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Local woman hears for first time in years
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 9th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi When COVID-19 arrived and masks became mandatory, Robyn Vance-Halvorson was afraid she would lose her job in long-term care. The 35-year-old suffers from hereditary hearing loss on her mother’s side and relied on reading lips to engage in conversation. “I struggled and wondered if I’d still have a job because asking co-workers to remove ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Faculty association files complaints against Medicine Hat College over contract talk tactics
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 8th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The faculty association at Medicine Hat College has filed labour board complaints stating the institution’s board of governors is attempting to undermine its authority as the two sides discuss a new contract. The association filed seven complaints stating the employer had improper conversations with its members, was coercive and directed them not to engage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alexandra Middle School’s sports institute kicks, tees, faces off this fall
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 8th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Beginning in September, Alexandra Middle School will be offering its high-performance sports institute to students of all skill levels. The program will focus on improving students’ athletic abilities that translate to a number of sports. These abilities include strength, flexibility, agility, functional movement, nutrition, sports and performance psychology, recovery and injury prevention and culture ... Read More »
1 responseHat’s school divisions opt out of piloting Alberta’s new curriculum
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 8th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The Medicine Hat Public School Division and Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education are joining a growing list of institutions choosing to opt out of piloting Alberta’s new proposed K-6 curriculum draft this fall. “Following the release of the draft curriculum last week, we began to review the content of the curriculum across the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan’s budget includes highway upgrades in its southwest
By Medicine Hat News on April 8th, 2021
Three new sets of passing lanes between Kindersley and the Alberta boundary leading to Oyen are included in the new Saskatchewan Highways budget announced this week. The measures on Saskatchewan Highway 7 east of Alsask were highlighted on a list of projects in the $520-million annual capital plan from the Ministry of Highways. More localized ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Men face sex charges involving minors
By Medicine Hat News on April 8th, 2021
Four men in Medicine Hat have been charged with child luring and obtaining sex with minors in exchange for drugs, money and alcohol, local police announced Wednesday. They are also looking for more information from the public and potentially other victims to come forward. The Medicine Hat Police Service says officers began investigating a complaint ... Read More »
1 responsePlanning commission delays daytime shelter approval
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 8th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A new daytime shelter for homeless people is on hold after Wednesday’s meeting of the municipal planning commission in Medicine Hat. Three dozen residents appeared in the gallery of council chambers for the meeting that concluded with a permit application for a new shelter at 435 N. Railway St., tabled until operators could present ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Engineering technology students will develop MH College’s master plan
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 8th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Built Environment Engineering Technology students at Medicine Hat College are using their skills to develop a campus master plan. “A campus master plan creates a framework that takes the strategic direction of a post-secondary institution and formulates it into action, connecting the vision with building, transportation, landscape and effective utilization of the facility,” the ... Read More »
3 responsesPolice taking AHS’s cues on church service
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 7th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City police say Alberta Health Services will decide whether fines or charges should be levelled against a Medicine Hat church that says it held a full service on Easter Sunday in disregard of pandemic restrictions. Local officers were near the scene of the Heights Baptist Church over the weekend, observing but not interacting with ... Read More »
1 responseBob Wilkie of I Got Mind hosting webinars with MHC to discuss trauma, loss and grief
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 7th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Medicine Hat College, on behalf of the Brandon Niwa Legacy Fund, is partnering with I Got Mind to host two Zoom webinar sessions around the topics of trauma, loss and grief. The first session takes place Monday at 7 p.m. beginning with Bob Wilkie, president of IGM, sharing his personal experience of the 1986 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat High will be the Hawks
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 7th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi After months of brainstorming and weeks of voting, Medicine Hat High School has a new name – the Hat High Hawks. Boris Grisonich made the announcement the school would be changing its nickname in September, saying “Mohawks” and “Kwahommies” would no longer be used. “After a few years of conversation with our staff and ... Read More »
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