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Alberta crop land from Cold Lake to Medicine Hat experiencing historic dry spell
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 20th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The mass of Alberta crop land from Cold Lake to Medicine Hat and Lethbridge is experiencing a once-in-50-years dry spell, according to the latest Alberta crop report, dated June 13. Areas south of the two southern cities are fairing only slightly better, ranging from very to moderately low for moisture. In the Southern region, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foremost Agricultural Centre receives $77,000 from Co-op Community Spaces
By Medicine Hat News on June 20th, 2023
The Foremost Ag Society has received a $77,000 donation from Co-op Community Spaces for the Foremost Agricultural Centre. “We are very proud to be able to support this community project. The Ag Centre in Foremost is a facility that will serve the needs of not only Foremost, but the surrounding communities for years to come,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province denies funding for city’s mental health response team
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 20th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A local program that diverts police calls to mental health workers is working but won’t have any provincial funding to continue as of Sept. 1, the head of initiative told city council on Monday. The Community Assisted Response (CARe) team has been operated by the local Canadian Mental Health Association office since last September ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tourism officials optimistic about summer visits
By KENDALL KING on June 17th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Local tourism industry officials are optimistic Medicine Hat will welcome a sizable number of visitors throughout the summer months, whether they be tourists, seasonal workers or individuals travelling for other purposes. Like many city around the world, Medicine Hat experienced a decline in visitors throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. With visitors contributing money to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Workshop at Saamis Tepee teaches art, importance of smudging
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 17th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Brenda Mercer was at the Saamis Tepee on Thursday evening holding a smudge kit workshop. A group of seven people, with a couple from Ontario, joined the workshop to learn about the land, Indigenous medicine and how to create a smudge kit. Mercer brought sage, sweetgrass, raw tobacco and cedar. Sweetgrass is often used ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses arrive for weekend convention
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 17th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Members of three local churches are happy to play host this month and show off Medicine Hat to almost 9,000 out-of-town guests. Sessions were underway Friday at Co-op Place to begin the first of two weekend conventions of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, marking the end of a three-year postponement for the event originally scheduled for ... Read More »
1 responseWater supply of no concern despite lower than normal river flow
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 17th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Water supply to Medicine Hat households is not threatened even though the river is low, temperatures are hot and voluntary restrictions are being called for in communities upstream, city utility officials said Friday. This week, the City of Brooks called on residents to voluntarily pull back on watering lawns to meet a goal of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter wins Faculty of Arts and Science gold medal at U of L
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 17th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com At the recent convocation for the University of Lethbridge, Amy Cran, born and raised in Medicine Hat, received the Faculty of Arts and Science gold medal. Cran was a French immersion student who attended Connaught and Crescent Heights before heading to Lethbridge for university. She chose Lethbridge to have the experience of going away ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Several honoured at MHPSD’s appreciation dinner
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 16th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Public School Division held its annual appreciation dinner on June 8. “We have a really cool group of humans here who serve as part of the student senate at Medicine Hat High School. They sit representatives at every public meeting of the board to provide feedback to the board on matters ... Read More »
1 responseMH Interpretive Program spreading the importance of pollinators
By Medicine Hat News on June 16th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is encouraging Hatters to bee creative while learning about Alberta’s native pollinators, during its June 23 Buzzed for Buttons drop-in education session. Being held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Police Point Park, Buzzed for Buttons is the first of several sessions included in MHIP’s new Pop-Up Pollinator series, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local unemployment steady with April but up over 2022
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 16th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The regional jobless rate was steady in May from the previous month, but up from the same month last year, according to new analysis released by the provincial Ministry of Jobs. The Alberta rate of 5.7 per cent was also largely unchanged as both the number of employed and unemployed increased, as did the ... Read More »
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