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MH Chess Club’s spring tourney fills up fast
By KENDALL KING on March 22nd, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Chess Club is hosting its 31st annual Spring Chess Tournament, with the junior section taking place March 25 and the adult section April 1 and 2. The tournament provides chess players of all ages an opportunity to learn and practise their skills in a fun and supportive environment. Prizes will be ... Read More »
1 responseTwo Hatters killed in head-on collision on Highway 3
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 22nd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Two Hatters have died in a head-on collision between a pick-up and a tractor trailer on Highway 3 near Seven Persons on Monday night, the Redcliff RCMP reported. The crash happened at 8 p.m. on March 20, when RCMP say the eastbound passenger vehicle crossed the centre line and was struck by the westbound ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pilot program helps students deal with climate anxiety
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 22nd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com A new program piloted in two public schools is aimed to help students deal with climate anxiety. John Whidden, educator with the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, explained that climate anxiety is a phenomenon identified by many global studies, including one in Alberta. Whidden has gone into River Heights School and Dr. Ken Sauer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Invest MH will report to CAO in new revamp
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 22nd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant More than a year after a proposal to create “Invest 2.0” to handle municipal economic development was shelved, the city is planning to rejuvenate the office. City manager Ann Mitchell said Monday she will retain the “Invest Medicine Hat” model as a direct function of City Hall, not a contracted-out service, and that managers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rotary Festival continues making ‘strong comeback’
By KENDALL KING on March 22nd, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Rotary Music Festival organizers say the festival was a resounding success in its 68th year. The annual amateur music festival, which ran from March 5-19, featured performances by roughly 1,000 talented young Albertans. “It was wonderful to welcome everyone back to festival,” director Delynne Lorentzen told the News following the STARS of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jehovah’s Witnesses to finally have their Hat conference
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 22nd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A population roughly equivalent to the size of Redcliff will come to Medicine Hat on separate weekends to take part in a Western Canadian conference of Jehovah’s Witnesses this June. “Exercise Patience” – a program of religious instruction, presentations and testimonials – will fill the Co-op Place over two weekends, church officials announced Tuesday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City flags at half-mast to recognize killed Edmonton police officers
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 21st, 2023
Flags around the City of Medicine Hat were lowered Monday in recognition of the two Edmonton Police Service officers killed in the line of duty on Thursday. The two constables, 35-year-old Travis Jordan and 30-year-old Brett Ryan, were killed while responding to a family dispute call in west Edmonton. In a social media statement Monday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic students get in the community for Faith Day
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 21st, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education held Friday its division-wide Faith Day, which started with mass at St. Patrick’s Church. “That was really beautiful, to celebrate there on St. Patrick’s Feast Day,” said Heather Irvine, religious education co-ordinator. Following mass, the division recognized 43 long-service award winners. Part of the gospel reading was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta moves to force oilpatch to pay owed taxes above ‘threshold’ total
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 21st, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The provincial government says it will make being up to date on local property taxes a condition when new permits are issued by the Alberta Energy Regulator – an effort to clear up years-old unpaid tax bills and long-standing complaints from rural government leaders. They have called for help since commodity price crashes in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Industries to purchase Louisiana ammonia facility for $1.68B
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 21st, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews CF Industries will purchase an ammonia production facility in Louisiana for US$1.68 billion, it announced on Monday, along with initial plans to add carbon capture potential at the site near its other facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The 880,000-ton per year “Waggaman” plant was built in 2016 by Incitec Pivot Ltd. and is ... Read More »
1 responseSexual assault course will be free for all health-care workers
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 21st, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com A new online course is being offered by Northwestern Polytechnic in Grande Prairie. The course is open for enrolment and the first one will begin April 3. All rural health-care professionals who take the course will have the fees paid for by the Alberta government. MLA Tanya Fir, parliamentary secretary for Status of Women, ... Read More »
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