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Bikers and Buddies hosting Saturday yard sale
By Medicine Hat News on May 10th, 2022
Medicine Hat’s Bikers are Buddies is hosting its inaugural yard sale and bottle drive Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Hockey Hounds Recreation Centre Social Room. Items for sale range from home decor to tools... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Infant, two adults dead in suspected murder suicide near Brooks
By Collin Gallant on May 9th, 2022
Medicine Hat News Three people are dead after what police initially believe is a murder-suicide at a rural home near Brooks on the weekend, RCMP officials stated Sunday afternoon. Police say that a man returned home at about 8 p.m. on Saturday night to find the body of a 29-year-old woman and his eight-month-old daughter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Downtown detour
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 7th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Motorists driving on Sixth Avenue SE between Second and Third streets will be detoured one block away beginning May 9, due to sewer repairs. The repairs are expected to last five days. One sidewalk will remain open during this time... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local unemployment rate continues to fall
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 7th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The jobless rate in Medicine Hat region fell to 5.1 per cent in April, and unemployment continues to decline across Alberta, according to new figures from Statistics Canada. The Alberta Labour Force Survey for last month states the provincial rate fell by more than half a percentage point to 5.9 per cent from March, ... Read More »
2 responsesMHC taking part in Campus Peer Support pilot project
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 7th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College is one of five Canadian post-secondary institutions taking part in Health Canada and the Canadian Mental Health Association’s three-year Campus Peer Support pilot project. “We were connected to the possibility of this partnership through our local CMHA chapter back in the fall,” Kerslake said. “We went through a pretty extensive interview ... Read More »
1 responseCatholic schools partnership helping to bring Ukrainian families to a safer place
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 7th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Thirty-four Ukrainians displaced by the Russian invasion will soon arrive in Medicine Hat. Several groups and family units, comprised primarily of school-aged children, are expected to arrive in the next one to two weeks. The groups join four families being brought to Medicine Hat through the Hatters Help Ukraine initiative, first reported May 6. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Have your say on ideas for Big Marble Go Centre outdoor play structure
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 7th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Big Marble Go Centre and the City of Medicine Hat are seeking public opinion on the design of the centre’s outdoor play structure, following its relocation this summer. The structure is being relocated nearer to the centre’s entrance, to make possible the construction of a multi-court pickleball facility. A Request for Proposal has already ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More solar along Trans-Canada power alley
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 7th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Another major solar farm is proposed for a site near the Trans-Canada Highway in southeast Alberta, making it potentially the fifth directly along the route between Strathmore and Suffield. The Tilley Solar Project would be built on one quarter-section of private land northeast of the village in the County of Newell, according to an ... Read More »
1 responseKids talk about what makes mom special in Q&A with the News
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 7th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com As Mother’s Day approaches, the News asked little Hatters to share their thoughts on moms and what makes them special. The News: What is a mom? Skye (Preschool): “A mom is when you get married and then you get to be a mom.” D.O. (Grade 4): “She’s the one who takes care of you.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dry weather hurting feed supply for ranchers, while crop seeding is ahead
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 7th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Dry weather is causing worry and stalling pasture development in the region as ranchers struggle with low feed supply from overwintering, according to the first crop reports of the year for southeast Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan. Seeding however, is well ahead of schedule in Alberta thanks to dry soil, marginal runoff and moderate wind ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Keys to Hope celebrates its growth
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 7th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The team at Keys to Hope Counselling Services had a lot to celebrate Friday. As well as joining in Mental Health Awareness Week activities and being named Shop YXH’s business of the week, the team also hosted an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony. Although the practice has existed in Medicine Hat for the ... Read More »
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