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Fire ban partially lifted in Medicine Hat
By LAUREN THOMSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 28th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com The fire ban for the City of Medicine Hat has been partially lifted, announced in a press release on Friday. “Due to the recent cooler weather and precipitation that we’ve received and precipitation that’s in the forecast, we’ve partially lifted the ban so that people can use their backyard fire pit,” said Brian Stauth, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!EID will require ministerial approval to surpass mandated debt limit
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 28th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Eastern Irrigation District will require special ministerial approval to surpass a mandated debt limit so it can pay its share of a major irrigation and reservoir expansion. Newly released minutes of the EID’s Aug. 5 board meeting show the new projects on major work first announced last fall could add $40.7 million more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Evidence is mounting about what renewable energy could mean for southeast AB
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 28th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant As someone who could say I told you so, let me just mention here that the evidence is mounting about what renewable energy development could mean for southeast Alberta. This week Greengate Power announced it would like to build a pair of solar projects in the region that will add about $3 million per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID update: Friday, Aug. 27, 2021
By medicinehatnews on August 27th, 2021
Medicine Hat is now at 524 active cases. There have been 2,275 total cases to date, with 1,723 recoveries and 28 deaths. Active cases (Deaths): Cypress County – 79 Forty Mile – 13 Lethbridge – 160 MD of Taber – 37 Brooks – 64 Calgary – 2,112 Edmonton – 2,133 Red Deer – 252 Province: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Etzikom Museum set to host Date Night at the Museum
By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on August 27th, 2021
The Etzikom Museum will be hosting a Date Night at the Museum next month to allow for guests to come enjoy the facility in a whole new light. Museum society member Skyler Stromsmoe spearheaded the event idea last summer when his mom, Vickie, was making pies at the museum. “She was there one evening making ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jon Petrie: Former radio manager joins Brooks’ race for mayor
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 27th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Longtime Brooks media personality and current city councillor John Petrie has joined the race to become that city’s mayor. The former radio station manager joins longtime councillor Norm Gerestein in the race to replace outgoing mayor Barry Morishita this October. Morishita announced last week he will seek the provincial leadership of the Alberta Party ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local woman’s autobiography winds up best seller
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 27th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com MaryAnn Westgard spent her time at the beginning of the pandemic writing her life story. Her autobiography, “Lost But Never Alone,” is now a published book that spent four weeks on the best-seller list for Canadian company, Friesen Publishing. “I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time for my kids, as a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City set to gain off Aurora plant
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 27th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The near $6-million deal struck on development fees to lure Aurora Cannabis to Medicine Hat in 2018 will be a net benefit to the city in 2025, even though the building is vacant and unfinished, according to a new report issued by Invest Medicine Hat. The huge facility in northwest Medicine Hat that was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Election info available on News website
By Medicine Hat News on August 27th, 2021
The Medicine Hat News has launched online feature sections to keep Hatters informed for the upcoming federal election and municipal elections. Simply click on one of the option on the yellow Vote 2021 banner at medicinehatnews.com to browse a growing stockpile of information about candidates and election issues. The federal election is scheduled for Sept. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pop Up Parks breathing new life around town
By Mo Cranker, Special to the News on August 27th, 2021
For the past six years, Pop Up Parks has been taking unused spaces in the city and giving them new life. Current chairperson Dina Jubrak was not with the organization when it formed in 2014 or 2015, but she joined shortly after as a way to help spruce up the Hat. “It’s fun, and it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Extra-large municipal election field keeps getting bigger
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 26th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The number of people running for eight city council positions has reached two dozen, making it the largest race in Medicine Hat municipal politics in 20 years. That occurred Wednesday, about four weeks before a deadline to submit nomination papers and with a number of current councillors still to declare their intentions ahead of ... Read More »
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