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Art fair next week at Towne Square
By Medicine Hat News on May 4th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Art buyers and those in need of a late Mother’s Day present will be welcomed to the “Last Minute Market” next weekend staged at Towne Square downtown by nine local artists and vendors. The event is the brainchild of artists Michele Winger and Kim Sibbald and brings together well-known local artists for the exhibition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local Make-A-Wish leader honoured for 20 years of helping sick kids
By BRENDAN MILLER on May 4th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Brendan Miller bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Donna Serr is often referred to as the ‘Wish Lady’ because of her instrumental role in organizing, planning and co-ordinating numerous fundraising events for the Make-A-Wish Foundation over the past 20 years. Serr has been named the Make-A-Wish Volunteer of the Year in its western region and was recognized for her ... Read More »
1 responseLocal physician’s 2019 sexual assault charge dismissed by court in June 2023
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 4th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com A Medicine Hat physician who faced a sexual assault charge in 2019 had his charges dismissed by courts last year. Dr. Arnold Nzale Nzali was charged on Oct. 16, 2019. A record of proceedings verifies Nzali was dismissed of his sexual assault charge by Justice Gordon Krinke on June 2, 2023, four years after ... Read More »
1 responseLocal business owner becomes first board chair of merged credit unions
By Medicine Hat News on May 4th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Hatter Perry Dooley will be the first board chair of a newly combined Servus and connectFirst credit unions, the entity announced Friday. Dooley, a board member with Servus since 2009 and chair since last year, was elected to lead the new board of directors at its inaugural meeting this week. “I am deeply honoured ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New city pride guild looks to honour history, look to future
By ANNA SMITH on May 4th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Looking to empower 2SLGBTQIA+ people and communities, Medicine Hat and District welcomes a new pride guild into its midst. The Prairie Pride Guild is named to pay homage to the Pride Movement in Medicine Hat, says Jenni Barrientos, president at Prairie Pride Guild of Medicine Hat and District. “Started by Donny White in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rural Renewal Program to help fill gaps in local workforce, attract newcomers
By ANNA SMITH on May 3rd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com A program launched by the City of Medicine Hat in collaboration with neighbours helps streamline integration into the workforce for immigrants to energize the region’s future. Applications began Monday and filled up within just a few hours, according to the Medicine Hat Economic Development Newsletter. The City of Medicine Hat, alongside Cypress County, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Connect with wildlife through Interpretive Program’s plaster tracks program
By Medicine Hat News on May 3rd, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program invites visitors to gain a deeper understanding of local wildlife and their behaviours through its plaster tracks program on May 8. This program aims to provide participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to safely cast plaster tracks and learn more about the wildlife in their surroundings, all while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Water conservation efforts underway to address drought
By BRENDAN MILLER on May 3rd, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Officials emphasized the need for collaboration among organizations that pull water from the South Saskatchewan River as members of the development and infrastructure committee received an update on the city’s water management plan. The province has already asked municipalities to reduce water usage leading up to a predicted drought season for the region, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smith eyes incentives to entice airlines to regional airports
By Collin Gallant on May 3rd, 2024
@@CollinGallant Premier Danielle Smith says the province may consider covering some initial losses of airlines that agree to expand service to regional airports, including Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and northern centres. She made the comment at a Chamber of Commerce address in the Hat, where the city and business groups have tried for 15 years to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smith shapes UCP vision at Chamber luncheon
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 3rd, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Premier Danielle Smith says the Alberta government would only step in to nullify local bylaws in exceptional situations, but she also wonders whether that could be the case in Calgary’s blanket zoning changes debate. Medicine Hat, meanwhile, is still planning similar changes in its planned land-use bylaw update, though local politicians say they will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff Youth Centre to host steak night fundraiser at Ralph’s
By ANNA SMITH on May 3rd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Redcliff Youth Centre is looking at the end of May with anticipation, as staff look to host their first steak dinner benefit evening. May 22 will see interested benefactors gathered at Ralph’s Texas Bar and Steakhouse for dinner, as well as a silent auction, said Janae Ulrich, executive director of the Redcliff Youth ... Read More »
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