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Police station mural honours Indigenous
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 24th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The boardroom at the Medicine Hat police headquarters has a new mural honouring Indigenous culture and a new name provided in a ceremony on Friday. “Aahkoinnimaan ni,” pronounced phonetically as “awe-queen-ih-mach-knee” means in Cree “The Sacred Pipe.” It was selected by Kainai Nation Elder Charlie Fox, who revealed the name during a two-hour ceremony ... Read More »
15 responsesHat-Lethbridge region posts 3.9% unemployment rate
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 24th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Unemployment in southern Alberta is the lowest in the province, which itself also sits at the national average after years above the Canadian rate. Jobless figures for August were released on Sept. 9, but new regional analysis from Alberta Labour states the Medicine Hat-Lethbridge region posted a 3.9 per cent unemployment rate last month. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McKearney bringing ‘mix of soul and blues’ to Esplanade
By KENDALL KING on September 24th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Canadian musician Kyle McKearney is excited to return to Medicine Hat this Sunday, and share with audiences music entirely his own. McKearney, who hails from B.C. but now lives in Calgary, says he’s looking forward to performing a variety of songs which showcase his signature Americana/Roots sound. “It’s country just a little left of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fall collectible show set for Saturday
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 23rd, 2022
The Medicine Hat Coin and Stamp Club is presenting its fall collectible show this Saturday in the Cypress Centre auditorium. The show will feature coins, paper money, used and mint stamps, world stamps, sports cards, rocks, jewelry, and military items. There will be more than 70 tables of collectible items from well known vendors. Additionally, ... Read More »
6 responsesSEAWA needs volunteers for native grasses awareness at Connaught Pond on Saturday
By Medicine Hat News on September 23rd, 2022
SEAWA has been working at Connaught Pond for the past five years using non-chemical weed control and restoring the riparian environment. SEAWA will be there in the morning from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday and is looking for volunteers to join the effort. The goal for the morning is weeding out introduced crested wheat grass from patches ... Read More »
7 responsesSask. raising lowest minimum wage in Canada to $13/hr
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 23rd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Minimum wage in Saskatchewan will rise to $13 per hour on Oct. 1 as a step toward $15 minimum wage, it was announced Wednesday by the province, which previously indexed the rate to inflation. It’s among a number of provinces set to adjust the figure at the end of this month, though Alberta’s rate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyers to protest legal aid rules
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 23rd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Defence lawyers in southern Alberta will join a protest against legal aid funding levels by refusing all new clients in that system starting Monday. Attorneys plan to gather at courthouse steps this morning to highlight what they say is inaction on the part of the government to address their concerns. However, that will not ... Read More »
11 responsesCatholic international student program growth continues
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 23rd, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The international student program within the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education started three years ago with five students and has continued to grow, welcoming 73 students from 11 countries for the 2022-23 academic year. Students range from Grades 7-12, with 67 alone attending Monsignor McCoy High School. Wanda Simmons, international education supervisor, says, ... Read More »
2 responsesPride in the Park: Cultural Invasion goes Saturday
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 23rd, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Pride in the Park: Cultural Invasion will be taking place this Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. Kaleigh McArthur of the Pride Association of Southeast Alberta, says, “We are excited for it. We have a pretty solid team, so it came together quite nicely.” Cultural performances start in the ... Read More »
1 responseSupport available for Medicine Hat students who are at risk or on their own
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 22nd, 2022
There have always been those students who are living independently for one reason or another and those who are at risk. School counsellor Leah Steiner believes that in the 15 years in her current position, the relevant percentages of those students hasn’t changed. “Are they homeless and have nowhere to go?” asked Steiner. “That is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City may pilot right-turn-only at bottom of Dunmore Hill
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 22nd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city will study changes this fall to get traffic moving at a busy central intersection. Long lineups in the right-hand lane of northbound Dunmore Road at the Spencer Street intersection of are known to stretch up the hill, said transportation officials at the infrastructure committee meeting on Sept. 15. That is the likely ... Read More »
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