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UFA adding two Saskatchewan locations
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 13th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews UFA will expand east with locations in southeast Saskatchewan, the Alberta-based co-operative fuel and farm retailer announced Thursday. New fuel locations in Weyburn and Yorkton will give the retailer 112 locations, but are part of a larger “multi-year” strategy to add locations in agriculture or oil and gas centres. “The expansion of our petroleum ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County releases summer lineup of events for Southern Alberta Summer Games
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 13th, 2022
Cypress County has unveiled its summer lineup of special events in lieu of the Southern Alberta Summer Games. An art and photography competition with a focus on Indigenous culture, a horseshoe tournament and a track meet will all take place in Cypress County in July. Kicking off the month will be the art and photography ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Giant chess set opening ceremony set for May 27
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 13th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s giant chess set will soon return to downtown. The chess set – deemed the largest in the world by Guinness World Records – has been an annual tradition in Medicine Hat since 2005. Each spring, the set takes up residence in the park between Medicine Hat Public Library and the Court of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Underpass makeover thanks to Pop-up Parks
By Medicine Hat News on May 13th, 2022
Medicine Hat’s Second Street underpass will be getting a makeover May 14 and 15 as the Southern Alberta Pop-up Parks Association installs new art. The underpass will remain open to pedestrian traffic and the public is encouraged to watch the artists as they work... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transition MH working toward sustainable future
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 13th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Transition Medicine Hat, a community organization which promotes sustainable living through education, continues to grow one year after its establishment. Rob Gardner, local ecology and sustainability specialist, founded the organization, which primarily operates from a half-hectare demonstration farm and garden north of the city. Gardner hosts educational tours of the farm and garden, open ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City eyes tax incentives for business
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 13th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant New tax incentives meant to spur redevelopment and draw in business investment were introduced to a city committee on Thursday, with administrators saying safeguards are built in and the practice is becoming widespread. “This creates a level playing field with other municipalities, who we know are considering this (sort of legislation),” said corporate services ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Burnout peaking, morale at a low: Parks says health-care system unsustainable in current state
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 13th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Alberta’s health-care system is not sustainable in its current state, Medicine Hat doctor Paul Parks said in a recent interview with the Calgary Herald. Parks, who is also the Alberta Medical Association’s president of the section of emergency medicine, attributes the “broken” system to years of mismanagement by the provincial government, heightened by the ... Read More »
1 responsePublic hearing on zoning change is June 6, not end of May
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 13th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews An incorrect date was included in an article in a recent edition of the News regarding a proposed new land classification. A “high-density mixed-use” zone would allow developers to construct buildings taller than six storeys in intensification areas when ground floor commercial space is paired with residential suites above. The article included an incorrect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman facing several charges after traffic stop finds weapons
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 13th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Cypress County resident is charged with more than a dozen offences after police seized a number of weapons from a vehicle she was driving near Bassano. The Brooks RCMP says Alberta Sheriffs pulled over the vehicle on Wednesday after receiving a complaint of a potentially impaired driver. They say the driver provided a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Standoff following ‘violent episode’ ends with man taken into custody
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 12th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Police say they set off flash-bangs to help end a five-hour standoff on Tuesday night in northeast Crescent Heights before taking a man into custody. Medicine Hat police reported at 5:30 p.m. that during a “check welfare” visit to a home on the 2100 block of 10th Avenue NE, they determined that a “violent ... Read More »
1 responsePainted butterflies will scatter in Hope for Nature campaign
By Medicine Hat News on May 12th, 2022
Hand-painted wooden butterflies will soon be scattered throughout Police Point Park. The butterflies are part of the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program’s Hope for Nature – an offshoot of the city’s Project Hope campaign, which promotes positivity through shared messages of hope. Park interpreters are inviting Hatters to drop-in to the park’s Nature Centre and decorate ... Read More »
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