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@MedicineHatNews The change in name and boundaries for the Medicine Hat and District Chamber of Commerce have been made official. The business lobby voted at its 2023 annual general meeting to include membership of the similar body in Brooks and petition the province to change applicable registration. The “Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce” announced Thursday ... Read More »

@MedicineHatNews One of the most congested intersections in Medicine Hat could be opened up over the next few years, according to city roads officials lobbying CPKC railways to remove a spur line that crosses Dunmore Road near the Seven Persons Creek. The line leads to the former P&H grain elevator further along Kipling Street, but ... Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Early reports from Cypress County officials indicate a cattle liner with up to 100 livestock rolled over on Range Road 52 and Township Road 120 Friday morning. Officials say at least one handful of cattle had to be put down at the scene of the accident at the time of publication, however they expect ... Read More »

VANTAA, Finland Malcolm Spence had two goals and an assist as Canada thumped Czechia 6-0 in a penalty-filled affair Friday at the world men’s under-18 hockey championship. Tij Iginla also had two goals and Carter George made 26 saves for the shutout Gavin McKenna of the Medicine Hat Tigers had a goal and two assists ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers were one of the youngest teams in the Western Hockey League this season and their youngest players gained a lot of experience. The Tigers had seven rookie skaters in the lineup on a nightly basis and had two rookie goaltenders who carried the load in net for the entire second ... Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Local ringette players will now represent Medicine Hat under one banner and be known as Mustangs after members of the Medicine Hat Ringette Association voted for a unified name. Since the ringette association was established in 1985, teams in each of the five age divisions were able to choose a team name for that ... Read More »

On April 12, the federal government announced a plan to build 3.87 million new homes by 2031. Building 3.87 million new homes in this country over the next seven years equates to an average of ~550,000 housing starts per year. Let’s put this into perspective, 550,000 annual housing starts is more than double the highest ... Read More »

@@CollinGallant There were no shortage of empty seats at city council’s budget deliberations on Tuesday. Beyond a couple of dutiful mainstream media reporters and a couple of city finance officials, the gallery was empty. It was quite a departure from the cries for more participatory democracy, an Athens on south Saskatchewan, if you will, that ... Read More »

I was very sad to hear the news that the Whitehorse Star newspaper in Yukon is closing after 124 years. The newspaper’s last publication will be May 17. The Whitehorse Star is one of Canada’s few independently owned newspapers and has been in Yukon since 1900. The paper has covered significant historical events. The Yukon ... Read More »

Dear editor, What is the point of local government bodies establishing policies for their conduct when they do not even abide by their own policies? Case in point, the Medicine Hat Public School Board’s policy pertaining to “Meetings of the Committee of the Whole.” Meetings of “Committee of the Whole” are conducted behind closed doors, ... Read More »

Dear editor, There are Hatters who believe the accomplishments of city council over the past two years merits blind faith in their decision-making capability, and innuendo is a perfectly acceptable way to undo the democratic will of citizens. Such individuals aren’t likely going to try to rationalize the need to redact the names of the ... Read More »

Dear editor, We all need water. But will it be available for everyone this summer? Last year in Alberta, several agricultural states of emergency were declared across the province due to drought. Some municipalities implemented water restrictions for residents. This year could be worse with a current low snowpack in the mountains, limited precipitation, a ... Read More »