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City notebook: Operation Snowball illustrates more than just ‘Big-Bang’
By Collin Gallant on July 20th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Many fine complements were received after the News published portions of an upcoming book Operation Snowball’s 60th anniversary and added our own coverage. In case you missed it, pictures of the explosion of 500-tons of TNT in 1964 were plastered across the paper this week. It’s a good example of what can be done ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: Reflections on a year of service: Alberta’s commitment to our military community
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on July 17th, 2024
As I look back on my first year as Alberta’s Government Military Liaison, I’m filled with a profound sense of gratitude and accomplishment. This role has been more than just a position, it’s been a calling to serve those who have served us. One of the highlights of this year was undoubtedly the Veteran Mental ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From the bowl to medical equipment: Chili Cookout bolsters fundraising efforts
By Bruce Penton on July 17th, 2024
It didn’t take long for chili lovers in Medicine Hat to wolf down more than a 1,000 bowls of tasty chili Saturday at the annual Chili Cookout, a collaborative effort by local businesses and the Medicine Hat Potters’ Association to bring the Gas City’s downtown area fully alive. The Potters’ Association created 532 attractive bowls, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: We need leaders
By Linda Tooth on July 17th, 2024
We know as a community that people are dealing with many challenges. Have you ever wondered how this community’s young people are coping with these challenges? Maybe it is parents who are going through a divorce, witnessing or living with substance abuse, violence at home, homelessness, sexual violence, relationships that have been broken, questioning gender ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City notebook:Water report is an insult to southeast, intelligence
By Collin Gallant on July 13th, 2024
@@CollinGallant There has been a torrent of discussions about water supply this spring and summer in Medicine Hat, but a new report from the province’s auditor general shouldn’t be lost in the deluge. The report finds province “lacks effective processes to manage surface water allocation and use. And public reporting on surface water and the ... Read More »
1 responseSTORY HEADLINE
By Linda Tooth on July 10th, 2024
Let’s address the elephant in the room. A recent edition of the Medicine Hat News included an insert titled Healthy Living Summer 2024. Inside this 15-page insert was an article relating to issues that affect men’s health. Certain concerns raised included cardiovascular disease, lung cancer, diabetes, prostate and testicular cancer. We as a society have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: You want it hot, hot, hot? Now it’s really hot, hot, hot
By Bruce Penton on July 10th, 2024
Okay Hatters, we’ve been complaining about the lousy spring and early summer weather we’ve experienced – cooler than normal temperatures, disruptive rains – and longing for the good ol’ days of sweltering summer days. Well, they’re here and if the Weather Network’s forecast is correct, today is going to be the hottest of the hot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: There’s a policy for that
By Collin Gallant on July 6th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Forgetting the thunder that woke everyone up Friday morning, there’s several tell-tale signs that summer is on the way. Above-30C temperatures are on the horizon, the Stampede Parade in that other city was held Friday, and though the southeast is as green as Ireland at the moment, we can still see shades of brown ... Read More »
1 responseLet’s Chat: Is technology a good thing, or a curse?
By Linda Tooth on July 3rd, 2024
I have wanted to write this column for a while now, so here it goes. According to CBC News, in March of this year school districts in Toronto, Peel and Ottawa-Carleton, as well as Toronto’s Catholic schools, filed a $4.5-billion lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc, Snap Inc. and ByteDance Ltd., which operate Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat ... Read More »
1 responseNoteworthy: Annual skateboard showdown never fails to impress in the Hat
By Bruce Penton on July 3rd, 2024
There wasn’t much heat to beat Monday at the annual Canada Day Beat the Heat skateboard competition at the Medicine Hat Skateboard Park. Weather conditions were unusually cool and rainy, but the boarders didn’t seem to mind and the hundreds of spectators lining the edges of the facility took advantage of the best sporting deal ... Read More »
1 responseCity Notebook: You get what you ask for
By Collin Gallant on June 29th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Lethbridge College is now Lethbridge Polytechnic, which is kind of surprising and isn’t. The change, to offer apprentice programs alongside diplomas, was announced this week after several other schools – Red Deer College and Grande Prairie – received similar change in scope. Didn’t they get the “Campus Alberta” memo 10 years ago when the ... Read More »
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