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Together Again made possible by $379K from the feds
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 16th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A federal grant to stage a festival Saturday and bolster community spirit after a long haul through the pandemic is worth $379,000, the News has learned. This weekend’s “Together Again” festival will feature four high-profile, out-of-town musical acts, along with local artists, on a stage set up on a downtown street. Also on the ... Read More »
2 responsesLions Club hosting open house for those interested in joining
By Medicine Hat News on September 15th, 2022
The Medicine Hat Community View Lions Club is seeking new members and will be holding an open house on Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. Additional members would bring new ideas into the club and allow them to do more volunteering within the community. The first meeting of the year on Sept. 21 will also be ... Read More »
2 responsesPrelim hearing scheduled for Hatter charged with killing Brooks man
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 15th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A preliminary hearing date has been set for a Medicine Hat man charged with killing a Brooks man in early 2020. Julian Conrad Morris, 34, faces a charge of second-degree homicide and will see a preliminary hearing held from March 27-31, 2023, defence council informed Medicine Hat Provincial Court on Wednesday morning. That comes ... Read More »
2 responsesDecades worth of local aerial farm photos to be on display next month
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 15th, 2022
Aerial photos of farms dating back to the 1950’s will be on display for two days in Medicine Hat and one day in Brooks this month. Homestead Aerial Photos out of Calgary will be bringing about 100,000 photos with them to the event. The area covered will be southwest Saskatchewan and southern Alberta as far ... Read More »
1 responseMan charged over returning to scene of investigation with stolen ATV, gun
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 15th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Pincher Creek RCMP allege a man arrested earlier this month has been charged with returning to the scene of their investigation with a stolen ATV and a loaded rifle. Mounties say Jesse Flett, 36, of no fixed address, was observed running from a residence by officers on Sept. 6 when they returned to ... Read More »
1 responseHat featured in film on Alberta’s rat control
By KENDALL KING on September 15th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat is one of several Alberta cities featured in the upcoming CBC documentary “Living Without Menace.” The documentary, directed by Calgary filmmaker Ted Stenson, explores Alberta’s more than 70-year history of being rat free – the first, and one of the few, regions of the world to achieve such. Through the documentary, Stenson ... Read More »
3 responsesCatholic schools to hire another Grade 1 teacher to combat class sizes
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 15th, 2022
The Catholic School Division has seen a 128-student in increase in enrolment for the 2022-23 school year, resulting in some class numbers being high. A new Grade 6 teacher was hired before summer as class numbers were over 30. All three Grade 1 classes in St. Patrick’s School have about 28 students and 1.5 full-time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young Hatter shows strong in three categories at Canada West Performing Arts Festival
By KENDALL KING on September 15th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com A young performer from Medicine Hat continues to succeed following her first-place finish at the Canada West Performing Arts Festival. Ten-year-old Avani Gaekwad has had much to celebrate this year. In March, she took part in Medicine Hat’s annual Rotary Music Festival, participating in three categories: Speech Arts (12 and under), Musical Theatre (ages ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council meeting cancelled on day of mourning Monday
By Collin Gallant on September 14th, 2022
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat city hall and some municipal services will be closed on Monday in alignment with a federal government’s day of mourning holiday coincide with the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II. A city release on Wednesday morning states that city council’s Sept. 19 meeting will be cancelled with business moving to the ... Read More »
3 responsesMPs ‘energized’ over new CPC leader
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 14th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Area MPs are excited to have a new Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, who received a bonanza of votes in southern Alberta. Party members in five constituencies south of Calgary pushed their ridings into the top 15 out of 338 ridings in terms of total number of ballots cast, with a higher percentage of ... Read More »
9 responsesGrey Cup will be in Abbey, Sask. this weekend for celebration
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 14th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews An afternoon celebration ahead of this autumn’s Grey Cup game in Regina will be staged Sunday in Abbey, Sask., about 60 kilometres northeast of Leader. Richardson Pioneer is sponsoring the tour of the trophy to six small-town locales in the province over the next two months. The grain handler will also provide a $25,000 ... Read More »
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