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Eagle Butte cosmetology students hosting Cuts for Cancer fundraiser on Dec. 1
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 23rd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The cosmetology 20/30 class at Eagle Butte High School will be holding a Cuts for Cancer fundraiser on Dec. 1. Teacher Ingrid Rose explained the fundraiser hasn’t been done at the school for a few years, but they are excited to bring it back. The students are nervous yet excited about the prospect of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH Community Housing getting $300K for renos
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 23rd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The province will provide $300,000 in grants to the Medicine Hat Community Housing Society toward major renovation projects at its housing inventory, Housing Minister Jason Nixon announced Wednesday among $16 million in similar funding across the province. Locally the money will be spent on building upgrades and replacing major building components, like shingles, hot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ag conference focuses on farm to table
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 23rd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The demand is rising for farm-to-table products like grass fed beef and other “local” or sustainable food products, but so is the pressure on producers and processors, delegates to an ag conference in Medicine Hat heard Wednesday. Perry Deering founded Deerview Meats 13 years ago near Irvine, processing wild game for hunters and cattle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McCoy High School ready to open production of Cinderella
By medicinehatnews on November 23rd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Monsignor McCoy High School is putting on a production of Cinderella this year with the first performance on Dec. 1 for the community and schools. Grade 12 student Lacey Holowaty landed the role of the stepmother, and it has been an adjustment to immerse herself in the role. “She’s mean but she knows what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Significant endowment donation to Forty Mile will soon support youth
By Brendan Miller on November 23rd, 2023
“He just loved it” Friends say Thomas Bories was a quiet man who kept to himself most of the time. Millwright by trade, Bories found finical success as the founder of Canadian Tubular, currently based in Ontario. According to friends he also had three patients under his name. “He was very good at building things,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crescent Heights tennis court to be replaced by community garden plots
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 23rd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Community garden plots located on Kipling Street will relocate to Crescent Heights to make way for a housing project, the city parks department announced Wednesday. That will mean however, tennis courts at Osborne Park will close next spring. Officials say the courts, located near the YMCA daycare on Seventh Avenue NE, are are underutilized ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council looks to limit time in closed meetings
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 23rd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council may look at how it schedules meetings as a potential way to cut down on the amount of material that’s dealt within closed sessions. On Monday, Coun. Shila Sharps said that as standing practice, scheduling a two-hour block for closed, or in-camera, sessions prior to regular open meetings has the potential to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Upcoming Holiday Events: Park Meadows light display opens Saturday
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 23rd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Park Meadows Christmas light display that covers the community in Medicine Hat is ready to be turned on this Saturday, one of the organizers informs the News. Each year for several decades, residents have decked out their own house fronts and the common park and walking paths in behind. “It’s all ready to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toys for Tickets campaign underway
By Brendan Miller on November 22nd, 2023
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Once again Hatters will be able to pay off their parking tickets with the donation of a new, unwrapped toy. Alberta Health Services Toys for Tickets campaign is currently underway. Residents who’ve recently received a AHS parking ticket can make a toy donation to Parking Services until Dec. 15 to pay it off. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three suspects charged following North Flats drug bust
By Brendan Miller on November 22nd, 2023
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Three people have been charged following a joint investigation between ALERT and the Medicine Hat Police Service that began in October. On Nov. 14, police seized 126 grams of fentanyl, 43 grams of methamphetamine as well as two stun guns from a home in the city’s North Flats. Police say the drugs have an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interactive exhibit focuses on issues surrounding addictions
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 22nd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Addictions Don’t Discriminate, an interactive exhibit located on the second floor of the Esplanade, opened Tuesday. It has large, easy-to-read display boards telling the stories of six individuals who experienced addiction with photos and images to complement. Journey maps for each individual are also on display where their struggles are told through graphic novel ... Read More »
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