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Labour council food drive back Sept. 5
By KENDALL KING on August 30th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat and District Labour Council is continuing its work to improve workers’ economic and social welfare through a Labour Day food drive. MHDLC has a long-standing tradition of celebrating Labour Day through community action as a volunteer worker advocacy group comprised of local union members from the Health Sciences Association of Alberta, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter takes on role as Kinsmen national president
By KENDALL KING on August 27th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com A Medicine Hat resident and longtime member of the local Kinsmen Club is taking on a greater leadership role within Kin Canada as the service organization’s new national president. Cameron Kemp transitioned into his new role during the organization’s annual national convention, held in Hamilton on Aug. 20, departing from his previous position as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Junior gas firm seeks pivot to crypto
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 27th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The title of largest Bitcoin mining facility in Alberta could soon be changing as a struggling junior natural gas producer has applied to transform one of its sites to produce enough power to supply a small city. That appears to be right in line with new provincial rules to allow “unlimited” onsite or “behind ... Read More »
1 responseSmart back to school shopping
By Medicine Hat News on August 27th, 2022
SAMANTHA JOHNSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter reporter@medicinehatnews.com One bit of advice on how to not break a budget for back-to-school shopping is to avoid doing it in August. However, since August is already here and the new school year starts in less than a month, there are some other tips that might help. Shopping around ... Read More »
1 responseMoose Recreation Centre will reopen in September as initially planned
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 27th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Moose Recreation Centre is scheduled to open as planned in September after repairs were approved earlier this year and a new ice slab poured earlier this month. The rink located on the Southwest Hill was the only city arena to remain closed after pandemic restrictions on recreation facilities were lifted in early 2021. ... Read More »
1 responseNew vet clinic opens in Medicine Hat
By SAMANTHA JOHNSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 26th, 2022
Even though they are still putting some finishing touches on things, with some work still being done in the back, and the debit machines finally arriving on Wednesday, the Horizon Vet Clinic officially opened their doors on Monday at 8 a.m. Quinn Schotanus, a technician at the clinic, graduated from NAIT in 2020. She did ... Read More »
1 responseLocal event marks International Overdose Awareness Day
By KENDALL KING on August 26th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Drug Coalition members are hoping to spread awareness about and reduce stigma surrounding substance use during their annual International Overdose Awareness Day event Aug. 31. Now in its fifth year, the public event was created with the goal of providing Hatters a welcoming space to learn about substance use and overdose, as ... Read More »
1 responseAurora signs deal to repurpose Leduc plant
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 26th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Aurora Cannabis has found a purpose for one of the massive greenhouses it has shelved in Alberta, but news is still outstanding on the sale of Aurora Sun Greenhouse in Medicine Hat. Edmonton-based Aurora announced the deal Thursday to buy a controlling interest in Bevo Agtech Inc., a supplier of vegetable seedlings and flowers, ... Read More »
1 responseHatter digs up old team photo of Indian Head Rockets
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 26th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Memories of 70 years ago came flooding back Wednesday morning while Hatter Delores Clark flipped through the News. Then she grabbed her photo album to find her 1952 team picture card of the Indian Head Rockets complete with autographs on the back. Clark was just in junior high school when her hometown Indian Head ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Little Britches returns to Dunmore Equestrian Centre
By SAMANTHA JOHNSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 26th, 2022
Back for it’s fifth year, the Dunmore Equestrian Little Britches Rodeo Sweetheart Competition will run on the evening of Sept. 2 and the morning of Sept. 3. If you want to apply to enter the competition, today is the last day to enter. Organizer Haley Schlenker said, “we do have some (4) girls entered. Applications ... Read More »
1 responseCharges pending after passenger flees with vehicle during traffic stop
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 26th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Mounties in Maple Creek say a passenger jumped in the driver’s seat of a car they had pulled over and sped away with a three-year-old in the back on Sunday night. The latest summary of RCMP activity in the province states the rural detachment responded to a call of stolen gas at 9:10 p.m. ... Read More »
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