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Accessing the beauty of Southern Alberta through paddling
By SAMANTHA JOHNSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 19th, 2022
Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Paddle Club has more members than ever before and has had a great season getting out onto rivers and creeks. As Robert Benn, Secretary of the club, stated, “it’s accessing the beauty of Southern Alberta that you can’t get to on road.” They have a ... Read More »
1 responseALERT unit seizes $106K worth of drugs
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 19th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Police have charged a man after $106,000 worth of drugs, including a large quantity of cocaine, were seized during a search of a southside hotel room. Police say that on Aug. 11, Medicine Hat Police officers and members of the Medicine Hat ALERT organized crime unit executed the search as part of an investigation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SE Alberta home to endangered short-horned lizard
By SAMANTHA JOHNSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 19th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Nature Conservancy of Canada does annual surveys for short-horned lizards on one of the properties they manage, and this year found a record number of eight lizards. Megan Jensen, NCC’s natural area manager for southeast Alberta, explained that other properties might have more, but this is the only one NCC manages, and this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cops seize $100K in drugs at local hotel
By medicinehatnews on August 18th, 2022
Medicine Hat News Police have charged a man after $106,000 worth of drugs, including a large quantity of cocaine, were seized during a search of a southside hotel room. Police say that on Aug. 11, Medicine Hat Police officers and members of the Medicine Hat ALERT organized crime unit executed the search as part of ... Read More »
1 responseHatters happy with local quality of life, services, but more likely to argue about it
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 18th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Survey says… an overwhelming majority of Hatters are satisfied with city hall services and the local quality of life, but that comes with the caveat that Hatters are more likely to argue about it, according to analysis. A survey conducted last spring of residents by IPSOS research found 90 per cent satisfaction with the ... Read More »
1 responseCaring for livestock in extreme heat a delicate balance
By SAMANTHA JOHNSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 18th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com When cattle, goats, sheep, swine, chickens, or other types of livestock are overheated, it can cause many negative effects. The animal can stop eating, eat much less, drink less and not want to move around much. Dr. Melissa Moggy, Extension Coordinator at Alberta Farm Animal Care (afac.ab.ca), explained, “an animal might go down and ... Read More »
1 responsePower plant setting production records
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 18th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The recently expanded city power plant is setting production records as heat waves drag on in Southern Alberta. The Unit 17 turbine came online this spring to boost Medicine Hat’s maximum generation output by about 20 per cent. That extra capacity is at work this summer as temperatures push power use and prices higher ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park enacts fire ban
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 18th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A new fire ban at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park puts the Alberta side on a long list of areas in the region where hot, dry conditions have elevated the risk of wildfire. Most areas in the region on both sides of the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary saw levels of restriction elevated last week. Campfires and briquettes ... Read More »
1 responseGet up close and personal with snakes at Police Point Park
By SAMANTHA JOHNSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 17th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Want to learn more about snakes and the different species that live in and around Medicine Hat? The Interpretive Centre at Police Point Park is holding two talks on snakes. Both talks will be the same, but are holding two in order to accommodate as many people as possible. Tamara Miller, Park Interpreter, said, ... Read More »
1 responseSEAWA working to maintain riparian areas
By SAMANTHA JOHNSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 17th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The South East Alberta Watershed Alliance held a three-hour riparian site tour near Seven Persons at the Yeast Site on Saturday. There were about a dozen people on the tour, including three summer students, who were heading into their last week on the job. Former owner of the land, Dave Yeast – who joined ... Read More »
2 responsesSaamis Solar project would be scaled to produce maximum of 325 megawatts
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 17th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A company planning to build a massive solar array on barren land in Crescent Heights is targeting late 2023 for a completion date, according to the private company proposing the renewable energy facility. DP Energy announced Tuesday that construction has begun at the Deerfoot and Barlow Solar fields on former fertilizer plant sites inside ... Read More »
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