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Jenner School finds innovative to bring students hands-on learning experiences

By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 21st, 2023

reporter@medicinehatnews.com Kirby Stensrud, principal at Jenner School, gave a presentation to the Prairie Rose Public Schools board at the April 18 meeting. Stensrud went to Jenner School as did her father before her and now she gets to work with her kids each day. With fewer than 30 students in a K-9 school and only ... Read More »

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Seniors Safety Series good info at any age

By KENDALL KING on April 21st, 2023

kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s Veiner Centre aims to support the physical safety and emotional wellbeing of local seniors through its new Seniors Safety Series. Funded through a Community Foundation of Southeast Alberta grant, the series is comprised of nine unique presentations which aim to educate community members of all ages on situations and circumstances potentially threatening ... Read More »

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City to hire inclusion co-ordinator

By COLLIN GALLANT on April 21st, 2023

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City Hall will hire a community inclusion co-ordinator to advance the city’s Truth and Reconciliation efforts, five months after the position was bandied about in budget talks and a final decision was left to top administrators. On Monday, council approved the salary and office budget for the position at $133,200, by a 6-2 vote ... Read More »

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Medical emergency leads to single-vehicle crash, senior taken to hospital

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 21st, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A driver who knocked over a highway light standard in the city Wednesday was having a medical emergency at the time, Medicine Hat Police have determined. Police stated the single-vehicle collision occurred at 10 a.m. on April 19 at the interchange of Box Springs Road and the eastbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway. The ... Read More »

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Cancarb partners with Japanese company for carbon capture tech

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 21st, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Cancarb’s parent company has signed a partnership agreement to develop carbon capture and utilization technology, Tokai Carbon announced Thursday in Tokyo. The agreement on “practical” CCUS applications with global plastics producer Sekisui Chemical would see the two firms jointly study using proprietary technology to capture carbon dioxide and process it back into feedstock for ... Read More »

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Medicine Hat to benefit from elder abuse funding

By KENDALL KING on April 21st, 2023

kking@medicinehatnews.com A $7.4-million provincial funding investment is helping enhance elder abuse support services in municipalities across Alberta, including Medicine Hat which has both a substantial senior population and a significant number of elder abuse cases reported each year. Announced Tuesday, the three-year investment will provide $3.2 million in program and service funding to the Alberta ... Read More »

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Grade 9 mathletes attend advanced competition in Waterloo

By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 21st, 2023

reporter@medicinehatnews.com Six female Grade 9 students at St. Mary’s School recently participated in the Canadian Team Mathematics Contest at the University of Waterloo. The group had three distinctions at the competition: they were the only all-female group competing, they were the youngest and the only group from Alberta. Grade 8 teacher Ms. Kerr chaperoned the ... Read More »

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Government grants will cover new sprinkler system for women’s shelter

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 21st, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews New money from the provincial and federal government will go toward installing a sprinkler system and other maintenance in the 30-bed Phoenix Safehouse in Medicine Hat, according the executive director of the women’s shelter. “It’s a 25-year-old building and in the last year we’ve looked around at what it needs,” said Natasha Carvalho on ... Read More »

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Hatter in custody facing weapons charges after police execute warrant

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 20th, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A local man is in custody after Medicine Hat Police allege he was in possession of a sawed off shotgun when he was stopped on an arrest warrant Tuesday. Police say the Medicine Hat resident also had stolen property in a bag with the restricted weapon as well as identity documents and credit card ... Read More »

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Hundreds of local federal workers picket

By COLLIN GALLANT on April 20th, 2023

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant About 460 federal government workers in Medicine Hat and CFB Suffield went on the picket lines in the city on Wednesday, the day after contract talks between their unions and the federal government broke off. About 155,000 workers represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada are seeking a new contract after two years ... Read More »

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Birding field trip Saturday hosted by Grasslands Naturalists at various southeast Alberta spots

By Medicine Hat News on April 20th, 2023

On Saturday, a half-day birding field trip led by Phil Horsch, president of Grasslands Naturalists, is taking place. The plan is to visit Echo Dale Park and Rattlesnake Reservoir. Golden Sheaf Park, Sauder Reservoir and Murray Lake are also possible sites the field trip will visit depending on time and weather permitting. The goal of ... Read More »

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