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City offers another $4.5M in COVID relief
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 6th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City staffers will develop a $4.5-million second round of COVID relief for Hatters after council members voted 7-0 Monday night to support the emergent item from Coun. Phil Turnbull. In May 2020, council approved nearly $8 million in reserve funds to be spent half on property tax abatement, one quarter on direct grants to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unreiner jumps to Alberta Junior Hockey League after nailing two-game showcase
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on July 3rd, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Quintin Unreiner, defenceman for the South Alberta Hockey Academy men’s U18 Prep team, is making the jump to the Alberta Junior Hockey League after signing with the Calgary Canucks after his two games on June 19 and 20. Unreiner says he was getting onto the bus after the team’s last game when Canuck’s head ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New trails to enhance Cypress Hills experience
By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on July 3rd, 2021
Outdoor enthusiasts will notice some trail construction in and around the Elkwater Townsite and Hidden Valley Ski Resort for the next while. That’s because once completed, there will be 12 to 14 kilometres of new trails for cyclists, hikers and trail runners to enjoy in the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. “There are trails for all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fires rip through prairie grasslands
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 3rd, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Trans-Canada Highway was down to one lane Thursday afternoon as Brooks RCMP and fire crews battled a grass fire sparked by a vehicle fire west of Suffield in the afternoon. Authorities warned motorists of the blaze burning along the highway five kilometres west of Suffield at Range Road 105 at about 3 p.m. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Someone is killing domestic rabbits with arrows
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on July 3rd, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Over the last two weeks, two domestic rabbits in the Hat had to be euthanized after being shot with an arrow, says Amanda Hennessey, president of Bunny Run Rabbit Rescue. Hennessey says they received calls on Father’s Day and Canada Day from community supporters saying they found rabbits who have been shot with arrows. ... Read More »
1 responseCCDA’s remaining assets will form legacy fund
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 3rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The assets of the City Centre Development Agency will be used to create a legacy fund for downtown business owners to improve their properties, the group that officially disbanded this week has announced. That amounts to between $130,000 and $140,000 that will continue to offset the cost of interest-free loans to renovate or make ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Power profits soar when temperatures go crazy
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 3rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Ching, ching, cha-ching – that sound might be thermometers popping, but it’s also the cash register rollicking at the city’s power plant. A first blush of weekly power figures across the province had analysts looking as far back as the Enron disaster to find similar prices. Do I have to mention that it was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Power price highest in seven years
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 3rd, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Power prices will hit their highest levels in more than seven years this month, according to rates for July posted Friday. Electricity for home and small to medium business use will be charged at 10.216-cents per kilowatt hour this month. That is up nearly 40 per cent from the floating rate in June and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bow Island’s non-competitive Gymkhana Club offers riders skill development while stressing a fun time
By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on July 2nd, 2021
The Bow Island Gymkhana Club returned to the town’s Rodeo Grounds for its second year with a welcome back session on June 24. Organizers Christy Martens, Kimberly Hodgeson and Mikayla Gross started the club last year after Martens and her girls attended a gymkhana night in Irvine. “A couple of years ago me and my ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Forty Mile County issues complete fire ban
By Medicine Hat News on July 2nd, 2021
The County of 40 Mile is the latest rural municipality to issue a fire ban in southern Alberta as the current oppressive heat wave continues to hold the area hostage. The latest restriction comes as Medicine Hat, Cypress County, Vulcan County, Lethbridge, County of Lethbridge have all issued fire bans. Just about anything that can ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Great Big Paddle expected to be as great and big as ever
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 2nd, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Paddling Club along with Tourism Medicine Hat are excited to be co-hosting the sixth annual Great Big Paddle on the South Saskatchewan River on July 10. Rick Redmond, president of the Medicine Hat Paddling Club, is happy to be able to continue the tradition after having to cancel last year’s event ... Read More »
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