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Candidates square off for final time

By COLLIN GALLANT on November 4th, 2022

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The high-profile, though sleepy byelection woke up Thursday night as all five candidates debated issues at Medicine Hat College Theatre, trading barbs with each other’s parties. The third forum in three nights was also the last major debate in the 28-day byelection called by Danielle Smith, the UCP leader seeking to enter the legislature. ... Read More »

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MHPS seek suspects in CHHS vandalism

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 4th, 2022

The Medicine Hat Police Service is seeking public assistance to identify suspects involved in recent acts of vandalism that occurred at Crescent Heights High School. Police say between the hours of 10 p.m. and midnight on Oct. 29, a group of unidentified suspects accessed the school’s roof. Once on the roof the offenders spray painted ... Read More »

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Byelection candidates have varied plans for attracting doctors

By KENDALL KING on November 4th, 2022

kking@medicinehatnews.com General practitioner shortages have been a concern for municipalities across the province and nation, with communities in southeast Alberta no exception. Ahead of the Brooks-Medicine Hat byelection, the News asked candidates of their plan for attracting new doctors to the region and retaining those already here. While all candidates agree physician shortages are an ... Read More »

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Royal Helium awarded contract to build recovery plant near Brooks

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 4th, 2022

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Royal Helium has awarded a construction contract to build a recovery plant 40 kilometres north of Brooks to gather production of the inert gas from three wells it has in the same area. The “Steveville” facility will separate well production into helium, food-grade carbon dioxide, natural gas condensate and fuel for on-site operations, according ... Read More »

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Doc Walker to join Lonestar, Sawyer Brown, and George Canyon on stage at Co-op Place

By ERIKA MATHIEU Southern Alberta Newspapers on November 4th, 2022

Award-winning country act Doc Walker is returning to Medicine Hat on Nov. 15 as special guests for two of country music’s most iconic acts, Sawyer Brown and Lonestar, who are co-headliners on the upcoming tour. George Canyon will also perform as a special guest for the eight shows in B.C., Saskatchewan, and Alberta in the ... Read More »

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Natural gas rates on the rise

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 3rd, 2022

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Natural gas rates in Medicine Hat will rise in November while power prices fall for customers with default commodity pricing, according to rates published Tuesday. Local customers will pay $5.51 per gigajoule of gas used during the month, up 40 cents from October. Power will be charged at 17.34-cents per kilowatt hour this month, ... Read More »

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Interpretive Centre hosting snow geese migration tour Saturday

By Medicine Hat News on November 3rd, 2022

The Medicine Hat Interpretive Centre is inviting the community to bear witness to the annual fall snow geese migration on Saturday. The Snow Geese Migration Extravaganza will feature a guided trip with hopes to spot Canada and white-fronted geese, as well as tundra swans, coots and maybe even loons. Anyone interested in joining the caravan ... Read More »

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#dominicstrong set to raise big money for Alberta Children’s Hospital at Extra Life gaming fundraiser

By KENDALL KING on November 3rd, 2022

kking@medicinehatnews.com A group of gamers from Medicine Hat and area continue to make a difference in the lives of sick children through the annual Extra Life 25-hour gaming fundraiser, taking place Saturday.  Known by their team name #dominicstrong, the group has been participating in Extra Life — an annual, multinational fundraising event in support of ... Read More »

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Flash of winter arrives in the Hat

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 3rd, 2022

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat’s first major snowfall of the autumn was unwelcome, but hardly a surprise for city road crews on Wednesday. “It started out as rain in the morning, but as temperatures dropped of course we had snow to deal with,” said Jeremy Petryschyn, the manager of city surface assets. “We’d already hit the hills ... Read More »

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Well abandonment a major issue lying ahead for region’s next MLA

By COLLIN GALLANT on November 3rd, 2022

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Alberta’s counties face major upheaval in their tax base over the next decade. Well abandonment, unpaid property taxes and linear assessment battles have been headline news for several years. So too has the general state of the oil patch, now on a pricing roller coaster after a decade in doldrums. Alberta could be entering ... Read More »

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All candidates chime in at ATA forum in Brooks

By SAMANTHA JOHNSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 3rd, 2022

reporter@medicinehatnews.com The 400-seat theatre at Griffin Park School in Brooks was over half-full and others tuned in by livestream for the ATA hosted candidate forum on education Tuesday night. All five candidates were present and seated in alphabetical order by surname, which is the order in which most of the questions were answered. Bob Blayone ... Read More »

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