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Porter up for CMT video award in the collaborative category
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 23rd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews MacKenzie Porter has earned a nomination for a CMT video award, the first for the Medicine Hat-raised country singer and songwriter. She is one of 10 first-time nominees for the awards, which will be broadcast live for the first time ever on U.S. network CBS Television on April 11. Porter is nominated for her ... Read More »
1 responseHat High set to premiere original production
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 23rd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Students at Medicine Hat High School are excited to return to the stage after nearly two years away, with their original theatre production Plan 9 From Outer Space: The Plan Goes Wrong. The play, premiering March 25, has been in the works since the beginning of the school year and involves a cast of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Partner in local hydrogen hub plan casting big net
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 23rd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A key partner in a local drive to create a hydrogen hub and carbon sequestration project is advancing a separate bid near Edmonton, though the two are likely not in direct competition, according to city officials. Rockpoint Gas Storage operates the AECO natural gas system distribution hub near Suffield and is one of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2021 community spirit award recipients to get their due in May
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 22nd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A postponed ceremony to honour “Community Spirit” award winners from 2021 will go ahead in May. The winners were announced in early September, ahead of an October ceremony and mixer to present the awards formerly known as the “Civic Recognition” awards. That was postponed due to COVID rates and precautions at the time, but ... Read More »
1 responseU of L students affected greatly by labour dispute
By Ry Clarke Southern Alberta Newspapers on March 22nd, 2022
Ahead of a ratification vote on a new deal Monday evening, the University of Lethbridge labour dispute had entered its sixth week. On Friday a community appreciation rally was held at Lethbridge city hall where dozens came out to show support for the University of Lethbridge Faculty Association, which had been both on strike and ... Read More »
1 responseCommunity partners join to support the Post, mental health
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 22nd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Students at Medicine Hat College and community partners are coming together to take part in the #LeanonthePost initiative, which aims to generate support for the Post Thrift Store and the Canadian Mental Health Association. “It’s is an awareness campaign to try to let the public in Medicine Hat and area know the Post Thrift ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ULFA ratifies new collective agreement, strike ends today
By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on March 22nd, 2022
Update ahead of press time: The University of Lethbridge Faculty Association reports Monday evening its members have voted to ratify a new collective agreement From earlier in the day: The University of Lethbridge board of governors voted to ratify terms of a new collective agreement with the institution’s striking faculty association. A Saturday post on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Moose sighted near campground
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 22nd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The City of Medicine Hat is advising residents to remain aware of their surroundings following a moose sighting this past weekend. The moose was spotted wandering through the WestVue dog park, near Gas City Campground. Officials believe the moose has since left the area... Read More »
1 responseCouncil OKs industrial park plan
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 22nd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Clubs protesting the layout of a planned industrial park in the city’s northwest will be invited to sign leases of up to 20-years on their city-owned sites – or negotiate alternatives, including an eventual move to another site – after council approved major planning documents for the area on Monday. NW Industrial was the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Rose Bowl winner takes prize again
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 22nd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Laec Lorentzen, a 16-year-old cellist, was named the winner of the 2022 Medicine Hat Rotary Music Festival’s Rose Bowl on Sunday for the second time in the past three years. Lorentzen won the Rose Bowl in 2019. While he has taken part in the festival since then, he was ineligible to compete in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police recover semi-auto firearm during weekend vehicle search
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 22nd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Police say they recovered a loaded semi-automatic rifle after they searched a vehicle on Saturday night. A release from the Medicine Hat Police Service states officers pulled over a car with malfunctioning tail lights and observed the occupants attempting to reach under the seats. Police determined the driver was in breach of a previous ... Read More »
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