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Charity golf tourney raises $77K for cancer centre
By Gillian Slade on November 7th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Margery E. Yuill Cancer Centre received $77,100 from this summer’s Royal LePage Breast Cancer Charity Golf Tournament in a small ceremony at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital on Tuesday. It was the 22nd annual golf tournament that Royal LePage participated in and the fourth one that saw them join forces with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seniors pack library room for interactive day on fall prevention
By Gillian Slade on November 7th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A Tuesday workshop about steps to prevent falls attracted enough seniors to pack the theatre at Medicine Hat Public Library. Between information sessions about gyms and the benefits of participating in sports such as pickle ball, there were skits by couples that had the audience amused while conveying the theme of keeping ... Read More »
1 responseMoms raising money for hospital’s neo-natal intensive care unit
By Gillian Slade on November 7th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A local group of mothers with a baby that required care in the neo-natal intensive care unit at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, is fundraising in support of it. The campaign will also help to create awareness of the many families who have a baby in the NICU, said Kristine Russell, one of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lest We Forget: Behind each soldier was a hard working woman
By Gillian Slade on November 7th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Working in a munitions plant that supplied bombs for the Second World War was an opportunity for a young girl to contribute to the war effort, and it introduced her to another world of experiences. “It was like an adventure,” said Medicine Hat resident Eleanor Watson — 89 when interviewed by The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rotating postal strike hits Hat
By Gillian Slade on November 6th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Striking postal workers walked the picket line in Medicine Hat on Monday and a row of Canada Post vehicles stood idle in the parking lot at the Kipling Street post office. The strike is about “overburdening of workers” across the country, said Doris Salmaso, president of the local 776 of Canadian Union ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UPDATE: Kinplex Arenas evacuated due to a small ammonia leak
By Collin Gallant on November 6th, 2018
UPDATE from the City of Medicine Hat Tuesday at 11:15 a.m.: Regular scheduling at the Kinplex Recreation Centre on 21 Avenue SE has resumed. The mechanical issue encountered on the evening on November 5, 2018 has been resolved. Thank you for your patience. —————————— Medicine Hat News An ammonia leak forced the evacuation and closure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City sells downtown parking lot
By Collin Gallant on November 6th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Mum is still the word on what might be in store for a major retail space in downtown Medicine Hat, but the sale of a city parking lot to the new owners of the Parker’s Countrywide furniture is stoking concerns about spaces in the city core. The sale of the Chokecherry Lot, located ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat is 32nd most dangerous municipality
By Jeremy Appel on November 6th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat is the 32nd most dangerous municipality in Canada, according to a new report from Maclean’s. The list is based on increases in the Crime Severity Index, which weighs crimes on severity based on the proportion of people convicted of the crime who are incarcerated and the average length of their sentence, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lest We Forget: War changed society in more ways than one
By Gillian Slade on November 6th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The Second World War permanently changed society, one Medicine Hat resident says. Before men went off to serve in the war, a woman’s role was to work only in the home, says Ruth Tidy, 86. It was almost an embarrassment for a woman to admit she was working outside the home because ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Algae advisory lifted by AHS
By Gillian Slade on November 6th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The blue-green algae advisory has been lifted for Chin Reservoir, Berry Creek Reservoir, Bullshead Reservoir and Murray Lake Reservoir, says Alberta Health Services. Even though the algae advisory is over, AHS reminds visitors and residents to never drink or cook with untreated water from any recreational body of water, at any time... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shrinking city fleet will also utilize smaller buses
By Collin Gallant on November 6th, 2018
Medicine Hat News City fleet managers are not only shrinking the number of natural gas-powered buses they plan to run, but ordering smaller buses as well. Such a move, long a sore spot for critics of the Medicine Hat Transit system, was revealed Monday as council viewed a winning bid to supply 11 new full-sized ... Read More »
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