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Date for annual child development checkup released
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 15th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Public School Division is encouraging parents with children ages 3-5 to book a free child development checkup to ensure their language development is on course. The checkup is a routine assessment that monitors a child’s growth and development in areas including motor skills, language, thinking, behaviour and emotions. “Language development is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province urging public to do what they can to reduce spread of measles
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 15th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com With measles cases increasing globally, the government of Alberta is asking residents to familiarize themselves with symptoms to protect themselves and reduce the spread. As of March 13, health officials have confirmed six cases of measles in the province. While it is noted that the cases are from a single household, the province expressed ... Read More »
1 responseBATUS to change with times, but staying put
By Medicine Hat News on March 15th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews BATUS commander Lt.-Col. Paul Eaton says warfare has changed, and how the British Army uses the range at CFB Suffield in agreement with Canadian Forces will change with it. That supports overtures from both countries’ militaries that the base north of Medicine Hat may not see a return to large deployment tank exercises, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carbon tax removal easy for city, but will still show up on one more bill
By Medicine Hat News on March 15th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Removing the carbon levy from City of Medicine Hat utility bills will be relatively easy, but the established process means it will still appear on the next sets of bills, city officials said Friday. New Prime Minister Mark Carney announced after his cabinet was sworn in in Ottawa that as of April 1, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RMA says province needs to immediately address unpaid well taxes
By Collin Gallant on March 14th, 2025
@@CollinGallant Alberta’s counties and municipal districts say the problem of unpaid taxes on oil and gas wells is worsening even though the sector is relatively stable. Rural Municipalities of Alberta states that unpaid property tax bills from petroleum producers totalled $67.8 million in the 2024 tax year, up from $42.9 million in 2023. That brings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police warn residents of circulating parking ticket scam
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 14th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat police say they have received a number of reports from residents who have received a text message advising that they owe money for outstanding parking tickets. The text message appears as an “Alberta Violation Notice,” and links a fraudulent site that appears to look like an Alberta government payment portal. In the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public urged to up their knowledge of risks during Kidney Health Month
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 14th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com March is Kidney Health Month, and in honour of World Kidney Day on Thursday, the the Kidney Foundation of Canada’s southern Alberta branch encouraged residents to take some time to learn their personal risk factors. The theme for this year’s World Kidney Day was, “Are Your Kidneys OK? Detect early, protect kidney health,” and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Half a life of experience allows 10-year-old cellist to better seize the moment
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 14th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The 2025 Medicine Hat Rotary Music Festival is almost at an end, but that doesn’t stop talent and music from flowing out of every performance space. Ten-year-old Abigail Sameshima has been playing the cello since she was five, and says she looks forward to attending the festival every year to show off how much ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic school division approves capital plan for modernizations
By BRENDAN MILLER on March 14th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education will move ahead with its submission of three school modernization projects, seeking approval from the Ministry of Education. Trustees voted in favour of the school division’s 2026-2029 three-year capital plan during a public meeting Tuesday, including priorities to move ahead on modernization projects at St. Patrick’s, Mother ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC launches new ‘in-demand’ pharmacy technician program
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 14th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Following approval from the province last week, Medicine Hat College will become the only post-secondary institution in southern Alberta to offer a two-year Pharmacy Technician diploma program The program will offer “high demand pharmacy technician training” that aims to alleviate the increasing demand for pharmacy technicians across the province. MHC will deliver the NorQuest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bow Island emergency department closes temporarily, will reopen in a week for weekends only
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 14th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Bow Island Health Centre emergency department will be temporarily closed due to an ongoing personnel shortage. The closure is from 7 a.m. this morning to 7 a.m. on March 21, and from that point, it will be open will be open weekends from 7 a.m. Fridays to 7 a.m. Mondays, then closed 7 a.m. ... Read More »
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