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Canada Day celebration to expand into full festival in Kin Coulee
By ANNA SMITH LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE on June 8th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Skateboard Association in partnership with The Connection are hosting the Kin Coulee Canada Day celebration and are determined to make it bigger and better than ever before. In addition to Beat the Heat, the largest amateur skateboard competition in Canada, the association has expanded to create a day-long festival that stretches ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Large blaze destroys Bow Island cabinet shop
By Collin Gallant on June 8th, 2024
@@CollinGallant The owner of a well-known cabinet shop and major employer in Bow Island that burned down Thursday night is vowing to be back fulfilling orders and taking new ones soon, even as the rebuilding process begins. John Hiebert, of Hiebert Cabinetry and Fine Woodworks, told the News on Friday afternoon that the Bow Island ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taber official charged with fraud
By Medicine Hat News on June 8th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A former top official with the Municipal District of Taber has been charged with fraud over $5,000 for allegedly charging personal purchases to M.D. credit cards and obscuring the charges. The Taber Police Service said Friday that they had charged Bryan Badura, 53, after opening an investigation last September when they were contacted by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Regional jobless rate slightly down in May
By Medicine Hat News on June 8th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The unemployment rate in the region eased in May compared to April as well as the same time last spring.Statistics Canada figures released Friday state the jobless rate last month was 5.6 per cent in the combined Lethbridge-Medicine Hat economic region. That is down from 5.9 per cent in April and 5.7 per cent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pride guild celebrating its first June with two events
By ANNA SMITH on June 7th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Prairie Pride Guild of Medicine Hat & District has big plans for June to coincide with worldwide celebrations of 2SLGBTQIA+ people and their allies. Later this month, the guild is planning to host a pair of speakers on various topics for Pride Month, both members of the guild with a deep passion for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kidney Walk returns Father’s Day weekend
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 7th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Father’s Day weekend will see community members gathered to walk in support of those affected by kidney disease. The Kidney Foundation of Canada Southern Alberta’s annual Kidney Walk has been hosted every spring for more than a decade in both Lethbridge and Medicine Hat. Local Kidney Walks serve as a platform where individuals impacted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nichole Neubauer to receive honorary degree from college
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 7th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Nichole Neubauer has been named recipient of the 2024 honorary applied baccalaureate degree from Medicine Hat College, recognizing her commitment to agriculture, education and the community. The News named Neubauer ‘Newsmaker of the Year’ for 2023, noting her ability to promote agriculture in the region without complaints of being “forgotten” in this corner of ... Read More »
1 responseYMCA to run downtown’s giant chess board
By BRENDAN MILLER on June 7th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Giant kings and queens located near the Medicine Hat Public Library, along with their armies of bishops, rooks, knights and pawns, will seek victory once again this summer as the YMCA has taken over operations of the city’s largest board game. Next week residents will once again be able to challenge family and friends ... Read More »
1 responseIn Court: Local man gets nine months total for break-in, burglary of South Flats business
By Medicine Hat News on June 7th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat man will spend a total of nine months in jail for smashing the front door of a South Flats business and making off with $6,000 worth of computer equipment with an accomplice last fall. Anthony Irvine Brown, 37, pleaded guilty Thursday in Provincial Court of Justice at Medicine Hat to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quilters guild’s two-day event at the curling club begins today
By Medicine Hat News on June 7th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Cactus Rose Quilters Guild will showcase wares from its members and host vendors at an event beginning today. More than 300 pieces will be displayed at the Medicine Hat Curling Club from noon until 7 p.m. today, and then again from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday. Admission is $10 with proceeds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with sexual assault arrested days later for physical assault
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 7th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Twenty-eight-year-old Brady Deering with no fixed address was arrested June 5 after an alleged sexual assault of a female downtown, and then was identified as a suspect in an unrelated physical assault following his court release. Police responded to a report of a sexual assault after a female was walking to her place of ... Read More »
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