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PorchFest announces lineup for upcoming 13th annual concert series
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 21st, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The fifth annual PorchFest runs throughout the day Aug. 30, with 13 performances announced online this week. The free outdoor music festival, held on front lawns and porches across the Southeast Hill, allows local musicians to perform in front of hundreds of residents who are able to house hop from performance to performance throughout ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local support centre to receive portion of new provincial funding
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 21st, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Sanare Centre, a local association supporting victims of sexual, domestic and personal violence and trauma, is among eight child and youth advocacy centres across the province to receive a portion of $3.7 million in funding from the provincial government. Alberta’s minister of children and family service, Searle Turton, announced the funding increase on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mustard Seed’s community kitchen receives 180-day extension on its operations permit
By BRENDAN MILLER on August 21st, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Members of the municipal planning commission have unanimously approved a 180-day operation permit extension for the Mustard Seed’s community kitchen on Allowance Avenue while a long-term plan for a permanent shelter remains incomplete. Brad Irwin, senior city planner, presented committee members the application to extend the operation from the Community Food Service building. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parkinson Association’s annual Step and Stride raises local money for those affected
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 21st, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Parkinson Association of Alberta is hosting its 13th annual Step and Stride Event on Saturday, Sept. 6. “Every September, participants from across Alberta gather as one community and walk for Parkinson’s. Their incredible efforts have raised more than $4.3 million to help support a better life for those living with and loving someone ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Education students acknowledged for building symbolic objects
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 21st, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A pair of graduates of the Bachelor of Education program at Medicine Hat College are under the spotlight for creating two objects – a wooden canoe oar and custom basketball – during a fourth-year course,for representing a metaphor through a symbolic object. Garrett Fredeen used his craftsman skills to create a handmade wooden canoe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three-day food festival kicks off Thursday downtown
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 20th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Local eateries are busy preparing for a three-day “Foodie” festival that starts Thursday at noon in downtown Medicine Hat. The Downtown Days Food & Beverage Expo will include live music, outdoor sidewalk sales, special events and of course plenty of food from local businesses in the heart of the Hat. The festival starts at ... Read More »
1 responseCollege spotlights learning method developed by ELC student
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 20th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Bianca Austria, a graduate of the Early Learning and Child Care program at Medicine Hat College, has been featured by the college for her work encouraging children to participate in a development activity known as the Mannequin Project. This method in early childhood education involves observing how children are interacting with their environment by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roots Youth Shelter shutting down over ‘funding changes’
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 20th, 2025
The Roots Youth Shelter is closing its doors due to funding changes. The news came Tuesday afternoon in a social media post from the McMan Medicine Hat’s Facebook page, announcing the Youth Shelter’s final night of operations and admissions would be Thursday, Sept. 18. Final discharges and effective closure will come the next day. The ... Read More »
1 responseMHIP offers educational walk on local floodplain
By Medicine Hat News on August 20th, 2025
While floods can be worrying, they can be valuable for the ecosystem, and the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program hopes to show residents how. Upcoming public program “When The Water Floods” will deal with the ecology surrounding floodplains, which form by a process of silt and sand collecting from floodwaters over time, creating nutrient-rich soil that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New outdoor aquatics facility proposed for south side
By BRENDAN MILLER on August 20th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Although the city isn’t looking to resurrect the popular Riverside Waterslides, it is considering constructing a brand new outdoor pool, potentially with an outdoor waterslide, behind Hillcrest Church. City councillors approved a motion Monday evening that will now allow the city to initiate a public engagement process with the community to gauge interest for ... Read More »
1 responseInvestment strategy for county starts with detailing strengths and weaknesses
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 20th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com After months of study and engagement, Cypress County has received some direction on its next economic moves. The county received funding at the beginning of the year to pursue an investment attraction strategy, for which it partnered with Deloitte, which then presented its report back to council Tuesday. The presented 10-year strategy identified a ... Read More »
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