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Sheltered skating rink opens in Dunmore as cold hits
By Medicine Hat News on January 20th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A sheltered rink in Dunmore built by the hamlet’s community association is now open thanks to the arrival of winter weather and several years of work and fundraising to enclose two sides of the ice slab. The Dunmore Community Association opened the multi-purpose facility last spring, but ice-making was on hold this fall until ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Concern raised over availability of firefighters in Walsh
By Anna Smith Southern Alberta Newspapers on January 20th, 2024
A letter was sent by a Walsh resident to Cypress County in regards to potential first-responder response times in the event anything were to happen in the hamlet. Geoff Shoesmith included in his letter that he recently noticed there were a number of volunteers on the Cypress fire team who had left, which drew him ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clark appears on CBC to talk homelessness
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 19th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat is back in the national discussion regarding homelessness as it prepares to advance another local summit on how to tackle the issue. Mayor Linnsie Clark appeared on CBC’s Power and Politics as part of a segment on growing concerns about rising numbers of unhoused people in cities across Canada. Along with newer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nature Centre hosting indoor Trivia Night
By Medicine Hat News on January 19th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is hosting an evening of trivia for anyone over the age of 18 at the Nature Centre later this month. The event aims to encourage people to come out to Police Point Park to learn about and enjoy nature during the winter months. “I thought that having a trivia night ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community Foundation hosts grant writing workshop for local non-profits
By Medicine Hat News on January 19th, 2024
Prior to the launch of its spring 2024 community grants, the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta is hosting a virtual workshop for all registered charities, qualified donees and non-profits to learn about the updated grant guidelines. The Community Foundation has four rural community funds including Cypress County, Brooks and district, Forty Mile and the Prairie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community job fair returns to Medicine Hat College in February
By Medicine Hat News on January 19th, 2024
Job seekers will have the opportunity to meet with several local employees as Medicine Hat College gears up to host to its 13th annual community job fair. Employers will be offering part-time, summer and internship positions as well as providing information on their organizations and job roles they offer. The college says the purpose of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City board appointees officially announced
By Medicine Hat News on January 19th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews City council appointments to advisory boards and quasi-judicial bodies were decided on Dec. 18 and officially announced Monday when the minutes of the previous city council meeting were approved. A list of new appointees by board in alphabetical order (all appointments are for three-year terms unless otherwise noted): Assessment Review Board – Don Knutson, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Water treatment facility over budget by $3.85M, city council blames province
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 19th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city’s construction of a long-planned water treatment facility is taking longer to construct and will be more costly to build than first estimated, council heard this week. The plant was begun last year after years of putting off the project, but a budget estimate of nearly $30 million will require an additional $3.85 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Time served for B.C. man who stole snow plow from Brooks car dealership
By Medicine Hat News on January 19th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A former B.C. man who stole a snow plow from a car dealership in Brooks was sentenced to nearly three months in jail Wednesday and then promptly released. Kyle Duncan Reid, 30, has been in custody since the fall after he was arrested for threatening an employee of a Lethbridge business in November. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City adds money for facilities but saving over private operation
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 18th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city will add $263,000 to the budget to run Co-op Place and the Esplanade as a joint unit, but administrators say the whole budget is still less costly and better focused than bringing in a private-sector contract to manage the venues. The large spectator arena opened in the fall of 2015 under the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH Interpretive hosting winter story walk
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 18th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is helping get Hatters out on a winter walk this month. The local program is hosting a winter story walk beginning Jan. 27 at Police Point Park that will run until the end of February. The winter story is ‘The Winter Dance’ by Marion Dane Bauer. The story is released ... Read More »
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