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Quonset Days promises good times, good causes
By Medicine Hat News on July 21st, 2022
Southeast Albertans are making a difference while having fun this weekend during Quonset Days music festival, which kicks off tonight in Seven Persons. With multiple acts taking the stage, there’s a lot to see during the three-day festival, all proceeds from which go to the ASL Society of Alberta. A free shuttle is running between ... Read More »
1 responseStampede performer Nate Haller loves playing to the crazy Alberta fans
By SAMANTHA JOHNSON, Special to the News on July 21st, 2022
Nate Haller is from Waterloo, Ont. but has always loved country music and looks forward to every show he plays in Alberta. Haller went solo about a year ago and hasn’t looked back. Opening for the Trace Adkins show on July 27 is a one-off in Haller’s touring schedule this summer. “We were just excited ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Storm cleanup continues, could last two weeks
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 21st, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Violent wind that tore roofs off houses and threw grain bins across fields sliced a pathway directly between two more populated country subdivisions on Monday, new mapping from Cypress County shows. Using drone footage, officials compiled data showing the most severe damage began in a swath that started at the east end of Sauder ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Porter excited for homecoming
By SAMANTHA JOHNSON, Special to the News on July 20th, 2022
MacKenzie Porter, at new heights in her career, is coming home to headline at the 2022 Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede next Thursday. She is being called unstoppable and is the first Canadian female to have five No. 1 hits on country radio in this century. It’s been about seven years since Porter last played ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tree debris from storm being accepted at regional landfill free of charge until July 23
By Medicine Hat News on July 20th, 2022
Those looking for a place to haul debris from fallen and damaged trees can make their way to Redcliff/Cypress Regional Landfill this week to dispose of the wood free of charge. The landfill is offering the free collection until July 23. The Redcliff/Cypress Regional Landfill is open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 200 entries on display at this year’s Visual Arts Show
By SAMANTHA JOHNSON, Special to the News on July 20th, 2022
The Visual Arts Show is a chance for the public to come in and see all the art that has been contributed and what pieces collected a ribbon. The show opens Monday at 6:30 p.m., and just before 7 p.m., everyone will be invited into the auditorium for the awards ceremony. This is the first ... Read More »
1 responsePower restored to all but around 100 addresses in Medicine Hat and area
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 20th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Monday’s violent wind storm snapped at least 71 power poles in the city, cut off thousands from power – including the hospital and airport temporarily – and broke lines to the city’s north-end power plant, said city officials Tuesday At an afternoon press briefing, power had been restored to all but 100 customers in ... Read More »
1 responseSteps in place to prevent invasive mussels
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 20th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Irrigation districts in southeast Alberta have reinstated mandatory watercraft registration and several other practices in an effort to prevent introduction of two invasive mussels species. “Quagga mussels and zebra mussels are the two species we’re most concerned about,” EID land supervisor, Nathan Fontaine, told the News. “We’ve been working toward preventing these since approximately ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters encouraged to get pedaling for virtual bike scavenger hunt
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 20th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Bike Week got off to a rainy start Monday, resulting in the Great Big Pedal being postponed; but Hatters still have ample opportunity to celebrate cycling by taking part in Bike Medicine Hat’s virtual bicycle scavenger hunt. Running now until Aug. 1, the scavenger hunt challenges Hatters to complete a variety of bike-related activities, ... Read More »
1 responseStorm leaves mark on Cypress County
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 20th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Families in Cypress County are surveying damage on Tuesday and recounting near misses after extreme wind gusts tore off roofs, tossed trailers, twisted irrigation pivots and sent possessions flying across acreages. Jessi Olsen was driving back to her home on the Holsom Road on Monday afternoon when she had to stop a half-kilometre away ... Read More »
1 responsePacked lineup for Summer Jam
By Kendall King on July 19th, 2022
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter kking@medicinehatnews.com Local talent is taking centre stage during Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede’s Summer Jam on July 25. The show, which kicks off at 7 p.m. — preshow at 6:30 p.m. — at the grandstand, features southeast Alberta-based acts Mahoney and Friends, Willow Creek, Brodie, Audrey 3, Three Hole Punch and ... Read More »
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