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ARCH Worked -The Alberta Government Let It Die Anyway

The ARCH program in Medicine Hat was a pilot project that tested whether giving people with serious mental health and addiction issues their own home with the right support would work…It proved that housing with support works for people who are the hardest to help.

Kelly Allard 6/29/26 Kelly Allard 6/29/26

ARCH Participants Given Just 18 Days' Notice, Forced to Move as Program Shuts Down

The Government of Alberta has not publicly explained its decision not to renew funding for a program that was serving some of the province's most vulnerable residents. And with the clock ticking, the people who called ARCH home are running out of time.

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Beat the Blue Monday Blues

That time of year is coming again: Blue Monday. A day so famously bleak it was invented by a travel company to sell you a vacation. While the science is shakier than a Jell-O salad at a potluck, the feeling is real. But here in Medicine Hat, we have a secret weapon—and it’s not just the cheap gas.

Guacamole on a wooden table with chips, salsa, and a salad bowl at a Mexican grill restaurant.

Text that reads 'MARRIAGE'S BAKERY' in large, colorful lettering on a purple background.

Design with a crown at the top, the text 'Hair Love' in cursive, and 'Fly LaLa' in bold, decorative font below, all in white on a black background.