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Standoff following ‘violent episode’ ends with man taken into custody
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 12th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Police say they set off flash-bangs to help end a five-hour standoff on Tuesday night in northeast Crescent Heights before taking a man into custody. Medicine Hat police reported at 5:30 p.m. that during a “check welfare” visit to a home on the 2100 block of 10th Avenue NE, they determined that a “violent ... Read More »
1 responsePainted butterflies will scatter in Hope for Nature campaign
By Medicine Hat News on May 12th, 2022
Hand-painted wooden butterflies will soon be scattered throughout Police Point Park. The butterflies are part of the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program’s Hope for Nature – an offshoot of the city’s Project Hope campaign, which promotes positivity through shared messages of hope. Park interpreters are inviting Hatters to drop-in to the park’s Nature Centre and decorate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local couple’s yards have become garden ‘system’
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 12th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com As the weather warms, many Hatters have begun planting home gardens. One Medicine Hat couple’s garden not only beautifies their front and backyards, it also provides them with fresh fruit and vegetables throughout the summer and early fall. Since purchasing their home in 2003, Brent and Kellie Smith have designed a sustainable home garden ... Read More »
1 responseMedicine Hat’s Nutters celebrates 40 years
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 12th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s own Nutters Everyday Naturals is celebrating its 40th anniversary Saturday. “We’re just very excited to be celebrating 40 years of being part of the Medicine Hat community,” Donald Cranston, managing director, told the News. The family-based business, which was established in 1982, has grown from one Medicine Hat store to 23 locations ... Read More »
1 responseIs mixed-use development the answer?
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 12th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City planners are proposing ground-floor commercial buildings with floors of apartments or condos above could help drive development and help reach urban intensification targets in a new “high density” mixed-use zone. That would also allow much taller buildings than are allowed now, but could be used on high traffic routes, adding residential units without ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bunny yoga returns
By Medicine Hat News on May 11th, 2022
Bunny yoga is back in the Hat. Local non-profit Bunny Run Rabbit Rescue and You4ia will host their third bunny yoga event May 15 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person with the majority of proceeds going toward care for injured, abandoned and adoptable rabbits locally... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southview student plant sale a culmination of months of work
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 11th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Students in the Southview Community School’s Garden Club are preparing for their inaugural plant sale, after months of growing. The club began four years ago but was put on pause with the pandemic. Since its reintroduction this year, the club has been a hit with students from kindergarten to Grade 6. More than 50 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHCBE plan could amalgamate three schools
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 11th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Changes could be underfoot within the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education as a proposed plan for the amalgamation of three local schools and relocation of the division’s French-immersion program to a new facility, moves to the province’s Board of Education for approval. MHCBE’s board of trustees voted in favour (4 to 1) of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pride Centre coming
By Medicine Hat News on May 11th, 2022
Medicine Hat will soon welcome its first Pride Centre. The centre, located at the corner of Third and Fourth streets downtown, will be operated by the Pride Association of Southeast Alberta. An opening date has not yet been set, but organization officials expect it to be within the year... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hut 8 aims for carbon neutrality by 2025
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 11th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Hut 8 Cryptocurrency has announced a goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2025, but at the same time released figures showing its staggering power consumption and carbon footprint. The dataprocessor, which handles Bitcoin transactions to earn a fee, used nearly 800 gigawatts of power in 2021 at its facilities in Medicine Hat, Drumheller and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raising funds to cure Type-1 diabetes is a walk in the park this weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 11th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Hatters will join in a walk this weekend to help in the effort to find a cure for Type-1 diabetes. The local chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation will host all participants to the Sun Life sponsored event on Sunday at Kin Coulee bandshell, beginning at 11 a.m. Speakers and a food truck ... Read More »
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