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Family making public plea for help finding missing man
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 12th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The family of a man missing from Maple Creek is prepared to make a public appeal today for information about his whereabouts. Byron Watson was last seen leaving is residence in the town, located one hour east of Medicine Hat, on Nov. 26. The RCMP announced they were looking for the 23-year-old man to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local community foundation awards winter grant funding to 17 regional organizations
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 12th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Community Foundation of Southeast Alberta has released its winter community grant recipients showing 17 charitable efforts in the region will receive a total of $138,000. The foundation, which covers southeast Alberta including chapters in the Special Areas, Brooks, Cypress County and the County of Forty Mile, provides several rounds of funding to charities, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Power outage affects about 1,500 addresses
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 12th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews About 1,500 addresses were without power for most of the afternoon Monday. The cause was not released by press time, but updates from the utility department stated that about 1,000 customers’ power had been restored by about 5 p.m. All areas of the Flats north of the Canadian Pacific Rail line, as well as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council to consider if city should operate Co-op Place
By Brendan Miller on December 12th, 2023
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com City council is expected to talk over the city’s operation of Co-op Place and the Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre following public services committee’s adoption of the item Monday. Council will also consider the city’s request of an additional $263,000 to the 2024 community development budget to increase staff at both facilities. The city ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pickleball fever reaching elementary-age children, too
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 12th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Members of the Medicine Hat Pickleball Club were volunteering at Crestwood School in November and December to teach students how to play the game. Grade 5 and 6 students at the school had four sessions each with the courts split in half so all students from a single class could play at the same ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monday in Medicine Hat, Dec. 11
By James Tubb on December 10th, 2023
Medicine Hat News Santa Claus coming to town He sees you when you’re sleeping and will also be traveling from the Big Marble Go Centre to the Medicine Hat Mall along major routes this evening. The Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Parade, sponsored by IG Wealth, will leave the northside leisure centre lcoation at 5:30 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paws-itively best friends; service dog transforms Hatter’s life
By Brendan Miller on December 9th, 2023
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com A tragic head injury in 2021 changed the life of 22-year-old Kerian McCormick, leaving him with long-lasting mental health and mobility issues. Due to his injuries, McCormick was forced to quit his job as a child caregiver and now relies on disability support. It was during this difficult time McCormick met a Red Fox ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City unveils 25-year environmental roadmap
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 9th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant An environmental road map for the City of Medicine Hat does not set hard targets for energy reduction or water conservation over the next 25 years, but says community-wide changes are the goal through education and operational measures. The largest of which – potentially adding low-emission energy production to its utility company – is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Briefs: City will renovate, restore Saamis Tepee in five-month project next year
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 9th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Saamis Tepee will go dark next summer as major renovation work is scheduled between April and October, the city of Medicine Hat announced Friday. In spring of 2024 work will begin to repaint the entire 215-foot-tall structure, including masts, while the current red and blue “zig zag” portion will be matched to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prairie Rose moves forward despite lingering pandemic effects
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 9th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Assistant superintendent for Prairie Rose Public Schools Boyd Craven presented the 2022-23 Annual Education Results Report to the board of trustees at the last meeting. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be evident and PRPS is continuing to work with schools to close learning gaps for students. Adding additional literacy resources and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Is a stint at premier and two failed retries enough for Notley as leader?
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 9th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Was it really nine years ago that this column detailed the growing excitement inside the Alberta New Democratic party for new leader Rachel Notley? In Nov. 2014, most eyes were on new PC party leader Jim Prentice. He was set to enter the Alberta Legislature as premier, when about three dozen NDPers gathered at ... Read More »
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