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Daffodil Project wraps up for the season
By Gillian Slade on October 17th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The last of the 15,000 bulbs for the Daffodil Project were planted on Saturday bringing the total planted in the past three years to 55,000. It is all about community-minded volunteers understanding the importance of the project that adds colour to the Trans-Canada Highway, said Glen Motz, MP for Medicine Hat, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS program aims to help Albertans quit using tobacco
By Gillian Slade on October 17th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Find Your Stride is a program by Alberta Health Services to motivate and encourage people who use tobacco, or who have recently quit, to become more physically active. Find Your Stride will be held 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesdays, starting Oct. 24, at the Southridge YMCA, 644 Spruce Way SE. Please call Michelle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar Oct. 16-22
By Medicine Hat News on October 16th, 2017
Oct. 16 — Election Day Oct. 16-17 — Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Esplanade, 8 p.m. Oct. 16 — Law at the Library:Wills, Power of Attorney, and Personal Directives, MH Public Library, 7-9 p.m. Oct. 17 — The Kitchen is Open Caregiver Coffee Group, CMHA Boardroom (201-1865 Dunmore Rd. SE) 1:30-3 p.m. Oct. 17 — Stitching ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Good habits in the midst of midterms
By Jeremy Appel on October 16th, 2017
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat College is hosting its second annual Long Night Against Procrastination Wednesday at the campus library. The night goes from 5 p.m. until midnight and will have different stations set up for students — meditation, yoga and animals to pet for stress management, as well as pizza and access to the library’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chamber of Commerce Biz Award winners
By Mo Cranker on October 14th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce held its annual Business Awards Friday evening at the Cypress Centre. There were 74 nominations in 14 categories with one business taking home the Award of Excellence. The winner of the biggest award was Short Grass Ranches Ltd. The community involvement award was Canadian Fertilizer Limited. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aerial photo business gives a memory to man who lost his farm in the Bindloss grassfire
By Jeremy Appel on October 14th, 2017
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Calgary-based Homestead Aerial Farm Photos has inserted a little light into the life of Bindloss-area farmer Morley Sarvis, who lost his home Sept. 11 in an accidental grassfire started by the military. The firm dug into its archives and found the Sarvis farm from 1999, had the photo framed and presented it to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First ever Community Fun Run being held Tuesday at St. Michael’s School
By Jeremy Appel on October 14th, 2017
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat is holding its first Community Fun Run Tuesday, encouraging young Hatters to get active. The run will take place from 4:30-6 p.m. at St. Michael’s School, and is intended to celebrate the Medicine Hat chapter of the Alberta Medical Association Youth Run Club. The free event was brought to Medicine Hat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat police: Hatter killed in ‘cowardly attack’
By Collin Gallant on October 13th, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Police say that a “cowardly” attack on a man outside his Mill Street home is city’s first homicide of 2017. Major Crimes Unit investigators responded to EMS call on Wednesday morning to a laneway in the South Flats where the dead body of James Satre was discovered by a neighbour walking his dog. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wanner’s Q&A on Human Rights Act is on Monday
By Medicine Hat News on October 13th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The question-and-answer session about the Alberta Human Rights Act age restriction amendment will be held Monday morning, 10 a.m. to noon, at Higdon Hall. Hosted by Medicine Hat MLA Bob Wanner, the event is in response to the number of concerned tenants and owners of age restricted condominiums. A headline about the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!12th annual Fall Into Christmas Craft Show runs all weekend
By Jeremy Appel on October 13th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Hat’s 12th annual Fall Into Christmas Craft Show kicks off today at the Exhibition and Stampede Fieldhouse. Part of a national series of shows across 12 cities from coast to coast, the event offers handmade goods for sale from various artists, artisans and designers. “In the last couple of years we’ve ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charges of trafficking dangerous opioids added for man already in drug trouble
By Peggy Revell on October 13th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Carfentanil and fentanyl trafficking charges have been added to the list of allegations against a Medicine Hat man arrested in June. Levi Aebig appeared before the Medicine Hat court Thursday, with the Federal Crown officially updating charges against the 32-year-old man to reflect results from analyzing substances seized earlier this year. Aebig already ... Read More »
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