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Viva Vitality: Feeling fortunate for past acceptance
As I reflect on the 150th Canada Day celebrations the country took part in recently, I cannot help but be thankful for the great blessing it is to be able to call Canada home. My life would look very different if my passport didn’t reflect my Canadian citizenship status. I crossed the Coutts border on ... Read More »
Guest Column: Satisfaction comes with sharing other people’s joy
Troy Media Having worked in education for more than 30 years, I consider myself one of the luckiest people on the planet. I look forward to continuing in my profession until I’m in my 70s. What is it about what I’m doing that gives me such joy? How does one achieve professional satisfaction? Stanford University ... Read More »
NDP had good ideas about safety at seniors’ facilities; now’s the time for action
It seems as though there is another fire blazing somewhere every day and whether it can be attributed to lightning, arson, terrorism or negligence it is equally devastating. The Fort McMurray fire a year ago reminded us of the emotional and physical toll a fire brings. The Grenfell fire in an apartment block in London, ... Read More »
Dawgs extend lead atop conference
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney While the Okotoks Dawgs left Athletic Park with a 12-5 win over the Medicine Hat Mavericks Thursday and a bigger cushion atop the Western Major Baseball League’s Western Conference, the race for first certainly isn’t over. “We’re going for first place, that’s our goal,” said Mavs head coach Michael Thompson prior to the ... Read More »
Tough luck for Hat’s Masson at pickbleball national finals
Medicine Hat News If you’re going to lose, at least lose to the champs. Medicine Hat’s Gordon Masson and teammate Alan Trudeau had some tough matchups at the Pickleball Canada National Tournament in Kelowna this past weekend, their only two defeats in the men’s 3.0 skill level doubles coming to the teams who wound up ... Read More »
After Dark July 13-19
THURSDAY – Karaoke, Oly’s Alehouse and Eatery, Johnny with Dynamite Sound, win a $100 gift certificate, 9 p.m., 403-548-6597 – Live jam, Cecil Hotel, 9 p.m. – Ride the Mechanical Bull, Ralph’s Texas Bar and Steakhouse, 9 p.m. – Top 40 DJ music with Renn Davies, Temptation Night Club, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. – Intimate with ... Read More »
Government should be ashamed for caving in to terrorist Khadr
As a retired soldier I am not only appalled at the apology and millions of our tax dollars being given to a convicted murder, I am personally offended. I proudly served in the Canadian military for 20 years and retired just as proud with the rank of warrant officer. I know soldiers who came home ... Read More »
Horsemanship kicks off Royalty contest
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal The Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede held its annual Stampede Royalty contest’s first major public event Wednesday evening — the horsemanship competition. The horsemanship competition was intended to test the eight competitors’ fundamental horse skills. A huge part of being the Stampede Queen or Princess is having the ability to keep your poise ... Read More »
Seniors’ homes survey released by health council
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The results of a province-wide survey of people living in seniors’ facilities was made public Wednesday by the Health Quality Council of Alberta. It has raised concerns about the variation in responses when it comes to care received and the experiences of residents, said CEO Andrew Neuner. The overall care rating across ... Read More »
Local firefighters won’t be heading to B.C., at least not at this stage
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Alberta is responding to a request for firefighters to help with the wildfire emergency in B.C. but at this stage there has not been a request for local firefighters to participate, says Medicine Hat Fire Service. A request would come from the provincial operations centre, said Lance Purcell, deputy fire chief Medicine ... Read More »
Woman gets house arrest for impersonating coworker in order to buy Tylenol from pharmacist
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A sentence of six months house arrest was handed down Wednesday to a Medicine Hat for impersonating a coworker to access pain relief drugs. Wendy Lee Haag pled guilty at the Medicine Hat Courthouse to identity fraud and will also be on probation for a year after serving her conditional sentence order. Haag ... Read More »
