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MonkeyJunk coming to Medalta
Medicine Hat News No monkeying around, MonkeyJunk will be at Medalta on Sunday. The Ottawa-based trio has added swampy blues and rock to its previously established sound. The band’s latest release, “Time To Roll,” incorporates elements of the band’s previous four albums. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, $20 plus service charges and GST, ... Read More »
Library Chat: Knowing readers’ likes, dislikes key for librarians
At Monday night’s Scotiabank Giller Prize ceremony an emotional Michael Redhill was honoured for “Bellevue Square” and took home $100,000. Each of four runners-up were presented with $10,000. I always am interested, when awards are given, in how the books are faring in Medicine Hat. Every town has a different readership and different titles do ... Read More »
App will tell you all photo radar locations in Alberta
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel A University of Alberta computing science student has developed an app to track photo radar enforcement in major municipalities across the province, including the Hat. Benjamin Lavin said his app was originally geared toward Edmonton, but in the past few weeks it has expanded to the city’s suburbs and other major cities — ... Read More »
Grant could mean a micro-grid at Cultural Centre
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A canopy of solar panels at the Cultural Centre in Medicine Hat could be charging electric cars next spring, as well as putting power into the Medicine Hat College grid and providing a work space for electricians and IT students. The concept to create a micro-grid was awarded a $215,000 grant from the ... Read More »
Woman requests federal sentence to access drug programs
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A Medicine Hat woman pled guilty Thursday to trafficking methamphetamine, requesting no credit for time already in custody so she can serve her time in a federal penitentiary. Appearing from the Calgary Remand Centre by closed-circuit TV, Racheal Penner entered a guilty plea and without wanting the assistance of counsel, and sentenced to ... Read More »
Medicine Hat the fifth safest city in Canada to drive in
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat motorists can rest assured they live in one of Canada’s safest cities for driving. According to this year’s safe driving study from Allstate Canada, the Hat has the fifth lowest collision frequency rate out of 93 communities in Alberta, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Ontario with 3.99 per cent. By contrast, ... Read More »
Transition to close palliative care unit already undwerway
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The transition process for closing ward Six West at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, which includes the palliative care unit, has already begun. Although the official closing of this ward will only take place at the end of December you can’t go from a full ward to nothing overnight, says Alberta Health Services. ... Read More »
Mother Teresa School unveils statue honouring newly canonized saint
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Students walking the hallways of Mother Teresa School now have a life-sized reminder of the importance of service — especially toward the poor and sick — with the unveiling of a new statue of their school’s namesake. “Because she’s praying, it’s like she’s looking out for us,” said principal Erika Bodnaruk, about sculpture ... Read More »
No matter the reason for drug addiction, help is needed; it’s not a life choice
Why do people becomes drug addicts and why should we help them? I keep on seeing comments in our newspaper about that. I would to like know that. What makes a person want to take drugs or alcohol in the first place to try to block out the pain of living in their day to ... Read More »
Canadian customs should be followed
Re: “Face coverings: Time for change rather than hollering ‘intolerance,'” — Nov. 16 I couldn’t agree more with Larry Samcoe’s letter to the editor. Face coverings are not a religious requirement but rather a political stance enforced by men. Canadian customs should be followed by everyone who wants to live in this country, regardless of ... Read More »
MLA Report: Good news for Alberta: All economic indicators pointing in right direction
Alberta is forecast to see real GDP rise to a staggering 6.7 per cent — more than doubling B.C.’s predicted 3.2 per cent growth rate and more than tripling Saskatchewan’s 2.1 per cent — according to the Conference Board of Canada’s latest report released this week. This is good news for Medicine Hat as Alberta ... Read More »
