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Volunteer Week: When tragedy strikes, the Victim Assistance Unit is on the scene
By Mo Cranker on April 25th, 2017
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker For about 30 years, the Medicine Hat Police Service’s Victim Assistance Unit has been employing volunteers to aid and assist people who experience trauma every day. According to program manager Bobbi Jo Walker, there is only two full-time employees with the Victim Assistance Unit, as well as two part-time employees and a service ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Volunteer Week: A dynamic team to deliver warm meals
By Mo Cranker on April 25th, 2017
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker For two Hatters with a bit of spare time on their hands after retiring, they looked to fill the space by volunteering with various projects around the city. Marie and Ivan Marthaller have their hands in a few pots, helping with the Summer and Winter games and recently starting up a euchre program ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Popular coins of the year
By Mo Cranker on December 31st, 2016
The past 12 months have been an interesting year for coins. For circulation coins there were the regular ones although the loonie and toonie are scarce, there has only been a few out in circulation so far. Early in 2016 they made another loonie depicting Women’s Right to Vote and the Olympic coin. There was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Your very own fireworks
By Mo Cranker on December 31st, 2016
Well 2017 is just around the corner! I remember when I was a child I could hardly imagine entering the year 2000 and now look. I remember New Year’s Eve 1999; there was all kind of talk that the world was going to end, threats to people’s safety, it seemed like people were going crazy. ... Read More »
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