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Hutterite photo exhibition on at Esplanade
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 9th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Tim Smith says the chance to photograph life on Hutterite colonies in Manitoba was an initially an “antidote” to the hurried grind of shooting for a daily newspaper. But what was to be a year-long side project has now lasted since 2008 and still produces rich portraits of rural life that few outside the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province funds rural broadband network expansion
By Medicine Hat News on March 8th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The province is touting its support for extending rural broadband networks, which includes hamlets in the County of Newell and others near Siksika Nation among others outlined on Tuesday. A federal-provincial partnership will provide $112 million this year as part of the Alberta broadband strategy and the federal Universal Broadband Fund. Edmonton has committed ... Read More »
1 responseShort track championship still on despite missing mats
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 8th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Speed Skating Club is excited to be hosting the Canadian Youth Short Track West Championships this year, but an unfortunate incident nearly stopped this honour in it’s tracks. Legacy equipment from when the city hosted the Alberta Winter games, valued at approximately $90,000 was discovered to have gone missing last week, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smith says Highway 3 twinning will continue in spring
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 8th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Highway No. 3 twinning remains on pace to begin this spring between Taber and Burdett and so does a promise to move ahead planning to widen the length of the route between Medicine Hat and British Columbia. Premier Danielle Smith highlighted the project at a news conference outlining the province’s entire construction plan at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City names firm to conduct utility review
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 8th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant KPMG will study how the city’s energy business operates and provide a list of potential changes by the end of the year, a city committee heard on Thursday afternoon. The global accounting and consultancy firm was among five firms short-listed during a request for proposals late last year toward a study of how the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!March marks 20th anniversary of fraud prevention month
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 8th, 2024
With the calendar flipped to March, the Medicine Hat Police Service is reminding residents about the signs and dangers of fraud. March 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of fraud prevention month in Canada, a month-long initiative aimed at educating and informing consumers and the community on how to recognize, report and stop fraud. In a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New supportive housing project getting underway in Lethbridge
By AL BEEBER Alberta Newspapers on March 8th, 2024
Ground was figuratively broken Thursday on Lethbridge Housing Authority’s $10.2 million new supportive housing unit. Dignitaries including LHA’s Chief Administrative officer, provincial Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services Jason Nixon, mayor Blaine Hyggen and others ceremoniously threw some frozen soil into the frigid air at the site of the project at 416 Stafford Drive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community foundation announces upcoming 7 Over 70 awards
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 8th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Community Foundation of Southeast Alberta gathered at the Cypress Club Thursday for the launch of their Top 7 Over 70 Awards program. This award follows in the footsteps of a Calgary program by the same name, and has been in the works for about a year, said Community Foundation ambassador Stan Sakamoto. Top ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2024 Rotary Music Festival results for Tuesday, Wednesday
By Medicine Hat News on March 7th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews (13 years old and under are non-competitive) INTERMEDIATE/SENIOR VOCAL Contemporary-Own Choice-15yrs & under – Oliver Hopkins Contemporary/Pop 1940-1964-15yrs & under – Angelina Poddar Contemporary-Jazz-15yrs & under – Katie Franchetto Contemporary-Jazz-17yrs & under – Dominik Pilgrim Contemporary-Rhythm and Blues/Rap-17yrs & under – Dominik Pilgrim Contemporary-Movie/TV-15yrs & under – Mariah McOuat Contemporary-Movie/TV-18yrs & over – Karen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Power prices sink Hut 8’s Drumheller crypto-mining site
By Medicine Hat News on March 7th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Hut 8 will cease operations at its Drumheller site citing high energy costs in Alberta and technical problems related to power at the crypto-mine. Hut 8 will ship useful equipment to the company’s Medicine Hat data-processing facility, but maintain the lease of the site in case conditions improve, the North American cryptocurrency firm announced ... Read More »
5 responsesParamedics share life-saving skills with high school students
By BRENDAN MILLER on March 7th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Local paramedics volunteered time Wednesday to provide students insight and hand-on experience on how they treat patients in the back of the ambulance during a medical emergency. Several Medicine Hat High School students spent the day meeting paramedics, asking questions about their job and gaining a deeper education about the profession by learning hands-on ... Read More »
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