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Mustard Seed donations being matched today for Giving Tuesday
By Medicine Hat News on November 29th, 2022
To celebrate Giving Tuesday, Fairfield Watson and Medicine Hat’s Mustard Seed are partnering to increase the impact of community donations. Until midnight tonight, all donations to the Mustard Seed will be matched, with funds being used to provide warm meals, programs and services to individuals in need in the community. “Giving Tuesday is a time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Documentary encourages men to embrace opening up
By KENDALL KING on November 29th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com A new CBC Gem documentary exploring the ways in which understandings of masculinity are changing features input from several Medicine Hat and area residents. And now community members are invited to join in the conversation during a Thursday public screening and discussion at Medicine Hat Public Library at 6:30 p.m. Titled ‘Boys Will Be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Esplanade hosting Canada’s World Cup watch party
By JAMES TUBB on November 26th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb When Canada men’s soccer makes its second appearance on the biggest stage at the World Cup, the game will be shown on Medicine Hat’s grandest stage. Canada’s World Cup game Sunday at 9 a.m. against Croatia will be shown on the big screen at the Esplanade Theatre. The watch party is hosted by the ... Read More »
1 responseMajor solar play north of city now before regulators
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 26th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Saamis Solar, the massive solar panel array proposed for barren land north of Crescent Heights, is now before regulators with the hope it could be built over the next two years. The $600-million project would see concrete pads placed on the former dry pond of the Westco Fertilizer plant and adjoining land owned by ... Read More »
1 responseHwy 3 twinning planned over 10 years
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 26th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Several elected officials were scattered among the crowd of about 50 at a press conference Friday in Medicine Hat, where Premier Danielle Smith announced she has asked Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Devin Dreeshen to begin plans to twin the remaining portions of Highway 3. As a first step, a request for proposals ... Read More »
1 responseMore than 68K km travelled in first e-scooter season
By KENDALL KING on November 26th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The City of Medicine Hat and Bird Canada’s e-scooter pilot program has had a successful first season, Bird Canada chief operating officer Alex Petre says. Launched in May, the one-year program aims to provide Hatters aged 16-plus with an alternative mode of transportation to move throughout the city. While Bird Canada has not yet ... Read More »
1 responseApplications for federal pandemic recovery funding available through CFSEA in new year
By Medicine Hat News on November 26th, 2022
The Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta is helping to support local non-profit organizations and charities with pandemic recovery efforts through its new Community Services Fund launching Jan. 6, 2023. Stemming from a one-time federal pandemic recovery investment of $400 million, the funding is available to non-profit organizations, charities and Indigenous governing bodies across the country. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Be The Change Award winner honoured for empowering women, girls
By Medicine Hat News on November 26th, 2022
Hatter Danielle Skogen has been named Medicine Hat Police Service’s November Be The Change Award recipient for her work empowering girls and women from Alberta to Ethiopia. Raised in Medicine Hat, Skogen left the city to attend post-secondary school, graduating with a Bachelor of Education in 2011. She then worked as a teacher in Calgary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPL seeks marginal funding increase for 2023
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 26th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The Medicine Hat Public Library is calling for minimal new funding in 2023, but says $50,000 in additional money from the City of Medicine Hat would bolster staffing levels to a manageable level and transform an onsite social worker position from part to full time. That is to help address “societal” pressures on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Striving toward cultural intelligence
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 25th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com About 20-25 people got together at Omahksipiitaa (Big Eagle) in the new extension at Medicine Hat College on Wednesday evening to discuss intercultural communication. Yusuf Mohammed, a director of the Connection Intercultural Association, said, “With the world coming together we’ve seen a huge gap because we don’t assess cultural intelligence, so we are struggling ... Read More »
1 responseHot Chocolate Fest raising money for Santa Claus Fund
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 25th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The inaugural Hot Chocolate Fest is taking place now in Medicine Hat. It began Nov. 18 during Midnight Madness and will run through Dec. 18. The fest is being hosted by Nosh in Kolab. Owner Kole Van Maarion said, “I’d seen it in other communities. The Santa Claus Fund is a charity that is ... Read More »
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