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NFNA offering vital service to local kids
By Tim Kalinowski on September 30th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Since 1996 the North Flats Neighbourhood Association has been helping local kids get a leg up on life. Working with those Flats kids who are most vulnerable due to poverty or other challenging circumstances, the association strives to break the cycles that lead to troubled lives generation after generation. “One of the biggest ... Read More »
1 responseSouthview students have it their way with Passion Day
By Tim Kalinowski on September 30th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatcollege.com @MHNTimKal Medicine Hat College third-year education students had an opportunity to get some practical teaching experience as they shared their passions in 40-minute mini-sessions with Southview Community School during Friday’s “Passion Day.” “We have got everything here today from woodfire pizza making, to robotics, to fractured fairy tales, to homemade ice cream,” said MHC ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Polling station information online
By Gillian Slade on September 30th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Details of your nearest voting station to cast your ballot on Oct. 16 in the municipal election is available online. An interactive online map allows you to enter your address and you will then be told the location of the nearest voting station along with directions to get there and hours for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minor injures in pedestrian-vehicle collision on SE Hill
By Medicine Hat News on September 30th, 2017
Medicine Hat News One man was taken to hospital Friday afternoon after a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian. At about 12:15 p.m. a man on rollerblades was struck by a vehicle at the corner of Fifth Avenue NE and Dundee Street, near Alexandra Middle School. S/Sgt. Jason Graham said later Friday the investigation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Army Reserve Open House at Patterson Armoury Saturday
By Jeremy Appel on September 30th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Those interested in learning about the Canadian Armed Forces can stop by the Patterson Armoury in Medicine Hat Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. The Canadian Army Reserve Open House is occurring at armouries and reserve units across the county. The event, hosted by the South Alberta Light Horse in Medicine Hat, will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Country Co-op donates $5K to SEASAR
By Jeremy Appel on September 29th, 2017
Medicine Hat News South Country Co-op provided a $5,000 donation to South East Alberta Search and Rescue on Thursday. SEASAR president Paul Carolan said the donate will be of much assistance to the group in its search, rescue and preventative services throughout the region. “It isn’t unusual for people to think that we’re a paid ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No major injury or charges laid after Maple Ave, collision
By Peggy Revell on September 29th, 2017
Medicine Hat News While it may have looked to onlookers like serious damage was done, Medicine Hat police report that there were no major injuries following a Tuesday motor vehicle collision. Police also say no charges have been laid following the collision that took place on Maple Avenue on Sept. 26, at around 4 p.m., ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads guilty to trafficking meth, weapons charges
By Peggy Revell on September 29th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Guilty pleas were entered Thursday by a man arrested in a May drug trafficking bust, where police say $33,000 in methamphetamine was seized. Paul Rasmussen entered the pleas to the 20 charges against him, which include five drug trafficking charges and multiple firearm charges. The agreed statement of facts was submitted to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!River shoreline cleanup Saturday at Strathcona Island Park
By Jeremy Appel on September 29th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Hatters will be cleaning up the shore of the South Saskatchewan River Saturday. Grasslands Naturalists is holding Medicine Hat’s edition of the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup at the Strathcona Island Park starting at 9 a.m. “Volunteers from the Canadian Grasslands Naturalists are going to be meeting at the pavilion parking lot to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!5th annual River Flats Run today
By Tim Kalinowski on September 29th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal The fifth annual River Flats Run will take place at Elm Street School starting at 11 a.m. today. The event has become a large part of the identity of the surrounding community, says co-founder Michele Frey. “At the time I worked at Elm Street School as a teacher,” remembers Frey. “We had a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County grassfire takes hours Wednesday to put out
By Gillian Slade on September 29th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade A grassfire in Cypress County took hours to extinguish on Wednesday evening. The fire was near the intersection of Hwy 41 N and Range Road 33, almost half way to Schuler, said John McBain deputy fire chief Cypress County. The cause is undetermined at this stage but it started at the edge ... Read More »
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