would seem our two local MLAs are allowing politics to trump common sense. Let’s review the facts. The minister gave the board a directive to cancel bonuses to AHS executives. The board refused to comply, ... Read More »

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Ticked & Tickled

  • Ticked Off and Tickled Pink June 20

    Tickled Pink Cheer up, Event Centre naysayers. Although denied a true voice in negotiations, with no direct vote in the approval decision, and now to be taxed annually for operating costs, we cannot be forced to pay admission. Ticked Off That people of Medicine Hat cannot comprehend that smoking in public is degrading and socially ... Read More »

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  • Ticked Off and Tickled Pink June 18

    Tickled PinkThat Medicine Hat High School won provincials. Congratulations.Ticked OffI appreciate, respect and enjoy the CBC. LaVar Payne thinks CBC has something to hide, but why would the CBC respond to a government which has slashed millions from its budget in the past few years alone?Ticked OffAt LaVar Payne blaming the media for their wrongdoings. ... Read More »

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  • Ticked Off and Tickled Pink June 13

    Ticked OffWhen businesses put me on hold and their music is ridiculously loud.Tickled PinkI’ve figured out why our tourism figures are down. Nobody wants to come back here because either they get a speeding ticket or parking ticket. Our police are money hungry.Ticked OffAt all the cats who kill the beautiful birds in Medicine Hat.Ticked ... Read More »

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NEWS PHOTO CHARLES LEFEBVRE
Bertel Carlson with Good Stuff discusses his product with Bill Anderson at the Medicine Hat Exhibiton and Stampede's farmers' market Saturday morning. May 25, 2013
NEWS PHOTO CHARLES LEFEBVRE
(from left) Nikki Bateman, Ruth Myradon, Sherel Burrows, Sophie Lavoie and Tanys Hielkama protest the use of genetically modified organism in foods and seed company Monsanto Saturday afternoon alone Allowance Avenue. 041013-tigers08 Wednesday, May 1, 2013
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Tim Davis, left, presents a cheque in the amount of $7,792 on behalf of the Medicine Hat Motor Dealers Association to Bob Bourke, executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Medicine Hat. Medicine Hat Motor Dealers Association includes Davis GMC, Murray Chevrolet, City Chrysler, Big M Ford, Rodeo Ford, Sun Country Nissan, Park City Toyota, Murray Hyundai and Metro Kia. Tuesday, May 28, 2013
NEWS PHOTO EMMA BENNETT
Infielder Joel Lutz warms up during Tuesday's Medicine Hat Mavericks practice at Athletic Park. June 2, 2013NEWS PHOTO CHARLES LEFEBVRESeth Fanderick flips down a bounce slide during Spectrum Sunday afternoon.

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