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Ready to spread love for Pink Shirt Day
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 15th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Students and staff throughout the Medicine Hat Catholic School Division are encouraged to wear pink on Feb. 16 in recognition of Pink Shirt Day. Pink Shirt Day – also called Anti-Bullying Day – first began in 2007, when students in Nova Scotia rallied with their male classmate by wearing pink to school after he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes reiterates support for protesters
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 15th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes is maintaining his support for a group of protesters blocking the Coutts Border crossing, and called a federal move to bring an end to similar demonstrations, “a massive overreach” of authority. On Monday, the RCMP made arrests and seized guns at Coutts, while at other major sites across the ... Read More »
2 responsesVincent Massey students make Valentines for Meals on Wheels clients
By Medicine Hat News on February 15th, 2022
Students in the Vincent Massey School’s Kindness Club made more than 150 handmade notes wishing Medicine Hat’s Meals on Wheels recipients a Happy Valentine’s Day. “It’s just nice to do something extra for the Meals on Wheels clients,” Nicole Walcer, Meals on Wheels co-ordinator with the Veiner Centre, told the News. “A lot of them ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Web series aims to assist ag producers
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 12th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com AgSafe Alberta has partnered with provincial farm safety organizations across Canada to present a free 10-session webinar series about mental health, directed toward producers. “We recognize mental health is a key part of safety but also something that’s an issue for a number of different commodity and producer groups,” Jody Wacowich, executive director of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!YMCA dishes out thousands of masks, tests in first handout
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 12th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The YMCA of Medicine Hat handed out nearly 12,500 high-quality masks and 8,500 COVID rapid tests in 90 minutes on Thursday. That accounted for the entire supply of rapid antigen tests and N-95 masks provided by the Canadian Red Cross after just one day of distribution from the South Ridge YMCA branch. The local ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crescent Heights theatre presents The SpongeBob Musical
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 12th, 2022
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com The newest Crescent Heights High School musical theatre production is sure to wow with bright sets, fantastic costumes and grand dance numbers as they transport audiences to hang out with everyone’s favourite sponge who “lives in a pineapple under the sea.” The SpongeBob Musical was the choice of director Jennifer Davies, who has been ... Read More »
1 responseResidents responsible for securing their own bins during high winds
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 12th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com As the wind continues to blow, the City of Medicine Hat is sharing tips with residents on how to best secure standing garbage carts. Residents are encouraged to record the number of the cart, so it can easily be identified if blown away. Residents can also write their home address on the cart, so ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Siksika Nation members asked to consider its own local police force
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 12th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Siksika Nation is polling its members toward creating a tribal police force. The reserve near Bassano is currently policed by the Gleichen RCMP detachment, but this week a release states the band council is examining building a business case to create a local police service. Two other Blackfoot nations in Alberta provide their own ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Area solar farm getting storage battery
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 12th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Southeast Alberta’s first large-scale power storage battery will installed at a solar field north of Medicine Hat this summer. Invinity Energy Systems will add a “Vanadium Flow” battery to the Chappice Lake Solar project capable of holding about one-third of the production capacity of the 21-megawatt array. That will allow the operator to “shift” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP Rail workers voting on potential strike action
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 12th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Unionized workers with Canadian Pacific Railway are now voting on potential strike action. The Teamsters Rail Conference sent out ballots by mail early this month to its 3,000 engineers, conductors and train and yard personnel in both Eastern and Western Canada. That will determine whether the union’s bargaining committee would be in a legal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Comfort donation honours memory of local teen
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 12th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Pediatric inpatients at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital were gifted comfort kits Friday, in memory of Jaylyn Layton, a Medicine Hat teen who passed away in 2014 following a courageous battle with cancer. Three-hundred comfort kits were donated by South Country Co-op in partnership with Jaylyn’s family. The kits include a duffle bag with Jaylyn’s ... Read More »
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