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Driver charged after stop sign blown, home struck on SE Hill
By Medicine Hat News on December 17th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A crash at a residential intersection Friday night sent one vehicle over a stop sign, up a sloped lawn and onto the front steps of a home. Medicine Hat police say that officers, fire crews and ambulance were dispatched to the intersection of Fourth Avenue and 11th street on the Southeast Hill at about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province says it will expand glucose monitor access for diabetics
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 17th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Alberta’s government is expanding access to continuous glucose monitors, one of the most cost prohibitive parts of diabetes management. Currently, roughly 1.3 million Albertans live with diabetes or pre-diabetes, a number expected to rise to 1.7 million by 2034. Because of this, the province says, expanding access to innovative health technologies is now more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gas City needs more gas: officials
By Collin Gallant on December 14th, 2024
@@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat could be hampered in a quest to lure artificial intelligence hubs by limited natural gas supply, city energy officials told the News, as well as the scope of projects that would dwarf the city’s current electrical plant. That might be counterintuitive for the “Gas City” but has been increasingly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public library hosting gathering for neurodivergent young adults
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 14th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Young adults looking for kinship and support with their neurodivergence are encouraged to make their way to the Medicine Hat Public Library on Saturday morning. Run by peers who also have autistic, ADHD and other neurodivergences, and with the support of members of the Medicine Hat Autism Society, these meetings are a safe place ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SCF auction extra crucial with rising costs, rising demand
By BRENDAN MILLER on December 14th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com A full house of Hatters reached deep into their wallets Thursday night at DayzOff Pub during the 33rd annual Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund Charity Auction. Numbers were still being counted throughout the day Friday, however SCF executive director Deanna Doerksen says more than $40,000 was raised for the charity through live and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province commits $150K to program that helps newcomers in Brooks adapt
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 14th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com To help support the City of Brooks and its growing population of newcomers, the province is investing $150,000 to the Global Village Centre’s John Ware Youth Empowerment Program. Last year, Brooks had the fourth highest percentage of newcomers in Alberta, welcoming 925 new permanent residents. As they adjust to life in a new place, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interpretive Program hosting walk on all things evergreens shortly after Christmas
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 14th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com One of the only spots of colour in the dead of winter, the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is inviting residents to take a closer look at the exciting world of evergreens. “We will be talking about evergreen trees and shrubs. What makes them special, what role they play in our environment, their introduction to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mustard Seed adding 20 shelter spaces for winter months
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 13th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Mustard Seed will increase efforts to provide a safe, warm place for the unhoused population this winter, with a temporary expansion. In a press release Thursday, the Mustard Seed explained that it will add 20 extra shelter spaces for the colder months. This move came at the request of the province ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks residents will see property taxes increase by 5.6% in 2025
By Medicine Hat News on December 13th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Brooks city council was presented with a final budget Thursday night that recommends a 5.6 per cent tax increase in 2025. That would bring in an additional $805,000 in revenue to balance the budget next year. The largest increase in expenditures relates to higher costs for RCMP policing service, which will rise by $518,500, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rossco’s Pub roasts 500 turkey meals for food bank
By BRENDAN MILLER on December 13th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Kitchen staff at Rossco’s Pub had all ovens operating overtime last weekend cooking about 30 large turkeys and making approximately 500 holiday dinners for those in need. “We started on Friday and we were rotating the ovens every four hours,” explains owner Ross Beach. “We were putting turkeys in, taking turkeys out and then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ranchers ready to do their part at the border
By Collin Gallant on December 13th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Southeast Alberta ranchers along the boundary with Montana say they will help the province’s effort to step up border security measures, including allowing greater access to their land and grazing leases, but some stress that co-operation is a two-way street. On Thursday, Premier Danielle Smith, along with law enforcement officials and two cabinet ministers, ... Read More »
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