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Seven new speakers at Pecha Kucha
By Medicine Hat News on April 22nd, 2023
Saturday night’s Pecha Kucha speakers event will introduce seven new speakers, as well as a new location, with the event moving from its usual locale, the Esplanade, to Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede’s Cypress Centre. The event, which kicks off at 8:20 p.m., doors opening at 7:15 p.m., is an opportunity for community members to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes remains undecided as election call looms
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 22nd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant With less than 10 days before an election call and six weeks before voting day, voters in the Cypress-Medicine Hat riding still don’t know if the incumbent will be on the ballot. Drew Barnes is the three-term MLA for the area, winning twice as a Wildrose Party candidate and once as a United Conservative, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Street sweeping takes to residential roads next week
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 22nd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Street sweeping is on the way to residential streets next week, the city’s municipal works department reported Friday. The annual operation officially kicked off in late March with overnight work on boulevards, medians and bridges, and work on major roads and hills underway. With school zones complete, crews will now move into the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters can mark World Autism Acceptance Month with walk on Sunday at Police Point Park
By KENDALL KING on April 21st, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Hatters are joining in World Autism Acceptance Month celebrations with a walk of support, taking place Sunday at Police Point Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The walk, organized by Medicine Hat Autism Society, offers community members a welcoming space to connect and learn about autism and support services located locally. “We’re just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jenner School finds innovative to bring students hands-on learning experiences
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 21st, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Kirby Stensrud, principal at Jenner School, gave a presentation to the Prairie Rose Public Schools board at the April 18 meeting. Stensrud went to Jenner School as did her father before her and now she gets to work with her kids each day. With fewer than 30 students in a K-9 school and only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seniors Safety Series good info at any age
By KENDALL KING on April 21st, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s Veiner Centre aims to support the physical safety and emotional wellbeing of local seniors through its new Seniors Safety Series. Funded through a Community Foundation of Southeast Alberta grant, the series is comprised of nine unique presentations which aim to educate community members of all ages on situations and circumstances potentially threatening ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat to benefit from elder abuse funding
By KENDALL KING on April 21st, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com A $7.4-million provincial funding investment is helping enhance elder abuse support services in municipalities across Alberta, including Medicine Hat which has both a substantial senior population and a significant number of elder abuse cases reported each year. Announced Tuesday, the three-year investment will provide $3.2 million in program and service funding to the Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grade 9 mathletes attend advanced competition in Waterloo
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 21st, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Six female Grade 9 students at St. Mary’s School recently participated in the Canadian Team Mathematics Contest at the University of Waterloo. The group had three distinctions at the competition: they were the only all-female group competing, they were the youngest and the only group from Alberta. Grade 8 teacher Ms. Kerr chaperoned the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government grants will cover new sprinkler system for women’s shelter
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 21st, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews New money from the provincial and federal government will go toward installing a sprinkler system and other maintenance in the 30-bed Phoenix Safehouse in Medicine Hat, according the executive director of the women’s shelter. “It’s a 25-year-old building and in the last year we’ve looked around at what it needs,” said Natasha Carvalho on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City to hire inclusion co-ordinator
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 21st, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City Hall will hire a community inclusion co-ordinator to advance the city’s Truth and Reconciliation efforts, five months after the position was bandied about in budget talks and a final decision was left to top administrators. On Monday, council approved the salary and office budget for the position at $133,200, by a 6-2 vote ... Read More »
1 responseMedical emergency leads to single-vehicle crash, senior taken to hospital
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 21st, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A driver who knocked over a highway light standard in the city Wednesday was having a medical emergency at the time, Medicine Hat Police have determined. Police stated the single-vehicle collision occurred at 10 a.m. on April 19 at the interchange of Box Springs Road and the eastbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway. The ... Read More »
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