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asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Public Library is looking for donations in preparation for the Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale. With the event itself less than a month away, the organization is looking for gently used items in order to supplement the sale, which will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on ... Read More »

@MedicineHatNews The jobless rate in Medicine Hat region was up slightly for April but is well down from earlier this year. Figures presented Friday by Statistics Canada show the unemployment rate in the combined Lethbridge-Medicine Hat economic region sat at 5.9 per cent last month. That’s two-tenths of a point higher than the same period ... Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Several Mother’s Day events are planned around this weekend to celebrate the annual holiday honouring our beloved givers of life, including a dance and live musical performances – but if you are planning to offer a bouquet of flowers, hopefully you’ve already bought them. The News checked in with a handful of local florists ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb As exciting as the Western Hockey League’s draft is for prospects hearing their names called and the fulfillment of a dream coming true, the Medicine Hat Tigers’ three newest players shared in their own excitement. During the draft Thursday, the Tigers acquired two 18-year-old defencemen, Jonas Woo from the Wenatchee Wild and Bryce Pickford ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb There’s no one moment or memory that specifically stood out to Tyler MacKenzie as he reminisced on his time as a Medicine Hat Tigers. All four years, good and bad, have blended together into a time of his life he’ll never forget. The Tigers captain was traded Thursday to the Everett Silvertips, one of ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Monsignor McCoy Colts senior boys baseball team held their opponent off the scoreboard Thursday. The Colts beat the Chinook Coyotes 13-0, with Fischer Haysom earning the win with four shutout innings, allowing only three hits with a walk while striking out seven batters. Jack Jackett retired all three batters he faced to close ... Read More »

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The News is useful for a lot of things, despite there no longer being movie listings, but not so much for window glass. That revelation comes from council discussions last week that bylaw officers were hampered previously by the lack of definitions in the previous Unsightly Property Bylaw. Councillors toured several such homes last ... Read More »

What, no Strawberry Alarm Clock? Tickets are on sale for the 2024 night shows for the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede, and history suggests the infield and grandstand will be jam-packed for all three performances. Bret Michaels, the frontman for the rock group Poison, leads if off on Wednesday, July 24, followed by The Washboard ... Read More »

One good thing about the state of the world today, including Medicine Hat and the surrounding area, is there is never a shortage of things to write about. I have a list of topics, but due to limited space and only writing once a week, this week’s column is about a recent post shared on ... Read More »

Dear editor, As a former member of the executive who also served eight years as chairman of the grounds committee, I learned quickly from the grounds superintendent of the day that one of the main concerns years in and out was water management. SMRID provides the water for the Medicine Hat Line, and after assessment ... Read More »

Dear editor, Re: Trans-Mountain Pipeline start of operation – May 1, 2024 About six years ago the federal government spent 4.5 billion taxpayer dollars to keep Trans-Mountain alive. About a year later, our MP, Mr. Glen Motz, wrote in the News about the “… crippling hurt this government has levied on our natural resource industry,…” ... Read More »

Dear council members Clark, Dumanowski, Hider, Hirsch, Knodel, McGrogan, Robins, Sharps and Van Dyke, As a former executive officer with the city and Speaker of the Alberta Legislature I respectfully submit that the current divisions greatly affecting our city may in part be about personalities, but more the governance structure and process. Only you can ... Read More »