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South Ridge Community Park will remain open to public during upgrade work

By Medicine Hat News on June 15th, 2023

South Ridge Community Park will remain open to the public throughout the summer despite ongoing work to upgrade and enhance park amenities with the goal of improving sustainable maintenance practices. Commencing earlier this week, the work will include irrigation line replacement, washroom facilities upgrades and alternative landscaping integration. Work is expected to continue from now ... Read More »

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Western Canadian Reptile Expo coming to MH Stampede grounds June 24, 25

By Medicine Hat News on June 15th, 2023

Reptiles of all shapes and sizes are coming to Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede’s Auditorium on June 24 and 25 as the Western Canadian Reptile Expo makes its first visit to the city. A number of reptile breeders and suppliers will be present at the event, as well as vendors selling habitats, feeders, food and ... Read More »

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Cardston residents say yes to alcohol

By Medicine Hat News on June 15th, 2023

Residents of Cardston have voted in favour of allowing limited liquor sales in a non-binding vote of electors held by the town Monday. Allowing alcohol to be sold within town limits has been discussed since 2019, and the question to voters asked if they supported a bylaw change to allow sales in restaurants and recreational ... Read More »

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Hat students get taste of Ivy League through Harvard Student Agencies

By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 14th, 2023

reporter@medicinehatnews.com Harvard Student Agencies were recently offered for Grade 7-12 students in the Medicine Hat Public School Division. Corey Sadlemyer, associate superintendent inclusive mindset explained, “We received an enquire from the Harvard student’s agencies. They are a group of undergrads from Harvard, and they run eight different classes each year within four categories – pre-med, ... Read More »

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Nicolay wraps up interim manager role with City of Grande Prairie

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 14th, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat’s former city manager is set to leave the same job in Grande Prairie, where Bob Nicolay departed following a split with city hall here. Nicolay was the chief administrative officer in Medicine Hat in the 1990s and returned in late 2018 to resume the role. He left the position in Medicine Hat ... Read More »

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AHS says it is actively recruiting for positions to keep Milk River’s ER from more closures

By KENDALL KING on June 14th, 2023

kking@medicinehatnews.com Alberta Health Services is working to bolster its Milk River Health Centre emergency department team in an effort to prevent further closures. Intended to operate 24/7, the community ED has experienced numerous temporary closures throughout the past year due to a lack of physician coverage. Of the 165 days since the start of 2023, ... Read More »

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Ground-level ozone in Medicine Hat triggers 3-hr air advisory

By COLLIN GALLANT on June 14th, 2023

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant In a spring with an over abundance of smoke, air quality monitors in southeast Alberta denoted an unusual trend Monday afternoon, namely high amounts of ground level ozone. That, and another rise in levels on Tuesday led to a special air quality statement from Environment Canada after initiated by the local monitoring agency, the ... Read More »

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Leadership classes at CHHS donate to local nonprofits

By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 14th, 2023

reporter@medicinehatnews.com Crescent Heights High School leadership classes presented cheques to local nonprofit organizations Tuesday, having now given away more than $30,000 in the community over the years. Leadership classes run throughout the year where students decide which charity they want to support. “We have a competition where the kids present all the reasons why they ... Read More »

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City’s south-end substation locations rejected by AUC

By COLLIN GALLANT on June 14th, 2023

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Regulators have denied both a preferred and alternate location for a substation that the City of Medicine needs to better regulate and expand power delivery to the south end of town. An Alberta Utilities Commission panel sided with Cypress County residents who had mounted opposition arguing the “industrial” nature of the substation would detract ... Read More »

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Two-day concert festival kicks off Friday at Mainliner Pub

By Medicine Hat News on June 14th, 2023

Hatters, get ready to rock out to bands from Medicine Hat and beyond during the 2023 Alternative Waves Music Festival. Taking place Friday and Saturday at the Mainliner Pub, the festival includes performances by more than 40 bands spanning a multitude of music genres, with focus on hard rock and metal. Bands will perform on ... Read More »

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Veiner Centre shining light on elder abuse

By KENDALL KING on June 14th, 2023

kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s Veiner Centre is hoping to raise awareness of what elder abuse is and how it affects older individuals in the community during World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, held annually June 15. “We feel this is a really important day for us to honour, as elder abuse is something that a lot of ... Read More »

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