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Prospective royals learn from the best at Queen boot camp
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 11th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Rodeo Royalty hopefuls made their way out to the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede office on Sunday, for a change to learn everything they need for this year’s Queen competition. The experience was slightly surreal for Medicine Hat Exhibition Stampede Princess Charlatan Sandford and Stampede Queen Charlie Christie, who said it feels like it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bow Island ER dept. temporarily closed
By Medicine Hat News on March 11th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews The emergency department at the Bow Island Health Centre will be temporarily closed started this morning. Alberta Health Services announced on Monday the department will be closed from 7 a.m. today until 7 a.m. Friday, when it will re-open to provide 24-hour service. The temporary closure, according to AHS, is due to an unexpected ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Counterfeit bills circulating in Lethbridge; local police warn of investment scams
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 11th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Lethbridge Police Service has received multiple reports of counterfeit currency circulating in the region over the last few weeks and are reminding anyone who handles cash to exercise due diligence during transactions. There are three easy methods to check if a bill is authentic: it’s feel, how it looks and every bill has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Methanex exploring potential bio-gas production wing at local facility
By Collin Gallant on March 11th, 2025
@@CollinGallant Methanex is considering building a bio-digester at its Medicine Hat plant site to provide renewable natural gas to, in turn, make into “bio-methanol.” The project, which is still at the initial exploratory stage, is highlighted in the company’s 2024 Sustainability Report, released last week. It states, however, that while demand for supplies of renewable ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CPC, MP Motz call for spring election
By Collin Gallant on March 11th, 2025
@@CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s Conservative MP says the election of a new Liberal Leader changes nothing in his mind, and he wants Canadians to go to the polls soon. “Mark Carney might be the saviour for the Liberal Party, but he’s not the saviour for Canada,” said Glen Motz, MP for Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner, on Monday, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHWSS gala enjoys another successful year
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 11th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Saturday saw the Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society’s 11th Annual Bread and Roses Gala, with the community coming out for an evening and an opportunity to support the necessary service. Named after a poem written by James Oppenheim in reference to the women’s rights movement, executive director Natasha Carvalho estimated that there were roughly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Road work fires up this month
By James Tubb on March 8th, 2025
Crews have filled 110 pot holes per day on average this month after snow and ice receded in late February, according to city roadwork officials, who also report street sweeping on major routes is underway. The number of divots on the roadway is about “on par” with a typical year in Medicine Hat, city managers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Councils tweak land plan over club concerns
By Collin Gallant on March 8th, 2025
@@CollinGallant Language has been softened and strengthened in parts a newly edited version of a Tri-Area Development Plan agreement that several Medicine Hat clubs says perpetuates risk to their facilities. The agreement, between Medicine Hat, Cypress County and Redcliff involves areas long of common boundaries of the three municipalities and lays out general zoning in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French fete next weekend
By Medicine Hat News on March 8th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews A local parents group supporting French education in Medicine Hat will hold its annual fundraiser and celebration next weekend at a local high school. Cabane a Sucre, or ‘Sugar Shack,” will features a traditional ham meal at lunch completed with maple syrup treats at Crescent Heights High School on March 15. Live music and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta budget to push for stronger anti-invasive protections
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 8th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Alberta’s budget aims to invest $18 million to continue to keep Alberta’s waterways free of invasive species. As it stands, said the province, Alberta is currently free of zebra mussels, quagga mussels and other aquatic invasive species, but with more reports from provinces and states across the continent coming in, Alberta’s government is not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Cross marks International Women’s Day by promoting free interactive web series
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 8th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, Alberta Blue Cross is highlighting a free interactive series of virtual lectures surrounding women’s health. In partnership with the Lois Hole Hospital Women’s Society, the Between Us: exploring the mind and body focuses on providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for discussing important women’s health ... Read More »
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