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@@CollinGallant Premier Danielle Smith says the province may consider covering some initial losses of airlines that agree to expand service to regional airports, including Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and northern centres. She made the comment at a Chamber of Commerce address in the Hat, where the city and business groups have tried for 15 years to ... Read More »

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Premier Danielle Smith says the Alberta government would only step in to nullify local bylaws in exceptional situations, but she also wonders whether that could be the case in Calgary’s blanket zoning changes debate. Medicine Hat, meanwhile, is still planning similar changes in its planned land-use bylaw update, though local politicians say they will ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Redcliff Youth Centre is looking at the end of May with anticipation, as staff look to host their first steak dinner benefit evening. May 22 will see interested benefactors gathered at Ralph’s Texas Bar and Steakhouse for dinner, as well as a silent auction, said Janae Ulrich, executive director of the Redcliff Youth ... Read More »

VANTAA, Finland Carter George made 23 saves for his second shutout of the tournament as Canada defeated Latvia 4-0 in quarterfinal action Thursday at the world men’s under-18 hockey championship. Team captain Porter Martone scored and 16-year-old Medicine Hat Tiger Gavin McKenna tallied an assist. McKenna sits second in tournament scoring with 15 points (six ... Read More »

news@medicinehatnews.com The Western Hockey League announced Thursday that Kelowna Rockets forward Ty Hurley has been named Humanitarian of the Year, which recognizes players’ contributions to the communities they play in. Medicine Hat Tigers forward Shane Smith was one of four finalists nominated for the award. While players are often honoured for pre-planned contributions like local ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Entering the Medicine Hat Tigers season, head coach Willie Desjardins wasn’t sure how Gavin McKenna would duplicate his first 20 games in the orange and black. A mere 97 points later and a franchise record broken, Desjardins says he duplicated it and more. “He’s a pretty exceptional player, his numbers were unbelievable after Christmas,” ... Read More »

One of the dumbest things I’ve heard in the last few days is the plan by the U.S. Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on the matter of fining homeless people for camping in certain public places. The suit’s genesis is an Oregon town that plans to issue a $295 fine to anyone – homeless ... Read More »

Have you ever been on the receiving end of body shaming? I’m sure at some point in our lives people have made comments about how fat, skinny, tall, short, flat-chested, or well-developed we are. A colleague recently asked me if I was interested in doing an column on body shaming. I said I was looking ... 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 »

Dear editor, Medicine Hat Public School Division board approved its three-year capital plan on March 26. One trustee voted against approval, but there is nothing in the minutes to reveal the reasons for this trustee’s negative vote. Any discussion of the proposed capital plan was behind closed doors after it was presented to the board ... Read More »

Dear editor, I am so tired of all the whining about the situation with Mayor Clark. Common sense tells us “there is more to the story” that is protected by privacy and confidentiality. Misconduct or poor performance in any organization is generally handled with progressive disciplinary action. After discussions and warnings, with no improvement, the ... Read More »

Dear editor, Contrary to one readers’ view that South East Alberta Watershed Alliance (SEAWA) is ‘abandoning the care’ of trees planted around Connaught Pond in Saratoga Park (Ticked Off, April 23), SEAWA assessed the site on April 19. As a watershed planning and advisory council tasked with helping achieve Alberta’s Water for Life Strategy, SEAWA ... Read More »