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Medicine Hat News Environmental groups are calling for consideration of local environment and animal ecosystems when deciding on sites of large renewable projects, including the recently approved Aira Solar project in the County of Forty Mile. Read the story here. Read our coverage of the approval here. Saamis Hearing concludes Tuesday Regulators are evaluating the ... Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Mark Davidson, who has served as superintendent for the Medicine Hat Public School Division for eight years, informed the board of trustees of his decision to move on. In the news release the division said, “Mark has transformed MHPSD as a leader and a champion of student success. Mark’s leadership has demonstrably improved inclusive ... Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Slip on your sliders, dust off your rocks and shake out your brooms, curling will be back in the Hat this October. It’s been more than 19 months since the club had to cease operations due to a brine leak that prevented ice from being maintained. Over the time club officials worked countless hours ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Beyond the Medicine Hat Tigers’ injury troubles in the second half, one of the main focal points on the season was the goaltending rotation. The first half of the year saw 19-year-old Evan May lead in starts, with rookies 18-year-old Zach Zahara and freshly turned 18-year-old Ethan McCallum working their way through a rotation. ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers fell short of their own expectations this season and head into a summer far too long for their liking. A week removed from their Game 5 loss to the Red Deer Rebels, falling 4-1 in their first-round series, and the lockers are all empty at Co-op Place. Exit meetings with ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb While the Medicine Hat Tigers battled in their first-round series against the Red Deer Rebels, their future watched from the stands envisioning themselves on the biggest stage. The Tigers had five black aces for their playoff run, with forwards Markus and Liam Ruck, defencemen Riley Steen, Koray Bozkaya and goaltender Jordan Switzer practising with ... Read More »

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The hullabaloo at city hall appears destined to sit in a holding pattern for a while. After three weeks, both sides of a frayed relationship between council and mayor are sitting tight, and just wait until the issue arrives before the court. But that’s not keeping those on the periphery out of the fray. ... Read More »

Cats have always been part of my life. Growing up in Crescent Heights, our neighbour had a cat that had kittens. One of them came to live with us and we had Benny for an amazing 18 years. I remember driving to the vet with my mom to have Benny fixed when they announced on ... Read More »

The Colin James Blues Trio entertained a packed Esplanade house last Saturday night and one of James’ bandmates, Juno-award winning guitarist Steve Marriner, has a Medicine Hat connection. He told the audience his grandfather was the famous Canadian actor Bruno Gerussi, who was born in Medicine Hat before going on to fame and fortune as ... Read More »

Dear editor, One of the best analogies describing the current state of city council is that it’s like a divorce. But in this case, instead of a child receiving the brunt of the fallout coming from litigious, bickering parents who claim they are looking out for the best interests of their son or daughter, it’s ... Read More »

Dear editor, The end came quickly at the April 3, 2023 regular meeting of the Optimist Club of Medicine Hat as it voted unanimously to disband. The club, whose international motto is “Friend of Youth,” chartered in December of 1961, and has been a major player and supporter of local youth programs in the City ... Read More »

Dear editor, Until this week, all I saw of Medicine Hat was from the window of a Greyhound bus. That was enough to suggest to me that it’s a city of rich character, so this week when I got the opportunity to come down and have meetings with several people about climate change and the ... Read More »