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Business Beat: The best businesses start with one employee
Imagine a world where you couldn’t get a handmade crocheted washcloth. I just can’t. That simple crocheted washcloth, often sold online or at local markets, plays a significant role in the local, regional and provincial economy, by generating a revenue ripple that extends far beyond its $4 price tag. Some love the thrill of dreaming ... Read More »
Headstones at Esplanade in November
Medicine Hat News Canadian rockers Headstones are coming to Medicine Hat. The “Tweeter and the Monkey Man” singers will perform at the Esplanade on Nov. 14. The band has released three full-length albums since reuniting in 2011. “Little Army” was released earlier this year, following 2014’s “One in the Chamber Music” and 2013’s “Love + ... Read More »
Woman pleads guilty to various drug charges
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Guilty pleas were entered by a woman for charges that stem from a May 26 drug trafficking bust where police say $33,000 worth of methamphetamine was seized in Medicine Hat. Siofean Coderre, 43, appeared in person before a judge at the Medicine Hat Courthouse to plead guilty to one count of trafficking, one ... Read More »
Firearms charges net 26-month jail term
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A 26-month jail sentence was given to a Saskatchewan man arrested in Medicine Hat on multiple firearms charges. Cameron St. Laurent appeared by closed-circuit television from the remand centre, entering guilty pleas to various charges including possessing a loaded prohibited weapon, possessing stolen property over $5,000, and possessing a weapon when prohibited . ... Read More »
Art therapy program does wonders for Hatter
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade An expressive arts program has helped a local women face the future with confidence. In February, Eva Biskup, 56, would have rated her confidence level at one. Now, she says, it is 10. After many years as the primary caregiver for her mother, Biskup was exhausted. The situation became very strained with ... Read More »
Untitled: Many climate challenges ahead
This is part two of a three-part series on climate change. Part one appeared in Tuesday’s News and part three will appear in Thursday’s News. I agree with the Wildrose Party that the NDP’s carbon tax is a bad idea though perhaps for different reasons. It’s not that I don’t believe in climate change — ... Read More »
Education plan built around students in ‘Beyond Walls’
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal The Prairie Rose School Division’s Beyond Walls Outreach School does education a little differently than most, says principal Tim Bloomfield. Unlike traditional brick and mortar schools which expect students to fit into their education plan, Beyond Walls builds an education plan around its students. “We are a storefront outreach school where kids come ... Read More »
We can all do better
“Pour the unhappiness out from your too bitter heart, which grieving will not sweeten,” writes American poet Wallace Stevens. “Poison grows in this dark. It is in the water of tears. Its black blooms rise.” It seems much of society is in a very angry place right now. People are angry about politics. People are ... Read More »
Guest Column: The health system’s tragic neglect of seniors’ oral health
Troy Media HALIFAX Some years ago, a retired university professor visited my dentistry practice. He was fit and had a pleasant smile. He hadn’t seen a dentist in more than five years, partly because he had lost his private health benefits when he retired, so it wasn’t surprising that he needed dental care. He had ... Read More »
Many questions after vote to unite the right
The right will never unite 100 per cent. We are seeing Whiningrose leaving and CONservatives jumping ship. The New Dictator Party isn’t growing either. The big winners in membership, funding and support is Greg Clark and The Alberta Party. So at the end of the day, the vote will still be split. The sad fact ... Read More »
Older Majestics top junior Thunder in exhibition
Medicine Hat News In the search for extra competition ahead of junior Little League nationals, the Medicine Hat Thunder turned to a team that’s a bit older than them. Turns out, the Majestics were more than a good match. The American Legion B team applied the mercy rule to the Thunder Tuesday, a 13-1 win ... Read More »
