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Public school boards free summer activities in full swing
By BRENDAN MILLER on July 23rd, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Public School Division has several activities planned to keep students busy throughout the rest of summer break through its HUG (Helping Us Grow) and MyPlace summer programs. The HUG program offers programming for students from Grade 2-5 that includes friendship-building activities and emotion exploration with art, games and outdoor adventures MyPlace ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Health provides update on new regional advisory councils
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 23rd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services Adriana LaGrange provided further insight into the function of the new regional advisory health councils and their role in tailoring care to community. These 14 councils consist of elected officials, community leaders, healthcare officials and Albertans from all walks of life, said LaGrange during a media roundtable ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council must address 70 recommendations from inspection by October 1 deadline
By BRENDAN MILLER on July 23rd, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com City Councillors and the city’s manager have more than two months to publicly review and decide to adopt or dismiss 70 recommendations that were made in a municipal inspection report conducted on the management, administration and operations of the city. The directive issued by the Minister of Municipal Affairs during a public council meeting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Library offering borrowable CO2 detectors for cardholders
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 23rd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Public Library, as well as all other members of the Shortgrass Library System, are empowering their communities to take charge of their air quality. Soon library card holders will be able to borrow CO2 monitors, which will provide information on their environments such as CO2 levels, temperature and humidity, allowing insights ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province seeking CEO for Acute Care
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 23rd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The province is conducting an international search for the next chief executive officer of Acute Care Alberta. With the interim appointment of Dr. Chris Eagle coming to a close, Alberta’s government stated that his work in the brief period has, “been instrumental in establishing a strong foundation for the agency and achieving key milestones ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Students share healthcare and technology research
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 23rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College is inviting the public to an information session that will showcase the work of six student researchers who have collaborated with industry and faculty mentors to develop applied research projects that aim to address real-world challenges faced in the healthcare sector. On Thursday, the College Centre for Innovation will be hosting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Road rehab work begins at Lake Newell Resort
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 22nd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Road rehabilitation work that will cost more than $3.6 million and affect two blocks at Lake Newell Resort began Monday. The aging roads will receive surface replacements and needed upgrades to drainage, cribs, gutters and swales. The work will impact Block 1 (Blue Heron) and Block 4 (White Pelican) of the resort hamlet and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hungry beetles wont munch on gardens, only noxious weeds
By BRENDAN MILLER on July 22nd, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com More than 2,000 flea beetles, scientifically named Aphhona lacertosa or Aphthona nigriscutis, are currently eating away on a non-invasive plant species in Police Point Park called Leafy Spurge, which has been increasing its presence and density in the park. Leafy Spurge is considered a noxious weed that is regulated under the Alberta Weed Control ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP take one person into custody after disturbance at former school in Richmond
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 22nd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com RCMP have confirmed they have taken one person into custody after getting into an altercation with a man in a former school site in the village of Richmound, Sask. that has been converted into a compound and the current residence of Romana Didulo, the self-proclaimed queen of Canada. The video shows officers attending to ... Read More »
1 responseRecovery Alberta Addiction and Mental Health Brooks chapter finds new home
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 22nd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Recovery Alberta Addiction and Mental Health office in Brooks has found a new home within the Brooks Health Centre. With the work of staff in the months leading up, the office has successfully moved from Newell Plaza to a new space at the south end of the health centre, next to the Home ... Read More »
1 response70 recommendations come from city inspection; councillor & city manager must attend respectful workplace training
By Medicine Hat News on July 22nd, 2025
An inspection ordered by Municipal Affairs on how the City of Medicine Hat administration, councillors conducts turned into an emotional 60-minute plus discussion and debated at the City of Medicine Hat’s July 21 council meeting. The report was ordered in October 2024, the former Minister of Municipal Affairs Ric McIver ordered a municipal inspection of ... Read More »
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