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Bonding Bingo provides fun, social-emotional learning
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 13th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s Sanare Centre is helping families connect, learn and have fun together with Bonding Bingo, a free six-week shared activity program. “Bonding Bingo is a program we’ve put together to help parents or caretakers and children of all ages bond,” Sanare’s executive director, Christina Johnson, said. First introduced last year, the program provides ... Read More »
1 responseCypress County’s Forbes family honoured with farm award
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 13th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Twenty farming families from across southern Alberta were honoured Monday at the 2022 BMO Farm Family Awards, including several from the southeast region. The annual awards aim to recognize one family from each of the 20 southern municipal districts which embodies family values and, as a unit, contributes to both the communities and the ... Read More »
1 responseSaskatchewan looks to significantly raise consumer cost for natural gas
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 13th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Natural gas rates in Saskatchewan could rise almost 17 per cent next month, according to a proposal by Crown utility provider SaskEnergy. The one-year commodity and three-year delivery charge report would also call for increases of about 3 per cent in 2023 and 2024. SaskEnergy bills customers at cost for commodity rates which have ... Read More »
1 responseRodeo royalty contestant hopes to inspire others
By Samantha Johnson Special to the News on July 13th, 2022
By competing in the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede’s Royalty Competition, Caitlin Watson hopes to inspire younger girls who might lack self-confidence. “I’m not a size two,” said Caitlin, but she hopes seeing her in the competition might change how they think and feel about themselves. Eighteen-year-old Watson is one of three contestants in the ... Read More »
1 responseContaminating recycling bin with items that don’t belong a major issue for local company
By Samantha Johnson Special to the News on July 13th, 2022
GFL collects the recycling each week from the curbside blue bins, takes it to a transfer station in Medicine Hat and loads it onto a large trailer that is hauled to Lethbridge, where there is a large recycling facility, for sorting. Jamie Garland, services manager for city assets, explained the recycling contract GFL has with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Upgrades at Downtown YMCA will affect service access
By Medicine Hat News on July 13th, 2022
Capital upgrades to Medicine Hat’s downtown YMCA will result in several closures throughout the building from July 20-29. Affected areas include; the main gym and second-floor multipurpose rooms, which will be inaccessible from July 20-22; the basement weight room from July 25-27; and child minding and second-floor spin rooms from July 27-29; as well as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede-style parade for seniors set for July 27
By Samantha Johnson Special to the News on July 12th, 2022
Joyce Stuber, member of the board for the Dunmore Equestrian Centre, is organizing a parade for four senior homes in Medicine Hat on July 27. This year the parade will be held the day before the Medicine Hat Stampede & Exhibition holds its city parade, hoping she’d be able to get a few floats and ... Read More »
1 responseStampede Queen competition schedule of events
By Medicine Hat News on July 12th, 2022
Three royal hopefuls are vying for the titles of Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede Queen and Princess, as the annual Rodeo Royalty Competition kicks off this week. Competitors Shaylyn Hunt, Kearra Borthwick and Caitlin Watson are excited to connect with Hatters and showcase both their rodeo and community ambassadorial skills, through a variety of events ... Read More »
1 responseLocal woman facing murder charge due back in court Aug. 8
By Southern Alberta Newspapers on July 12th, 2022
A 27-year-old Medicine Hat woman charged with murder – and recently denied bail while her matters went through court – will be back in court next month. Calgary lawyer John Oman appeared Monday in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench for Melissa Martens-Lagasse, charged with first-degree murder and causing an indignity to a human body, after ... Read More »
1 responseRegistration opens for July 18 Great Big Pedal
By Medicine Hat News on July 12th, 2022
Registration is now open for the Great Big Pedal, an annual community bike ride hosted by Bike Medicine Hat and Tourism Medicine Hat. The event, July 18 at 6 p.m. in Kin Coulee, also kicks off Bike Week to promote active, alternative transportation. With three routes of varying lengths, the Great Big Pedal is open ... Read More »
1 responseRodeo royalty contestant chases dream
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 12th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Competing in Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede’s Rodeo Royalty Competition is a dream come true for Kearra Borthwick, as it combines her love of horses with her passion for community involvement. “It’s something I’ve been planning for years,” Borthwick told the News. “I love the community of rodeo. Everyone’s just so supportive and loving. ... Read More »
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