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City Notebook: Water into whisky
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 4th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat city council is prepared to release its new strategic plan on Monday, seven months after a sea-change election and lots of kicking around ideas by seven new members of the nine-person council. What’s included is under wraps until it’s presented on Monday. Typically such plans include variations on common themes of economic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat’s early legal history revolved around love and money – not necessarily in that order
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 4th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s early legal history appears to have revolved around love and money, or rather money and then love, according to a Supreme Court justice who helped toast the 100th anniversary of the city’s courthouse on Thursday. Russell Brown gave the after-dinner address to a gala dinner at Medalta Potteries, with 120 members of ... Read More »
1 responseInter-generational writing program wraps, but friendships remain
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 3rd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Chatter filled River Ridge Seniors Village’s recreation room Thursday, as students and residents wrapped up the final session of Imagination Alive, an inter-generational creative writing program. The program, began in 2018, is operated by Medicine Hat’s Lifelong Education and Resource Network (LEARN), in partnership with the city’s public school division and with funding from ... Read More »
3 responsesRoof cost for provincial building rises $1.3M
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 3rd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The cost of roof repairs on the Provincial Building in Medicine Hat is rising, according to new disclosure of changes to provincial construction contracts. Work to replace skylights and the roof on the large office complex near the city centre began last fall, and is now expected to cost $3.65 million after it was ... Read More »
5 responsesMotz claims gun bill won’t stop criminals
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 3rd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s member of parliament says he can’t see proposed federal gun-control legislation reducing crime or getting firearms out of the hands of criminals. Glen Motz told the News on Thursday that Bill C21 doesn’t adequately address the trade in illegal guns and would hamper “law abiding gun owners.” “Conservatives have always stood for ... Read More »
2 responsesPublic can sign guestbook at city hall to be sent to Queen Elizabeth II
By Medicine Hat News on June 3rd, 2022
Well wishes from Medicine Hat will soon be en route to Queen Elizabeth II, as she celebrates her platinum jubilee – marking 70 years on the throne. The City of Medicine Hat will be offering congratulations to the queen later this month, when a guestbook filled out by Hatters will be sent to Britain. Hatters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Century-old courthouse celebrated
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 3rd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant While the Mounties always get their man, the determination of the local legal community has brought about a long-planned celebration of Medicine Hat’s century-old courthouse on Thursday. That comes 101.75 years after the facility opened in the fall of 1920, but delays due to the COVID pandemic caused several postponements of a gala evening ... Read More »
1 responseJazzFest 2022 welcomes in-person shows once again
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 3rd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Following two years of disruptions and uncertainty, Medicine Hat Jazzfest organizers are prioritizing attendee comfort as the festival returns to in-person shows. The annual festival, now in its 26th year, draws musicians from across the world to Medicine Hat for a week-long celebration of jazz. “It is definitely about the jazz music, but it’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cirque takes massive effort on, off stage
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 2nd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Cirque du Soleil’s Ovo wowed crowds at its Medicine Hat opening Wednesday evening. Created in 2009, then revamped in 2016, Ovo invites audiences into the colourful, lively and, often, unseen world of bugs. Movement plays a large role in the show, as artists embody bugs of all varieties, from scarabs to spiders to butterflies. ... Read More »
6 responsesFinlay Bridge to light in purple to honour QEII’s 70th anniversary of ascension to the throne
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 2nd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Finlay Bridge will be lit in royal purple this coming week as Medicine Hat and cities around the world observe the 70th anniversary of the ascension of Queen Elizabeth II to the throne. Locations throughout the Commonwealth will honour the head of state through an effort to light “beacons” as a symbol of her ... Read More »
7 responsesPrairie Rose artists on display at the Esplanade
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 2nd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Prairie Rose Public School’s Kaleidoscope of the Arts event is returning to the Esplanade for the first time since the pandemic began. The annual two-day event showcases visual and performance arts from students across the division. “Kaleidoscope has always been really well done,” PRPS board chair Cathy Hogg told the News. “It’s a high-level ... Read More »
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