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Medicine Hat College Girls’ Choir hosting From Sea to Sea to Sea on May 17
By Medicine Hat News on May 3rd, 2023
Medicine Hat College Girls’ Choir is inviting Hatters to its May 17 concert titled From Sea to Sea to Sea. The concert, which begins at 7 p.m. at Fifth Avenue Memorial Church, will feature nautical music from across Canada, as well as other regions of the world. Choir director Justine Wilks will be leading the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More explosives testing at Suffield
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 3rd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews CFB Suffield has issued a second release in two weeks warning nearby residents about explosives testing. The Defence Research and Development Canada branch says destructive testing will take place between 10 a.m. and noon on Wednesday, with the resulting noise likely to be heard in the Crown Village of Ralston, Hamlet of Suffield and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local psychiatric care options dwindling
By KENDALL KING on May 3rd, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com The number of psychiatrists practising has dropped in Medicine Hat with the closure of one private practice, despite demand for services continuing to grow. Patients of Dr. Shafiq Khan were notified via a letter sent April 18 that his practice was closed as of that date and they had been discharged from his care. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local author relays important emergency message through new kids book
By KENDALL KING on May 2nd, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Hatter Desirae Kinahan hopes her new book, In Case of Emergency, 9-1-1 Adventures, will help teach children when it’s appropriate to call 911 and what to do if they ever do have to call. Having worked as a 911 dispatcher for over 16 years, Kinahan has answered several calls placed by children. “I’ve talked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City to provide no-interest loan to curling club
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 2nd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council is willing to provide a no-interest loan to the Medicine Hat Curling Club to get up and running next fall, approving the request unanimously despite concerns it could send a signal to other clubs with major capital requests. Last month the privately operated but open membership club presented a number of options ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utility prices for non-fixed customers to fall for month of May
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 2nd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Floating utility prices for those without fixed-rate contracts are dropping in May, according to the new default rate posted by the City of Medicine Hat’s utility department. Electricity, which sat at record highs this winter, will be charged at just under 14 cents per kilowatt hour in the month, plus a 1.9-cent repayment charge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes won’t seek re-election in Cypress-Medicine Hat
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 2nd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Drew Barnes ended two years of speculation at the last minute Monday, stating he wouldn’t seek re-election in Cypress-Medicine Hat. That avoids crowding the right side of the ballot in the general election, which began Monday and ends May 29. It also ends two years of speculation since the three-term MLA was removed from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local man charged regarding homemade pipe bombs
By Medicine Hat News on May 2nd, 2023
A Medicine Hat man is facing charges in relation to the discovery of two homemade pipe bombs discovered in the city since last November. Police encountered the first of the two pipe bombs on Nov. 23, 2022, when they responded to a report of a suspicious device in the area of Terrace Drive and 11th ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ross Glen School welcomes local professionals to help celebrate literacy
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 2nd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The theme for Education Week this year is Learning Uplifts All, and Ross Glen School kicked things off with its Literacy Heroes event on Monday. A wide range of guests – CFB Suffield, Mavericks, Medicine Hat News, Tigers broadcasting team, members from all three local first response agencies and several school board representatives and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local campaigns officially underway
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 2nd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The 2023 provincial election kicked off as a showdown of two parties vying to form government, and a likely two-party race in Cypress-Medicine Hat as Drew Barnes announced he won’t run in the election. The four-week campaign that has been months, even years in the making, concludes Monday, May 29. UCP leader and Brooks-Medicine ... Read More »
1 responseAdapt Mobility donation buys service dog medical equipment to MHC
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 2nd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Adapt Mobility recently donated more than $7,500 worth of medical equipment – wheelchairs, walkers and power scooters – to the service dog and canine studies management program at Medicine Hat College. The equipment will be used to train and socialize service dogs in training. Marissa Jordan, a co-program co-ordinator and instructor, said, “It was ... Read More »
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