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Hatters brave the cold, Run for the Cure
By Mo Cranker on October 1st, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker The CIBC Run for the Cure has become a staple in more than 50 communities across the country. The event took place Sunday at Echo Dale and was the fourth annual event under the CIBC banner. “The event is really about creating awareness around breast cancer and getting together for a morning of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!1920s-themed event raises funds for community food centre project
By Mo Cranker on October 1st, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Members of the community gathered Saturday at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede for a 1920s-themed fundraiser called And All That Jazz — which served as a soft launch for a community food and wellness centre concept for the area. The night featured drinks, dancing, live music, multiple silent auctions — all with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Best Block, Best Residence wraps up
By Mo Cranker on October 1st, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker The Kiwanis Club of Medicine Hat dubbed its winners of this year’s Best Block and Best Residence contest. The event has been held by the club for more than 60 years in the city and it works around a team of judges going through every block in the city to find the nicest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Culture Days
By Mo Cranker on October 1st, 2018
Medicine Hat News Though it started Friday evening with the Art Walk, the annual Alberta Culture Days event was in full form Saturday and Sunday with a number of free events around the city. Hatters were welcomed by a number of art-based clubs at the Cultural Centre in the afternoon. There was demonstration powwow from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar Oct. 1-7
By Medicine Hat News on October 1st, 2018
Oct. 1 — Mahjong, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Oct. 1 — Musical Monday Movie “Phantom of the Opera,” MH Public Library, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 2 — Stitching in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Oct. 2 — Origami, MH Public Library, 7-9 p..m. Oct. 3 — Beta Sigma Phi Fashion Show, Cypress Centre, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inked for a good cause
By Mo Cranker on October 1st, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Skateboard Association and The Lucky Squid teamed up Saturday to hold a Skaters Against Trafficking event — and raised more than $12,500 in more than 12 hours of work. Tattoos, piercings and massages were sold at a discounted rate, with all of the proceeds going to the skate association’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Painted rocks — the city’s hottest trend
By Mo Cranker on October 1st, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker One of the hottest trends in the city right now revolves around painted rocks. A Facebook group called Medicine Hat Rocks has reached more than 1,600 members recently and it encourages Hatters to paint rocks, hide them around the city and then post to the group a hint at where new rocks are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat, Hat Regatta beats the cold
By Mo Cranker on October 1st, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Despite weather close to freezing, a small group of paddlers gathered Saturday at the Echo Dale boat launch for the seventh annual Hat, Hat Regatta. The group was hoping more than 100 paddlers would be out for the event but some flurries and cold weather scared a large group off. Medicine Hat Paddling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rainbow crosswalk vandalized
By Mo Cranker on September 29th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat’s rainbow crosswalk had a large amount of white paint dumped on it early Saturday morning — less than one week after it was unveiled at Medicine Hat College. The Medicine Hat Police Service is currently investigating the matter and is using the college’s surveillance footage as a tool within its ... Read More »
1 response25% of workforce gets raise
By Collin Gallant on September 29th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant One quarter of workers in Medicine Hat will get a raise Monday when the minimum wage rises to $15, but a right-of-centre think tank and local anti-poverty group dispute how effective the increase will be. Business owners as well are saying the move is too much, too fast, and could backfire in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flying J site open, provides 45 jobs
By Collin Gallant on September 29th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Major sewer work along Saamis has concluded for the season, in time for the opening of a new truckstop. The Flying J truckstop opened for business Sept. 22, about five months after work began on the 12-acre site, which now features a company restaurant, parking for 52 rigs, four showers, eight gasoline ... Read More »
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