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Veiner Centre getting funding for programs that improve lives of seniors

By Medicine Hat News on June 9th, 2023

Medicine Hat’s Veiner Centre is one of six Alberta organizations chosen for a new funding initiative focused on enhancing services that support seniors living independently. Financed through Healthy Aging Alberta – a coalition of Alberta organizations, agencies and groups, including United Way and the provincial government – the initiative aims to not only enhance existing ... Read More »

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Hat to welcome competitors from all over for fifth annual Last Standing break dance battle

By KENDALL KING on June 8th, 2023

kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat is set to become a friendly battleground this weekend, as break dancers from Canada and beyond travel to the city to take part in the fifth annual Last Standing break dance battle and networking weekend. Started in 2018 by Medicine Hat dancers Aaron and Kendra Melanson, Last Standing is one of only ... Read More »

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Longtime local physical health professionals write the book on stretching

By Medicine Hat News on June 8th, 2023

After more than two decades working together in Medicine Hat, and with a combined 60-plus years of physical health experience, new authors Dale Deis and Ed Stiles are helping people get back to the basics. Deis, a physio therapist, and Stiles, a physiologist, the duo has worked in lockstep for more than 20 years in ... Read More »

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RCMP seize pound of substance believed to be cocaine in Swift Current warrant search

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 8th, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Police in Swift Current say they recovered a pound of cocaine and a restricted firearm during a warrant search of a home in that city last week. Taylor Weiss-Linder, 27, of Swift Current, was arrested at the time of the search, and on Tuesday, the RCMP announced they had laid a number of weapons ... Read More »

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Brooks docket court returns to the city after virtual proceedings in Medicine Hat since pandemic began

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 8th, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Brooks docket court has returned to the Brooks Courthouse after more than two years of remote proceedings held at the Medicine Hat Court Complex. Medicine Hat-based Justice Mark Mastel presided in person over the session on Wednesday, dealing with a host of proceedings in the re-opened court room. Prosecutor Brian Shantz appeared for the ... Read More »

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Richmound Lions Club BBQ already taking orders

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 8th, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A regional fundraiser for the Richmound Lions Club is now taking orders for its annual charity barbecue in Medicine Hat on June 17. The Saskatchewan-based club has held the event for years in the city to help augment its financial support for causes in nearby southeast Alberta and Medicine Hat, such as HALO, the ... Read More »

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Optimal learning, thinking and acting inclusively, all priority areas in MHPSD’s 2023-26 Education Plan

By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 8th, 2023

reporter@medicinehatnews.com Cody Edwards, director of student programming with Medicine Hat Public School Division presented the second year of the 2022-26 Education Plan to the board at the regularly scheduled meeting on May 23. Priority areas of the plan are optimal learning, thinking and acting inclusively, wellness, and truth and reconciliation. Edwards says valuable feedback was ... Read More »

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Ag equipment firm eyes Hat for new hub

By COLLIN GALLANT on June 8th, 2023

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A Swift Current-based ag equipment company will create a new engineering and manufacturing hub in Medicine Hat, with plans to hire 30 staff this fall toward the goal of having a 100-person local workforce over the next three to five years. S3 Group made the announcement on Wednesday, stating that its current manufacturing capacity ... Read More »

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Western Canadian Lamb Cooperative aiming to ‘straighten market out’

By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 8th, 2023

reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Western Canadian Lamb Cooperative was started in early April following a change of ownership of the plant in Innisfail, AB. Producers signed contracts with the new owners, but those were later cancelled after a group of middlemen started buying up livestock in Alberta and Saskatchewan and prices plummeted. President Phil Andree explained, “they ... Read More »

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Hat High valedictorian says med school is a calling

By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 8th, 2023

reporter@medicinehatnews.com The valedictorian for Medicine Hat High School in 2023 is Nicholas Hao. “I’m actually a bit surprised. I was wondering if I would make it,” said Hao. “I didn’t want too much attention for myself but here I am so I will make the most of it.” Born in Canada, he and his brother ... Read More »

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Delays all month along Sierra Boulevard

By Medicine Hat News on June 8th, 2023

Motorists traveling along Sierra Boulevard between South Ridge Drive and Sunrise Gate can expect delays caused by construction until the end of June, weather permitting. During construction, traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction... Read More »

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