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HIV Community Link moving its Cares Centre to Fourth Street downtown
By Gillian Slade on September 26th, 2018
Medicine Hat News HIV Community Link is moving its Cares Centre, currently located on Second Street SE near the Esplanade, to Fourth Street SE downtown. This is not the location of the supervised consumption site but rather a temporary location to continue to offer support programs and needle exchange for those who use drugs and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three-year plaque project for historic air siren comes to fruition with official unveiling
By Jeremy Appel on September 26th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The Hat’s Heritage Resource Committee unveiled a plaque Tuesday commemorating a civil defence siren built in 1962 as a response to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Mayor Ted Clugston, councillors Darren Hirsch, Kris Samraj and Jamie McIntosh, as well as two representatives from CFB Suffield — Capt. Ryan Murphy and Sgt. Steve Simpson — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Locked ER creates safety issue: PTHAC
By Gillian Slade on September 26th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The decision to lock the doors of the Bow Island Health Centre after 5 p.m. ruffled feathers at the Palliser Triangle Health Advisory Council meeting on Monday, and it’s being dubbed more than inconvenience. A situation was mentioned regarding someone arriving at the hospital with a loved one in an emergency and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public pot ban on the table
By Collin Gallant on September 25th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant City councillors will debate making it illegal to smoke marijuana in almost all outdoor spaces in Medicine Hat when they meet next Monday, about two weeks before adult recreational use of the long-banned narcotic is made legal. That timeline also means members will have to begin advancing a local bylaw at that time, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City police report nine overdoses in a month
By Gillian Slade on September 25th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Nine people in Medicine Hat have suffered a drug overdose in the past month alone. The timeframe for the statistic provided by city police is Aug. 24 to Sept. 24. “We are very concerned. It’s a huge public safety issue, nine overdoses in a 30 day span is too many,” MHPS Insp. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC unveils rainbow of inclusion
By Mo Cranker on September 25th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Like many communities across the country — Medicine Hat is now home to a rainbow crosswalk. A large crowd gathered outside the front of Medicine Hat College around noon Monday for the grand unveiling. “We did this to celebrate our commitment to inclusion and acceptance of all students,” said MHC Student Association external ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!International applications lead to overall increase at MHC
By Jeremy Appel on September 25th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Applications to Medicine Hat College have increased seven per cent since last year, the school says. The jump is partially due to “higher international engagement locally and across Canada,” a news release said. Hadija Drummond, MHC’s manager of international education and diversity, says international applications increased by 30 per cent since last fall. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City, Hut 8 insist power usage no issue
By Collin Gallant on September 25th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A huge power contract for the City of Medicine Hat is sparking debate about the sustainability of cryptocurrency mining. A report on Monday from the CBC outlined environmentalists concerns that the emerging financial technology sector requires a massive amount of power. That is mostly derived from fossil fuel generation, thereby adding to greenhouse ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Survey shows downtown support for cannabis ban
By Gillian Slade on September 25th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Downtown business owners want the smoking of cannabis banned in the downtown business core, says the City Centre Development Agency. CCDA chair Jeremy Silver says results of a survey are overwhelming. Two thirds of respondents want to prohibit the smoking of cannabis in all forms on all downtown sidewalks and pedestrian walkways. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kowalchuk named to national chamber board of directors
By Jeremy Appel on September 25th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The executive director of Medicine Hat’s Chamber of Commerce has been appointed to the nation-wide Chamber’s board of directors. Lisa Kowalchuk is currently returning from Thunder Bay, where she was attending the 2018 Canadian Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting. “Huge accomplishment and great for (the) community,” president Sarah MacKenzie, who’s also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scholarship winners thankful for a little something extra
By Mo Cranker on September 25th, 2018
Medicine Hat News For Quinn Halldorson, the $2,500 Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat Tigers Scholarship means he can live a little easier while away at school. Halldorson is in his second year at the University of Alberta in Edmonton — he is pursuing a bachelor of science and honours chemistry degree. “It means a lot ... Read More »
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