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College campaign to end period poverty underway

By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 6th, 2021

kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College’s annual campaign to end period poverty began Tuesday and will run through Nov. 17. The campaign was first started seven years ago by MHC instructor Tara Williams, who was made aware of the need for menstruation products after making several visits to the food bank and noticing a constant shortage of ... Read More »

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Industrial park plan spurs concern for race clubs

By COLLIN GALLANT on November 5th, 2021

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A proposed industrial park in the city’s northwest is meant to give potential investors a clear view of what Medicine Hat has to offer, but the groups currently using the land are calling for a long-term outlook for their facilities. The “Northwest Industrial Park” would comprise six city-owned quarter-sections between Box Springs Road and ... Read More »

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Legislation to help print industry a small but needed start, says News Media Canada

By Al Beeber Southern Alberta Newspapers on November 5th, 2021

A plan by the federal government to introduce legislation that could help Canadian print media is good news for newspapers. But introducing that legislation, which would require digital media platforms that generate revenue from the publication of news content to share that income with newspapers, is only a start. Paul Deegan, president and chief executive ... Read More »

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Longtime cannabis accessory outlet gets retail licence

By COLLIN GALLANT on November 5th, 2021

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant After 11 years of potential marijuana customers walking into her store downtown, Hemptown Rock owner Pattie Vivier will finally be able to answer their queries in the affirmative. “Do you want to buy some pot,” joked Vivier on Thursday, several days after receiving her retail licence to sell cannabis alongside various paraphernalia and pot ... Read More »

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Lots of eyes on today’s provincial ‘Hydrogen Roadmap’ report

By COLLIN GALLANT on November 5th, 2021

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Alberta is set to unveil its “Hydrogen Roadmap” today, signalling how it plans to regulate and help develop the fuel observers say could be the zero-emissions product of the future. Premier Jason Kenney and Dale Nally, associate minister of natural gas and electricity, have a 10 a.m. press conference scheduled to present the document ... Read More »

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MHC, Prairie Rose partner on micro-credentials

By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 5th, 2021

lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College and Prairie Rose Public Schools have partnered together to provide high school students an opportunity to engage in higher learning. “The college recently announced micro-credentials as part of its program mix, which provide fast, flexible and quality-assured learning in targeted areas of interest and industry,” a press release reads. “These short-term ... Read More »

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Province back in charge at Hidden Valley Ski Resort, for now

By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 4th, 2021

kking@medicinehatnews.com Hidden Valley Ski Hill will open for the 2021/22 winter season, a spokesperson for Alberta Environment and Parks confirmed to the News on Wednesday afternoon. “Alberta Environment and Parks will continue to operate Hidden Valley Ski Hill for the time being,” the spokesperson wrote in an email. Alberta Parks has operated the hill since ... Read More »

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Catholic schools partnership reduces emissions at net-zero cost

By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 4th, 2021

kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s Catholic Board of Education is taking steps to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by partnering with Johnson Controls, an international corporation which specializes in building optimization, sustainability and safety, to update the infrastructure of schools. When the project was first being considered by MHCBE bids were submitted by potential partners. Johnson Controls ... Read More »

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Hat’s active cases fall below 100

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 4th, 2021

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Active COVID-19 cases in Medicine Hat have dropped below 100 for the first time since late July. New case figures published late Wednesday show 99 active cases in Medicine Hat, continuing a decline of cases that spiked to 696 cases on Sept. 28. That new figure is the result of five new diagnoses combined ... Read More »

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Hindus celebrate Diwali today

By LAUREN THOMSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 4th, 2021

It may be an average Thursday for some, but today marks an important annual celebration for Medicine Hat’s Hindu community with the arrival of Diwali. Praveen Joshi, member of the Medicine Hat Hindu Association, says the celebration of Diwali is also sometimes called “Deepavali.” He explained that “deepa” means lamp, and that lighting lamps is ... Read More »

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