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Piikani Nation launches communication app
By SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on January 20th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Piikani Nation is launching a new digital communications app to connect with its remote band members and help better inform the community with a central space for its information. In order to better communicate with its members on and off reserve, Piikani Nation has developed a custom mobile app to distribute information and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Delays around Spencer Street to last into February
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 20th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Traffic disruptions on a main central route will continue into February resulting from work to abandon a natural gas well that sits near Spencer Street. A rig appeared on the site of the former ADM Mill property on Jan. 9, causing eastbound traffic to be diverted onto one westbound lane on the road that ... Read More »
1 responseData shows earlier-than-expected decline in influenza cases
By Medicine Hat News on January 19th, 2023
National and provincial data shows an earlier-than-expected decline in influenza cases, with the number of cases, hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths now falling within annual expected levels. Alberta’s most recent influenza report shows a seasonal total of 8,495 lab-confirmed influenza cases as of Jan. 7, with a rate of growth approximately 2 per cent from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta organization introduces guide for safe tractor operation and hitching
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 19th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Agriculture for Life, located in Foothills, just south of Calgary, has released the Alberta Safe Tractor Operation and Hitching Guide. The guide was published to introduce the youth of Alberta to the operation of tractors, primarily for agricultural purposes, but would prove useful to all new tractor operators. As it is only a guide, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds to open PrairiesCan office in Lethbridge
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 19th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews LETHBRIDGE Federal government officials will open the newest branch office to the PrairiesCan ministry, formally Western Canada Economic Diversification, in Lethbridge on Thursday. A press release states that Minister Dan Vandal will attend the event and “outline a wide range of economic development initiatives across various sectors to bolster jobs and growth in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eagle Butte Flight Academy heading to Washington, D.C.
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 19th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Flight Academy at Eagle Butte High School began in 2019 and does a field trip each year. This year they wanted to do something special to celebrate the first three-year group to graduate. The destination chosen is Washington D.C., which is a haven for aviation and knowledge. The group will be flying out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Holiday lights coming down
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 19th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Crews have began to remove festive light displays from streetlight standards along Medicine Hat’s major routes on Monday. The schedule is weather dependent and will progress: downtown; First Street SE; Maple Avenue Bridge; Eighth Street NE; Division Avenue N.; Kingsway and S. Railway; Trans-Canada Way; Carry Drive; Dunmore Road; and 13th Avenue SE. The ... Read More »
1 responseSocial media key for pet adoption agencies’ success
By KENDALL KING on January 19th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Social media has become a valuable tool for pet adoption agencies in Medicine Hat and elsewhere across Canada to connect animals awaiting adoption with prospective owners. “Social media is so prevalent in today’s life,” Linda Tooth, vice president of Medicine Hat SPCA’s board of directors, told the News. “Everybody’s on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, etc. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Applications for Community Foundation’s spring Community Grants open Feb. 1
By Medicine Hat News on January 19th, 2023
Applications for the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta’s spring Community Grants open Feb. 1, with deadline March 15 at 4:30 p.m. Grants will be awarded to local charities, school divisions, municipalities and non-profit organizations which offer programs and services designed to meet community needs. CFSEA encourages all eligible organizations to attend its virtual Grant Writing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.K. sending Challenger 2s to Ukraine
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 19th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Challenger 2 tanks, like those which trained at CFB Suffield, will be transferred to Ukraine as the first donation of heavy armour from a NATO country during the invasion by Russia, the British government has confirmed. Kyiv is pressing for Western countries to provide tanks – including Leopard 2 models from Canada – as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat man charged with kidnapping
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 19th, 2023
A Medicine Hat man has been charged with kidnapping a woman after soliciting a casual housekeeping employment opportunity on social media. According to the Medicine Hat Police Service, they responded to a call on Jan. 14 from a woman who reported she had been confined to a vehicle and driven to a secluded area against ... Read More »
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