May 25th, 2025

Local News

Connect with wildlife through Interpretive Program’s plaster tracks program

By Medicine Hat News on May 3rd, 2024

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program invites visitors to gain a deeper understanding of local wildlife and their behaviours through its plaster tracks program on May 8. This program aims to provide participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to safely cast plaster tracks and learn more about the wildlife in their surroundings, all while ... Read More »

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Water conservation efforts underway to address drought

By BRENDAN MILLER on May 3rd, 2024

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Officials emphasized the need for collaboration among organizations that pull water from the South Saskatchewan River as members of the development and infrastructure committee received an update on the city’s water management plan. The province has already asked municipalities to reduce water usage leading up to a predicted drought season for the region, and ... Read More »

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Smith eyes incentives to entice airlines to regional airports

By Collin Gallant on May 3rd, 2024

@@CollinGallant Premier Danielle Smith says the province may consider covering some initial losses of airlines that agree to expand service to regional airports, including Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and northern centres. She made the comment at a Chamber of Commerce address in the Hat, where the city and business groups have tried for 15 years to ... Read More »

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Smith shapes UCP vision at Chamber luncheon

By COLLIN GALLANT on May 3rd, 2024

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Premier Danielle Smith says the Alberta government would only step in to nullify local bylaws in exceptional situations, but she also wonders whether that could be the case in Calgary’s blanket zoning changes debate. Medicine Hat, meanwhile, is still planning similar changes in its planned land-use bylaw update, though local politicians say they will ... Read More »

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Saamis Solar project decision expected by end of July

By Medicine Hat News on May 3rd, 2024

@MedicineHatNews A decision on an application to build a massive solar panel array in north Medicine Hat is expected in July. Last month regulators heard from DP Energy, the company proposing to build the 1,600-acre Saamis Solar project north of Crescent Heights, as well as three groups that oppose parts of the $600-million project. The ... Read More »

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Show Review: Mambo Italiano mixes culture and comedy in powerful performance

By ANNA SMITH on May 2nd, 2024

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Musical Theatre’s Mambo Italiano is, simply put, everything; it manages to be both hilarious and grounded in a way that will strike home, and follows the viewer long after the curtain falls. The subject matter, at first glance, seems comical and larger than life, and the opening scene far from discourages this. ... Read More »

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Future leaders: Local students develop leadership skills at day-long conference

By BRENDAN MILLER on May 2nd, 2024

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Student leaders and teacher advisers striving to make school a better place to learn were invited to a day-long leadership conference hosted by Crescent Heights High School on Wednesday. The importance of resilience, teamwork and communication skills in high school students was emphasized at the Horizons Medicine Hat conference, aimed to inspire and motivate ... Read More »

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Court Briefs: Business in Burdett facing several OHS violations over worker fatality in 2023

By Medicine Hat News on May 2nd, 2024

@MedicineHatNews A fabrication shop in Burdett faces five counts of contravening occupational health and safety regulations after a worker was killed in an accident last year. Alberta OHS officials reported that charges were laid earlier this month against HTK Iron Works, Ltd. On Feb. 1, 2023, a labourer was crushed when a windbreak panel fell ... Read More »

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Dunmore celebrates opening of new UFA facility

By ANNA SMITH on May 2nd, 2024

asmith@medicinehatnews.com On Wednesday, UFA Co-operative celebrated the grand opening of the Petroleum Agency in Dunmore. The UFA is excited about this new location along the Highway 1 corridor, which Don Smith, chief operations officer with UFA, hopes will be able to contribute well to the communities of Dunmore and Medicine Hat, as well as travellers ... Read More »

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Health and safety on forefront of first responders conference held in the Hat

By BRENDAN MILLER on May 2nd, 2024

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Members of the Alberta Professional Fire Figthers and Paramedic Association from across the province gathered in Medicine Hat for an annual spring convention, highlighting the importance of health and safety in the workplace and providing updates on mental health support for first responders. This year marks the 100th anniversary of Medicine Hat’s membership with ... Read More »

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Prince George bench boss edges out Desjardins for WHL coach of the year

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 2nd, 2024

news@medicinehatnews.com Tiger’s head coach Willie Desjardins was among four nominees for the WHL’s Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy presented to the league’s top bench boss of the season and voted upon by WHL general managers and members of the media. Despite his nomination, the league announced Wednesday that Prince George Cougars head coach Mark Lamb was ... Read More »

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