YMCA introduces day camp specially designed for kids impacted by trauma
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 14th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s YMCA is helping make summer fun for all with a new day camp for youth impacted by trauma. Camp Jude, which launched last week and runs until Aug. 26, integrates trauma-informed practices with summer camp, to create a safe and fun environment for local youth aged 5-12. While campers can enjoy many ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan looks to significantly raise consumer cost for natural gas
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 13th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Natural gas rates in Saskatchewan could rise almost 17 per cent next month, according to a proposal by Crown utility provider SaskEnergy. The one-year commodity and three-year delivery charge report would also call for increases of about 3 per cent in 2023 and 2024. SaskEnergy bills customers at cost for commodity rates which have ... Read More »
1 responseWarrant issued for Cypress County woman facing firearms offences
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 13th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews An arrest warrant has been issued for a Cypress County woman who is on bail and facing firearms charges. Cecily Rae Mathers, 27, was charged along with a man in May after Brooks RCMP officers found two loaded sawed-off rifles, ammunition and drug paraphernalia in a car travelling near Bassano. She was granted bail, ... Read More »
1 responseBonding Bingo provides fun, social-emotional learning
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 13th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s Sanare Centre is helping families connect, learn and have fun together with Bonding Bingo, a free six-week shared activity program. “Bonding Bingo is a program we’ve put together to help parents or caretakers and children of all ages bond,” Sanare’s executive director, Christina Johnson, said. First introduced last year, the program provides ... Read More »
1 responseCypress County’s Forbes family honoured with farm award
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 13th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Twenty farming families from across southern Alberta were honoured Monday at the 2022 BMO Farm Family Awards, including several from the southeast region. The annual awards aim to recognize one family from each of the 20 southern municipal districts which embodies family values and, as a unit, contributes to both the communities and the ... Read More »
1 responseRodeo royalty contestant hopes to inspire others
By Samantha Johnson Special to the News on July 13th, 2022
By competing in the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede’s Royalty Competition, Caitlin Watson hopes to inspire younger girls who might lack self-confidence. “I’m not a size two,” said Caitlin, but she hopes seeing her in the competition might change how they think and feel about themselves. Eighteen-year-old Watson is one of three contestants in the ... Read More »
1 responseEmpress vacant council byelection candidates revealed
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 13th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Empress has produced a large crop of candidates to fill its village council that was left completely vacant by resignations this spring. The village in Special Areas No. 2 has been operated by a provincially appointed administer until a byelection can be held on Aug. 8. Seven residents filed nomination papers on nomination day ... Read More »
1 responseE-scooters off to popular start
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 13th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City administrators and company officials say a private pilot program to allow e-scooter rentals in Medicine Hat has come with strong, mixed opinion, but those who rent the stand-up scooters tend to do so again and again. “There certainly has been a lot of buzz about this in the community,” said James Will, parks ... Read More »
1 responseContaminating recycling bin with items that don’t belong a major issue for local company
By Samantha Johnson Special to the News on July 13th, 2022
GFL collects the recycling each week from the curbside blue bins, takes it to a transfer station in Medicine Hat and loads it onto a large trailer that is hauled to Lethbridge, where there is a large recycling facility, for sorting. Jamie Garland, services manager for city assets, explained the recycling contract GFL has with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Upgrades at Downtown YMCA will affect service access
By Medicine Hat News on July 13th, 2022
Capital upgrades to Medicine Hat’s downtown YMCA will result in several closures throughout the building from July 20-29. Affected areas include; the main gym and second-floor multipurpose rooms, which will be inaccessible from July 20-22; the basement weight room from July 25-27; and child minding and second-floor spin rooms from July 27-29; as well as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cops in Saskatchewan seize large quantity of drugs in traffic stop
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 12th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews During a traffic stop last week, Mounties in Maple Creek seized nearly one kilogram of methamphetamine that was bound for Regina. Officers with the service’s roving traffic unit say they pulled over an eastbound pickup on July 6 for having an obstructed licence plate when they made the discovery. Authorities say 337 grams of ... Read More »
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