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City asked for water management funding partnership
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 17th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat and other cities, towns and counties along the length of St. Mary’s River Irrigation District will be asked to renew a partnership to get reservoirs and spillways built to handle flood waters and bolster water supply for new agri-food industry projects. That will likely include funding commitments for water management projects drawn ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local musician vies for main-stage booking at Country Thunder Alberta
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 16th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Local country artist Morgan Klaiber will compete for a turn on the main stage at Country Thunder Alberta next summer in a “Rising Star” competition later this month in Calgary. That coveted spot will go to the last act standing from 50 acts who auditioned in the contest that began in September and saw ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Women’s Shelter announces annual Christmas hamper program
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 16th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society is once again looking for support for its annual Christmas Hamper Program. As part of the program, parents are provided the opportunity to select the gifts their child will receive, and each adult also receives a gift package. The MHWSS Christmas Hamper program is more than 22 years old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Caring Cards for Seniors making sure everyone loved on their birthday
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 16th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Caring Cards for Seniors in Medicine Hat provides birthday cards each month to South Country Village, Meadow Ridge, Chinook and Riverview. The homes provide a list of names to the group and the goal is for each resident to receive four handwritten birthday cards on their special day. Deb Wickham is a dedicated scrapbooker ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man facing fraud sentencing reportedly left country
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 16th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A Lethbridge man set to be sentenced for defrauding thousands of investors has left the country, according to lawyers for the Alberta Securities Commission, and a warrant for his arrest has been expanded. Ronald James Aitkens faces a maximum of five years less one day in prison and potentially up to $5 million fines ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta-based expert discusses strange plant family he discovered at Medicine Hat and District Horticultural Society AGM
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 16th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Lyndon Penner has a reputation of being an engaging and dynamic speaker and he didn’t disappoint on Monday evening. Speaking at the Medicine Hat Public Library theatre to a nearly full house of horticultural enthusiasts, Penner was secretive about his topic prior to the event. “I discovered, sort of inadvertently one day, a teeny ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ticket sales close Friday for Women in Business event with Sage Watson
By Medicine Hat News on November 16th, 2023
Ticket sales to attend the Women in Business Empowerment Day with Sage Watson ticket close Friday. The event goes Nov. 24 beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Wyndham Garden Medicine Hat Conference Centre. The two-time local Olympian will give a keynote presentation, and refreshments and a buffet dinner will be provided. Organizers say the event ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City could review income thresholds for ‘Fair Entry’
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 16th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Administrative changes could be coming to how Hatters register for a city program that provides subsidized bus passes, buffers utility bills and provides discounted rec passes, but a study of where the income levels should be set is a year away. The City of Medicine Hat’s “Fair entry” program was developed in 2018 for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Midnight Madness wine and cheese ‘sip-and-shop’ event will support mental health
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 16th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Hatters are invited to browse and partake at an intimate wine and cheese sip-and-shop event at Midnight Madness on Friday, as well as support a silent auction held to benefit the Canadian Mental Health Association. “We’re encouraging everyone to come, sip, shop and bid,” said organizer Joely Augustino, whose company Fig and Olive Charcuterie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former real estate investment head due in court for fraud sentencing
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 15th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The head of a real estate investment firm with ties to Medicine Hat is being sought by the courts for sentencing this month, 10 years after he was charged with fraud. One local man who lost $200,000 in investments in the failed enterprise says it’s about time, but he doesn’t think the saga is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Downtown businesses ready for Midnight Madness shoppers
By Brendan Miller on November 15th, 2023
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The glow of Christmas will shine bright Friday as downtown stores, cafes and restaurants treat Holiday shoppers to local deals and festive treats. The Medicine Hat and District Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the Downtown Collective to host the annual Midnight Madness event. There are more than 50 businesses participating in this year’s ... Read More »
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