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Environment Canada issues air quality warning for southeast Alberta
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 6th, 2022
Compared to the last two summers, air quality in Medicine Hat has relatively clear in recent months. But that all changed this weekend when smoke from wildfires travelled into southern Alberta. Monday seemed to be a little less hazy than Saturday in some parts of the city, but the distinctive smell of smoke still lingered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local Staples store feels good about giving back to community
By Medicine Hat News on September 3rd, 2022
Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter reporter@medicinehatnews.com For Tina Reed, store manager at Staples in Medicine Hat, the Staples School Supply Drive is an important month for the store and she and her staff are proud to be part of it. The program, for Reed, is about ensuring all children have the same potential to ... Read More »
2 responsesAfternoon of fun planned for Step N’ Stride
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 3rd, 2022
The 10th annual Step ‘N Stride Walk for Parkinson’s takes place Sunday at Kin Coulee Park at 1 p.m. Everyone is invited to the afternoon of activities. “This is our first real event back in a full way since the pandemic,” said Lana Tordoff, executive director of the Parkinson Association of Alberta. “I will be ... Read More »
2 responsesCOVID cases double in Medicine Hat
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 3rd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Confirmed cases of COVID-19 doubled in Medicine Hat during the last week of August, a new weekly roundup of figures from Alberta Health states. A total of 33 cases were positively identified in people with a Medicine Hat or Redcliff address in the six days preceding Aug. 29. That figure, representing only laboratory confirmed ... Read More »
2 responsesBarnes wants back in the UCP
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 3rd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Independent MLA Drew Barnes has sent an open letter to government colleagues asking he return to the UCP caucus before the United Conservatives’ new leader is chosen early next month. “This leadership race is the UCP’s chance for a fresh start and an opportunity to reunite the conservative movement in Alberta,” the representative from ... Read More »
1 responseHeritage church gets needed makeover
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 3rd, 2022
The steeple of the church at the Blumenfeld & District Heritage Site recently had some much needed and extensive work done. Deterioration of the steeple has been a concern of the committee for several years. The project got the go-ahead after couple contacted them stating they will match donations up to $25,000. The church was ... Read More »
1 responseVeiner Centre celebrates one year under new management
By KENDALL KING on September 3rd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s Veiner Centre continues to create spaces and foster connections for community members aged 50-plus, one year after reopening under new management. Established in the 1970s as a membership-based, senior recreation facility, the centre has faced numerous challenges over the past decade which left its future uncertain. In 2020, the city put out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nations flyers get their wings
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 3rd, 2022
Megan Lessard and Cheryden Moberly defeated the odds Friday by receiving their first set of wings at Super T Aviation. Lessard, 19, had butterflies in her stomach in a good way and is excited for what life is going to bring next. Moberly, 21, feels she is just getting started and is excited to see ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat firefighters to be part of German documentary
By KENDALL KING on September 3rd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat firefighters will be the focus of an upcoming eight-part documentary series produced by German multi-media company Fabiola. Filming for the series, set to air on Germany’s Discovery Channel at an undetermined future date, is scheduled to begin Saturday and continue through the month, then break and pick up again in mid-January. Titled ... Read More »
1 responseCypress Club restores 1900-vintage doors
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 2nd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Two 1900-vintage doors are back swinging open at the Cypress Club in Medicine Hat after being restored this summer and re-hung Thursday. Kirk Yung, of local custom furniture and cabinetry shop Wood Visions delivered and installed the doors – each weighing 150 pounds. They replaced sheets of plywood that stood-in at the historic brick ... Read More »
1 responseHat man charged weapon, drugs found in search of SW Hill home
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 2nd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat man has been charged after police found a rifle and other weapons among a small amount of drugs during a search of a Southwest Hill home on Aug. 30. Police state in a release from the ALERT organized crime team that they seized a rifle, ammunition, a crossbow and a taser ... Read More »
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