Poll
Loading ...Sunny Escapes
Sponsored
The Amazing Race for Hunger returns for a second year
By KENDALL KING on April 5th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Racers get ready, Medicine Hat’s Root Cellar Food and Wellness Hub’s Amazing Race for Hunger is returning Aug. 19 for its second year. Inspired by the Amazing Race TV show, the event is a unique way to generate support for the Root Cellar, while raising awareness of local food insecurity. “We are so excited ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two local men face drug charges after police raids
By Medicine Hat News on April 5th, 2023
Organized crime investigators say they seized about 400 grams of cocaine, smaller amounts of other drugs and $38,000 in cash during raids on three homes in Medicine Hat last week. Officials with the ALERT crime unit also said Monday that two vehicles were seized and two local men face drug possession and trafficking charges. “All ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dunmore Equestrian ready to break ground on indoor event centre
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 5th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Dunmore Equestrian is planning on breaking ground in late spring to build its long-awaited indoor event centre. On April 1, a town hall with roughly 70 in attendance was held at Ralph’s Texas Bar and Grill to provide an update and raise a few funds with a silent auction. “We’ve been meeting with builders ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Financially fit goals reached by 2025: City
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 5th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant There is no mention of ‘financially fit for the future’ – accelerated or otherwise – in the city’s 2022 financial statements, released Tuesday, but officials say the goals of the budget-balancing exercise in Medicine Hat are on track. Financially fit was launched in 2015 to carve out dividends in budgeting from the city’s shrinking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPSD nominates Katie Albers for Edwin Parr Award
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 5th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Edwin Parr nominee for MHPSD was announced at the March 28 board meeting. “It was a very difficult decision between the two candidates,” said deputy superintendent Lyle Cunningham. “However, the board decided to move Katie Albers forward in the process. It was inspiring to listen to those two individuals talk about their teaching ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC paramedic training session gets HALO surprise
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 5th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com There was lots of excitement amongst paramedic students at Medicine Hat College on Monday when HALO landed on the college grounds for an emergency training scenario. Students weren’t aware until the last minute that HALO was going to be involved and the enthusiasm level increased significantly when the helicopter came into view. Scott Mullin, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City bringing back e-scooter program next week
By KENDALL KING on April 5th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Bird Canada and the City of Medicine Hat’s e-scooter pilot program is set to return for a second year beginning next week. Launched last May, the collaborative program, which Bird Canada funds and operates and the city provides framework for, aimed to enhance transportation within the city on a micro-scale. “It is another way ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City commits $7M toward clean energy
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 5th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council has earmarked $7 million to pursue “an early phase clean energy project” one week after staff and elected officials expressed strong interest in renewable energy production. The money from the working capital in the energy division could be put into a number of avenues, according to an outline provided with the item ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council tweaks parking rules in updated land-use bylaw
By James Tubb on April 4th, 2023
Collin Gallant cgallant@medicinehatnews.com Twitter: CollinGallant The city will relax some parking requirements for new residential and multi-family housing projects, but depending on the project, and in some cases, leaving the size of the stalls up to commercial developers. Annual updates to the landuse bylaw were passed Monday, and bring the city’s major development rules up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Downtown YMCA now offering 24-hour gym access
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2023
Medicine Hat YMCA announced Monday it is now offering 24-hour access to its downtown gym. Members aged 18-plus may access the gym’s cardio and weight floors any time day or night through an additional membership payment of $2.50 bi-weekly and a one-time $10 key fob activation fee. Local YMCA CEO Sharon Hayward says introducing 24/7 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kiwanis science fair showcases more than 50 projects
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 4th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter reporter@medicinehatnews.com Grades 4-8 students from Medicine Hat and the surrounding region participated in the 48th annual Kiwanis Southeast Alberta Regional Science Fair on Saturday at Medicine Hat College. Organizer Dr. Peter Walis was pleased to see the science fair take place in person again, which hadn’t occurred since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
