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Residents responsible for securing their own bins during high winds
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 12th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com As the wind continues to blow, the City of Medicine Hat is sharing tips with residents on how to best secure standing garbage carts. Residents are encouraged to record the number of the cart, so it can easily be identified if blown away. Residents can also write their home address on the cart, so ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crescent Heights theatre presents The SpongeBob Musical
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 12th, 2022
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com The newest Crescent Heights High School musical theatre production is sure to wow with bright sets, fantastic costumes and grand dance numbers as they transport audiences to hang out with everyone’s favourite sponge who “lives in a pineapple under the sea.” The SpongeBob Musical was the choice of director Jennifer Davies, who has been ... Read More »
1 responseYMCA dishes out thousands of masks, tests in first handout
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 12th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The YMCA of Medicine Hat handed out nearly 12,500 high-quality masks and 8,500 COVID rapid tests in 90 minutes on Thursday. That accounted for the entire supply of rapid antigen tests and N-95 masks provided by the Canadian Red Cross after just one day of distribution from the South Ridge YMCA branch. The local ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Web series aims to assist ag producers
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 12th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com AgSafe Alberta has partnered with provincial farm safety organizations across Canada to present a free 10-session webinar series about mental health, directed toward producers. “We recognize mental health is a key part of safety but also something that’s an issue for a number of different commodity and producer groups,” Jody Wacowich, executive director of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Siksika Nation members asked to consider its own local police force
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 12th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Siksika Nation is polling its members toward creating a tribal police force. The reserve near Bassano is currently policed by the Gleichen RCMP detachment, but this week a release states the band council is examining building a business case to create a local police service. Two other Blackfoot nations in Alberta provide their own ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Comfort donation honours memory of local teen
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 12th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Pediatric inpatients at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital were gifted comfort kits Friday, in memory of Jaylyn Layton, a Medicine Hat teen who passed away in 2014 following a courageous battle with cancer. Three-hundred comfort kits were donated by South Country Co-op in partnership with Jaylyn’s family. The kits include a duffle bag with Jaylyn’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP Rail workers voting on potential strike action
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 12th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Unionized workers with Canadian Pacific Railway are now voting on potential strike action. The Teamsters Rail Conference sent out ballots by mail early this month to its 3,000 engineers, conductors and train and yard personnel in both Eastern and Western Canada. That will determine whether the union’s bargaining committee would be in a legal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Area solar farm getting storage battery
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 12th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Southeast Alberta’s first large-scale power storage battery will installed at a solar field north of Medicine Hat this summer. Invinity Energy Systems will add a “Vanadium Flow” battery to the Chappice Lake Solar project capable of holding about one-third of the production capacity of the 21-megawatt array. That will allow the operator to “shift” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After one year away, High School Art Show returns to MHC gallery
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 11th, 2022
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com The High School Art Show has returned to Medicine Hat College One on One Gallery. In a press brief released to the News, MHC College announced that after a year hiatus, creative teen talent is back on display at the One on One Gallery with the annual High School Art Exhibition. “Over 80 works ... Read More »
1 responseLDS donation helps build Root Cellar kitchen
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 11th, 2022
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Thanks in part to a donation made by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Root Cellar Food and Wellness Hub has funded the construction of its new commercial kitchen. Melissa Mullis, marketing and events manager for the Root Cellar, spoke to the News. “The commercial kitchen brings the opportunity to collaborate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College given directive to drop all public health orders as of March 1
By Medicine Hat News on February 11th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College announced Wednesday it would be awaiting further instruction from provincial officials before rescinding its policy concerning COVID-19 public health measures. MHC confirmed to the News on Thursday it received a directive from Advanced Education on Wednesday evening which stated, “Post-secondary institutions will have the full ability to return to pre-pandemic delivery ... Read More »
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