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Ag Discovery Centre aiming high one year in
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 11th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Students, staff and officials with Prairie Rose Public Schools celebrated the one-year anniversary of Irvine School’s Ag Discovery Centre on Tuesday by visiting the site and learning about newly implemented features. “Over a year ago, plans were put in place, proposals drawn up and ideas, dreams and visions defined,” program co-ordinator Nichole Neubauer said. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flood mitigation all in place as high-water season looms
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 11th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Nine years after widespread flooding, the City of Medicine Hat is heading into flood season with all berm projects suggested after the 2013 flood in place. On Tuesday, council’s newly formed emergency advisory committee met to discuss this year’s preparations ahead of potential flooding. Last summer, the city completed final phases to link existing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shuffleboard league looking for players
By Medicine Hat News on May 11th, 2022
Registration is open for Medicine Hat’s newest shuffleboard league. The Medicine Hat Shuffleboard Association is welcoming players to join in weekly games and socialization, taking place Mondays at 7 p.m. and Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at the Medicine Hat Curling Club. The league is set to run from now through August. Registration is required at ... 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!Long planned wind farm will finally go ahead in Cypress County
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 10th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A 15-year-old plan to build a major wind farm in Cypress County will move forward after the new owner announced Monday a contract to sell most of the power produced at the site near Seven Persons. The Wildrose Wind farm was first approved in 2007 – so long ago the applicant was required to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bicycle charity needs new workshop, storage
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 10th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Less than one month after rebranding, the Cycle Guild of Medicine Hat is looking for a new home. The Cycle Guild is a non-profit organization which provides bicycles to individuals in need, of all ages, at no cost. For the past year, Cycle Guild has been operating out of a workshop on Safety City’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Several guns stolen in grab from gun range in Dunmore
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 10th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Thieves used a stolen car to smash through an overhead door and make off with a “significant” number of restricted guns from a shooting range in Dunmore last week. The Redcliff RCMP states they were contacted just after 7 a.m. on May 5 to a report of damage at the building, and believe a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Baby cottontails are best left alone by people
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 10th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Though they may seem helpless, it’s best to let baby cottontail rabbits be, local rabbit care advocates say. Officials with Medicine Hat’s Bunny Run Rabbit Rescue say they’ve been contacted numerous times throughout the past month with inquiries of what to do with baby cottontail rabbit litters, seemingly abandoned by their mothers. While Bunny ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks RCMP believe trio of bodies result of murder-suicide
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 10th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Three people are dead after what police initially believe is a murder-suicide at a rural home near Brooks on the weekend, RCMP officials stated Sunday afternoon. Police say a man returned home at about 8 p.m. on Saturday night to find the bodies of a 29-year-old woman and his eight-month-old daughter in the home. ... Read More »
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