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Veiner Centre highlights free resources during Mental Health Week
By BRENDAN MILLER on May 10th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com In an effort to support seniors dealing with mental health issues and to raise awareness around the mental health of those over 50, volunteers at the Unison Veiner Centre held a variety of programs aimed at assisting seniors with information of the risks of self isolation. The nonprofit’s president told the News it’s vital ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Duplicate Bridge results for April 2024
By Medicine Hat News on May 10th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Tuesday April 2 North/South 1. John Weatherhead – Rita Langford 2. Lorena Kelly – Maggie Burrows East/West 1. Terry Noble – Brenda Kobley 2. Carol Farr – Betty Biffard Friday April 5 North/South 1. Lloyd Fowlie – Rita Langford 2. Dave Luyten – Darcy Kusler East/West 1. James Van Dam – Terry Noble 2. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!JazzFest releases jam-packed 2024 lineup
By ANNA SMITH on May 10th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat JazzFest has released its lineup for this year, celebrating its 28th anniversary. The festival, which will take place from June 25-30, has expanded significantly over the years, and executive director Lyle Rebbeck says it’s become a bit of an anomaly to have an event of this size and calibre in a smaller ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stricter unsightly property enforcement OK’d
By Collin Gallant on May 10th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Changes to the city’s property standards bylaw and how it is enforced should make a difference in long-standing frustration with derelict properties, city officials said this week. On Monday, council approved changes called for last year to strengthen enforcement against boarded homes and properties that have fallen into disrepair. That includes new requirements to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Students try Metis jigging dance at Indigenous cultures event
By BRENDAN MILLER on May 10th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Brendan Miller bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Through the traditional Metis jigging dance, public school students learned about the importance of preserving Indigenous culture and language as the division hosts a week-long educational event at the college called KisKihkeyimowin, meaning “sharing good teachings” in Plains Cree. On Thursday, Grade 4 students had the opportunity to learn how to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC Girls’ Choir to premiere unique song at spring concert
By ANNA SMITH on May 10th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat College Girls’ Choir is looking toward a particularly special spring concert this year, with less than a month to go. The concert, which will take place May 22, 7 p.m. at Fifth Avenue Church, is not something out of the ordinary as the usual spring concert for the school-aged girl’s choir, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In Court: Known local drug offender gets conditional bail for new charges
By Medicine Hat News on May 10th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Authorities have released information about a drug bust and arrests made last month while one of the men arrested was granted bail Thursday. Aaron Hotchen, 59, was one of four individuals named by the ALERT crime investigations team which said officers intercepted drug shipments consisting of a pound of cocaine and a pound of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Regional Happenings: Hat’s own Gordie Johnson and Big Sugar headline Whoop Up Days in Lethbridge
By Medicine Hat News on May 9th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Hat-raised rocker Gordie Johnson will headline Lethbridge’s Whoop-up Days night show lineup with his band Big Sugar later this summer. The acts for the summer fair and rodeo weekend were announced Wednesday by the Lethbridge Exhibition and the Agri-Food Hub. Big Sugar will perform Friday, Aug. 23, as part of the band’s summer schedule ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police need public assistance after businesses, vehicles damaged
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 9th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Police Service is seeking public assistance in an investigation into damages reported at several local businesses and to private vehicles. Police say at approximately 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, members of the patrol section responded to a report of damage to a commercial building located in the 0 block of Carry Drive. They says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man reported missing from Bow Island located safe
By Medicine Hat News on May 9th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Bow Island RCMP report that the focus of a missing person’s report last week has been found safe. Mounties said on May 2 that a 39-year-old male resident of the town was last seen in Lethbridge on April 23, and called for public assistance in determining his whereabouts. A statement Wednesday notes the individual ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ark spotted in city has fascinating past, to be stage for performance
By ANNA SMITH on May 9th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com What initially appeared to be a bad omen following recent rainfall is instead a setting for song and story, with a replica of Noah’s Ark seen at the Sun City Ford to serve as a stage later this month. Brother Joshua Quinlan, an evangelical minister from Edmonton, saw an opportunity to spread a message ... Read More »
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