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MHC welcomes new chaplain George Koopmans
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 4th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College welcomes a new chaplain, George Koopmans, following the retirement of Rev. Kristy Reimers-Loader in October of 2021. Koopmans is originally from B.C. but moved to Medicine Hat 17 years ago to take over ministry of the city’s Christian Reform Church. Koopmans, who studied at Olds College and the Mid-America Reformed Seminary, ... Read More »
1 responseMotz supports Conservative vote for party change
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 4th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat MP Glen Motz supported a movement to remove Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole and on Thursday told the News the move will provide renewal within the party. One day earlier, about two-thirds of Conservative Party of Canada’s 119 MPs voted to remove O’Toole, who became leader in late-2020 but leaves after the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local artist finds passion, recognition, through accidental hobby
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 4th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com A local artist is gaining recognition for her watercolour paintings, many of which depict scenes and buildings from Medicine Hat and area. Michele Winger first picked up a paintbrush four years ago, having no prior experience with art. Since then, she has spent countless hours learning the basics of sketching and colour theory, as ... Read More »
2 responsesLocal sports helping Root Cellar fill food inventory
By JAMES TUBB on February 4th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Root Cellar food and wellness hub is looking for emergency food donations, and two local hockey teams are doing their part to help. Both the WHL’s Medicine Hat Tigers and HJHL’s Medicine Hat Cubs are partnering up with the Big Brothers and Sisters of Medicine Hat and are doing separate cereal drives at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Waste water readings show COVID still spiking in the Hat
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 4th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A key measure of COVID prevalence in communities is on a downward trend in many Alberta towns and cities, but not Medicine Hat, where it is rising sharply. Sample testing of sewage provides researchers a broad view of how much material related to the coronavirus is circulating. It is used as a forward indicator ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local politicians weigh in on CPC leadership change
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 3rd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Conservative Party members will elect a new head after the party’s members of parliament voted out leader Erin O’Toole on Wednesday. Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner MP Glen Motz was unavailable for comment Wednesday as MPs met online and voted in the afternoon then met again late in the evening to choose an interim leader. His office ... Read More »
1 responseInterpretive Program hosting Letters 4 Seniors event on Sunday
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 3rd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is celebrating families throughout the month of February, and to kick off the festivities, it’s hosting Letters 4 Seniors at Police Point Park on Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hatters of all ages are invited to let their creativity flow while writing or drawing on letters ... Read More »
1 responseBreak a sweat for mental health on Feb. 12
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 3rd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Despite the cold weather, Hatters can break a sweat outside on Feb. 12 by taking part in the Get Uncomfortable for Mental Health hour-long exercise fundraiser for the Medicine Hat and District Health Foundation. A $10 donation is required to take part. Participants can choose to start the workout with either a 30-minute Barre ... Read More »
1 responseProtests spring up around Alberta in solidarity
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 3rd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The main blockade in southern Alberta partially lifted on Wednesday while other actions in solidarity sprung up around southeast Alberta, including near Medicine Hat, demanding an end to what’s left of pandemic restrictions. Protesters who have blocked the Coutts port of entry to Montana since Saturday eased their line to allow traffic to flow ... Read More »
3 responsesBroken Diamond Equine sharing warmth for Valentine’s
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 3rd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Tarryn McNaughton, owner of Broken Diamond Equine, a local equine assisted learning organization, is hoping to spread the love this Valentine’s Day by giving cards to seniors in Medicine Hat and Weyburn. “Since it’s the middle of winter and not much happens in the cold weather, I thought it would be a good way ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPS plays key role in $1.6M Project Motor seizure
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 3rd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A drug network that spanned from British Columbia to Winnipeg has been dismantled, police say, after an 18-month investigation that began with initial arrests in Medicine Hat. Officials with ALERT provincial policing unit announced Wednesday they have arrested four people with $1.6 million worth of narcotics that were part of a conspiracy to traffic ... Read More »
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