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Documentary premiere at Veiner Centre cancelled
By Medicine Hat News on March 14th, 2023
The Unison for Generations 50+ documentary premiere, scheduled to be held at Veiner Centre on Mar. 18, has been cancelled, with organizers hoping to reschedule for a future date. Made in partnership with Kelly Brothers Productions, an Alberta-based film production company, the documentary highlights the ways in which seniors were effected by the pandemic... Read More »
1 responseNew chair of Alberta Beef Producers is a rancher from near Orion
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 14th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Orion-area rancher Brodie Haugan is the new chair of the Alberta Beef Producers, the cattle rancher’s association announced Monday. Haugan, who serves as the group’s finance chairman last year was elected board chair at the Beef Producer’s AGM conducted March 1 in Red Deer, according to a release. Sheila Hillmer, of Del Bonita, is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rec facility plan due this summer
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 14th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A detailed capital plan for recreation facilities could be completed in the summer, about 18 months after it was ordered by a city committee, which heard an update on Monday morning. The “Facilities for the Future” report is an offshoot of the parks and recreation master plan that became a key issue in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sounds of Spring nature walk set for March 26
By Medicine Hat News on March 14th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is welcoming spring with its Sounds of Spring nature walk, taking place Mar. 26 at 11 a.m. at Police Point Park. Interpreters will tour Hatters along the park’s paved and shale trails during the 45-minute walk, and share information about the many spring sounds which fill the air, such as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!This year’s World Water Day symbol is the hummingbird
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 14th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com March 22 marks World Water Day, and the United Nations campaign for 2023 is called Be the Change. The symbol of the campaign is the hummingbird, and on the United Nations World Water Day webpage (https://www.unwater.org/news/world-water-day-2023-be-change) there is a link to a two-minute animation video summarizing global issues around water. The UN is asking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat News editorial board statement
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 14th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews An article published in Saturday’s edition of the News titled “Remains from Saratoga gravesite close to coming home” included dated language that has detracted from the important subject matter and caused hurt among the Indigenous community. The article, touching on years-long efforts to repatriate human remains found in historical graves in the city, described ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SE Alberta craft distillery wins big on national stage
By Medicine Hat News on March 14th, 2023
A southeast Alberta craft distillery has been bestowed 10 awards for excellence in the 2022 Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition. Pivot Spirits, located in Rolling Hills, earned three gold, three silver and four bronze awards, alongside medals for distinctions, excellence and merit. “It feels so good,” Pivot Spirits founder and co-owner Lars Hirch said of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Remains from Saratoga gravesite close to coming home
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 11th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Pat Ledene and Nancy Hoffman-Cayenne are old friends who fight like family sitting around a kitchen table, cutting each other off, naming off relations, and going in all directions to describe Saratoga Park. The area of the South Flats neighbourhood where Metis and Indigenous families saw its hard times, was largely shunned by the ... Read More »
1 responseSuspect charged following string of break and enters
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 11th, 2023
A break and enter suspect is facing charges following a string of break-ins in southeast Alberta after being arrested in Medicine Hat. ALERT Medicine Hat’s regional property crime unit began investigating the break-ins in November after receiving numerous reports from local businesses. Police say several fast-food restaurants were targeted in and around the city as ... Read More »
1 responseThree-week trial set in Belyea murder case
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 11th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat News A three-week murder trial has been scheduled to hear the case of a Suffield woman accused in the death of her husband two years ago. Deborah Murrill Belyea, 70, will face a judge and jury trial set for Jan. 8 to 26, 2024, Court of King’s Bench in Medicine Hat heard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Michael’s hosts first science fair since pandemic
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 11th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com St. Michael’s School held its first science fair since 2019 on Friday. Teacher Laura Hoffman has been the organizer of the fair for more than 20 years and, after 40 years, is retiring this year. “I couldn’t imagine not finishing up without doing a science fair. The kids love it and it’s a great ... Read More »
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