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Registration for annual Polar Plunge now open
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 28th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The whimsical winter fundraising Polar Plunge event for Special Olympics returns to the Hat this February, and registration is now open for those brave enough to take a frozen dip. The fundraiser, presented by the Law Enforcement Torch Run, allows individuals to jump into freezing cold water during the winter for a good cause. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province to add antisemitism component to social studies curriculum
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 28th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Alberta students between Grade 7-9 will soon learn about the prejudice that the Jewish community faces as it will add a new draft to its social studies curriculum focused on antisemitism. The province has been engaged with education partners and Jewish organizations “extensively” to develop the addition to the curriculum following the Oct. 7, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH Interpretive Program schedule coyote walk to enhance education on an often misunderstood predator
By Medicine Hat News on January 28th, 2025
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is looking to shed light on some of the lesser-loved members of the prairie ecosystem with its Coyote Awareness Walk. “Join the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program for an educational walk about safe wildlife interactions – specifically coyotes,” said park interpreter Erika Derman in a release. “Each animal plays an important ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat’s Peavey Mart location is closing for good
By Medicine Hat News on January 28th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews A supposedly limited spate of closures of farm and rural goods supply store, Peavy Mart, has apparently spread across the country with outlets including one in Medicine Hat posting “closing down” signs. The outlet on Carry Drive in the Hat advertised closing-out sales Monday after the Red Deer-based retailer of farm and acreage supplies ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Term’s final State of the City address today
By Medicine Hat News on January 28th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Today’s State of the City address is the first since Medicine Hat city council was engulfed in controversy and posturing between councillors and Mayor Linnsie Clark. It could also touch on uncertainty facing the city’s plan to address net-zero regulations in light of federal political posturing in North America and city action to alleviate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP seek suspect after dogs allegedly ran over intentionally near Bindloss
By Medicine Hat News on January 28th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Mounties in Oyen are looking for information about a vehicle they believe was intentionally used to run over two dogs near Bindloss. RCMP said Monday that a white sedan was travelling on Railway Avenue in the hamlet on Sunday at about 10 a.m. It was seen to accelerate and swerve off the road where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local casino owners want court to break deadlock
By Collin Gallant on January 28th, 2025
@@CollinGallant Local interests attempting to gain full control of the Copper Coulee Casino told a court hearing they are being blocked from exercising their rights to buy it outright during the court-ordered restructuring of another business partner. Medicine Hat businessman Albert Stark and Canalta Hotels group owner Cam Christianson each own 25 per cent of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!United Nurses holds morale-boosting rally ahead of bargaining
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 28th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Health-care workers and their families took to the downtown sidewalks on Saturday, an echo of the start of the famous 1988 UNA strike. The rally, headed by the United Nurses of Alberta as part of a province-wide date of action, had members braving the chill outside city hall as they carried signs to show ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPSD families invited to student social media presentation and Q&A
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 28th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Tonight parents and guardians who have children enrolled in the Medicine Hat Public School Division are invited to attend a one-hour presentation and answer period hosted by Madison Cameron, a youth specialist with the centre for trauma informed practice, to discuss the impacts of social media. “Not so Different After All” is presented by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lots on tap to mark 125 years of firefighting in the Hat
By Medicine Hat News on January 28th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Fire Service will mark its 125th anniversary this year with a charity gala, several open houses and hosting a regional “firefit” competition event this spring. City council’s public services committee heard Monday that a number of other initiatives are planned to highlight organized firefighting that began in Medicine Hat in 1900. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CHHS’s Shrek the Musical promises much more than a familiar story
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 28th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Crescent Heights High School is bringing to the stage a story many have seen before, but never quite like this, with their latest production: Shrek the Musical. Director Jennifer Davies explained that she had previously been in a production of the show in 2013, but wanted to wait to bring it back to the ... Read More »
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