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What Matters to Hatters in midst of months long kindness campaign
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 6th, 2024
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The What Matters to Hatters coalition has been running a kindness campaign since last fall called Connecting to Care in Our Community. January’s theme is the Importance of Connection in our Community and how being connected improves a person’s physical and mental health. The coalition has been sharing the dangers of social isolation and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winter coming, is it finally time to bring in the tomatoes?
By Medicine Hat News on January 6th, 2024
medicinehatnews.com@Medicine Hat News Much colder temperatures are expected in the week ahead after an extremely mild start to winter. Environment Canada predicts cold arctic air will come south early, bringing snow and then temperatures in the -30C range starting on Tuesday. Overnight flurries and lows of -10C are expected on the weekend before a brief ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Staring down the tracks of death: Jan. 7 marks 40 years since derailment
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 6th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Hurtling toward Medicine Hat on a freight train with no brakes, Shayne Leuck didn’t have time to be scared. He simply accepted he was going to die. “You don’t survive being at the head of a runaway train crash – there was no two ways about it – but I did,” Leuck said Friday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New family run discount store opens in Redcliff
By Brendan Miller on January 5th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com A new family owned and run discount store is now open in downtown Redcliff. Redcliff Dollar Save opened its doors Dec. 30 along Broadway Avenue and First Street SW. The discount store offers a variety of household items, snacks, toiletries and stationary supplies. Owner Cris Narvacan told the News she was thrilled to see ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPL casual employment program wins provincial award
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 5th, 2024
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Public Library has been running a Casual Cash for Employment program spring 2021 and recently received the Government of Alberta’s Minister’s Awards for Municipal and Public Library Excellence. Funded by Community Housing, the program has been accessed by more than 50 people since inception. Supporting the self-determination of clients in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bio-diesel refinery getting back on track
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 5th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant An effort to build a bio-diesel refinery near Dunmore is progressing, according to Cielo Waste Solutions, which purchased a similar development company in the fall and plans to close on a land purchase near Medicine Hat this month. The goal, to build a multi-million-dollar facility to process railway ties into what the company calls ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jehovah’s Witnesses returning to the Hat for June convention
By Medicine Hat News on January 5th, 2024
medicinehatnews.com@Medicine Hat News A large religious convention will return to Co-op Place in Medicine Hat this June. Officials with Jehovah’s Witness Canada told the News on Thursday they have booked their 2024 regional convention on June 21-23 in the Hat. The group previously booked the city’s large spectator arena for the 2020 regional convention, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Social Insurance Number essential for employment but relatively simple to obtain
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 5th, 2024
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Arriving in a new country to study can be a stressful and overwhelming experience and it is easy to lose track of all the tasks that need to be completed, such as applying for and receiving a Social Insurance Number. The nine-digit SIN is essential for accessing Government of Canada programs as well as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Invest Medicine Hat receives name change
By Medicine Hat News on January 5th, 2024
medicinehatnews.com@Medicine Hat News The City of Medicine Hat’s economic development office has a new name – Medicine Hat Economic Development – the department formerly known as “Invest Medicine Hat” announced Thursday. Last spring city council approved a plan by city manager Ann Mitchell to rehire senior staff and develop a new economic development plan after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Belyea second-degree murder trial begins Monday
By Medicine Hat News on January 4th, 2024
medicinehatnews.com@Medicine Hat News The first local murder trial in nearly three years is scheduled to begin Monday when Deborah Murril Belyea, 70, stands accused of second-degree homicide in the death of her husband Alf and hiding the body. A two-week judge-alone trial has been scheduled for Medicine Hat Court of King’s Bench. That will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Criminal Appearance Court schedule changing as of February
By Medicine Hat News on January 4th, 2024
medicinehatnews.com@Medicine Hat News The Court of King’s Bench schedule in Medicine Hat will change next month. Monthly “Criminal Appearance Court” sessions will now be held on the second Wednesday of each month starting in February. The change has been known for some time but was officially announced by the Alberta Court of King’s Bench on ... Read More »
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