By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 21st, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The COVID vaccination clinic at Higdon Hall will be relocated starting this weekend as the facility prepares to host Medicine Hat Stampede activities next week, Alberta Health Services has announced. The hall on the exhibition grounds has hosted booked and walk-up appointments for those getting vaccinated against the coronavirus since early 2021. In the ... Read More »
1 responseBy KENDALL KING Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 21st, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Editor’s note: This story contains graphic content that may be disturbing for some readers. Medicine Hat resident Peggy Dawson is urging dog owners to keep their pets leashed in required areas, following a pit bull attack which resulted in the death of her beloved dog Monty. The attack took place at approximately 8:30 a.m. ... Read More »
2 responsesBy 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 responseBy 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!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!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!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!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 responseBy 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 responseBy 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!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 »
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