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Feline friends to visit businesses with new SPCA wellness program
By ANNA SMITH on June 1st, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Looking to enhance people’s well-being with the therapeutic benefits of animal visits, the Medicine Hat SPCA is bringing feline friends to businesses and organizations with a new program. The program in question, Whiskers and Wellness, is all thanks to a grant from ConnectFirst Credit Union, said Morgan Widmer, fund development and communications manager with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mock motor vehicle collision planned on college campus this morning
By Medicine Hat News on May 31st, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com A mock motor vehicle collision exercise will be staged at Medicine Hat College this morning beginning at 9:30 with members of the traffic unit along with other emergency service providers. Grade 9 students will be attending the exercise that is being co-ordinated by Alberta Health Services’ Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth, better ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Board studying cross-border river deal given year-long extension
By Medicine Hat News on May 31st, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The board studying potential updates to the International St. Mary and Milk Rivers agreement will have an additional year to complete its work. The International Joint Commission commissioned the work in 2021, and will now have until June 2026 to deliver its findings, according to a release. The effort aims to examine changes and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Country Co-op launches student developed ad campaign
By Medicine Hat News on May 31st, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com South Country Co-op has teamed up with digital design students at Monsignor McCoy High School to develop a summer advertising campaign to promote colour changing drinking/slushy cups that are now on sale. Students were provided a marketing package outlining the goals of the campaign and the top three individuals or teams who presented the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Women’s shelter and SPCA to host annual pet walk
By ANNA SMITH on May 31st, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society and Medicine Hat SPCA are once again joining forces to offer the city a chance to show support and raise awareness during the ninth annual Pet Walk. They invite the community to dress themselves and their pets in purple, and make their way to the Kin Coulee Kinette ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spring book sale begins at public library
By ANNA SMITH on May 31st, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Today will see the first waves of the Friends of the Library spring book sale, hosted at the Medicine Hat Public Library. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, donated books, CDs, DVDs, magazines and board games will be for sale, with proceeds being put toward ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS reminds public of risks with youth tobacco use for world no tobacco day
By ANNA SMITH on May 31st, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com May 31 marks World No Tobacco Day, an annual initiative lead by the World Health Organization to raise awareness about the health risks associated with use. AHS put out a public service announcement in relation to the date, seeking to highlight the addictive properties of nicotine and the harm caused by commercial tobacco, especially ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City needs to find yet another city clerk
By Medicine Hat News on May 31st, 2024
@MedicineHatNews City officials are stressing the “temporary” nature of a new advertisement to hire a city clerk in Medicine Hat. The posting was uploaded Wednesday to the “career opportunities” listings on the city’s webpage, but several weeks since city clerk Larry Randle took part in a council meeting. The job is noted as “temporary full-time” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Major reservoirs filling but still below 2023
By Medicine Hat News on May 31st, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Most of southern Alberta’s largest reservoirs are approaching three-quarters full after rain in May replenished levels left low during a dry winter with minimal runoff, Alberta Environment reports. That’s still below levels last year however, according to irrigation districts that haven’t adjusted allocations that were set lower this year ahead of expected drought and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seniors’ Week activities and events coming up at Veiner Centre
By Medicine Hat News on May 31st, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com The Unison at Veiner Centre is getting ready to celebrate Seniors’ Week beginning on Monday to recognize and honour contributions of older residents in the community. The annual week-long celebration has been recognized across the province since 1986 and this year’s theme is ‘Aging is More’ and will focus on encouraging seniors to embrace ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Governance consultant addresses mayor, council in open meeting
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 30th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Leadership is neither going along to get along nor “fighting” city hall from the inside, a municipal governance consultant said during a special meeting of Medicine Hat city council Wednesday. George Cuff has worked with hundreds of municipalities over a 40-year career and worked with Medicine Hat most recently in 2002. He was brought ... Read More »
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