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Landlord decries property assessment after value rises $100K

By COLLIN GALLANT on March 3rd, 2023

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Tax assessment notices were mailed Tuesday but Don Ternes was one of about 50 property owners in the city to receive special notice that his assessment rose more than 30 per cent. Specifically, the assessed value of a rental property he owns on a small sliver of homes on Princess Avenue in the North ... Read More »

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Frozen Jr. presented by St. Mary’s School coming to the Esplanade

By SAMANTHA JOHNSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 3rd, 2023

Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter reporter@medicinehatnews.com St. Mary’s School’s next production, Frozen Jr., will be opening at the Esplanade on March 10. Grade 9 student Grace Pollard is playing Olaf, the friendly snowman created by characters Elsa and Anna when they are children. Elsa rebuilds it when she gets her powers and they stumble ... Read More »

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Cooking and comedy: Ali Hassan set to take Esplanade stage

By SAMANTHA JOHNSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 3rd, 2023

Ali Hassan will be performing his show Does This Taste Funny at the Esplanade on March 16. Hassan’s interest in food started at a young age. With a working mother, his lunches weren’t as varied or as interesting as his friends. This led him to challenge his mother on her sandwich-making abilities and ended with ... Read More »

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Dunmore Road business struck by vehicle for second time in six months

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 3rd, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews For the second time in six months, the same storefront along Dunmore Road has been heavily damaged when a car came over the curb while angle-parking and struck the building. A white Toyota Camry was removed by tow truck on Thursday afternoon after it accelerated over the curb and into the brick facade with ... Read More »

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CFSEA seeking volunteer board members

By Medicine Hat News on March 3rd, 2023

The Community Foundation of Southeast Alberta is seeking new volunteers to serve on its board. Successful applicants would be required to commit to roughly five hours per month on a minimum three-year term. Those interested can email a letter of interest to Frances Barnes at board@cfsea.ca, detailing their “passion for community involvement and business knowledge ... Read More »

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Anyone aged 50 or older urged to take precautions against Shingles

By KENDALL KING on March 3rd, 2023

kking@medicinehatnews.com@kkingmhn Health-care specialists during Shingles Awareness Week are reminding Canadians aged 50-plus to protect themselves against the virus. Running Feb. 27 to Mar. 5, the second annual Shingles Awareness Week aims to inform those most at risk of complications shingles can pose to their health, and promote preventative measures such as vaccination. “Shingles is a ... Read More »

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Brooks RCMP seek suspects in attempted catalytic converter theft

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 3rd, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Mounties in Brooks are searching for an older BMW after its occupants were reportedly attempting to steal another vehicles’ catalytic converter Wednesday night. The Brooks RCMP detachment reports that two witnesses say they got into a confrontation with the car’s driver and passenger before it sped away with a smashed driver’s window from 270 ... Read More »

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Alternative Learning Team shows its work to MHPSD board

By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 2nd, 2023

reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Alternative Learning Team gave a presentation to the board at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Medicine Hat Public School Division on Tuesday. Since September, the team has had 31 referrals, 18 for coaching and 13 consultations. They’ve gone into 15 schools, predominately K-6, this year. Additionally, the team has delivered 15 presentations, ... Read More »

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Med shortages still lingering across the Hat

By KENDALL KING on March 2nd, 2023

kking@medicinehatnews.com@kkingmhn Medicine Hat, like many communities across Canada, is continuing to experience medication shortages, though the extent varies between retailers. In late 2022, a national shortage of acetaminophen and ibuprofen led to a drastic reduction in the availability of over-the-counter pain and fever medication, specifically children’s medicine. The shortage prompted Alberta’s government to secure an ... Read More »

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City moving on from AIMCo. investing

By COLLIN GALLANT on March 2nd, 2023

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat has parted ways with the Alberta Investment Management Corp. as its long-term money manager, instead contracting an array of private investment firms which local administrators believe can provide better returns in broader investments with no more risk. City treasurer Ryan Wright told Wednesday’s meeting of council’s audit committee a ... Read More »

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Cypress-Medicine Hat New Democrats nominate Cathy Hogg

By Medicine Hat News on March 2nd, 2023

Cathy Hogg was selected as the NDP’s candidate for Cypress-Medicine Hat in the upcoming provincial election following a Tuesday party vote. Hogg, a longtime Prairie Rose Public Schools board trustee currently on an unpaid leave of absence, was not made available for an interview Wednesday, but tweeted prior to Tuesday’s vote that she “would be ... Read More »

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