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Ticked Off and Tickled Pink, Jan. 25, 2024
Ticked Off Absolutely at those loud air horns and darn cow bells that you think you have to cheer with. If I was sitting by you I would absolutely complain as well. Have some respect for the people around you who have ear issues. Tickled Pink I would be if the city would landscape Dunmore ... Read More »
Hat High, McCoy SR basketball ranked provincially
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Three senior high school basketball teams are ranked with the best in Alberta. Medicine Hat High Hawks senior boys and girls basketball teams as well as the Monsignor McCoy Colts Sr. boys team were included in the Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association’s first rankings. The Colts were ranked as the eighth best 3A boys team ... Read More »
City eyes short-notice power conservation options
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City officials are determining the feasibility of turning off the lights on short notice at large city facilities in case of another provincial power emergency. On Jan. 13 the city’s communications office sent out a message on social media asking Hatters to turn off unnecessary lights as the Alberta power grid operator asked for ... Read More »
Saskatchewan again freezing leasing rates for ranchers who use Crown land
@MedicineHatNews Saskatchewan is again freezing grazing lease rates for ranchers who access Crown land and will reduce rent on land that has reduced capacity due to drought, that province announced Wednesday. “The beef cattle sector continues to experience challenges with tight margins and ongoing concerns related to multiple years of dry conditions,” said Agriculture Minister ... Read More »
MHPSD seeks parent feedback on proposed grade reconfigurations
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Parents with children attending four public schools in Medicine Hat received an email from the board Wednesday asking for their feedback as they look to reconfigure grades taught in those schools. The public school board is considering changing the grades in the following schools: Vincent Massey School currently teaches ELP to Grade 6 and ... Read More »
Cypress School of Skating competes in Lethbridge
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Cypress School of Skating competed over the weekend in Lethbridge. The local school skated at the Frozen Fest competition on Saturday in Lethbridge. Two skaters finished with gold medals, with Jewel Geldreich finishing first in the Star 3 Freeskate and Daisy Watt taking gold in the Creative program. They also took silver in ... Read More »
McKenna’s magic on full display
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Gavin McKenna said after Christmas he wanted to be a better player for the Medicine Hat Tigers. The 16-year-old is finding that next level. McKenna has continued to put up the points he did right from the get go in Medicine Hat. His four-assist WHL debut against the Lethbridge Hurricanes last season has been ... Read More »
Fire crews quick to snuff out shipping container blaze
Fire crews form Station No. 3 were quick to extinguish a fire at a storage compound near the airport Tuesday night. Crews responded to a call that a fire had broke out in a rental storage compound along 18th Avenue SW shortly before 9:30 p.m. The fire damaged a steel shipping container used for transportation ... Read More »
Hat boxers stand their own at annual Nieman/Page Memorial
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat’s Boxing Club hosted the 19th annual Nieman/Page Memorial over the weekend. The memorial boxing tournament and Alberta Silver Gloves, named in honour of Ev Nieman and Bill Page, two Hatters who played big roles in the Medicine Hat boxing community and its development, was hosted at the Medicine Hat Lodge on Saturday ... Read More »
Conference to inspire young women to get involved in science
The Praxis Science Outreach Society will be holding a one-day conference at the end of the month designed to get girls involved in STEM subjects. The 32nd annual Operation Minerva Conference aims to develop awareness and showcase career opportunities that exist in the STEM fields. The conference will include innovative workshops and displays and will ... Read More »
Local MP lauds judge’s Emergencies Act ruling
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s MP says the work of a Commons committee looking into the use of the Emergencies Act in 2022 will continue and could change now that a federal judgment has ruled against the government’s choice to use it to break up convoy protests. Glen Motz, the MP for Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner, told the News ... Read More »
