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South Country Co-op launches student developed ad campaign
By Medicine Hat News on May 31st, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com South Country Co-op has teamed up with digital design students at Monsignor McCoy High School to develop a summer advertising campaign to promote colour changing drinking/slushy cups that are now on sale. Students were provided a marketing package outlining the goals of the campaign and the top three individuals or teams who presented the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Women’s shelter and SPCA to host annual pet walk
By ANNA SMITH on May 31st, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society and Medicine Hat SPCA are once again joining forces to offer the city a chance to show support and raise awareness during the ninth annual Pet Walk. They invite the community to dress themselves and their pets in purple, and make their way to the Kin Coulee Kinette ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spring book sale begins at public library
By ANNA SMITH on May 31st, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Today will see the first waves of the Friends of the Library spring book sale, hosted at the Medicine Hat Public Library. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, donated books, CDs, DVDs, magazines and board games will be for sale, with proceeds being put toward ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS reminds public of risks with youth tobacco use for world no tobacco day
By ANNA SMITH on May 31st, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com May 31 marks World No Tobacco Day, an annual initiative lead by the World Health Organization to raise awareness about the health risks associated with use. AHS put out a public service announcement in relation to the date, seeking to highlight the addictive properties of nicotine and the harm caused by commercial tobacco, especially ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Major reservoirs filling but still below 2023
By Medicine Hat News on May 31st, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Most of southern Alberta’s largest reservoirs are approaching three-quarters full after rain in May replenished levels left low during a dry winter with minimal runoff, Alberta Environment reports. That’s still below levels last year however, according to irrigation districts that haven’t adjusted allocations that were set lower this year ahead of expected drought and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seniors’ Week activities and events coming up at Veiner Centre
By Medicine Hat News on May 31st, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com The Unison at Veiner Centre is getting ready to celebrate Seniors’ Week beginning on Monday to recognize and honour contributions of older residents in the community. The annual week-long celebration has been recognized across the province since 1986 and this year’s theme is ‘Aging is More’ and will focus on encouraging seniors to embrace ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City needs to find yet another city clerk
By Medicine Hat News on May 31st, 2024
@MedicineHatNews City officials are stressing the “temporary” nature of a new advertisement to hire a city clerk in Medicine Hat. The posting was uploaded Wednesday to the “career opportunities” listings on the city’s webpage, but several weeks since city clerk Larry Randle took part in a council meeting. The job is noted as “temporary full-time” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City of Lethbridge pitches in on bid to host 2026 Scotties
By Medicine Hat News on May 30th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The City of Lethbridge will put up $400,000 to support a bid to host the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in that city, the Lethbridge Herald reports. The Lethbridge Curling Club is behind the move to bring the national women’s curling championship to that city, which hosted the 2022 Brier men’s championship bonspiel and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Month-long boil water advisory lifts in Havre
By Medicine Hat News on May 30th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The boil water advisory in Havre, Mont. has been lifted, according to that town’s public works department, one month after two residents were sickened with suspected Giardia. On April 19, the city located south of Cypress County, Alta., announced the advisory saying the precautionary measure could last 20 days and was being done out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged after downtown firearms complaint
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 30th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Police have charged 32-year-old Brandon Webb with several firearms-related offences after a report of him pointing a handgun or replica handgun at a worker of a downtown business. Patrol members say they quickly responded and set up a containment area around the business located in the 100 block of First Street SE on Sunday ... Read More »
1 responseGovernance consultant addresses mayor, council in open meeting
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 30th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Leadership is neither going along to get along nor “fighting” city hall from the inside, a municipal governance consultant said during a special meeting of Medicine Hat city council Wednesday. George Cuff has worked with hundreds of municipalities over a 40-year career and worked with Medicine Hat most recently in 2002. He was brought ... Read More »
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