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Local walk for diabetes cure set for Sept. 8 at Kin Coulee Park
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 17th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes is returning to Medicine Hat on Sept. 8, as part of Canada’s largest fundraiser for Type-1 diabetes research. While usually a spring event, this year the city’s Type-1 diabetic community found it would be easier to get everyone together in the fall, though this doesn’t change the nature ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rodeo Sweetheart competition begins next weekend
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 17th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Applications for the Dunmore Equestrian Little Britches Rodeo Sweetheart competition closed on Friday, and all eyes look to next weekend to see who will take the crown for the coming year. For Rodeo Sweetheart Sophie Cruthers and Rodeo Miss Jada Silcher, the upcoming competition is a bittersweet one, as while they’re thrilled for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council will not sit for Monday’s public meeting
By Medicine Hat News on August 17th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews City council won’t meet in public Monday night with a lack of agenda items cited as the reason, but will discuss a personnel mater in a regular closed session that afternoon. Coming out of a typically slower summer break for official council and committee business, only first readings for updated electric and natural gas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Democrats host healthcare town hall Thursday
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 17th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Residents had the opportunity to discuss their concerns regarding the current state of healthcare in the province with NDP critics on Thursday. The town hall, held in the theatre of the Medicine Hat Public Library, hosted Dr. Luanne Metz, NDP Critic for Health, and Janet Eremenko, NDP Mental Health & Addictions Critic. A recurring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Councillors speak out following judicial review
By Collin Gallant on August 16th, 2024
@@CollinGallant City council members and Mayor Linnsie Clark are reacting after their legal representatives laid out a high-profile dispute in court Tuesday. Since March, Hatters have watched the controversy grow after Clark was found by council to have breached the council code of conduct and was heavily sanctioned. Tuesday’s judicial review hearing heard Clark’s legal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Duplexes in Swift Current being built for people with brain injuries
By Medicine Hat News on August 16th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Ground has broken on two duplexes in Swift Current that will be provided to individuals with brain injuries through the National Housing Strategy, the Province of Saskatchewan announced earlier this month. The four units will be managed by Prairie Pioneers Independent Housing and are funded by a $828,000 grant. Construction is expected to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS punished for unidentified violation during Brooks-MH byelection
By Medicine Hat News on August 16th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The province’s health agency, Alberta Health Services, has been reprimanded for actions it took during the 2022 Brooks-Medicine Hat byelection that saw Premier Danielle Smith win a seat in the legislature. Government bodies are prevented by election regulations from advertising or making announcements during elections periods, but little else is publicly known about the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City officially launches TNR program for feral cats
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 16th, 2024
Medicine Hat’s first Trap-Neuter-Return program is now in effect. The city announced Thursday it has approved a joint proposal submitted by the Medicine Hat SPCA and Persian Dreams & Canine Themes Rescue Society. The program stems from the addition of subsection 38.1(1) to Bylaw 3935, the Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw, at the Aug. 21, 2023 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More charges for local man accused of trying to kill cops
By Medicine Hat News on August 16th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Additional charges have been laid against a Medicine Hat man accused of attempted murder after a standoff with police this month. Cole Anthony Scory, 30, was charged with four counts of attempted murder with a firearm on Aug. 2 after police responded to an apartment building on the Southwest Hill. They allege a gunshot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council urged to ‘opt out’ of recycling service control
By BRENDAN MILLER on August 16th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Members of the development and infrastructure committee voted in favour of a motion for council to opt out of controlling municipal recycling services aimed at increasing cash flow by $1.4 million. Council is required to make a decision before Oct. 31 to inform the province that the city will take advantage of a new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gift to the CFL: St. Mary’s students score big in football-themed song and video
By BRENDAN MILLER on August 16th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Several fine arts students from St. Mary’s School can be seen performing in a music video that was recently presented to officials with the Calgary Stampeders during an outdoor screening at McMahon Stadium. The catchy CFL theme song, which explains the unique rules of the Canadian Football League, was written and produced by fine ... Read More »
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