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City recommends funding for eight community vibrancy grants
By BRENDAN MILLER on October 31st, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com City staff are recommending council approve eight of 15 Community Vibrancy Grant applications in 2025 for a total of $44,000. A total of $127,893 in grant applications were received though the city’s fall intake. All applications were evaluated by city staff using a scoring matrix to determine where the community impact and inclusivity grant ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s stunted utility revenue likely to get worse
By Collin Gallant on October 31st, 2024
@@CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s combined power and gas production units may struggle to stay in the black by 2026, as already hurting revenue could be dragged down further by higher carbon taxes and increasing cost to manage shrinking gas production, division officials told city council on Wednesday. They expect the power plant and much smaller gas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nature walk Sunday will take final glimpse at insect life before winter weather hits
By Medicine Hat News on October 31st, 2024
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is inviting all interested residents out for one last look at the world of insects before the cold sets in. This Sunday, starting at 1 p.m, attendees will take a nature walk through Police Point Park, looking for signs of insect life and learning what they do once the summer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Energy budget about to take centre stage
By Collin Gallant on October 30th, 2024
@@CollinGallant A year-long review of how the city’s energy business operates and how employs power profits are used will conclude this fall, but not before a new preliminary energy budget is debated and likely put in place, officials told the News on Tuesday. City council members will be presented with the division’s budget assumptions for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Preserving the past: proactive ways city achieve builds accessible community record
By BRENDAN MILLER on October 30th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The city’s archivist shared efforts to provide more access to historical records and documents to the community, as well as increasing archival diversity during a presentation to members of the public services committee Monday. Philip Pype told committee members that over the past few years Medicine Hat’s Archives Reference Service, located in the Esplanade ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pack a shoebox, Hatters, Operation Christmas Child is underway again
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 30th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Operation Christmas Child is officially underway for the season, looking to make the Holidays a bit more special to children around the world. An annual initiative of Samaritan’s Purse, Operation Christmas Child asks participants, either as individuals or as groups such as churches or classrooms, to pack shoeboxes with toys, school supplies and hygiene ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS offering virtual workshops in November for sufferers of chronic pain
By Medicine Hat News on October 30th, 2024
Next month will offer a series of workshops for those living with chronic pain or conditions, provided by AHS. “Better Choices, Better Health is a six-week series of workshops designed to support Albertans who are living with chronic pain and/or chronic health conditions, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, arthritis, depression or weight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knights of Columbus provides winters coats for Catholic students, women’s shelter
By BRENDAN MILLER on October 30th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com To spread a little warmth before winter arrives, the local Knights of Columbus organization donated 72 new winter coats to Catholic school students, as well as winter coats for the Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society and the Piikani Nation. Forty-eight brand new coats, specially designed for Canadian winters, will be provided to students chosen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community View Lions complete $50,000 commitment to local Ronald McDonald House
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 30th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Completing a $50,000 commitment, the Community View Lions Club made its final donation to the Medicine Hat Ronald McDonald House on Saturday. This commitment is closing out a year early, explains Russell Peters, first vice president of the Community View Lions club. “We did a five-year commitment to come up with $50,000,” said Peters. ... Read More »
1 responseSeveral charges follow suspect with weapon fleeing from police
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 30th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Police Service has laid eight charges following reports of a dispute Monday afternoon. Police say their patrol section responded to a report of a dispute in the area of Thompson Crescent. Officers received information that a 33-year-old male, allegedly in possession of a firearm, had left the residence in a vehicle with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Firefighters share tips for keeping you and the kids Halloween safe
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 30th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Local firefighters have shared a printable Halloween bundle that can be accessed online and includes colouring sheets, activities and games themed around making the day and trick-or-treating safe for children. The free safety bundle “Be Halloween Safe” is aimed at children preschool to Grade 5 and features Sparky the Fire Dog dressed for Halloween. ... Read More »
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