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Reconciliation opportunities exist for all
By JEREMY APPEL on February 28th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Indigenous and settler Hatters have the opportunity this week to walk the long road to reconciliation arm in arm. Healing and Reconciliation Week has been ongoing at Medicine Hat College since Monday. Whitney Ogle, the school’s Indigenous support specialist, says the meaning of reconciliation isn’t set in stone. “We need to create opportunities for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CFSEA welcomes trio of new regional community fund co-ordinators to the fold
By Medicine Hat News on February 28th, 2019
The Community Foundation of Southeast Alberta has hired three new community fund co-ordinators, each of whom will work closely with Brooks & District Community Fund, Prairie Crocus Community Fund (Special Areas No. 2, 3 and MD of Acadia) and the Rural Community Fund of Forty Mile. Nicole Nichols will work with the Brooks & District ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Construction to start in spring on $42M fertilizer mixing facility on Highway 3
By Collin Gallant on February 26th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Federated Co-op will build a $42-million fertilizer mixing facility in Grassy Lake to service the Highway 3 and Alberta marketplaces, the company announced on Tuesday. Construction will begin this spring on the rail-serviced location that could be in full operation in the summer of 2020. It will blend and distribute “a full suite” of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meth, handgun seized in southeastern Alberta
By medicinehatnews on February 26th, 2019
More than half a kilogram of methamphetamine is off the streets following a drug trafficking investigation that wrapped up on Feb. 22. ALERT Medicine Hat’s organized crime team, with the assistance of the Medicine Hat Police Service and Brooks RCMP made three arrests during traffic stops in Medicine Hat and Brooks. A loaded handgun, brass ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede announces 2019 lineup
By JEREMY APPEL on February 26th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel The Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede has announced its lineup for its 2019 iteration, which will go from July 24-27. This year’s theme is “Spotlight on Agriculture,” which “will take us from the beginnings of agriculture in the area … to the modern science of agriculture,” according to Stampede general manager Jim MacArthur. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southeast Alberta Teachers’ Convention raised $1,200 for three local charities as the result of its “Teachers Give Back” raffle
By Medicine Hat News on February 26th, 2019
Medicine Hat News The Southeast Alberta Teachers’ Convention raised $1,200 for three local charities as the result of its “Teachers Give Back” raffle. The funds were divided into $400 donations for the Medicine Hat Be Youth Centre, Brooks’ SPCE and Oyen Family Community Support Service. There were six gift baskets raffled off with donations from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family raising money for mom who fell ill in Mexico
By MO CRANKER on February 23rd, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker A Medicine Hat family is asking for the community’s help after one member got ill on a trip to Mexico. Sue Berner’s mom, Angela Stubbs, is 76 and flew to Mexico in January as a way of escaping the cold and visiting a friend, but the trip quickly turned into a nightmare for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local diagnosis shows risks in fire service
By GILLIAN SLADE on February 23rd, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Fire Chief Brain Stauth says firefighters face an increased risk of developing cancer, and this has hit home recently in Medicine Hat. Cam Potts, who has been with Medicine Hat Fire Service since 2004 as part of his 20-year firefighting career, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and is undergoing treatment in Calgary. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Comfort closet established at St. Joseph’s Home
By GILLIAN SLADE on February 23rd, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A comfort closet has been introduced to bring solace to those in the hospice or auxiliary beds at St. Joseph’s. For some time staff have noticed that patients needed something they did not have with them, says Covenant Health unit clerk Rose Sanchez. Sometimes transfers take place before family members are able to arrive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC student honoured for brown-bat efforts
By JEREMY APPEL on February 23rd, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel A fourth-year Medicine Hat College student is building shelters to protect the local brown bat population, for which he’s received an international award. Jordan Pomrenke, who studies business, says he began the project a few years ago after learning about white-nose syndrome, which he describes as a “death sentence” for the bats. Ninety per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamill complains of waste after ambulance trip
By GILLIAN SLADE on February 23rd, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Former city councillor John Hamill claims an ambulance transfer from Lethbridge to Medicine Hat Regional Hospital this week is an example of wasted heatlh-care dollars. Earlier this week Hamill visited the emergency department, was diagnosed as needing a pacemaker, and admitted to Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. On Wednesday morning Hamill, along with another patient ... Read More »
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