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Painted butterflies will scatter in Hope for Nature campaign
By Medicine Hat News on May 12th, 2022
Hand-painted wooden butterflies will soon be scattered throughout Police Point Park. The butterflies are part of the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program’s Hope for Nature – an offshoot of the city’s Project Hope campaign, which promotes positivity through shared messages of hope. Park interpreters are inviting Hatters to drop-in to the park’s Nature Centre and decorate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Is mixed-use development the answer?
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 12th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City planners are proposing ground-floor commercial buildings with floors of apartments or condos above could help drive development and help reach urban intensification targets in a new “high density” mixed-use zone. That would also allow much taller buildings than are allowed now, but could be used on high traffic routes, adding residential units without ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bunny yoga returns
By Medicine Hat News on May 11th, 2022
Bunny yoga is back in the Hat. Local non-profit Bunny Run Rabbit Rescue and You4ia will host their third bunny yoga event May 15 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person with the majority of proceeds going toward care for injured, abandoned and adoptable rabbits locally... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire bans spread throughout region
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 11th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Fire bans in the region have expanded into southwest Saskatchewan. Cypress County has had a fire restriction in place since March 28, which cancelled burn permits and restricted open fires. This week, the RMs of Fox Valley and Enterprise just across the provincial boundary from Empress, Alta., have put fire bans in place, according ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shuffleboard league looking for players
By Medicine Hat News on May 11th, 2022
Registration is open for Medicine Hat’s newest shuffleboard league. The Medicine Hat Shuffleboard Association is welcoming players to join in weekly games and socialization, taking place Mondays at 7 p.m. and Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at the Medicine Hat Curling Club. The league is set to run from now through August. Registration is required at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raising funds to cure Type-1 diabetes is a walk in the park this weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 11th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Hatters will join in a walk this weekend to help in the effort to find a cure for Type-1 diabetes. The local chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation will host all participants to the Sun Life sponsored event on Sunday at Kin Coulee bandshell, beginning at 11 a.m. Speakers and a food truck ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southview student plant sale a culmination of months of work
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 11th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Students in the Southview Community School’s Garden Club are preparing for their inaugural plant sale, after months of growing. The club began four years ago but was put on pause with the pandemic. Since its reintroduction this year, the club has been a hit with students from kindergarten to Grade 6. More than 50 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hut 8 aims for carbon neutrality by 2025
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 11th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Hut 8 Cryptocurrency has announced a goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2025, but at the same time released figures showing its staggering power consumption and carbon footprint. The dataprocessor, which handles Bitcoin transactions to earn a fee, used nearly 800 gigawatts of power in 2021 at its facilities in Medicine Hat, Drumheller and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHCBE plan could amalgamate three schools
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 11th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Changes could be underfoot within the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education as a proposed plan for the amalgamation of three local schools and relocation of the division’s French-immersion program to a new facility, moves to the province’s Board of Education for approval. MHCBE’s board of trustees voted in favour (4 to 1) of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pride Centre coming
By Medicine Hat News on May 11th, 2022
Medicine Hat will soon welcome its first Pride Centre. The centre, located at the corner of Third and Fourth streets downtown, will be operated by the Pride Association of Southeast Alberta. An opening date has not yet been set, but organization officials expect it to be within the year... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flood mitigation all in place as high-water season looms
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 11th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Nine years after widespread flooding, the City of Medicine Hat is heading into flood season with all berm projects suggested after the 2013 flood in place. On Tuesday, council’s newly formed emergency advisory committee met to discuss this year’s preparations ahead of potential flooding. Last summer, the city completed final phases to link existing ... Read More »
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