Local News
City Briefs: Popular First Street U-turn spot is no more
By Medicine Hat News on August 12th, 2021
Medicine Hat’s most well-known U-turn is no longer an option. The city of Medicine Hat announced Wednesday that U-turns from First Street SE onto S. Railway Street downtown will no longer be permitted, effectively immediately. New signage has been posted to alert motorists of the change, which has been enacted to accommodate ongoing construction as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nurses, supporters rally against cuts
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 12th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat nurses and other supporters gathered outside the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital yesterday to rally against proposed changes to nursing contracts, along with similar groups all over the province after a Call To Action was announced on the United Nurses of Alberta website earlier this week. The UNA website states that information pickets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A day of free outdoor tunes for all at PorchFest
By MO CRANKER, Special to the News on August 11th, 2021
A new event in town will encourage Hatters to get outside and move, while showcasing some of the best music talent in the city. The inaugural PorchFest will take place Aug. 28, and is part of a global movement, says organizer Rob Pape. “The last Saturday of August is internationally known as Play Music on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!JBS giving free MHC tuition to qualifying team members, dependents
By Medicine Hat News on August 10th, 2021
JBS Brooks announced last week that it will be giving free Medicine Hat College tuition to qualifying team members and their dependents. The program, JBS Better Futures, operates in partnership with MHC and aims to remove a financial barrier to post-secondary attendance. The program “stands to become the largest free community college tuition program supporting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A celebration of local success: Better Together Gala to celebrate strength of local business community
By LAUREN THOMSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 10th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Two local businesses are teaming up to throw a gala in September that highlights the support that Medicine Hat businesses have shown one another through the COVID-19 pandemic. Kreggan Scharnatta, landscape designer and sales and marketing manager for Avara Garden Centre, and Joely Augustino, who started Fig & Olive Charcuterie with her daughter in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grants up to $1,500 are still up for grabs for musicians and other live music professionals
By Medicine Hat News on August 7th, 2021
Medicine Hat News The Alberta government is providing $2 million for the province’s musicians through the Stabilize Live Music Grant program, which through two streams seeks to support the live music industry hit the ground running following setbacks of the pandemic. The Individual Micro-grant stream supports live music professionals with innovative content creation, education, promotion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gaze at a meteor shower on a walk with the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program
By Medicine Hat News on August 7th, 2021
The sky will be falling Wednesday night, and the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is inviting all nature-loving star gazers to sign up for a Perseids meteor shower walk. The event takes place from 10-11 p.m. Wednesday night at the Echo Dale viewpoint. “We hope to catch a glimpse of these meteors, which peak on August ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local woman completes ‘city walk’ 13 times
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 7th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Teresa Vanderhorst, who turned 80 on July 5, has walked every single street in Medicine Hat 13 times and is now working to complete her 14th “city walk.” Vanderhorst, who drove school bus for more than 30 years for Medicine Hat Christian School until she retired at 72, can now be found five or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bunny rescue urges city to write bylaw
By MO CRANKER on August 7th, 2021
Bunny Run Rabbit Rescue continues to tackle the city’s rabbit problems. The organization has been identifying different areas in the city where domestic rabbits are an issue. It then feeds the rabbits to socialize them, so volunteers can safely get the animals into foster care. The problems are simple, yet the solutions are complex, says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!99-year-old letter finds its way back to the News
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on August 7th, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken More than 99 years ago, a man named Lucien (Lou) Bodichon earned a letter of recommendation from the business manager of the Medicine Hat News. That letter remained in safe keeping for nearly a century until Bodichon’s grandson, Robert Menist, found it in the estate of his late grandparents. Realizing this letter meant something ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawn Bowling Club honours crucial members
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on August 6th, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Lawn Bowling Club honoured a pair of club legends with life memberships in a short ceremony Wednesday. Gerry Aitken and Ron Gebhardt were both on hand to receive their honours, and Aitken was quick to share the moment with his fellow members. “It’s the people of the club that make the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
