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State of the City: New mayor says better days on horizon
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 23rd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s future is bright but “we’ve got to calm down and sink some putts,” said Mayor Linnsie Clark in her first “State of the City” address on Tuesday afternoon. How the greens are running however, may not be known for a while yet. Clark used the event – typically laden with economic announcements ... Read More »
2 responsesCouncil approves short-term utility remedy
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 23rd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A utility bill relief package approved by council Tuesday is designed to steer Hatters toward fixed rate commodity pricing and further discount energy audits meant to help them reduce their use. The program, approved at Tuesday’s city council meeting, comes after utility bills spiked for both natural gas and power during long-spells this winter, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Safety City hopes to expand its local reach through community partnerships
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 23rd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Safety City, a local organization offering educational safety programs to students and community members, is looking to expand programming through community partnerships and engagement. “Safety City began as a project from the Gad City Kiwanis Club and opened for operations in 1981,” Ron Pennington, Safety City chair told the News. “There’s two parts to ... Read More »
1 responseConcern remains over local man’s totalled scooter
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 22nd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Questions still linger over how a mobility scooter parked on a section of Goat Trail in Crescent Heights ended up laying at the bottom of the hill destroyed. Perry Wagenaar was returning from an outing on Feb. 12, when his mobility scooter had a mechanical failure. “I was on my way home (on Goat’s ... Read More »
1 responseHealing through Indigenous crafting
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 22nd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Stitch by stitch, Brenda Mercer brings people together in an act of reconciliation, healing and acknowledgement of Indigenous crafting tradition. Mercer, the cultural co-ordinator at the Miywasin Friendship Centre and founder of White Horse Rider Co., enjoys sharing her passion for creating handmade Indigenous items, such as drums, rattles, earrings, keepsake pouches and more. ... Read More »
1 responseRubber ducky, you’re the one… or 600
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 19th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Duck hunting season comes early to Medicine Hat – rubber ducks that is. More than 600 rubber ducks will be hidden throughout the city this weekend by the Medicine Hat Kinsmen Club as part of its National Day of KINdness celebrations. “Ten years ago Kin Canada created National Day of KINdness,” Cameron Kemp, past ... Read More »
3 responsesMurder accused can’t plea before seeing statement of facts
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 19th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A Medicine Hat man accused of killing his domestic partner will have to see the basics of the case against him before he can enter a plea. Timothy Ray Faulkner, 55, was arrested last fall and charged with second-degree murder after police found the body of Corrine Schneider at the couple’s Third Street apartment. ... Read More »
2 responsesLocal photographer receives national accreditation
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 19th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com A local photographer has received his second accreditation from the Professional Photographers of Canada, a federal organization which seeks to acknowledge excellence in various forms of photography. Adam Moser, owner of Delmar Photography, received his accreditation for Portraiture this month, having received his first accreditation – for Studio Portraiture – in October 2021. “It’s ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta Party Leader will seek seat in Brooks-MH
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 19th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant t from a provincial election, Alberta Party Leader and former Brooks mayor Barry Morishita says he’ll run in his home riding of Brooks-Medicine Hat. That will add another dimension to the often foregone ridings and the potential for intriguing calculus in both ridings in deep southeast Alberta. “The landscape is right,” Morishita told the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Farm Toy Show and Sale runs Feb. 19 weekend
By Medicine Hat News on February 19th, 2022
The 2022 Medicine Hat Farm Toy Show and Sale will be taking place in Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede’s Feb. 19 and 20. The show features a wide variety of collectible toys and figurines relating to farming, construction and mechanics. The show will be held in the Grandstand Banquet Room and is running from 9 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Partnership brings furry friends to seniors’ residence
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 19th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Smiles abound at River Ridge Seniors Village as staff and residents describe their new companions, all of whom are of the furry variety. Two rabbits and four cats made River Ridge, a Park Place residence, their home earlier this month when facility staff joined together with local rescue organizations, Bunny Run Rabbit Rescue and ... Read More »
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