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City to provide no-interest loan to curling club
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 2nd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council is willing to provide a no-interest loan to the Medicine Hat Curling Club to get up and running next fall, approving the request unanimously despite concerns it could send a signal to other clubs with major capital requests. Last month the privately operated but open membership club presented a number of options ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CMHA gearing up for Mental Health Week in southeast Alberta
By KENDALL KING on April 29th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Canadian Mental Health Association Alberta Southeast Region helps support community wellbeing during Mental Health Week and throughout the year, says executive director Lyndon Grunewald. As the nation’s largest unified mental health organization, CMHA is heavily involved in Mental Health Week, held annually the first week of May. Often for Mental Health Week, CMHA, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Move for Mental Health Fun Walk aims to raise important awareness
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 29th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Community Coming Together, the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education and Alberta Health Services are kicking off Mental Health Week with the Move for Mental Health Fun Run/Walk and Family Fun Fest on April 30. This will be the 10th year of the event and everyone is asked to wear something green, the colour ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local federal workers hope deal comes soon
By KENDALL KING on April 29th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Local members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada are hopeful a new contract will be signed in coming days so workers will be able to return to work under wages adjusted to meet inflation. The strike was declared April 19 after the union and the federal government failed to reach an agreement for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Learn about the region’s Indigenous peoples at upcoming interactive events
By KENDALL KING on April 29th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com A new opportunity will soon be available for city residents and visitors to connect with and learn about Indigenous people who have long called southeast Alberta their home. Launching in May, Sharing Stories at the Saamis Tepee is a 1.5-hour experience which invites members of the public to sit beneath the city’s iconic Saamis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Discussing loss, suicide and self harm in schools
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 29th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Eresman Theatre at Medicine Hat College was about two-thirds full, with more people attending virtually, for the Conversation on Loss, Suicide and Self Harm. The evening was not about finding a magic solution but about learning about what can be done to help and begin building strategies. More than 70 individuals completed a ... Read More »
1 responseBlessing of the Bikes set for next Sunday
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 29th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Next Sunday, the annual Blessing of the Bikes will take place at Gordon Memorial United Church, at 401 2 St. SE in Redcliff, starting at 11 a.m. All attendees are asked to enter from Second Street only. “We honour those riders who have passed away in the last year for any reason,” said organizer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whooping cough outbreak reaches the Hat
By Medicine Hat News on April 28th, 2023
Medicine Hat is now included in the South zone’s whooping cough outbreak declared by Alberta Health Services on Jan. 26. Over the past week, a total of 126 cases have been confirmed throughout the South zone, with cases detected in Medicine Hat and Lethbridge for the first time since the outbreak was declared. (Prior to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Students at Ag Discovery Centre learning how to vermicompost
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 28th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com TRAD Worm Industries delivered a portable vermicomposting unit to the Agricultural Discovery Centre at Irvine School on Thursday, and students were busy getting the beds prepared for the worms. TRAD owner Roxanne Doerksen said, “This one is a very cool project because it is the first time we’ve had a self-sustained continuous flow through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC Girls Choir to showcase talents on European tour
By KENDALL KING on April 28th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat College Girls Choir will soon be jetting off to Europe where they will participate in the International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival and Competition, then perform at a variety of venues in Belgium and France. Comprised of female singers aged 12-19, the Girls Choir is a touring choral group which regularly travels ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Burdett teacher inspires with PB at Boston Marathon
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 28th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Susan Reimer, a teacher at Burdett School, ran 12 marathons before she managed to obtain a qualifying time to enter the Boston Marathon. In Boston, she managed her best time yet of 3 hours and 41 minutes, which put her in 300th place out of about 1,300 women in her age group. “I was ... Read More »
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