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Miywasin Story Tours offer a chance to learn region’s Indigenous history
By Samantha Johnson Special to the News on July 5th, 2022
The Miywasin Story Tour, highlighting the preservation and expression in Indigenous communities, is back for another season. The first tour will happen Saturday, with the second set for Aug. 20. Cultural co-ordinator Brenda Mercer explained the Story Tour begins and ends at the Miywasin Friendship Centre, located downtown at 517 Third Street SE. Once everyone ... Read More »
1 responseRock Learning Circle sign to be unveiled at Police Point
By Samantha Johnson Special to the News on July 5th, 2022
At Police Point on Thursday at 4 p.m. will be the unveiling of the Rock Learning Circle Sign. The Rock Learning Circle is located a short distance from the Interpretive Centre. Discussions about the rock circle began in 2007 but it took until 2012 for the rocks to finally be laid and another 10 years, ... Read More »
1 responseHatters support of bodily autonomy at pro-choice rally
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 5th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Hatters expressed solidarity with Americans affected by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade at a rally outside city hall Monday evening. Rally organizers Michelle Marshall, Lindsay Poloni and Sophie Stacey began planning the event last week in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision, which they say removes the autonomy ... Read More »
1 responseMHPS seek missing Manitoba woman
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 5th, 2022
The Medicine Hat Police Service is asking for public assistance to locate a missing woman they had contact with in May and could still be in the area. MHPS announced via a media release Monday afternoon Shanna Copenace, a 32-year-old resident of Swan Lake, Man., was reported missing by her family in late June. Members ... Read More »
1 responseCity eyes Heritage Savings for budget gap
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 5th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city will likely transform the Heritage Savings Fund to provide annual investment income to help fill an operational budget gap that’s been wrestled with for the last six years. Council also approved on Monday the potential for four per cent tax increases in 2023 and 2024, while suggesting they may prefer program cuts ... Read More »
1 responseNon-fixed utility rates on the summer rise as usual
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 5th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Non-fixed utility rates are rising again heading into summer months, according to new prices for July published Monday. Power will be charged at 14.8 cents per kilowatt hour, up from 11.7 cents in June, while the gas rate rises to $9.09 per gigajoule as a mechanism for cost recovery works to correct pricing charged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Annual Historic Walking Tours are back with stories of the Hat
By Samantha Johnson Special to the News on July 5th, 2022
Sally (McGee) Sehn was born and raised on First Street in Medicine Hat, and she brings stories from her childhood into the First Street Walking Tour. A new tour has been added this year, Historic Railroad District, with the first one commencing July 9. Sehn joined the Heritage Resources Committee in 2015 and found their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donate food to reduce fines at MH Public Library
By Samantha Johnson Special to the News on July 2nd, 2022
While Medicine Hat Public Library has done Food for Fines initiatives in the past, it will now be something that runs every Thursday. The library chose to do Food for Fines each Thursday because many libraries, such as in Calgary and Edmonton, have moved to having no fines. Gillian Reimer, head of marketing services at ... Read More »
1 responseKinsmen Club sponsoring free family swim times at Hill, Strathcona pools
By Medicine Hat News on July 2nd, 2022
The Kinsmen Club of Medicine Hat is helping Hatters keep cool this summer by sponsoring free family swim at Hill Pool and Strathcona Pool. The sponsorship, now in its 38th year, is a long-held tradition of Medicine Hat’s Kinsmen Club. “We are proud of our legacy, which is to serve our community’s greatest needs and ... Read More »
1 response15th anniversary celebrated at HALO in the Hangar
By Medicine Hat News on July 2nd, 2022
HALO members and supporters gathered Thursday evening for the first HALO in the Hangar open house event since the beginning of the pandemic. The annual event aims to raise public awareness about HALO and recognize the individuals who assist in its operations. This year, HALO in the Hangar was combined with the air ambulance service ... Read More »
1 responseInterpretive Program hosting information sessions on bats
By Medicine Hat News on July 2nd, 2022
You batter believe it; the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is hosting two upcoming information sessions all about bats of southeast Alberta. On July 7 and 14, a special guest speaker will guide Hatters through Police Point Park and share interesting facts about bats, before the group meets with a live little brown bat. Sessions begin ... Read More »
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