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Reception tonight for ongoing exhibition of MHC art and design students
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 24th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College’s art and design program is pleased to get into the Halloween spirit as they present their seasonal exhibition, ‘Lock Your Doors.’ “It has become a tradition each October for VASS to host a Halloween exhibition of student artwork in the One-on-One Gallery,” says Jessica Plattner, program co-ordinator and instructor in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coats on Finlay back Saturday to help keep Hatters warm for winter
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 24th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Though the brunt of winter weather hasn’t hit the city just yet, the need for warm gear is just around the corner, and the annual Coats on Finlay event has just the thing. For the past seven years, residents Kym Porter and Helen Snortland have been organizing the free exchange. “The first year we ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Finalists unveiled for city’s Name the Fleet campaign
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 24th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Online voting has begun to choose names of each of the city’s 15 plows and sanders after the municipal works department chose its finalists in a warm-hearted initiative that is being adopted in a number of communities across the country. Residents can now vote on names that include “Taylor Drift,” “Sir Sand A Lot” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta government welcomes new digital safeguard for cryptocurrency investors
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 24th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com The province issued its second certificate of registration to a company that offers digital asset custodial services to investors in Alberta that include cryptocurrency and other digital assets. Balance Trust Company was registered as an Alberta-based trust corporation on Oct. 17, only the second registered digital asset custodian after Tetra Trust, which was registered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP in Brooks looking into potential hate crime after complaint about antisemitic literature
By Medicine Hat News on October 23rd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Brooks Mounties are investigating a potential hate crime after a complaint that antisemitic literature was left on driveways in the Fairview area of that city on the weekend. Witnesses told police they saw two individuals in dark clothing distribute the packets that included posters and “grains of rice” between 4 and 4:30 a.m. on ... Read More »
1 response‘Austerity budget’ will need millions in cuts to keep tax hike down
By Collin Gallant on October 23rd, 2024
@@CollinGallant Cost containment measures totalling $2 million in departmental budgets are already baked into a proposed tax increase of 5.6 per cent in each of the next two years, city staff told councillors who have called for lower increases in the 2025-26 city budget. Some further work, reduced capital plans, new revenue and pushing off ... Read More »
1 responseSt. Mary’s students recognized for creation of CFL-themed song
By BRENDAN MILLER on October 23rd, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Performing arts students from St. Mary’s School were recognized Monday for their work in writing, producing and starring in a CFL-themed song and video with two awards gifted to the school by founder of the History & Heroes Foundation and former Lieutenant Governor, Lois Mitchell. Every year, for the next five years, two students ... Read More »
1 responseThree ways donations support seniors in need of ready-made meals
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 23rd, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com A short YouTube video recently posted on the ‘Unison for Generations 50+’ page highlights four ways residents can support the Veiner Centre’s Meals on Wheels program that delivers hot or frozen meals to individuals unable to make their own due to a variety of reasons. The video, which is just over one minute in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province announces municipal infrastructure grant, mostly for mid-sized cities
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 23rd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com To help municipalities experiencing population growth-related pressures on public infrastructure, applications are open for the province’s Local Growth and Sustainability Grant. “We have heard clearly from our municipal partners that population growth and expanding industrial and commercial activity, though good for local economies, are also putting significant pressure on public infrastructure in some Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health Foundation volunteer adding superhero theme to paediatric hospital room
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 23rd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Local Journalism Initiative Since many people already have their capes and masks picked out for Halloween, the timing is perfect to help kids feel secure during hospital stays with a superhero-themed room. Kristina Hyde, a volunteer with the Medicine Hat Health Foundation, has previously gotten a pet-themed room in the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WestJet adjusts flight times to, from Medicine Hat after public feedback
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 23rd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Following community feedback, times for WestJet flights between Medicine Hat and Calgary are changing. Starting Dec. 5, the Medicine Hat to Calgary flight will depart at 7:30 a.m. to arrive at 8:16 a.m, and the Calgary to Medicine Hat flight will depart at 6:35 p.m. to arrive at 7:30 p.m. At a City of ... Read More »
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