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Economic development groups getting more provincial cash
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 23rd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Regional economic development agencies will see provincial operation support grants doubled in 2023, following an interim one-time boost in grant funding last fall, according to a government release on Wednesday. Combined, the outlay will be about $250,000 to each of nine Rural Economic Development Agencies. How the additional funds might be employed in southeast ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vacant Southlands lots could be rezoned for multi-family development
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 23rd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Eight vacant house lots that have lingered in the city-led Southlands community could be rezoned for larger multi-family projects, the municipal planning commission heard on Wednesday. That comes five years after the city’s land department suggested downgrading requirements to allow single-family homes to be built on subdivided lots in an effort to sell off ... Read More »
1 responseMobile mammography clinic to be stationed in Milk River in early April
By Medicine Hat News on March 22nd, 2023
Alberta Health Services’ mobile mammography service will be stationed in Milk River at the Prairie Rose Lodge on April 3 and 4. The service is part of the AHS Screen Test program, which aims to improve rural community access to breast cancer screening. The service is available to women aged 45-74 by appointment. Appointments can ... Read More »
1 responseNDP candidates bemoan lack of physicians
By KENDALL KING on March 22nd, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com NDP candidates for both Medicine Hat’s electoral ridings joined forces Tuesday to speak on the lack of family physicians in the city, and share their party’s plans to address such. Cypress-Medicine Hat candidate Cathy Hogg and Brooks-Medicine Hat candidate Gwendoline Dirk assert that limited local access to family physicians, and other medical providers, is ... Read More »
1 responseMH Chess Club’s spring tourney fills up fast
By KENDALL KING on March 22nd, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Chess Club is hosting its 31st annual Spring Chess Tournament, with the junior section taking place March 25 and the adult section April 1 and 2. The tournament provides chess players of all ages an opportunity to learn and practise their skills in a fun and supportive environment. Prizes will be ... Read More »
1 responseTwo Hatters killed in head-on collision on Highway 3
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 22nd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Two Hatters have died in a head-on collision between a pick-up and a tractor trailer on Highway 3 near Seven Persons on Monday night, the Redcliff RCMP reported. The crash happened at 8 p.m. on March 20, when RCMP say the eastbound passenger vehicle crossed the centre line and was struck by the westbound ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pilot program helps students deal with climate anxiety
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 22nd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com A new program piloted in two public schools is aimed to help students deal with climate anxiety. John Whidden, educator with the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, explained that climate anxiety is a phenomenon identified by many global studies, including one in Alberta. Whidden has gone into River Heights School and Dr. Ken Sauer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Invest MH will report to CAO in new revamp
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 22nd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant More than a year after a proposal to create “Invest 2.0” to handle municipal economic development was shelved, the city is planning to rejuvenate the office. City manager Ann Mitchell said Monday she will retain the “Invest Medicine Hat” model as a direct function of City Hall, not a contracted-out service, and that managers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rotary Festival continues making ‘strong comeback’
By KENDALL KING on March 22nd, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Rotary Music Festival organizers say the festival was a resounding success in its 68th year. The annual amateur music festival, which ran from March 5-19, featured performances by roughly 1,000 talented young Albertans. “It was wonderful to welcome everyone back to festival,” director Delynne Lorentzen told the News following the STARS of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jehovah’s Witnesses to finally have their Hat conference
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 22nd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A population roughly equivalent to the size of Redcliff will come to Medicine Hat on separate weekends to take part in a Western Canadian conference of Jehovah’s Witnesses this June. “Exercise Patience” – a program of religious instruction, presentations and testimonials – will fill the Co-op Place over two weekends, church officials announced Tuesday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic students get in the community for Faith Day
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 21st, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education held Friday its division-wide Faith Day, which started with mass at St. Patrick’s Church. “That was really beautiful, to celebrate there on St. Patrick’s Feast Day,” said Heather Irvine, religious education co-ordinator. Following mass, the division recognized 43 long-service award winners. Part of the gospel reading was ... Read More »
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