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Day of caring today for victims of Jasper fire
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 31st, 2024
The province of Alberta is holding a day of caring today for Jasper fire victims. In an act of assistance for those impacted by wildfires in Jasper and other affected areas, the Canadian Red Cross will be collecting donations today for the immediate help and ongoing relief including financial assistance, support to evacuees and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Firefighters initiate ‘fast, aggressive fire attack’ to handle downtown blaze
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 31st, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Firefighters sprang into action Saturday evening to extinguish a structure fire on the 300 block of Fourth Street SE after crews noticed heavy smoke coming from the downtown area. Upon arrival, crews called for additional resources, and according to a social media post, “Initiated a fast, aggressive fire attack. Additional units arrived and assisted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New role with fire service focused on community safety
By BRENDAN MILLER on July 31st, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Fire and Emergency Services has created a new job position to expand its public communication and empower the community with knowledge and resources to stay safe when faced with emergency. Kelli Ireland will be spearheading the new role of ‘Fire and Life Safety Educator’ and will focus on developing and implementing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County hosting Canadian Sheepdog Championships in August
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 31st, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com A showcase of the natural talents of working breed dogs, the 2024 Canadian Sheepdog Championships will be racing across the fields of Cypress County later this month. The competition is part of the Canadian Border Collie Association, and will attract dogs and their handlers from across the country, as well as internationally, to showcase ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province to lower cost barriers for younger people entering agriculture sector
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 31st, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The province of Alberta is looking to further incentivize the new generation to pursue careers in agriculture with changes to the Next Generation Loan Program. Over the past 20 years, the number of young and middle-aged producers in agriculture has seen steep declines, while the number of farmers over 55 has increased, according to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community View Lions keeping busy in club’s 15th year
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 31st, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Community View Lions Club is looking to bolster its 17-member group to keep up a busy schedule serving and connecting with the community, as the club has for the past 15 years. Originally chartered in 2009, the club was originally known as the Crescent Heights Lions Club, but has since updated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Midway Nights: Carnival lights and mind-spinning frights
By BRENDAN MILLER on July 31st, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com There’s just something special about Midway nights. Faint screams in the background grow closer with each step toward the entrance gate as watchful parents pull wagons and strollers as excited and agile teenagers wearing white ‘all you can ride’ wristbands wiggle their way through the crowds. The fading sun briefly paints the warm summer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officers, suspect injured during weekend weapons call
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 30th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Several police officers were treated for injuries following a high-risk weapons complaint Saturday afternoon. In the early afternoon hours of July 27 police surrounded a four-plex on SW Hill responding to a weapons complaint in the building located in the 200 block of Eighth Street SW. According to an online post both police and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sunshine, rodeo and parade attract large attendance according to Stampede officials
By BRENDAN MILLER on July 30th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Another edition of the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede is in the books and officials are reporting large crowds on the grounds Wednesday to Saturday after looking at early ticket sales and gate entry numbers. The midway opened Wednesday afternoon on a blistering hot afternoon to moderate crowds, however the grounds started filling up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community Vibrancy Grant application window opens
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 30th, 2024
The City of Medicine Hat is now accepting applications for its Community Vibrancy Grant. The application window opened Monday and runs to Aug. 29 at 3 p.m. The 2025 Community Vibrancy Grant application intake has two funding streams, community project and activities, and annual festivals and special events. The community project and activities stream has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2,000 km bike tour of Alberta’s cancer centres ends in Medicine Hat
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 30th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com After more than a month – and 2,000-plus kilometres – 80-year-old Art Brochu’s journey to every cancer centre in the province is at an end. The trip, which began in Fort McMurray in mid-June, concluded at the Margery E. Yuill Cancer Centre on Monday morning. For Brochu, the feeling is bittersweet. “It is nice ... Read More »
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