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High school students using Pride month to demand better
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 16th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Crescent Heights High School and Medicine Hat High School are using Pride month to foster an environment of acceptance and understanding when it comes to the LGBTQ+ community and students within their walls. Every day this week, the student council group at CHHS can be found leading activities. Students walking by can roll a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chyzowski lands pro contract
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on June 16th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Former Tigers captain, Ryan Chyzowski, was washing windows in Kamloops working his summer job when he got the phone call he was waiting for. Chyzowski signed his first professional hockey contract on Friday with the Toronto Marlies, the Toronto Maple Leafs affiliate team. “Obviously with them affiliated with the Leafs, it all in all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No deposit will be required for out-of-district summer school students
By ALEX McCUAIG Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 16th, 2021
amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Public School Division is reversing its decision to charge a deposit for out-of-district students, which would have seen some in very specific situations pay more than $600 for summer school. Catharine Richardson, whose son Spencer was one of those facing the increase from the usual $60 rate, raised the concern with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Time to put the public back in library
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 16th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The Medicine Hat Library is open again for business this week, with plans to get operations back up to speed and complete renovations before a major welcome-back celebration likely in the fall. At the same time, the library presented its 2020 annual report to the community to Monday’s meeting of the city’s public services ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lobby group wants city to add vaping to tobacco law
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 15th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat is being asked to bring vaping under measures that deter smoking tobacco or cannabis in public by a national stop-smoking group. Action on Smoking and Health Canada is a lobby group that says as smoking tobacco has decreased to record lows throughout Canada, vaping – which is often promoted ... Read More »
1 responseCHHS student takes home second place at provincials for the Canadian Legions Youth Remembrance Contest
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 15th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Nolan Trapp, a Grade 10 student at Crescent Heights High School, placed second at a provincial level in the Canadian Legions Youth Remembrance Contest. This is the second year Trapp has submitted to the contest. He won at the local level last year with a poem. This year his essay made it through local ... Read More »
1 responseYMCA after-school programming affected by positive COVID case
By Medicine Hat News on June 15th, 2021
The YMCA of Medicine Hat has outlined details surrounding a confirmed positive case of COVID-19 in one of its after-school care programs. “On June 12, we were notified by Alberta Health Service that a student attending the George Davison Before and After School Care Program between June 8 and 10 tested positive for COVID-19,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saddles ‘n’ Spurs 4H kids take part in massive highway clean
By Medicine Hat News on June 15th, 2021
The Saddles ‘n’ Spurs Light Horse 4-H Club volunteered in the annual spring Highway Clean-up on May 1. We were one out of the 23 groups helping to declutter the highways of garbage and debris in our ditches. Each club was assigned 16 km of highway to clean up, and the provincial government paid for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Just one bid for city’s bridge upgrades
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 15th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City buyers and engineers are reconsidering some aspects of their construction projects as inflation and bids threaten to push budgets above the value of grants given to green-light COVID stimulus work. Last week, council members expressed concern that only one bid was received for $1 million in planned bridge work, moved up thanks to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Longtime learning assistant recipient of Catholic schools’ award
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 12th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com A new recognition award was given to longtime Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education employee Brenda McDowell on Tuesday. The Face of Christ award – a new award this year – is “for any staff member in the district who is not a teacher,” said Brad van Middelkoop, vice principal at St. Mary’s School. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alexandra Middle School given $5K grant to build lab to test micro-generation clean energy tech
By Medicine Hat News on June 12th, 2021
A city junior high school will be building an energy lab after being awarded a grant from a provincial education advocacy group. Alexandra Middle School has been handed $5,000 grant to set up the lab, which will examine micro-generation clean energy technologies from Inside Education. The lab will also explore climate change and sustainability principles. ... Read More »
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