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Online literacy session offers crucial support for parents
By BRENDAN MILLER on November 15th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Public School Division has partnered with the Public Library to promote reading and writing in young children with an hour-long online session presented by Marnie Heintz, a division instructional coach who discusses the importance of early literacy education. The session is targeted for parents of young children who are learning to ... Read More »
1 responseMore than 150 years of combined experience on display at MHC Faculty Art Show
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 15th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College instructors are proud to put their talent and skill on display with their annual Faculty Art Show. The display, hosted in the college’s One on One gallery, features a variety of mediums, including printmaking, graphic design, sculpture, painting and drawing, each reflecting the artists’ specialties and areas of research. “People often ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province to collaborate with educators to develop new junior high curriculums
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 15th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Beginning this month the province will be working with education partners, teachers, First Nations education directors and the Alberta Teachers Association to develop draft curriculums for junior high level math, social studies, phys-ed and career and life management, known as CALM. In a press release issued Thursday the province is looking for feedback on ... Read More »
1 responseTeen who has battled cancer into remission granted Disney World family trip by local Make-A-Wish chapter
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 14th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The local chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation was able to work its magic for the Griffiths family on Tuesday night, granting them a trip to Walt Disney World. For 17-year-old Daniel Griffiths, the news of his cancer diagnosis came on incredibly quick last September. “It was crazy,” said Corrina Griffiths, his mother. “We went ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Six suspects charged with forcible confinement following home invasion
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 14th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Police have charged six suspects with several charges, including forcible confinement, after discovering a male who had been assaulted and unlawfully confined within a residence on Monday. The male was discovered after officers responded to a noise complaint at a home on Belfast Street, and was found assaulted and unlawfully confined within the home. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nov. 20 event will honour those lost to anti-trans violence
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 14th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Prairie Pride Guild of Medicine Hat & District is inviting the public on Nov. 20 to honour the lives of those lost to anti-transgender violence. Trans Day of Remembrance is an annual observance, in which the community takes the time to hold space for the memory of trans people whose lives have been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bad debt report for Redcliff shows $1,354 as uncollectable
By Medicine Hat News on November 14th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The value of uncollected utility bills in Redcliff has dropped for the fourth straight year, that town’s council heard Tuesday night. Administrators presented the 2024 bad debt report from water, sewer and solid waste collection accounts provided by the town, requesting that $1,354 be written-off as uncollectable. Five accounts on the current list have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Municipal voting in southwest Saskatchewan won’t change much
By Medicine Hat News on November 14th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Wednesday was election day in Saskatchewan municipalities for urban voters and odd-numbered rural wards. A number of positions in southwest Saskatchewan were acclaimed on nomination day when only one name was received, but elections for mayor and council were set to go ahead in several towns and cities. In Swift Current, Al Bridal was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic schools score an ‘A’ on annual provincial education report
By BRENDAN MILLER on November 14th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education trustees heard results this week from Alberta Education’s annual report, highlighting strong performance metrics throughout the division and calling attention to a three-year increase in diploma excellence scores. Deputy superintendent Nick Gale provided a presentation Tuesday that underlined high points within the school division that include a 90.3 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drop-off locations announced for women’s shelter Christmas Hamper Program
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 14th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society is pleased to announce that Sun Valley Honda and Davis GMC Buick in Medicine Hat will be the drop-off locations for the Christmas Hamper Program, which has just begun. As in previous years, those participating can drop off new toys, gifts for all ages, or gift cards at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aerospace award goes to Edmonton-based company, beating out Hat submissions
By Medicine Hat News on November 14th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews An award for work in the Alberta aerospace industry has gone to a satellite imaging company over two entries from Medicine Hat. Edmonton-based firm Wyvern received the ASTech Award in Aerospace at a ceremony in the provincial capital city. It employs high-resolution “hyperspectral imaging” to evaluate land quality and emissions for use in mining, ... Read More »
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