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Safe family adventure awaits at Police Point
By MO CRANKER on August 4th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program has launched new summer programs for Hat families to enjoy. The programming started Aug. 1 and is free to take participate in. The group is offering a Bug Safari, a Pond/Wetland Adventure and an Indigenous History Tour. Park Interpreter Kara Karst broke down each program for the News. Bug ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local developer’s video game delayed until February over funding issues
By Medicine Hat News on August 4th, 2020
Time Crackers will have to wait. The Nintendo Switch video game being developed by 19-year-old Eagle Butte High School graduate Aaron Taylor was initially eying a November release. However a Kickstarter for the platformer failed to reach its funding goal – raising just $1,900 of its $30,000 target – forcing Basement Dweller Games to delay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crews locate remains of 31-year-old male swept away into river
By Ryan McCracken on August 2nd, 2020
Medicine Hat Fire Service and South East Alberta Search and Rescue have located the remains of a 31-year-old male who was reportedly swept away into the South Saskatchewan River Saturday. A release from Medicine Hat Police Service says the remains were located by the fire service at around 11:15 a.m. Sunday morning. The search began ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Best Block, Yard showcases Medicine Hat’s beauty
By Paul and Judy Howe on August 1st, 2020
You may have noticed Kiwanis signs springing up around the city on various lawns with the words Residence of the Week or Block of the Week. Behind the signs you will also have noticed how attractive the front gardens are at the particular houses. For almost 50 years, members of the Kiwanis Club of Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book sale on in support of APARC
By MO CRANKER on August 1st, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Despite a scare from heavy rain early Friday, the annual Alberta Pound and Rescue Centres book sale was able to kick off before the weekend hit. The outdoor sale is taking place downtown at the Rite Downtown Garden Centre near the Monarch on Second Street. It will be running today and Sunday from 10-6 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man facing weapons charges after foot patrol alerted
By Medicine Hat News on August 1st, 2020
A 31-year-old Medicine Hat man is facing charges of breaching a release order and possession of a prohibited weapon following a report made to a Medicine Hat Police Service foot patrol on Thursday afternoon. An MHPS release states that two patrol members were approached by a member of the public regarding “open air intravenous drug ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Blood Services testing random samples for COVID antibodies
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 1st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade GILLIAN SLADE gslade@medicinehatnews.com Twitter: MHNGillianSlade Canadian Blood Services routinely tests donated blood for diseases such as HIV and hepatitis, and although COVID-19 is not transmitted by blood, samples are being tested for COVID antibodies. This is helping to determine how many people have already had COVID-19 and perhaps did not even know it. “We ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Road resurfacing begins next week
By Medicine Hat News on August 1st, 2020
Road resurfacing in numerous locations around the city commences Tuesday. – Gershaw Drive from Fourth Street SW to south of Seventh Street SW; – Seventh Street SW from Fourth Avenue to Gershaw Drive; – Sixth Avenue SW from Prospect Drive to Fifth Street; – Sixth Street SE at Fourth Avenue; – 20th Street NE from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City launches awareness campaign on tossed butts
By Medicine Hat News on August 1st, 2020
Hot and drier weather has increased the risk of fire and the city is launching a campaign to reduce the risk, particular when it comes to discarded cigarette butts. The city’s fire prevention officer, Curtis Sjodin, says a lit cigarette butt can smoulder for hours before starting a fire. “Carelessly tossed cigarette butts have been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Author hopes to help businesses back on their feet
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 1st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade As many businesses look to regain momentum after the COVID-19 lockdown, an author in this region has identified three keys to turning things around. Dana Couillard, author of The Three-legged Stool, says the No. 1 enemy is a sense of frustration among employees. The key to addressing that can be distilled into “purpose,” which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parents eager, for most part, to send kids to school
By MO CRANKER on July 31st, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker With K-12 schools reopening in September, many parents in the Hat are getting ready to send their kids back to class, while others will be keeping theirs at home. The reopening announcement came last week and has created plenty of conversation about whether kids should be back in class this year. Parents around the ... Read More »
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