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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 »
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 »
Be the first to comment!Two youth facing several mischief charges stemming from graffiti incidents
By Medicine Hat News on May 10th, 2022
Two youth have been charged with five counts of mischief under $5000 each, following a string of graffiti incidents which took place in South Ridge last month. Graffiti was painted on public walking trails, city infrastructure and private residences. Racial slurs were written in some of the graffiti. Medicine Hat police thank the public for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pickleball courts over budget, but won’t cost city
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 10th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The construction of the sprawling new pickleball facility at the Big Marble Go Centre is about 20 per cent over budget, but with a new operator covering the shortfall with grants and ongoing revenue. The facility, to eventually include a commercial kitchen and public washrooms nearby, was estimated to cost $2 million when it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bikers and Buddies hosting Saturday yard sale
By Medicine Hat News on May 10th, 2022
Medicine Hat’s Bikers are Buddies is hosting its inaugural yard sale and bottle drive Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Hockey Hounds Recreation Centre Social Room. Items for sale range from home decor to tools... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Infant, two adults dead in suspected murder suicide near Brooks
By Collin Gallant on May 9th, 2022
Medicine Hat News 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 that a man returned home at about 8 p.m. on Saturday night to find the body of a 29-year-old woman and his eight-month-old daughter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic schools partnership helping to bring Ukrainian families to a safer place
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 7th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Thirty-four Ukrainians displaced by the Russian invasion will soon arrive in Medicine Hat. Several groups and family units, comprised primarily of school-aged children, are expected to arrive in the next one to two weeks. The groups join four families being brought to Medicine Hat through the Hatters Help Ukraine initiative, first reported May 6. ... Read More »
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