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MHC child care program inviting families with young kids to all-weather outdoor play
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 26th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College’s Early Learning & Child Care program is taking the exploration of outdoor play and early childhood development to Kin Coulee Park this fall. To facilitate this, they are inviting families with children ages 2-5 out to participate in some all-weather play. “We started our class by talking about how outdoor play ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Regional committees aim to tackle unique policing challenges in rural communities
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 26th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com RCMP-policed communities in the region are set to have a bigger voice in how they receive these services, following a provincial order-in-council Wednesday regarding the Police Amendment Act. The act, originally passed during the fall session in 2022, details the creation of municipal and regional policing committees and the Provincial Police Advisory Board, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP Briefs: A number of stolen ‘high-end tools’ recovered by police in Brooks
By Medicine Hat News on September 26th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Mounties in Brooks say they discovered a trove of power tools while investigating a homeless encampment in that city last week. RCMP say Brooks bylaw enforcement officers alerted them to the location on Sept. 20. When they arrived they discovered a large hole in the ground where a number of “high-end tools” were found. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!River Flats development wins award for masonry work
By Medicine Hat News on September 26th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews What will likely be the last major building project to use I-XL brick has earned special recognition for the former owners of the local plant that closed 12 years ago. McKenzie Mews is a multi-family townhome-style project at the corner of Dominion Street and Washington Avenue in the River Flats, built by Cube Developments ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Social media expert shares details on ‘hidden’ apps popular with youth
By BRENDAN MILLER on September 26th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Social media expert Madison Cameron told Medicine Hat parents and guardians that students are using cellphone apps to store and hide photos, notes, documents and audio files that are disguised to look like normal apps. During a virtual presentation held Tuesday evening, Cameron, who is a youth specialist who works for the Centre for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Asphalt crack sealing to begin on select city roads
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 25th, 2024
The City of Medicine Hat will begin asphalt crack sealing on select roadways on Thursday. The crack sealing project, weather permitting, is expected to be complete by the end of October. A map of the roadways selected for crack sealing can be found on the city’s website. The purpose of the city’s project is to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ag Connections Conference nears capacity well ahead of application deadline
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 25th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com ANNA SMITH asmith@medicinehatnews.com Local Journalism Initiative The Ag Connections Conference, presented by MNP, has already sold 75 per cent of its ticket capacity, and looks to fill up long before the last minute. This producer-focused event, now in its second year, continues to attract leaders and innovators from across the agricultural industry and will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tech, aerospace sectors starting to really take off in southeast Alberta
By Collin Gallant on September 25th, 2024
@@CollinGallant The tech and aerospace sector in southeast Alberta is beginning to build its own gravity, according to economic observers who point to a number of recent announcements. The wide open skies, presence of the military and early action to create the Foremost unmanned vehicle testing range have been highlighted for a decade or more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Art in Motion will take over downtown this Saturday afternoon
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 25th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com In celebration of Medicine Hat’s vibrant arts scene, the city’s annual Art in Motion event is slated for this Saturday. The celebration will transform various parts of downtown, including the Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre, Towne Square, Riverside Veterans’ Memorial Park and part of First Street SE, from noon to 5 p.m. “Art in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Online social media presentation highlights how it affects students
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 25th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com During an hour-long virtual presentation held for parents and caregivers of students, social media expert Madison Cameron told participants that today’s youth are constantly balancing three elements that make up their ‘social cycle’ which can influence how their peers perceive them and how they perceive their peers. Cameron is a youth specialist who works ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province appoints Dr. Lyle Oberg to head up patient experience review of health-care system
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 25th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com In what it says is an effort to ensure patients have an “integrated, consistent and seamless experience,” Alberta’s government is launching a review of the health-care system. “Albertans expect improved outcomes and performance with a refocused health-care system, which includes being able to access consistent, appropriate and efficient care across multiple sectors,” a release ... Read More »
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