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MH Public Library doing a Community Needs Assessment this fall

By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 5th, 2024

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Looking to chart the course of its future, the Medicine Hat Public Library will be undertaking a Community Needs Assessment this fall. Through attending various community events and engaging with residents, board members will determine what MHPL can do to best meet and serve the needs of the community. Other research, an online survey ... Read More »

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Local group hosting jam-packed event during Culture Days

By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 5th, 2024

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The What Matters to Hatters Coalition is excited to announce that Medicine Hat Culture Days is back for 2024. What was previously stretched into several days of various cultural sports, crafts and demonstrations has been condensed into five hours of opportunity on Sept. 15 from noon to 5 p.m. The event comes out of ... Read More »

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City only wanted power, carbon credits when first discussing Saamis Solar Park

By Collin Gallant on September 5th, 2024

@@CollinGallant City power officials originally sought to purchase only the power and lockup carbon credits from a planned private-sector solar field in Medicine Hat, the News has learned. But, officials found the financial arrangement commonly used by private companies would not fit the site or be a good fit for the Medicine Hat power company. ... Read More »

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Big Marble Go pool opening delayed a few weeks

By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 5th, 2024

asmith@medicinehatnews.com To accommodate supply plan delays, the City of Medicine Hat has granted a construction extension to the ongoing upgrades to the Kinsmen Aquatic Park in the Big Marble Go Centre. While it was originally slated to reopen mid-September, the aquatic park is now expected to be available to the public on Oct. 11. BMGC ... Read More »

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New initiative introduces community to nominees for Top 7 Over 70 project

By BRENDAN MILLER on September 5th, 2024

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com This afternoon at Connaught Golf Club, seven seniors who have been nominated by their friends, family and community organizations will be introduced during a recipient announcement for an inaugural project that looks to celebrate new skills and activities people have adopted or picked up since turning 70. The recognition project, hosted by the Community ... Read More »

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Lethbridge man producing new film with Indigenous themes

By Alexandra Noad Southern Alberta Newspapers, Local Journalism Initiative on September 5th, 2024

A producer from Lethbridge is currently working on a new film about a couple of influencers who get caught up in a cult during their adventures. David Cormican attended Catholic Central High School where he was part of the “drama thugs,” a term he uses affectionately. He was taught by Peter Meuller who became one ... Read More »

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RCMP in Swift Current seize drugs and cash, one charged in bust

By Medicine Hat News on September 5th, 2024

@MedicineHatNews Mounties in Swift Current have seized more than a pound of methamphetamine along with other drugs while charging one male resident of that city with dealing narcotics. The RCMP’s Swift Current Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team and Swift Current City RCMP executed two search warrants on Aug. 29, according to a release Wednesday. Searches of ... Read More »

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Free outdoor screening of Top Gun Maverick in REDI parking lot Friday night

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 5th, 2024

news@medicinehatnews.com More than 30 years after graduating from Top Gun, U.S Navy Cpt. Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell returns to action in the 2022 film that will be screening in the REDI Enterprises Society’s parking lot as the non-profit is hosting a free movie night Friday that includes free snacks and a drink while supplies last. The ... Read More »

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Split vote calls for non-financial city audit

By Collin Gallant on September 5th, 2024

@@CollinGallant Medicine Hat city council will engage Alberta Municipal Affairs to look at how the rules spelling out administrative powers at city hall are written and how they have been applied. The request, approved at the five-hour mark of Tuesday’s meeting by a 6-3 vote, comes after a year of controversy and public jousting between ... Read More »

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City commits cash to Tigers’ Memorial Cup bid

By Collin Gallant on September 5th, 2024

@@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat will commit $1.25 million in cash and half that much in terms of city services toward a bid to host the 2026 Memorial Cup, council determined late Tuesday night. It passed by a 9-0 margin, with council members saying the spending, while sizeable, would create a big economic boost, ... Read More »

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Back to class; local students excited to see friends, police share back to school safety tips

By BRENDAN MILLER on September 4th, 2024

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com It’s time once again to dust off binders and charge up Smartbooks and tablets and leave those personal devices on silent as students and educators in Medicine Hat returned to the classroom Tuesday. Four Grade 6 students attending Mother Teresa School told the News they were excited to reunite with their friends after summer ... Read More »

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