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Psychologist couple hosting six-part series on digital wellness for kids
By BRENDAN MILLER on January 8th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Local registered psychologists Greg and Mary-Lou Goddard will be speaking to parents about the effects of excessive screen time and provide parents tools to help set boundaries and use technology mindfully. The couple will be the first of a six-part presentation and discussion series focused on navigating the online world, hosted in partnership with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City applies again to add more power, says potential business demands it
By Collin Gallant on January 8th, 2025
@@CollinGallant City officials say they are working with several companies whose combined needs could expand power use by more than 20 per cent, which would strain the entire Medicine Hat power grid. That is according to an application to locate a new south-side substation – the second attempt to gain approval for MHS-11 substation in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province invests in northern Alberta workforce program
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 8th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Alberta’s government announced Tuesday it would be investing an additional $450,000 into the Northern Alberta Development Bursary program that will help 50 students receive support for post-secondary costs ranging from certificates and diplomas to bachelor’s, masters or PhD programs. In 50 years NADB has already provided higher education funding for more than 7,1000 students ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede wants funding answer soon
By Collin Gallant on January 7th, 2025
@@CollinGallant Medicine Hat Stampede officials say they need a decision soon from city council on a multi-million-dollar grant request for construction to move ahead this year on a new grandstand and major upgrades to hosting space. That issue arrived at council in October 2023 but wasn’t included in capital budgets passed last month for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Motz says Liberal government left in ‘absolute chaos’ following Trudeau resignation
By BRENDAN MILLER on January 7th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Glen Motz, Conservative MP for Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner, says his focus remains on pushing forward for an election following news of the prime minister’s decision to step down as party leader Monday. However, Motz says, Trudeau’s resignation leaves the Liberals in crisis mode as they scramble to determine their next leader before an upcoming election ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress Farm & Ranch Show coming to the Hat in June
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 7th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com A new event coming to southeast Alberta this spring aims to make itself a part of summers here for years to come. Held alongside the World Professional Chuckwagon Association races at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede, the Cypress Farm & Ranch Show will provide a platform for farmers, ranchers and exhibitors to network, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Upcoming nature walk will focus on the wonders of the South Saskatchewan
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 7th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is heading down to the river for the latest of its guided walks. Residents are invited to meet out front of the Nature Centre on Jan. 15 at 11 a.m. to walk along the South Saskatchewan River for an hour, learn more about the aquatic species that live there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sharps asks council to detail remaining sanction on Clark
By Collin Gallant on January 7th, 2025
@@CollinGallant The new year could begin with council dealing with lingering issues from a court-ordered review of its sanctions of Mayor Linnsie Clark last year. Medicine Hat’s elected officials spent about four hours in closed sessions interviewing potential integrity commissioners on Monday night. That occurred before and after an open session that ended with Coun. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nomination period officially open for fall municipal election
By Collin Gallant on January 4th, 2025
@@CollinGallant The lead-up to the 2025 city election has officially begun, though few potential candidates were out of the gate when the nomination period opened Thursday morning. Only Calvin Isaac Maltin, the owner of Issac’s Barbershop on S. Railway Street, stated in a social media post on New Year’s Day that he would run for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New deputy police chief joins MHPS on Monday
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 4th, 2025
news@medicinehatnews.com On Monday the Medicine Hat Police Service will welcome Rajnish Saini as the new deputy chief of police, joining the service following a 25-year career in policing with the Brantford Police Service and Nelson Police Department. Police chief Alan Murphy explains the service has used different categorized structures for its high-ranking officers responsible for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Briefs: Ranching couple from Bindloss inducted into Alberta Herefords Association hall of fame
By Medicine Hat News on January 4th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Bindloss ranching couple Peggy and Bill Herman have been honoured by the Alberta Herefords Association with an induction into the breed group’s hall of fame. The couple began ranching in the 1960s and built up a purebred herd that sent bulls to the sale in Medicine Hat from 1982 to 2007, the year after ... Read More »
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