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A little more about the life of former publisher Mike Hertz
By Medicine Hat News on August 20th, 2021
Mike Hertz graduated from high school in 1968 and has four years at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. He spent 13 years in the hospitality industry managing hotels and restaurants across Saskatchewan for a hospitality management company based in Moose Jaw. Mike started his career in newspapers in 1987 as an advertising representative for ... Read More »
1 responseUnowned junk yard cleanup underway, Alberta Infrastructure confirms
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 20th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant New work is planned to clean up a former junk yard in Medicine Hat that has no owner, the News has learned. Alberta Infrastructure plans to conduct another environmental survey this fall toward an eventual cleanup effort of the former Hat Salvage site at 1248 and 1272 S. Railway Street. Those lots have been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officials in Havre hope to land part of major water upgrade program
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 20th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Water officials in Havre, Mont. are seeking a share of the massive U.S. infrastructure stimulus bill to upgrade drinking water in Hill County. This week, the state Governor’s office released its ranking of submissions from local authorities for US$250 million allotted to Montana for local water projects. Upgrades to the Milk River levee, potentially ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mural reflects Alexandra Middle’s core values through Indigenous culture
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 20th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com As students return to the halls of Alexandra Middle School, they’ll be greeted by a new mural in the main foyer – a painting that pays homage to the Indigenous roots of Alberta and to the school’s three core values. Todd Samuelson, principal, was discussing the school’s three core values – respect, integrity and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young girl found safe after spending night lost in Cypress Hills woods
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 20th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A six-year-old girl lost in the woods overnight in the Cypress Hills was found safe just after 10 a.m. on Thursday morning, the Redcliff RCMP detachment announced at that time. The search elicited a strong response on social media throughout the morning, with many Hatters and others in the area offering to join the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Couple’s downtown business feature their favourite things
By Medicine Hat News on August 20th, 2021
Opening up a business has always been seen as a risk. Deciding to open one during a global health crisis is that much riskier. For Hatters Carrie and Ian Sand, their leap of faith is paying off. The couple opened Moose and Squirrel Artisan Village downtown in June, during a time of health restrictions and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta brought into Livestock Tax Deferral program for fifth year in six
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 20th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Every region of southern and central Alberta east of the mountain park region is now captured in a federal drought response program to allow livestock producers to defer income from sales spurred on by high feed prices. The Livestock Tax Deferral program helps ranchers avoid paying higher than expected taxes in a year when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Education Minister visits Irvine Ag Discovery Centre
By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on August 20th, 2021
Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange visited with Nichole Neubauer of Neubauer Farms and Prairie Rose Public Schools brass at the newly built Irvine School Agricultural Discovery Centre on Tuesday. The ADC will start up in September and students will learn about the farming and ranching life in a scaled-down approach with livestock demonstrations with cows, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat College is mandating indoor mask use at all times
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 20th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant On Wednesday, Medicine Hat College announced that effective immediately masks will be required in all indoor settings on campus where maintaining a two-metre distance isn’t possible. That includes classrooms, meeting rooms and common areas in both the Brooks and Medicine Hat campuses, according to a release from the institution. It also asks students, employees ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID cancels crucial pet fundraiser
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 20th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Paws in the Park, a large fundraising event hosted by the Humane Society of Southern Alberta set to happen Saturday in the Redcliff Lions Park, has been cancelled due to soaring COVID cases in the Medicine Hat area. Active cases in Medicine Hat and immediate area continue to spike; rising from near single digits ... Read More »
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