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Jam Pail Bonspiel returns Feb. 22, 23
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 26th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews One of Medicine Hat’s longest-running youth sporting events is returning to the ice. Registrations for the Jam Pail Bonspiel are now being accepted, according to the city’s parks and rec department, which has staged the annual event for elementary school kids during the traditional teacher’s convention for 58 years. Children in grades 3 through ... Read More »
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By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 26th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Family school liaison workers (FSLW) gave a presentation to the Medicine Hat Public School Division board this week regarding mental wellness support for students. A variety of techniques and tools are used to help students learn to understand and process emotions and experiences. For younger students, play is the language that works best. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes won’t seek UCP nomination
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 26th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Drew Barnes says he will not run as a United Conservative candidate in the next election, but hasn’t announced whether he will run for a fourth term as MLA as either an independent or under another party’s banner. Barnes, who won the Cypress-Medicine Hat riding as the UCP candidate in 2019, has sat without ... Read More »
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By COLLIN GALLANT on January 26th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant In again, out again economic development in the Medicine Hat region could soon have a broader view as the city, Town of Redcliff and Cypress County have jointly applied for grants to examine a regional business attraction strategy. After several months of speculation, Mayor Linnsie Clark gave first official mention of the move during ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crescent Heights High School musical theatre presents Head Over Heels
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 25th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com A king about to lose his throne, a queen set to lose her inhibitions and love ready to find two princesses. The journey to save the kingdom is wrought with mistaken identities, jealousy and scandal. Head Over Heels, a modern musical fairy tale about an Elizabethan royal family, open’s Thursday, Feb. 2 at Crescent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City evaluates interest in Monarch Theatre
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 25th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews City officials are now evaluating proposals for the Monarch Theatre and could move to negotiations soon, council members heard Monday. “It looks very encouraging that we’ll be able to find a future operator for that space, and likely an owner,” public services managing director Brian Mastel told a committee in a general update. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monster trucks bringing the Mayhem to Medicine Hat
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 25th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Monsters and Mayhem returns to Medicine Hat for the first time since 2019. There will be monster truck rides and a free pit party for those who come early. Some of the favourites from the last show in 2019 – The Straight Up Racing team – are back along with some newcomers. Performing at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Public Safety minister says province remains focused on tackling rural crime
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 25th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Mike Ellis, Alberta’s minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services, held a virtual roundtable discussion Tuesday regarding the provincial government’s efforts to tackle rural crime. The Sheriff Highway Patrol has been able to investigate impaired driving and other criminal offences since 2021. “By having more officers able to detect impaired drivers, they can get ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!County residents challenge city’s preferred substation locations
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 25th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A regulatory hearing to locate a new city substation has been postponed as a second group of mostly Cypress County residents organize opposition to a potential second location. The City of Medicine Hat utility department says the substation is needed to regulate and expand service in a wide area of the city’s south end. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff mayor says sounds of coyotes no cause for alarm
By Anna Smith Southern Alberta Newspapers on January 25th, 2023
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Be the first to comment!Mayor Clark outlines lofty population goals at State of the City luncheon
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 25th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat would be a more vibrant, more sustainable city with a population of 110,000, said Mayor Linnsie Clark on Tuesday. And, she adds, the Hat can get there by 2043 – a mere 20 years to add 47,000 residents – if City Hall can act on “purposeful growth” principles, a new economic policy, ... Read More »
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