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CASA Classroom will offer additional mental health support to students
By Brendan Miller on January 20th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Public School Division is welcoming the addition of a CASA Mental Health Classroom that will support students with complex mental health issues. The province is expanding in-school support for students by spending $10 million this year to open three new mental health support classrooms, including one at Southview Community School. A ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sunday family skate to feature Disney’s Frozen characters
By Medicine Hat News on January 20th, 2024
Princess Anna along with Queen Elsa and Olaf will be on site at the Co-op Place for a free skate and Frozen movie screening Sunday. The family event will transform Co-op Place into the work of Disney’s Frozen with sign-alongs and shimming lights. Queen Elsa will join families on the ice while Frozen plays on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sheltered skating rink opens in Dunmore as cold hits
By Medicine Hat News on January 20th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A sheltered rink in Dunmore built by the hamlet’s community association is now open thanks to the arrival of winter weather and several years of work and fundraising to enclose two sides of the ice slab. The Dunmore Community Association opened the multi-purpose facility last spring, but ice-making was on hold this fall until ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Concern raised over availability of firefighters in Walsh
By Anna Smith Southern Alberta Newspapers on January 20th, 2024
A letter was sent by a Walsh resident to Cypress County in regards to potential first-responder response times in the event anything were to happen in the hamlet. Geoff Shoesmith included in his letter that he recently noticed there were a number of volunteers on the Cypress fire team who had left, which drew him ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP Briefs: B.C. man due in the Hat for work missing since New Year’s Eve in Dawson Creek
By Medicine Hat News on January 20th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Mounties in B.C. are looking for a man who was supposed to arrive in Medicine Hat earlier this month but hasn’t been seen since a New Year’s Eve party in Dawson Creek. Cole Hosack, 29, is described as a white male, standing 5-foot-9 and weighing 150 pounds with brown hair and eyes. He was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plans required by municipalities in case drought persists
By Medicine Hat News on January 20th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Municipalities in Alberta have been told to draw up contingency plans in case of worsening drought conditions in the spring, evaluate how low river levels may affect intake pumps at water plants and develop protocols to implement water conservation measures. Letters to municipal councils from Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz were received this week, telling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community Foundation hosts grant writing workshop for local non-profits
By Medicine Hat News on January 19th, 2024
Prior to the launch of its spring 2024 community grants, the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta is hosting a virtual workshop for all registered charities, qualified donees and non-profits to learn about the updated grant guidelines. The Community Foundation has four rural community funds including Cypress County, Brooks and district, Forty Mile and the Prairie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community job fair returns to Medicine Hat College in February
By Medicine Hat News on January 19th, 2024
Job seekers will have the opportunity to meet with several local employees as Medicine Hat College gears up to host to its 13th annual community job fair. Employers will be offering part-time, summer and internship positions as well as providing information on their organizations and job roles they offer. The college says the purpose of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nature Centre hosting indoor Trivia Night
By Medicine Hat News on January 19th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is hosting an evening of trivia for anyone over the age of 18 at the Nature Centre later this month. The event aims to encourage people to come out to Police Point Park to learn about and enjoy nature during the winter months. “I thought that having a trivia night ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clark appears on CBC to talk homelessness
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 19th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat is back in the national discussion regarding homelessness as it prepares to advance another local summit on how to tackle the issue. Mayor Linnsie Clark appeared on CBC’s Power and Politics as part of a segment on growing concerns about rising numbers of unhoused people in cities across Canada. Along with newer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City board appointees officially announced
By Medicine Hat News on January 19th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews City council appointments to advisory boards and quasi-judicial bodies were decided on Dec. 18 and officially announced Monday when the minutes of the previous city council meeting were approved. A list of new appointees by board in alphabetical order (all appointments are for three-year terms unless otherwise noted): Assessment Review Board – Don Knutson, ... Read More »
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