March 28th, 2024

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Educators caught in crosshairs of angry anti-maskers

By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 8th, 2022

kking@medicinehatnews.com Staff and educators at Prairie Rose Public Schools are working to address an incident at a Dunmore school on Feb. 4, during which unauthorized individuals protesting mask mandates entered the school and, joined by some of the student body, walked through the school chanting ‘No masks,’ until escorted off the property by local RCMP. ... Read More »

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Shining star returns home for Rotary Music Festival

By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 8th, 2022

lthomson@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Rotary Music Festival is going live this year and one of the adjudicators is returning home to participate in a new way. Kumiko Sakamoto, born and raised in Medicine Hat, began training at a young age. She studied various arts at the Cultural Centre, including violin, voice, dance and musical theatre. ... Read More »

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Interpretive Centre hosting winter activity bingo for families on Feb. 13

By Medicine Hat News on February 8th, 2022

The Medicine Hat Interpretive Centre will be hosting winter activity bingo on Feb. 13, as part of its Family Month celebrations. Families who wish to take part are invited to visit Police Point Park, where a variety of self-guided activities will be set up. Activities will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete and will count ... Read More »

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High winds lead to travel advisory along Highway 3 on Monday

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 8th, 2022

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Wind gusts in Medicine Hat peaked at 94 kilometres per hour at 3 p.m. on Monday, an hour after RCMP in Coaldale and Taber advised against travel on Highway 3 due to high wind and visibility issues caused by dust. Sustained wind speeds of 75 kilometres per hour were felt in Medicine Hat in ... Read More »

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Mustard Seed hosting Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser on Feb. 26

By Medicine Hat News on February 8th, 2022

The Mustard Seed is hosting its 11th annual Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser on Feb. 26 and is inviting Hatters to take part by joining in a virtual walk. Participants will raise funds for completing either a two or five kilometre walk on Feb. 26, or before. All funds raised will go toward supporting ... Read More »

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City accepting bids for carbon capture design

By COLLIN GALLANT on February 8th, 2022

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat is now accepting proposals to study and design a carbon capture system and subsequent storage plant that was first proposed late last year. Such a contract would provide a review of design work and potential cost estimates, as well evaluate future proposals to build the facility that city economic ... Read More »

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Doctors fear false sense of COVID security

By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 5th, 2022

kking@medicinehatnews.com During his regular ‘Update on COVID-19’ press conferences, Premier Jason Kenney continues to assure Albertans that “trends have been moving in the right direction,” however doctors across the province – including local doctor and president of the section of emergency medicine with the AMA, Paul Parks – fear his words are creating a false ... Read More »

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Hat man accused in aggravated assault secures lawyer

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 5th, 2022

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat man accused in an aggravated assault involving a gun last November has secured a lawyer to answer that charge, and another lawyer to handle separate accusations that he threatened to burn down a house. Jeremiah Amero was arrested in late November in Calgary after local police say he was involved in ... Read More »

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City Notebook: Power struggle

By COLLIN GALLANT on February 5th, 2022

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A growing chorus of complaints against high utility bills in Medicine Hat seems to have spurred some action to re-examine how local rates are set, perhaps even re-opening the process, and providing some interim relief. Councillors on the utility committee say administrators are prepared to give some options for relief and a thorough going-through ... Read More »

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Experts share knowledge for Eating Disorders Awareness Week

By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 5th, 2022

kking@medicinehatnews.com The first week of February marks Eating Disorders Awareness Week in Canada. “Over the course of the week, organizations across the country will come together to create some kind of cohesive language to talk about eating disorders and disordered eating,” Laura Berlinguette, executive director of the Eating Disorder Support Network of Alberta, told the ... Read More »

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