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Documentary premiere at Veiner Centre cancelled
By Medicine Hat News on March 14th, 2023
The Unison for Generations 50+ documentary premiere, scheduled to be held at Veiner Centre on Mar. 18, has been cancelled, with organizers hoping to reschedule for a future date. Made in partnership with Kelly Brothers Productions, an Alberta-based film production company, the documentary highlights the ways in which seniors were effected by the pandemic... Read More »
1 responseIndigenous ancestor remains to be laid to rest
By KENDALL KING on March 14th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Remains of three Indigenous ancestors will return to Medicine Hat to be laid to rest more than five decades after being removed from their original burial ground. The remains, which are those of an Indigenous woman, as well as a child and infant likely to be Indigenous, were first discovered in July of 1967 ... Read More »
1 responseRoss Glen School hosts student science fair
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 14th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Ross Glen School held a science fair Monday and judges included two players from the Medicine Hat Tigers, MP Glen Motz, CEO of HALO Paul Carolan, as well as Medicine Hat Public School Division vice chair Pat Grisonich and trustee Rick Massini. Organizer Michael Tschritter said, “Our science fair is an opportunity for our ... Read More »
1 responseRec facility plan due this summer
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 14th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A detailed capital plan for recreation facilities could be completed in the summer, about 18 months after it was ordered by a city committee, which heard an update on Monday morning. The “Facilities for the Future” report is an offshoot of the parks and recreation master plan that became a key issue in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sounds of Spring nature walk set for March 26
By Medicine Hat News on March 14th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is welcoming spring with its Sounds of Spring nature walk, taking place Mar. 26 at 11 a.m. at Police Point Park. Interpreters will tour Hatters along the park’s paved and shale trails during the 45-minute walk, and share information about the many spring sounds which fill the air, such as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!This year’s World Water Day symbol is the hummingbird
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 14th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com March 22 marks World Water Day, and the United Nations campaign for 2023 is called Be the Change. The symbol of the campaign is the hummingbird, and on the United Nations World Water Day webpage (https://www.unwater.org/news/world-water-day-2023-be-change) there is a link to a two-minute animation video summarizing global issues around water. The UN is asking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat News editorial board statement
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 14th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews An article published in Saturday’s edition of the News titled “Remains from Saratoga gravesite close to coming home” included dated language that has detracted from the important subject matter and caused hurt among the Indigenous community. The article, touching on years-long efforts to repatriate human remains found in historical graves in the city, described ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SE Alberta craft distillery wins big on national stage
By Medicine Hat News on March 14th, 2023
A southeast Alberta craft distillery has been bestowed 10 awards for excellence in the 2022 Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition. Pivot Spirits, located in Rolling Hills, earned three gold, three silver and four bronze awards, alongside medals for distinctions, excellence and merit. “It feels so good,” Pivot Spirits founder and co-owner Lars Hirch said of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New chair of Alberta Beef Producers is a rancher from near Orion
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 14th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Orion-area rancher Brodie Haugan is the new chair of the Alberta Beef Producers, the cattle rancher’s association announced Monday. Haugan, who serves as the group’s finance chairman last year was elected board chair at the Beef Producer’s AGM conducted March 1 in Red Deer, according to a release. Sheila Hillmer, of Del Bonita, is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Remains from Saratoga gravesite close to coming home
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 11th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Pat Ledene and Nancy Hoffman-Cayenne are old friends who fight like family sitting around a kitchen table, cutting each other off, naming off relations, and going in all directions to describe Saratoga Park. The area of the South Flats neighbourhood where Metis and Indigenous families saw its hard times, was largely shunned by the ... Read More »
1 responseSuspect charged following string of break and enters
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 11th, 2023
A break and enter suspect is facing charges following a string of break-ins in southeast Alberta after being arrested in Medicine Hat. ALERT Medicine Hat’s regional property crime unit began investigating the break-ins in November after receiving numerous reports from local businesses. Police say several fast-food restaurants were targeted in and around the city as ... Read More »
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