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Science Challenge allows students to showcase love of the subject
By LAUREN THOMSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 1st, 2022
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Starting today, all kids in Grade 4 through 12 in Southeastern Alberta are welcome to submit their scientific musings for the entire month of February, with a different theme to focus on for each week of the month. The Kiwanis Southeast Alberta Science Challenge is a four-week event hosted by Praxis which allows students ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local MP, MLAs voice support for protestors, concern over border blockade
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 1st, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Local MP Glen Motz and MLAs Michaela Frey and Drew Barnes continue to voice support for truck drivers protesting vaccination mandates following the Freedom Convoy’s arrival in Ottawa. “I do support the peaceful, law-abiding approach to this and what they’re doing,” Motz told the News on Monday. “They’re good, self-less, salt-of-the-earth people that have ... Read More »
3 responsesMontana cases rise as 3,000th death recorded
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 1st, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Hill County, Mont. recorded 133 new cases of COVID-19 over the last two reporting days, bringing the total identified active cases in the area next to Cypress County, Alta. to 156. The area including the Town of Havre saw 71 cases added on Monday, adding to 62 on Jan. 28. The state of 1.1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Multiplex still part of the plan
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 1st, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council members are questioning why administrators are still proposing building larger regional fitness facilities to replace existing rec centres when voters seemingly rejected the idea last fall. The debate arose during a special meeting of the public services committee meeting on Monday during which, over several hours, councillors and Mayor Linnsie Clark went ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dismissal of appeal to delay ID requirement at supervised consumption sites will prove harmful, advocates say
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 1st, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Starting today, anyone accessing supervised consumption sites within Alberta will be asked to provide their personal health number, following the provincial Court of Appeal’s Monday ruling which dismissed an emergency appeal requesting implementation of the policy be delayed. The appeal was submitted by the Lethbridge Overdose Society and Moms Stop the Harm, a nationwide ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s new investment plan nearing completion
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 29th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A plan to change how the city manages the nearly $574 million in reserves it holds is nearing completion, and that includes a new search for money management firms. Thursday’s meeting of the corporate services committee included an update and overview for new council members on investment policy changes approved last summer that will ... Read More »
1 responseNavigating record inflation and why it’s happening
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 29th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Canada’s inflation rate hit record highs as the calendar year turned to 2022, with the last time national inflation approaching such rates coming in 1991. As Canadians attempt to navigate the affects of such, financial experts are offering advice. “Inflation is when the cost of goods is exceeding wage growth,” Sheri Thiel, credit counsellor ... Read More »
1 responsePublic services meeting on Monday to discuss parks plan
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 29th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The city’s public services committee will hold a special meeting Monday to discuss the long-anticipated parks and recreation masterplan. The report’s writing coincided with the fall election and a controversial decision to keep two rec facilities closed, though that decision has been since reversed. “Normally we would be discussing it at a (regular) meeting,” ... Read More »
1 responseLocal filmmaker to feature Monarch Theatre in documentary
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 29th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s Monarch Theatre is set to take a new role as the star of Alberta-based filmmaker Luke Fandrich’s upcoming documentary, set to release in fall of 2022. Fandrich became interested in the Monarch Theatre after finishing production on his 2019 documentary about the city’s historic clay district, titled Clay, Creativity and the Comeback. ... Read More »
1 responseCity Notebook: Was keeping warm always this much?
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 29th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The big complaint this week in Medicine Hat that’s not medical, societal or philosophical has to be the high price of utilities this winter. It’s a bit meteorological, these being the colder months and all, but Hatters are really hot over the high cost of keeping the furnace going and the lights on. That’s ... Read More »
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