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Concert Band Society hosting first Christman concert since 2019
By KENDALL KING on December 3rd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Concert Band Society is inviting Hatters to immerse themselves in the sounds of the Holiday Season during its first in-person Christmas concert since 2019. Titled Christmas, Together Again, the concert will feature an array of music performed by the society’s Andante and Allegro bands. “There’s a variety of songs,” Andante conductor Mark ... Read More »
1 responseBudget talks key on city workforce
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 3rd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant One month after the new city budget was presented to council – and two information sessions where members quizzed managers about new spending and new hiring – the proposal moves to debate Monday night. The new process needs to see the budget passed before Jan. 1, with councillors promising amendments potentially over two meetings ... Read More »
1 responseJob skill, retention issues adding to concerns of labour shortage
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 3rd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The regional jobless rate sank below 3 per cent in November when the province lost jobs compared to the month before. That is the lowest level in recent memory – 2.9 per cent in Medicine Hat-Lethbridge region – compared to 3.3 per cent in October, and 5.5 per cent in November 2021. However, local ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Author hopes to help Hatters better relationships
By KENDALL KING on December 3rd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Lethbridge author and relationship coach Brent Taylor is hoping to connect with Hatters during his upcoming Medicine Hat book signing, taking place Dec. 10 from 12-4 p.m. at Unlimited Characters book store on Dunmore Road. Author of the 2017 book Hiz and Herz Greatest Need: The Single Biggest Reason Why Marriages Breakdown and How ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hawaii trip much more than a volleyball excursion
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 3rd, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Coach Jarrett Bardal accepted an open invitation to take the senior girl’s volleyball team at Medicine Hat High School to a tournament in Hawaii in October 2023. The proposal was approved in principle by the board and now the planning has started in earnest. “Trying to find tournaments where you play different teams is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Hatter’s bestseller adapted for the stage
By KENDALL KING on December 2nd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat-born author Mark Sakamoto’s bestselling book Forgiveness: A Gift from My Grandparents is coming to life with a stage adaptation, playing at Calgary’s Max Bell Theatre from March 7 to April 1. “It is really an honour to have my work selected,” Sakamoto told the News. The first of his work to be ... Read More »
1 responseSocial media issues of largest concern for resource officer at Crescent Heights
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 2nd, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com MHPS Const. Brent Bohrn, a 19-year veteran who became the resource officer at Crescent Heights High School this school year, shared a specific presentation at the Medicine Hat Public School Division board meeting on Tuesday. The presentation Bohrn used was one he normally gives to Grades 7-9, with a revised version used for Grades ... Read More »
1 responseMHMT nails another ‘Live Radio Play’ production
By KENDALL KING on December 2nd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Musical Theatre’s upcoming production, A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play, breathes new life into a classic Holiday tale and allows audiences to focus on both the meaning of the story and the talent of the actors retelling it. The same format as last year’s Holiday production – It’s a Wonderful Life: ... Read More »
1 responseIndigenous market at TREX extended to two days this year
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 2nd, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com TREX Space will be hosting the second annual Indigenous Holiday Market next week. This year the market has been expanded to two days – Dec. 8 and 9 – and will feature more vendors. There was a great turnout last year even though that event was organized at the last minute. “We are hoping ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sugar beet production falls some at Lantic’s Taber facility, but revenue tops $1B for first time
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 2nd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Warm weather this fall in southern Alberta hurt sugar content in the sugar beet harvest, Lantic Sugar announced on Thursday while releasing its fourth-quarter financial results. The company that produces Rogers sugar says its 2022 slicing campaign is well underway and will conclude in February. While deliveries from producers met expected volumes, the company ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Expected added snow likely not enough to reverse issues from regional drought conditions
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 2nd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews More snow than usual is predicted on the prairies this winter, but whether it can reverse “extreme drought conditions” in the Medicine Hat region won’t be known until spring, say forecasters. Already this fall, southeast Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan have received two substantial snowfalls, but new outlooks state consecutive summers of high heat and ... Read More »
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