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Medicine Hat shouldn’t be in power business,CTF says
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 19th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant It shouldn’t matter that Medicine Hat’s public utilities are potentially skewing financial comparisons, according to a lobby group critical of government spending, because Medicine Hat should not be in the utility business. This week the Canadian Taxpayers Federation released analysis comparison stating Medicine Hat spent far more than any other city in the province ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police arrest man who pulls out knife during investigation
By Medicine Hat News on June 19th, 2020
Police say they arrested a man on Thursday morning after he pulled out a knife while officers were conducting an investigation. Officers were called to the 1000 block of Balmoral Street at about 6 a.m. on a report that a 20-year-old man had taken a vehicle without the consent of its owner. They found the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!River Heights students donate to HALO with food wrap proceeds
By MO CRANKER on June 18th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Grade 4 students at River Heights Elementary School got together Wednesday to sell eco-friendly food wraps in support of HALO. Two classes of the students work together every year to sell their Eco Bee Kind Food Wraps. This year the teachers and students in charge of the student-run business decided HALO would be a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PST not on city’s radar just yet
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 18th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s mayor is giving the cold shoulder to a proposal that a one per cent provincial sales tax be created to provide stable cash source to cities for infrastructure spending as the provincial government grapples with deficit spending. City of Lethbridge council voted Monday to get the issue on the fall agenda of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat, Brooks still at one case
By Ryan McCracken on June 17th, 2020
Forty-eight new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Alberta Wednesday — 13 more than Tuesday — bringing the number of active cases in the province to 486. Medicine Hat and Brooks both remain at one active case of the virus, while Cypress County and the County of Newell have no active cases. Lethbridge is up to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!4H clubs’ steer sales a big success
By MO CRANKER on June 17th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker It was a big weekend for 4H groups in Medicine Hat and the surrounding area. Five clubs held annual steer sales and one 4H member sold a steer to support HALO. “This was one big sale and we sold 37 steers,” said Cactus Country 4H key leader Shirley Elliott. “These really sold well this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nursing student takes top award at MH College
By MO CRANKER on June 17th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Cassie Melenka didn’t know what a Governors General Academic Medal was a couple months ago. Last week it was announced she was the winner of this year’s award for finishing at the top of the 2020 Medicine Hat College graduating class. “I got a phone call from the dean of health and science about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Riverside residents successfully resisted berm
By GILLIAN SLADE on June 17th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade When homeowners along the river front in Riverside resisted the city’s attempts to impose the building of a berm, the city modified its approach to flood mitigation there. The Riverside berm was ultimately constructed in 2016. It starts at Finlay Bridge going west for just two blocks, even though many homes several blocks further ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City makes deal with Box Springs group for road completion
By Medicine Hat News on June 16th, 2020
Medicine Hat’s wild, wavy ride may soon be retired. The pavement along Box Springs Boulevard will receive its final top layer of paving starting this week after an apparent agreement between the City of Medicine Hat, which often heard complaints about the state of the road, and the developer, which still legally owns it. A ... Read More »
1 responseCabs get head start before ride-sharing bylaw kicks in
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 16th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council will hold off a final vote on new taxi regulations they believe will open up the city to ride sharing companies while giving traditional cab companies a fighting chance for two weeks. Council members unanimously approved two readings of the new “Vehicle for Hire”bylaw at Monday night’s meeting, but paused before a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heritage in the Hat: The heart of North Railway
By Sally Sehn on June 16th, 2020
The historic Hartley Block, located at 505 North Railway Street, is a brick two-storey building which pre-dates both the nearby Corona and Cecil Hotels. It was the first sizeable business building constructed on the north side of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) tracks. The Hartley Block was built in 1910 for Charles Henry Hartley, a ... Read More »
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