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‘Choose’ campaign aims to highlight community positivity
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 16th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The City of Medicine Hat’s newest campaign – the Choose campaign – is encouraging Hatters to share the ways in which they choose positivity during difficult times on a virtual forum. Created in partnership with Sandfly Marketing Inc. and funded through the Family and Community Support Services grant, the Choose campaign features written posts ... Read More »
1 responsePlenty of activity planned for BMGC’s Family Day Fest
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 16th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com This Family Day Hatters are invited to spend time with the ones they love at Big Marble Go Centre’s Family Day Fest taking place between noon and 5 p.m. on Feb. 21. Numerous activities, fit for a variety of ages, will be offered at the festival with no charge to those in attendance. While ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Childcare subsidies making an impact
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 16th, 2022
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat families are utilizing lowered daycare and preschool fees, made possible by the federal government’s plan to improve childcare accessibility through expansion of subsidies and affordability grants. Jennifer Usher, co-ordinator of Medicine Hat and District Childcare Association, says she has seen an increase in the number of families looking for early learning and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City hall reopens to the public as COVID measures lift
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 16th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s city hall is once again open to the public following the province’s move into Step One of easing COVID-19 public health measures. While masking, social distancing and sanitation are still required within the building, several measures have been lifted, including mandatory proof of vaccination and capacity limits for council chambers. In addition, ... Read More »
1 responseGovernment role in strike bargaining concerning: AUPE
By Al Beeber Southern Alberta Newspapers on February 16th, 2022
A silent negotiator is having an impact on contract discussions between the University of Lethbridge and its striking faculty association, says the Alberta Union of Public Employees. The university faculty association walked off the job last Thursday at 11 a.m. and were subsequently locked out of university workplaces on Friday at the same time. Bobby-Joe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plan going ahead to add highway rest stops in southeast Alberta
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 16th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Alberta Transportation is moving ahead with a plan to add highway rest stops in remote areas of the province, including five in southeast Alberta. Two years ago, Alberta Transportation began discussing the plan with municipalities, and on Monday released a package asking private-sector developers and operators to provide site specific proposals. Closest to Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public art fund needs boost after capital projects
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 15th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A slew of municipal construction projects in 2021 will require a new cash infusion to the city’s public art fund, as well as a need to figure out a new process for how to spend it. Longstanding city policy set aside 1.5 per cent of most new building projects to fund art installations or ... Read More »
5 responsesLove in Nature walk set for Saturday, 7 p.m., at Police Point Park
By Medicine Hat News on February 15th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Love and pheromones are in the air this Saturday during the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program’s Love in Nature information walk taking place at Police Point Park Saturday from 7-8:30 p.m. Participants will learn the science behind how animals attract and interact with mates. Due to the nature of the subject matter, this event only ... Read More »
1 responseBarnes reiterates support for protesters
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 15th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes is maintaining his support for a group of protesters blocking the Coutts Border crossing, and called a federal move to bring an end to similar demonstrations, “a massive overreach” of authority. On Monday, the RCMP made arrests and seized guns at Coutts, while at other major sites across the ... Read More »
2 responsesVincent Massey students make Valentines for Meals on Wheels clients
By Medicine Hat News on February 15th, 2022
Students in the Vincent Massey School’s Kindness Club made more than 150 handmade notes wishing Medicine Hat’s Meals on Wheels recipients a Happy Valentine’s Day. “It’s just nice to do something extra for the Meals on Wheels clients,” Nicole Walcer, Meals on Wheels co-ordinator with the Veiner Centre, told the News. “A lot of them ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ready to spread love for Pink Shirt Day
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 15th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Students and staff throughout the Medicine Hat Catholic School Division are encouraged to wear pink on Feb. 16 in recognition of Pink Shirt Day. Pink Shirt Day – also called Anti-Bullying Day – first began in 2007, when students in Nova Scotia rallied with their male classmate by wearing pink to school after he ... Read More »
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