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Southview gets a community garden

By Mo Cranker on June 25th, 2018

mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker A couple dozen people gathered Saturday morning at Southview Community School to put together and plant the area’s first community garden. The idea and initial planning for the project took place about a year ago and eventually the school was able to get the supplies necessary to make the garden come to life. ... Read More »

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Fundraiser for local boy with kidney failure taking place this weekend

By Mo Cranker on June 25th, 2018

mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker The Southern Riders for a Cause are holding an event this week in support of a local boy’s wish to go to Comic-Con next year. Ryley Bustamante-Pollard was born more than nine weeks early and had a heart attack shortly after birth. The medications he took to help his heart did severe damage ... Read More »

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Events Calendar June 25-July 1

By Medicine Hat News on June 25th, 2018

June 25 — Mahjong, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. June 25 — Games in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 2:30-4:30 p.m. June 25 — Cinema Politica Film “Lowdown Tracks,” MH Public Library, 7 p.m. June 26 — Stitching in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. June 26 — Seniors Cafe Chat, MH Public Library, ... Read More »

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WestJet touches down

By Collin Gallant on June 23rd, 2018

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant The wheels are down on the eight-year-old goal of luring another major air carrier to the Medicine Hat Regional Airport. WestJet Link, a regional carrier of the Calgary-based airline, made its first arrival in the Gas City at about 11:15 a.m., greeted by dignitaries and a public celebration that drew 200 Hatters to ... Read More »

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Hut 8 helps city break power record

By Collin Gallant on June 23rd, 2018

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant The city power plant set an all-time record for electricity production Thursday night thanks to hot weather, a new major commercial customer coming on line, and high prices on the Alberta grid. Medicine Hat’s mayor says more records will fall as the summer progresses and another major utility customer is added next winter. ... Read More »

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Guilty of sexual assault for a third time

By Peggy Revell on June 23rd, 2018

prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A Medicine Hat man will be assessed for dangerous offender status after being found guilty Friday of a 2015 sexual assault. The conviction of Michael Delmas follows a two-day trial in May at the Medicine Hat Provincial Court, where a 32-year-old complainant testified that Delmas was a friend who came to her apartment ... Read More »

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Milestone for Saamis Immigration

By Gillian Slade on June 23rd, 2018

gslade@medicinehatnews.com  @MHNGillianSlade An association that opens a welcoming door for people from around the world celebrated its 30th anniversary with a party on Friday. Over the past three decades, Saamis Immigration Services Association has played a vital role in helping to settle people from 111 countries, said Antonio Samayoa, executive director. Its service of ... Read More »

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City notebook: Aurora’s leader staying grounded under the limelight

By Collin Gallant on June 23rd, 2018

Maybe its the now-set date for marijuana legalization, but Aurora Cannabis CEO Terry Booth is getting a fair amount attention in the national media these days. Last week the Globe and Mail ran a long feature on the man whose company has a $120-million project on the go in Medicine Hat. On Friday, they delved ... Read More »

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Burrowing owls get population boost at CFB Suffield National Wildlife Area

By Peggy Revell on June 23rd, 2018

prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A project to bolster the burrowing owl population on the prairies has expanded, with the release of eight owls this spring into the CFB Suffield National Wildlife Area. “Burrowing owls are an endangered species in Canada,” said Graham Dixon-MacCallum, a conservation research associate with the Calgary Zoo. “Environment Canada has estimated that the ... Read More »

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Province opens nominations for annual Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards

By Gillian Slade on June 23rd, 2018

Medicine Hat News The province is accepting nominations for the Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards. Albertans are encouraged to submit nominations by Sept. 21 to honour exceptional volunteers in their community. “It is thanks to the generosity and community spirit of volunteers that vulnerable Albertans can access critical social services and we can all take ... Read More »

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Dogs in the Hat expo Saturday at Kin Coulee

By Mo Cranker on June 23rd, 2018

Medicine Hat News Saturday will be going to the dogs — literally. Medicine Hat’s second annual Dogs in the Hat expo is running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kin Coulee band shell, and it will showcase all things dogs. “We make the event dog-related because it’s mostly outside,” said organizer Elisha Mathis. ... Read More »

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