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Medicine Hat College hosting mental health summit on Tuesday
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 21st, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Next Tuesday Medicine Hat College will be hosting a headstrong summit in collaboration with the Mental Health Commission of Canada, focusing on reducing the stigma around mental health. The workshop was developed by the commission following a five-year research period with educators and students, and is built to inspire youth to become leaders within ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHIP invites public to hunt for invasive plant species
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 20th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com With the spring season fast approaching, the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is on the hunt for invasive plant species in Police Point Park. As such, they are inviting residents to come out and assist with the endeavour in a free public program, where participants will learn invasive plant survey techniques and different methods of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inuit musician celebrating album’s 30th anniversary with concert at Esplanade
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 20th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Inuit artist Susan Aglukark will be coming to the Esplanade on March 25, celebrating the anniversary of the album that changed it all. The 1995 album This Child was a “a stunning blend of folk, pop and traditional Inuit storytelling that became a triple-platinum phenomenon,” said a press release announcing the tour. Now, 30 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local judge to lead provincial electoral boundary review
By Medicine Hat News on March 20th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews A local judge will head the upcoming review of potential electoral boundary changes in Alberta. King’s Bench Justice Dallas K. Miller was named chair of the commission that convenes every two provincial elections to rebalance or even add ridings. It recognizes population changes, can move boundaries to keep relatively even numbers and considers other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC addictions counselling program begins this fall
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 20th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College will welcome 25 students into its new addictions counselling program this fall. The two-year diploma program integrates theory and practical skills in assessment, treatment, prevention and relapse, and will include a six-credit, 240-hour work placement in the spring semester of the second year. The curriculum is based on an established program ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Key deals reached to end CUPE educational worker strike
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 20th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A province-wide strike of more than 6,000 CUPE educational support workers who hit the picket lines for higher wages beginning in January has concluded after all nine school divisions have reached settlements. Wednesday, three final tentative agreements were reached with Foothills School Division, Black Gold School Division and Sturgeon School Division. As of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP seek public’s assistance in locating missing person
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 20th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com RCMP are asking the public for information on 32-year-old Joushua Kinsella-Gow, who also goes by Astrid, and who was last seen in Okotoks on Feb. 19. Kinsella-Gow is described as 5-foot-7 with brown hair, and was possibly travelling toward the Calgary area. RCMP are asking anyone with information on the whereabouts of Kinsella-Gow to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Several land conservation projects in southern Alberta receive provincial funds
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 20th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com As a result of a request for proposal issued in 2024, $5 million in grant funding will be awarded to 19 land conservation projects, protecting nearly 21,000 acres across the province. The Land Trust Grant Program helps to create and steward new conservation easements, which are legally binding voluntary agreements between a landowner and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province amending Act in effort to fight federal emissions cap
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 20th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com ANNA SMITH asmith@medicinehatnews.com Local Journalism Initiative Proposed amendments to the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act seek to update the definition of essential infrastructure to include facilities where oil and gas production and emission data and records are held. The definition would also include a two-kilometre-deep zone north of the Alberta-United States border, said the province, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s new corporate services head announced
By Medicine Hat News on March 20th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews The City of Medicine Hat has hired a new corporate services managing director, it announced Wednesday. Jilian Campbell joins the city at the end of the month from a similar roll with Strathcona County, a hybrid municipality near Edmonton which is the local government for 75,000 residents of Sherwood Park. There she was manager ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clarity on impaired driving laws provided to police commission
By BRENDAN MILLER on March 20th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Wednesday evening members of the local police commission received a presentation from the Medicine Hat Police Service’s traffic unit to answer questions on impaired driving infractions and the provincial legislation behind enforcement. Const. Dave Smith, a veteran on the traffic unit, began his presentation highlighting important changes that occurred In 2018 to the province’s ... Read More »
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