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Tours for students restarting soon at Neubauer Farms
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 12th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Neubauer Farms will be restarting farm tours for students next month. The tours are almost fully booked for spring, but a few spaces are still open. Nichole Neubauer took the fall of 2022 off from the farm tours as she was focused on the Agricultural Discovery Centre at Irvine School, but is looking forward ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health minister touts 2023 investment while opposition points to trend of cuts
By KENDALL KING on April 12th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Health Minister Jason Copping says the province is working to strengthen its rural health-care system with an additional $1 billion in budget funding, but critics say the investment still falls short of what’s needed to fix Alberta’s broken system. Copping spoke on the UCP government’s decision to increase health-care funding by four per cent ... Read More »
1 responseCity looks to boost events attendance
By KENDALL KING on April 12th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com The city plans to continue enhancing and introducing new event and entertainment options after achieving several successes over the past five years, despite encountering setbacks during the pandemic. In an information item presented to the public services committee Monday, Community Development director Leah Prestayko shared that the city was able to broaden the reach ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whooping cough cases spreading, AHS urges vaccinations
By KENDALL KING on April 12th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Whooping cough is continuing to spread within the southern region of the province, although no cases have yet been reported in Medicine Hat. An outbreak of whooping cough, or pertussis, was first declared in Alberta Health Service’s South zone on Jan. 26, when a total of 16 cases were reported within the County of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS launches brand new Pediatric Rehabilitation Line
By Medicine Hat News on April 12th, 2023
Alberta Health Services is expanding support options for parents, guardians and caregivers with concerns regarding their child’s development. Through AHS’s newly launched Pediatric Rehabilitation Line, Albertans who have concerns about child and youth development are able to access free support, advice and referrals over the phone. An offshoot of AHS’s existing Rehabilitation Advice Line, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crestwood students perform water song on specially made drums
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 11th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com During the annual Spring Tea at Crestwood School, a group of students went on stage to preform a water song on drums they made themselves. “Within our division, we have a great co-ordinator (Shirley Boomer) for our First Nations, Metis and Inuit supports,” said principal Richelle Thomas. “One of the pieces they did recently ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boat owners decry Elkwater marina plans
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 11th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Boat owners in Elkwater are calling on the province to halt a major renovation of the provincial park’s marina to give them more time to keep overnight mooring in the plans, and digest the government’s position that they should operate it. Parks officials held an information session with about three dozen Elkwater residents on ... Read More »
1 responseUCP ministers discuss plans to boost economy during media roundtable
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 11th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com A rural media roundtable took place on April 6 with Devin Dreeshen, Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors, and Brian Jean, Minister of Jobs, Economy and Northern Development. The population of Alberta has doubled in the last few decades and is now 4.6 million. The third quarter of 2022 saw a net migration into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Regional jobless rate down year over year in March
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 11th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Unemployment in rural southern Alberta for March fell compared to early 2022, according to figures released last week by Statistics Canada. The Medicine Hat-Lethbridge region recorded a jobless rate of 5.1 per cent last month. That is down 0.7 of one percentage point from 12 months earlier, but almost a full point above February’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHMT’s 12 Angry Men tackles important topics
By KENDALL KING on April 11th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Musial Theatre is switching gears with its upcoming production of 12 Angry Men, running April 20-22 and 27-29. Based on the 1954 TV production of the same name, 12 Angry Men is an excitingly fresh experience for audiences, as it is the first drama MHMT has put on since before the pandemic. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff RCMP investigating after garage fire
By Medicine Hat News on April 8th, 2023
Redcliff RCMP are now investing a fire in the town last week as suspected case of arson. Emergency crews and authorities attended a vehicle and garage fire at about 6 a.m. on March 28 at the 300 Block fo Second Street in Redcliff. A release on Thursday states that investigators deem the fire to be ... Read More »
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