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Mounties investigate fatal morning collision on Trans-Canada Highway
By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on August 14th, 2021
Redcliff RCMP have started an investigation into a fatal collision after responding to a call at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 7. The fatal accident happened on the Trans-Canada Highway near Highway 524. A preliminary investigation indicated an eastbound car with two occupants clipped an eastbound pickup truck while overtaking it and causing the driver ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Armed Forces members will receive credit at Medicine Hat College
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 12th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Current and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces are now eligible to receive post-secondary credit at Medicine Hat College for the training and experience they’ve acquired during their service, thanks to a memorandum signed by MHC and National Advanced Placement & Prior Learning (N-APPL). A press release that went out to media Wednesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prairie Rose names Weeks as superintendent
By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on August 12th, 2021
Prairie Rose Public Schools has announced Reagan Weeks as its new superintendent. Weeks will assume her new role Nov. 1 after spending the past five years between deputy superintendent and assistant superintendent with PRPS. “I’m just incredibly honoured and humbled to be provided this opportunity to work alongside the amazing staff at Prairie Rose Public ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Briefs: Popular First Street U-turn spot is no more
By Medicine Hat News on August 12th, 2021
Medicine Hat’s most well-known U-turn is no longer an option. The city of Medicine Hat announced Wednesday that U-turns from First Street SE onto S. Railway Street downtown will no longer be permitted, effectively immediately. New signage has been posted to alert motorists of the change, which has been enacted to accommodate ongoing construction as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nurses, supporters rally against cuts
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 12th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat nurses and other supporters gathered outside the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital yesterday to rally against proposed changes to nursing contracts, along with similar groups all over the province after a Call To Action was announced on the United Nurses of Alberta website earlier this week. The UNA website states that information pickets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A day of free outdoor tunes for all at PorchFest
By MO CRANKER, Special to the News on August 11th, 2021
A new event in town will encourage Hatters to get outside and move, while showcasing some of the best music talent in the city. The inaugural PorchFest will take place Aug. 28, and is part of a global movement, says organizer Rob Pape. “The last Saturday of August is internationally known as Play Music on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!JBS giving free MHC tuition to qualifying team members, dependents
By Medicine Hat News on August 10th, 2021
JBS Brooks announced last week that it will be giving free Medicine Hat College tuition to qualifying team members and their dependents. The program, JBS Better Futures, operates in partnership with MHC and aims to remove a financial barrier to post-secondary attendance. The program “stands to become the largest free community college tuition program supporting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A celebration of local success: Better Together Gala to celebrate strength of local business community
By LAUREN THOMSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 10th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Two local businesses are teaming up to throw a gala in September that highlights the support that Medicine Hat businesses have shown one another through the COVID-19 pandemic. Kreggan Scharnatta, landscape designer and sales and marketing manager for Avara Garden Centre, and Joely Augustino, who started Fig & Olive Charcuterie with her daughter in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grants up to $1,500 are still up for grabs for musicians and other live music professionals
By Medicine Hat News on August 7th, 2021
Medicine Hat News The Alberta government is providing $2 million for the province’s musicians through the Stabilize Live Music Grant program, which through two streams seeks to support the live music industry hit the ground running following setbacks of the pandemic. The Individual Micro-grant stream supports live music professionals with innovative content creation, education, promotion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gaze at a meteor shower on a walk with the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program
By Medicine Hat News on August 7th, 2021
The sky will be falling Wednesday night, and the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is inviting all nature-loving star gazers to sign up for a Perseids meteor shower walk. The event takes place from 10-11 p.m. Wednesday night at the Echo Dale viewpoint. “We hope to catch a glimpse of these meteors, which peak on August ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local woman completes ‘city walk’ 13 times
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 7th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Teresa Vanderhorst, who turned 80 on July 5, has walked every single street in Medicine Hat 13 times and is now working to complete her 14th “city walk.” Vanderhorst, who drove school bus for more than 30 years for Medicine Hat Christian School until she retired at 72, can now be found five or ... Read More »
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