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Lions Club excited for 10th year of Gear Up event
By JAMES TUBB on August 11th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Lions Club is celebrating 10 years of its annual donation campaign geared toward helping families get their kids hockey and ringette equipment. The program, which ran last year following a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, has helped roughly 1,000 kids according to program coordinator James Higgins. He says there is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ASIRT releases information on continued investigation into death
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 11th, 2023
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team released information Thursday regarding its investigation in a death following an encounter with the Medicine Hat Police Service on Sunday. In a media release, ASIRT says at approximately 2:02 p.m. on Aug. 6, MHPS received a 911 call about a man screaming and swinging a machete. Police officers responded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ASIRT could offer more details on local death investigation today
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 10th, 2023
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is close to releasing information regarding its investigation in Medicine Hat. ASIRT told the News Tuesday it had no more information at the time but hoped to issue a news release today on a death that took place in the city on Sunday. The provincial response team issued a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coulee Collegiate’s dual certification expanding opportunities
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 10th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Coulee Collegiate runs a free dual certification program each year, allowing high school aged students to earn credits while also receiving outside certification. Courses being offered for the upcoming academic year are standard first-aid, level 1 and 2 confined spaces, fall protection, forklift training and skid steer training. Principal of Coulee Collegiate Tim Bloomfield ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The King of Trade is set to retire
By FERNANDO MORENO Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 10th, 2023
mhnews@medicinehatnews.com FERNANDO MORENO Local Journalism Initiative Reporter reporter@medicinehatnews.com The King of Trade will be retiring from the throne this summer. The owners are holding a retirement sale in preparation for closing day on Saturday. This downtown business opened in 1998 and became one of the most prolific and long-lasting pawn shops in the city. “It’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rolling Barrage to be presented with quilt support
By FERNANDO MORENO Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 10th, 2023
mhnews@medicinehatnews.com Hatters will have the chance to show support to the nation’s veterans and first responders when the Rolling Barrage makes its Medicine Hat debut for its Coast to Coast Ride to Combat PTSD on Tuesday. The intention is to ride across the country on motor cycles while raising awareness and funds for veterans suffering ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pronghorn Corridor effort tops 1,800km
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 10th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Pronghorn Corridor Enhancement Project is now in its 15th year. Since 2009, volunteers with the Alberta Fish and Game Association have been modifying fences across southern Alberta to make it easier for pronghorn, commonly known as antelope, to have fewer barriers when moving across the prairie landscape. Each year, they typically organize three ... Read More »
1 responseTigers sign import draftee Vasyl Spilka
By Medicine Hat News on August 9th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Tigers put pen to paper with another import draftee. The Tigers announced Tuesday they’ve signed Czechian forward Vasyl Spilka to a WHL Scholarship/Development Agreement. Spilka was selected 87th overall by the Tigers in the 2023 CHL Import Draft. Medicine Hat already signed their 27th pick from that draft, Latvian d-man Bruno Petrovics. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City to introduce new traffic calming measures in coming weeks
By Medicine Hat News on August 9th, 2023
The City of Medicine Hat will be introducing three traffic calming measures in the coming weeks. The initiative is part of a pilot project to improve transportation safety and address speeding, according to a Tuesday release from the city. “Lowering the speed limit is only one tool in the road safety toolkit and is not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County farmers grapple with drought issues
By FERNANDO MORENO Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 9th, 2023
mhnews@medicinehatnews.com The growing season this summer has been particularly hard for crop farmers of Cypress County, as they deal with the repercussions of an ongoing drought. “Unfortunately in agriculture, our business partner is Mother Nature,” says Nichole Neubauer, owner of Neubauer Farms in Medicine Hat. “She can be a bit hostile and pose some challenges.” ... Read More »
1 responseMHCBE hires 18 teachers, most will cover maternity leaves
By SAMANTHA JOHNSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 9th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education has hired 18 teachers this year, but with a record number of maternity leaves, 10 of those new hires will be on a temporary contract. “(It’s) is a lot for us. We are fairly small board,” said new deputy superintendent Nick Gale. Another two are temporary contracts to ... Read More »
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