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Car explosion reportedly claims one life

By JAMES TUBB on December 9th, 2021

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Medicine Hat police and fire responded to a vehicle explosion in the Walmart parking lot Wednesday afternoon, believed to have claimed the life of one person. At around 2:20 p.m., police and fire were dispatched to a vehicle explosion and arrived to a fully involved fire in a car parked at the end of ... Read More »

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Local artist creating ornaments and smiles out of duck eggs

By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 9th, 2021

kking@medicinehatnews.com A local nurse is making the Holiday Season sparkle with her homemade duck egg ornaments. Valerie Folk began creating the ornaments in 2018 as a pastime. “I enjoy making them. I find it very relaxing,” Folk told the News. “First I just started making them for myself and then one of the girls from ... Read More »

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Dunmore’s Festival of Lights begins Saturday

By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on December 9th, 2021

Dunmore is getting into the festive mood with its third annual Festival of Lights running Dec. 11-21. Della Burkitt started the Festival of Lights in 2019 and describes the event as, “one word – community.” “What I remember is growing up and we used to go walk in Kin Coulee and they had all the ... Read More »

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Tickets on sale for Kinsmen’s Big Bag of Cash, Bonus 50/50

By Medicine Hat News on December 9th, 2021

Tickets for the Kinsmen of Medicine Hat’s Big Bag of Cash and Bonus 50/50 draws are now available. This year’s prizes are $100,000 for the cash draw and a minimum of $20,000 for the 50/50. Proceeds will be going to Kinsmen, an organization which works to upkeep community facilities and sponsor community programs. For the ... Read More »

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Mother Teresa searching for time capsule contributors

By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 9th, 2021

kking@medicinehatnews.com The hunt continues for contributors to a millennium time capsule unearthed at Mother Teresa School earlier this year. Jacquie Clarkson, an education assistant at Mother Teresa School, has been working to track down students and families who added to the capsule since its rediscovery. So far, she’s found approximately 110 of the 144 individuals ... Read More »

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Redcliff RCMP hosting ‘Stuff the Cruiser’ event for Root Cellar

By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on December 9th, 2021

The Redcliff RCMP is getting involved in the community this Holiday Season with the inaugural “Stuff the Cruiser” event on Dec. 17. “Stuff the Cruiser” will see a parked police cruiser in front of Redcliff Family Foods from 1-6 p.m. – where the community can drop off food donations that will then be placed in ... Read More »

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City mulls what to do with Monarch Theatre

By COLLIN GALLANT on December 9th, 2021

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A 110th birthday party for the Monarch Theatre later this month could be in the planning stages while longer-term decisions on what to do with the historic Second Street theatre are fleshed out. The issue of the city-owned building – closed since late June – came to council Monday with administrators saying work on ... Read More »

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City investigation into hot tub business nearing completion

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 8th, 2021

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews City building inspectors say they are nearing the end of an investigation into a local company they say wasn’t licensed to install hot tubs and could recommend the province pursue further penalties. Last December, the City of Medicine Hat’s planning department issued a warning to residents of any hot tub installed by Water World ... Read More »

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Decisions on local rec centres loom

By COLLIN GALLANT on December 8th, 2021

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A debate about the future of two city recreation centres front and centre during an election campaign could be decided later this month when city council takes up a twice-delayed budget amendment for 2022. A vote on those proposed changes was pushed off for the second time in two weeks on Monday as council ... Read More »

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MHC dean wins Star of Alberta Volunteer Award

By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 8th, 2021

kking@medicinehatnews.com The dean at Medicine Hat College’s School of Arts, Science and Education has been provincially recognized for his long-standing local volunteer work. Clay Bos, an engineer by trade and current school dean, received a Star of Alberta Volunteer Award for his work, which helps students from grades 1 to 12 learn science. Bos was ... Read More »

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