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Downtown health product store celebrates its 60th year
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 19th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s Health Products Centre, located downtown on Third Street SE, will be celebrating 60 years in business next weekend. The family-owned business was established in 1962 by Elsie Czember. Elsie’s goal was to give community members access to herbal medications, vitamins and supplements, something her daughter-in-law Joyce Czember has continued since taking over ... Read More »
2 responsesAurora Sun plant sale nearly done
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 19th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A deal to sell the Aurora Sun greenhouse is in the late stages, according to Aurora Cannabis’s most recent regulatory filings, the News has learned. The massive but never completed greenhouse and initial processing facility would be sold to an unnamed buyer for C$46.8 million after it was marketed for alternate uses by the ... Read More »
1 responseFive local care facilities have COVID outbreaks
By Medicine Hat News on May 18th, 2022
Twenty long-term care, supportive living and other facilities in the South zone are experiencing outbreaks of COVID-19, according to a May 11 update from the government of Alberta. That number includes five facilities in Medicine Hat – Riverview Care Centre, Cypress View Foundation, Masterpiece Southland Meadows, Meadowlands and Medicine Hat Remand Centre. Outbreaks at acute ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Self defence class will raise money for rabbit rescues
By Medicine Hat News on May 18th, 2022
Two local businesses have teamed up to show their support for Medicine Hat’s Bunny Run Rabbit Rescue through a community fundraising event. Infinite Self Defence Systems and Sway Aerial Fitness have partnered to host a women’s self defence class, where 100 per cent of the proceeds raised will go to care of local rescued rabbits. ... Read More »
10 responsesER in Milk River schedules overnight closure due to physician shortage
By Medicine Hat News on May 18th, 2022
Due to a lack of on-site physicians, the Milk River Health Centre’s emergency department will be temporarily closed from 5 p.m. May 17 to 8 a.m. May 18, AHS said in a Tuesday release. Anyone seeking emergency medical care in the region during these times will be transferred to Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge. Anyone ... Read More »
5 responsesLocal counselling service launches holistic healing therapy program
By Medicine Hat News on May 18th, 2022
Medicine Hat’s Keys to Hope Counselling Services has launched a new location to support holistic therapy programming, including animal and nature assisted therapy, meditation, yoga and more. The location – called Healing Grounds – opened last week. Keys to Hope co-owner Deena West believes Healing Grounds will provide Hatters with a serene and comforting space ... Read More »
2 responsesWhile listings lag, effect on real estate only minor
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 18th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The local real estate market only shows minor signs of a slowdown due to a tight supply of new listings, the head of the Medicine Hat Real Estate Board said Tuesday. The number of residential sales dipped in April compared both to last year and to the previous month, whereas transactions typically ramp up ... Read More »
1 responseBarn Buddy program needs urgent adoption
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 18th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Alberta Pound and Rescue Centres Medicine Hat is urgently seeking adopters for cats in its Barn Buddy program, as the centre faces space constraints. The Barn Buddy program, which aims to find alternative housing – such as barns or shops – for cats unsuited to home environments, is at max capacity, Cristina Young, APARC ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC Brooks Campus to get $324K for Health Care Aid program
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 18th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Health Care Aid program offered at Medicine Hat College’s Brooks Campus will be receiving $324,000 in additional funding over the next three years, Advanced Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides announced Tuesday. The funding will create an additional 30 seats for Brooks campus students. College officials expressed gratitude for the investment, which they believe will ... Read More »
2 responsesBalloons kick off busy year at Echo Dale
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 18th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Echo Dale Lake will open in late May in conjunction with a new hot air balloon festival that will set up in the eastern field of the facility near Medicine Hat. It’s the start of a busy summer at the regional park that includes new camping spaces as well as a reforestation program and ... Read More »
3 responsesMH Interpretive Program calls on public to come and solve a puzzle in the park
By Medicine Hat News on May 18th, 2022
Calling all super sleuths! The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is looking for bright minds to help solve a new puzzle which appeared in Police Point Park: the Shape Safari. Those willing to take on the case will need to grab a code sheet at the Nature Centre, then travel through the park collecting clues and ... Read More »
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