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City hall reopens to the public as COVID measures lift
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 16th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s city hall is once again open to the public following the province’s move into Step One of easing COVID-19 public health measures. While masking, social distancing and sanitation are still required within the building, several measures have been lifted, including mandatory proof of vaccination and capacity limits for council chambers. In addition, ... Read More »
1 responsePlenty of activity planned for BMGC’s Family Day Fest
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 16th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com This Family Day Hatters are invited to spend time with the ones they love at Big Marble Go Centre’s Family Day Fest taking place between noon and 5 p.m. on Feb. 21. Numerous activities, fit for a variety of ages, will be offered at the festival with no charge to those in attendance. While ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plan going ahead to add highway rest stops in southeast Alberta
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 16th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Alberta Transportation is moving ahead with a plan to add highway rest stops in remote areas of the province, including five in southeast Alberta. Two years ago, Alberta Transportation began discussing the plan with municipalities, and on Monday released a package asking private-sector developers and operators to provide site specific proposals. Closest to Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Love in Nature walk set for Saturday, 7 p.m., at Police Point Park
By Medicine Hat News on February 15th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Love and pheromones are in the air this Saturday during the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program’s Love in Nature information walk taking place at Police Point Park Saturday from 7-8:30 p.m. Participants will learn the science behind how animals attract and interact with mates. Due to the nature of the subject matter, this event only ... Read More »
1 responsePublic art fund needs boost after capital projects
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 15th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A slew of municipal construction projects in 2021 will require a new cash infusion to the city’s public art fund, as well as a need to figure out a new process for how to spend it. Longstanding city policy set aside 1.5 per cent of most new building projects to fund art installations or ... Read More »
5 responsesVincent Massey students make Valentines for Meals on Wheels clients
By Medicine Hat News on February 15th, 2022
Students in the Vincent Massey School’s Kindness Club made more than 150 handmade notes wishing Medicine Hat’s Meals on Wheels recipients a Happy Valentine’s Day. “It’s just nice to do something extra for the Meals on Wheels clients,” Nicole Walcer, Meals on Wheels co-ordinator with the Veiner Centre, told the News. “A lot of them ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ready to spread love for Pink Shirt Day
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 15th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Students and staff throughout the Medicine Hat Catholic School Division are encouraged to wear pink on Feb. 16 in recognition of Pink Shirt Day. Pink Shirt Day – also called Anti-Bullying Day – first began in 2007, when students in Nova Scotia rallied with their male classmate by wearing pink to school after he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes reiterates support for protesters
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 15th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes is maintaining his support for a group of protesters blocking the Coutts Border crossing, and called a federal move to bring an end to similar demonstrations, “a massive overreach” of authority. On Monday, the RCMP made arrests and seized guns at Coutts, while at other major sites across the ... Read More »
2 responsesWeb series aims to assist ag producers
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 12th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com AgSafe Alberta has partnered with provincial farm safety organizations across Canada to present a free 10-session webinar series about mental health, directed toward producers. “We recognize mental health is a key part of safety but also something that’s an issue for a number of different commodity and producer groups,” Jody Wacowich, executive director of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!YMCA dishes out thousands of masks, tests in first handout
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 12th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The YMCA of Medicine Hat handed out nearly 12,500 high-quality masks and 8,500 COVID rapid tests in 90 minutes on Thursday. That accounted for the entire supply of rapid antigen tests and N-95 masks provided by the Canadian Red Cross after just one day of distribution from the South Ridge YMCA branch. The local ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crescent Heights theatre presents The SpongeBob Musical
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 12th, 2022
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com The newest Crescent Heights High School musical theatre production is sure to wow with bright sets, fantastic costumes and grand dance numbers as they transport audiences to hang out with everyone’s favourite sponge who “lives in a pineapple under the sea.” The SpongeBob Musical was the choice of director Jennifer Davies, who has been ... Read More »
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