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Council looking to finalize rec centre strategy
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 1st, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Whether to maintain, modernize or expand city pools, arenas and rec centres may be debated at a special meeting of council to determine a direction for the bandied about issue, according to the head of a committee tackling it. Coun. Ramona Robins, head of the public services committee, says she feels a focused meeting ... Read More »
1 responseWright vows to showcase ‘strongest corner’
By KENDALL KING on May 31st, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com The day following Alberta’s provincial election, new Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA-elect Justin Wright spared no time for rest, as he says the work has only just begun. Wright, a relative newcomer to southeast Alberta’s political arena, took the vote Monday with a substantial lead over runner-up Cathy Hogg of the NDP. Unofficial results show Wright ... Read More »
1 responseSafety City holding Ride Smart bike safety program through June
By Medicine Hat News on May 31st, 2023
Medicine Hat’s Safety City is welcoming members of the public to take part in its Ride Smart bike safety program for ages six to nine throughout the month of June. The two-hour education program teaches children the ins and outs of safely riding a bike, including the importance of wearing a helmet and road traffic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff youth competing in virtual personality pageant for the Americas
By KENDALL KING on May 31st, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com A Redcliff teen is finding success in the world of pageantry, and through her platform, is raising awareness of chronic illness. In a matter of just two years, 16-year-old Katelyn Lonson has gone from pageant newcomer to Canadian multi-title holder, having won the titles of Miss Junior Teen Southern Alberta (2021), Miss Teen Personality ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man loses gun privileges for two years over ‘selfish’ text to ex
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 31st, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat man who drunkenly texted an ex-girlfriend that he was about to take his own life, before “scuffling” with police, will lose access to his guns for two years and will have to store them with a relative until his licence is renewed, Medicine Hat Court of Justice heard Tuesday. The woman ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CHHS theatre arts students visit the Big Apple
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 31st, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Crescent Heights High School Theatre Arts Program students travelled to New York from April 11-18, with teacher and trip organizer Jennifer Davies presenting highlights to the board last week. The program tries to have a trip each year but due to the pandemic this was the first in a few years. The last trip ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former students blast into past at George P. Vanier reunion
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 31st, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The day of the George P. Vanier School reunion started out with a tour of what used to be the school and is now 13 Street, informally called Vanier House, a home for people with developmental disabilities who have a secondary diagnosis of dementia or higher medical needs. A group of about 20 past ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Political expert weighs in on voter turnout, local results
By JAMES TUBB on May 31st, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Like many Albertans trying to track the results of Monday’s general election, Jim Groom was surprised with how long it took for votes to be counted. The political scientist instructor at Medicine Hat College was caught off guard by how long some ridings took to report counted votes while others rolled on like usual. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter holds 1944 birthdate Medicine Hat News edition
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 31st, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Stars aligned to connect Hatter Dennis Bender with a copy of the Medicine Hat News from the day he was born, 79 years ago today. The local retiree and amateur Germans-from-Russia researcher has among his prized artifacts the News edition, dated May 31, 1944. That includes Bender’s birth notice that morning (it was the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP candidates reflect on hard-fought campaigns
By James Tubb on May 30th, 2023
SAMANTHA JOHNSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter reporter@medicinehatnews.com A tired and emotional Cathy Hogg met a small but enthusiastic group of supporters at McNally’s Tap House about 10:30 p.m. on election night. In her speech she thanked her family, friends, campaign staff and volunteers. “This is not a loss for me,” stated Hogg to her supporters. ... Read More »
1 responseCatholic school board projects a deficit of $165, 866 for 2023-24
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 30th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education will run a deficit of $165,866 next year, according to the 2023-24 budget presented Monday by secretary treasurer Greg MacPherson. The board approved the budget as presented. Internet was down at central office so the meeting was not live streamed. MHCBE will see an increase in enrolment ... Read More »
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