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Royal Purple fashion show and tea Nov. 16 at St. John’s Presbyterian
By Medicine Hat News on October 29th, 2019
A fall fashion show and tea will take place Nov. 16 at 1:30 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church. Tickets are $12 and available by calling Yvonne 403-977-8775. The event is hosted by Medicine Hat Royal Purple and will feature fashion from Stone Furs & Apparel and Pennington’s... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Petrochemicals program welcomed, even if it hasn’t yet led to local hub
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 29th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The petrochemical industry is encouraged that Alberta will continue with programs to entice companies to build more plants, but it is still unclear how much investment could come to the southeast corner. Last week, the United Conservative government announced it would follow through with a $1.1-billion program set out by the previous government to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community comes together for kitchen build
By MO CRANKER on October 29th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker For most people, nightmares end the second they wake up. For Carrie Renshaw, her renovation nightmare lasted months. Earlier this year Renshaw hired a contractor she knew and trusted to renovate her kitchen, but he eventually ended up abandoning the project – leaving her kitchen with a bunch of jobs poorly completed and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AUPE protests UCP cuts
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 29th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Union workers paced the sidewalk outside Medicine Hat Regional Hospital on Monday to protest government cuts, both planned and perceived. “Seems like Jason Kenney wants a battle and it’s a battle he’ll get,” said Guy Smith, president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees. Smith says the action in Medicine Hat is one of ... Read More »
1 responseAnnual trade show attracts thousands
By MO CRANKER on October 28th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Thousands passed through the stampede grounds this weekend for the annual Great West Home and Leisure Show that is put on by the Chamber of Commerce. The show ran Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Cypress Centre with hundreds of vendors showing off their products and services. “We produce these shows in order to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar Oct. 28-Nov. 3, 2019
By Medicine Hat News on October 28th, 2019
Oct. 28 – Children’s author Joan Marie Galat, MH Public Library, 9:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Oct. 28 – Sunrise Coffee Time, MH Public Library, 10 a.m. Oct. 28 – Hallo’Tween Night, MH Public Library, 7-8:30 p.m., ages 10-12 Oct. 29 – Stitching in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Oct. 30 – Sunrise Coffee Time, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Everyone learns at Science Olympics
By MO CRANKER on October 28th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Families flocked to Medicine Hat College this weekend for the annual Science Olympics. The event ran from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and offered a number of different science-based activities for kids to take part in. “We do this every year to promote science in the community,” said PRAXIS senior scientific consultant Patty Rooks. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Art spruces up Central Park
By MO CRANKER on October 28th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker A few years ago, Marina Cole hadn’t really experimented with chainsaw art. Fast forward to 2019 and she is the chainsaw lady. “A few years ago, I wasn’t able to participate in taekwondo one day, but someone had brought this dragon back from Japan and it just mesmerized me,” she said. “I kept thinking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bassano’s dam flood mitigation finished
By Medicine Hat News on October 26th, 2019
Officials celebrated the completion of measures to protect the Bassano Dam Friday in case of a repeat of the 2013 flood. Alberta Parks and Environment Minister Jason Nixon said the work, completed over the past two years, would help make communities more resilient. Earl Wilson, the manager of the project for dam owner Eastern Irrigation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poppies are out for veterans
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 26th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The annual Royal Canadian Legion poppy campaign was launched on Friday. Each year from the last Friday in October to Nov. 11, millions of people wear a poppy as a visual show of support for Canada’s veterans. Poppies are provided free of charge but the Legion gratefully accepts donations to the Poppy Fund, said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Downtown grant money still available
By Medicine Hat News on October 26th, 2019
The city’s business support office is advertising that money is still available from a 2019 grant program that pays a portion of certain upgrades and redevelopment in the city’s downtown core. The Downtown Development Incentive Program has offered a total of $200,000 in grants each of the past seven years for property owners within a ... Read More »
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