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Pop-Up Parks planning fun-filled day to cap off August
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on August 14th, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Pop-Up Parks is aiming to bring the community together by celebrating what makes us different. The Connecting Community initiative has already held two events in the city this summer and is now looking toward the Medicine Hat Recreation Experience on Aug. 28 at Echo Dale Park. “These are events that are free and available ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Column a career dream come true for Parenteau
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 14th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com JoLynn Parenteau hopes her new column with the Medicine Hat News will be a bright spot for readers as they learn more about Indigenous culture. Parenteau, whose mother is French and father is Métis and Cree, grew up in Peace River. She moved to Edmonton after high school, where she studied broadcasting, radio and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat man killed by tree in Banff
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2021
Medicine Hat News A 61-year-old Medicine Hat man was killed by a falling tree in Banff National Park during a camping trip, RCMP report. The unidentified man was camping near Lake Minnewanka at the Aylmer Canyon Campground, which is a back-country are often used by hikers. The incident occurred just after midnight on Aug. 11, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mounties investigate fatal morning collision on Trans-Canada Highway
By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on August 14th, 2021
Redcliff RCMP have started an investigation into a fatal collision after responding to a call at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 7. The fatal accident happened on the Trans-Canada Highway near Highway 524. A preliminary investigation indicated an eastbound car with two occupants clipped an eastbound pickup truck while overtaking it and causing the driver ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Armed Forces members will receive credit at Medicine Hat College
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 12th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Current and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces are now eligible to receive post-secondary credit at Medicine Hat College for the training and experience they’ve acquired during their service, thanks to a memorandum signed by MHC and National Advanced Placement & Prior Learning (N-APPL). A press release that went out to media Wednesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prairie Rose names Weeks as superintendent
By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on August 12th, 2021
Prairie Rose Public Schools has announced Reagan Weeks as its new superintendent. Weeks will assume her new role Nov. 1 after spending the past five years between deputy superintendent and assistant superintendent with PRPS. “I’m just incredibly honoured and humbled to be provided this opportunity to work alongside the amazing staff at Prairie Rose Public ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Briefs: Popular First Street U-turn spot is no more
By Medicine Hat News on August 12th, 2021
Medicine Hat’s most well-known U-turn is no longer an option. The city of Medicine Hat announced Wednesday that U-turns from First Street SE onto S. Railway Street downtown will no longer be permitted, effectively immediately. New signage has been posted to alert motorists of the change, which has been enacted to accommodate ongoing construction as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nurses, supporters rally against cuts
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 12th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat nurses and other supporters gathered outside the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital yesterday to rally against proposed changes to nursing contracts, along with similar groups all over the province after a Call To Action was announced on the United Nurses of Alberta website earlier this week. The UNA website states that information pickets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A day of free outdoor tunes for all at PorchFest
By MO CRANKER, Special to the News on August 11th, 2021
A new event in town will encourage Hatters to get outside and move, while showcasing some of the best music talent in the city. The inaugural PorchFest will take place Aug. 28, and is part of a global movement, says organizer Rob Pape. “The last Saturday of August is internationally known as Play Music on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!JBS giving free MHC tuition to qualifying team members, dependents
By Medicine Hat News on August 10th, 2021
JBS Brooks announced last week that it will be giving free Medicine Hat College tuition to qualifying team members and their dependents. The program, JBS Better Futures, operates in partnership with MHC and aims to remove a financial barrier to post-secondary attendance. The program “stands to become the largest free community college tuition program supporting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A celebration of local success: Better Together Gala to celebrate strength of local business community
By LAUREN THOMSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 10th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Two local businesses are teaming up to throw a gala in September that highlights the support that Medicine Hat businesses have shown one another through the COVID-19 pandemic. Kreggan Scharnatta, landscape designer and sales and marketing manager for Avara Garden Centre, and Joely Augustino, who started Fig & Olive Charcuterie with her daughter in ... Read More »
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