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Catholic board eyes dual credit courses with MHC
By JEREMY APPEL on October 9th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education is looking into the possibility of offering dual credit courses in conjunction with the local college, trustees heard at their Tuesday meeting. Superintendent Dwayne Zarichny says this will allow MHCBE to expand the range of courses available at Monsignor McCoy High School. “Students who participate in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat’s Roving Gyms start back up on Oct. 16 for the winter months
By Medicine Hat News on October 8th, 2019
Roving Gyms are coming back to the Hat on Oct. 16. The gyms provide children ages 0-6 – and their older siblings – with a warm place to play throughout the colder months for free. The fall sessions wrap up Dec. 20, but the gyms will be open again for the winter Jan. 8 to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC offering a pair of cannabis courses in industry awareness
By JEREMY APPEL on October 8th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat College is offering two cannabis industry training courses this month, followed by two other workshops in November and December. Shannan Hurlbut, MHC program administrator with continuing studies, says the college decided the time was right to offer these courses because of the Aurora Cannabis facility coming to town. The two courses are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local MLAs say business and pipelines top of agenda
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 8th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The Alberta legislature resumes today after a summer break and local MLAs say the focus will be pipelines and employment. “We’ve barely started our work of restoring the Alberta advantage and I’m glad that for the next two or three months that’s what we’ll be doing,” said Drew Barnes, MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat. Barnes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fashion show and tea on Oct. 19 at Meadowlark Village Clubhouse
By Medicine Hat News on October 8th, 2019
A fashion show and tea will take place Oct. 19 at the Meadowlark Village Clubhouse. The fashions displayed are from Fashions by Snookie and Stone Furs. The Canadian Royal Purple show starts at 1:30 p.m. but the doors will open at 1 p.m. Tickets are $12 and are available through Yvonne at 403-077-8775. There will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advisory committee has made funding available to seniors groups in Medicine Hat
By Medicine Hat News on October 8th, 2019
There is money to give away to local seniors groups. “There is a fairly large pool of money available. We’d like to spread it around to big and small groups anywhere in the city as long as seniors are involved,” said LaVerne Noble, chairperson Senior Citizens Advisory Committee. The money was generated in two ways: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Skateboarders land big trick: A new indoor park
By MO CRANKER on October 8th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Skaters in the city were dealt a blow earlier in the year when the Summit Indoor skate park closed its doors for good. Since the building’s closure at the end of April, the Medicine Hat Skateboard Association has been working to get a new spot for skaters to practise in the winter months. With ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saamis Drive roadwork Wednesday
By Medicine Hat News on October 8th, 2019
Saamis Drive will be closed Wednesday between Box Springs Road and Broadway Avenue for asphalt repair work. Traffic will be detoured onto the Trans-Canada Highway while the closure is in effect. It is anticipated that the closure will last for one day... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City to sell old firehall for $1.5M
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 8th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The asking price for the vacant Maple Avenue fire station will be $1.5 million, according to a marketing strategy endorsed by council on Monday night. That’s about three times what the Dunmore Road station sold for two years ago following a protracted sales process, but will be thrown open to the private sector realtors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Campus Energy Partners takes over AltaGas assets in southern Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on October 8th, 2019
The investment firm that took over AltaGas midstream assets in southeast Alberta has a name: Campus Energy Partners. This month the Alberta Utility Commission approved the change from a numbered company that originally held the pipelines and plants that the company sold to Ontario investment house, Birch Hill Equity Partners, last September. The company was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another 20,000 daffodil bulbs go into the ground, but also a special piece of jewelry
By Medicine Hat News on October 8th, 2019
It took about 50 volunteers only three hours to plant 20,000 daffodil bulbs for The Daffodil Project on Saturday. Unfortunately one of the volunteers, Dave Dalong, who has participated for three years in a row, discovered later he had lost his wedding ring. It is of particular importance because Dave and his wife Marilyn celebrated ... Read More »
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