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Redcliff resident runs 48 miles in 48 hours for Ronald McDonald House
By JAMES TUBB on March 15th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The first thing Ryan Werre did after running 48 miles over 48 hours this weekend was hit the couch. The 29-year-old from Redcliff said his legs were tired afterward but he was happy he was able to complete the challenge and raise money at the same time. Werre vowed to take on the challenge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter is back on Broadway after two-year pandemic break
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 15th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Shortly after his Broadway debut in February 2020, the production which Hatter David Jeffery was starring in shut down as a result of the pandemic. Now, nearly two years later, Jeffery has returned to Broadway and is as grateful as ever to be living a life he had once only dreamed of. Jeffery, who ... Read More »
1 responseStaggered curriculum seen as positive step, local officials say
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 12th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Alberta’s government announced Thursday it would implement updates to K-6 curriculum in two phases, dependent on grade and subject. “We are taking a thoughtful, measured approach and implementing three new subjects in elementary classrooms this fall,” Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said in a statement Thursday. The province received largely negative feedback after the K-6 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID cases decline in SW Sask.
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 12th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews New cases of coronavirus in southwest Saskatchewan are decreasing, though at a slower rate that in late February, according to week-old figures published by the Saskatchewan Health Authority. That province’s weekly report on pandemic cases published Thursday covers the period from Feb. 27 to March 5. It states that 33 new positive diagnoses were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jobless rate down month to month, year over year in southern Alberta
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 12th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Unemployment fell in southern Alberta in February compared to both the previous month and one year earlier, according to figures provided Friday by Statistics Canada. The Medicine Hat-Lethbridge region saw the jobless rate settle to 6.6 per cent, two-tenths of a percentage point below the provincial average after sitting higher than that mark in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hawk pole partnership aims to help endangered species
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 12th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta Conservation Association and AltaLink are working together to provide the endangered ferruginous hawk with safe nesting sites in southeast Alberta. “This project has been around for more than 10 years now,” Brad Downey, senior biologist with the Alberta Conservation Association, told the News. “We do a lot of collaborations with landholders to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Glen Motz will sit on committee looking into Emergencies Act
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 12th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The work of a parliamentary committee looking into the use of the Emergencies Act last month begins its work Monday and will include local area MP Glen Motz. The retired Medicine Hat Police Service inspector is one of seven MPs on the 11-person committee which also includes four senators. It will review actions taken ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clocks change Sunday morning
By Medicine Hat News on March 12th, 2022
It’s that time of year again to turn the clocks ahead for Daylight Saving Time. The time change will take place Sunday at 2 a.m. Hatters are also encouraged to test their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors and change the batteries if necessary... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Water runoff forecasts show dry conditions for spring
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 12th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The final runoff predictions in Alberta and Saskatchewan outline dry times ahead for the region around Medicine Hat, and challenging soil moisture conditions without wet weather this spring. Alberta Environment predicts less than half the normal amount of runoff in the region south of a line from Lethbridge to Medicine Hat and then north ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veiner Centre event will support Ukraine
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 12th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat and area community is coming together for the Veiner Centre’s Stands with Ukraine fundraiser happening March 22. The fundraiser is an all-day public event hosted and organized by the Veiner Centre, with contributions from various local individuals, organizations and businesses. “The Veiner Centre does stand with Ukraine,” centre director Cori Fischer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyer for Hat woman charged with murder ready to take a step at next court date
By Delon Shurtz Southern Alberta Newspapers on March 11th, 2022
The lawyer representing a Medicine Hat woman accused of killing another woman late last year promises to take a step when the case returns to court next month. The matter for 26-year-old Melissa Martens-Lagasse was in Lethbridge provincial court Thursday, where Calgary lawyer John Oman noted he had emailed a “plan” to the Crown prosecutor ... Read More »
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