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Former MLAs agree: Medicine Hat and Brooks should split up
By Collin Gallant on June 14th, 2025
@@CollinGallant Three former city MLAs agree: Medicine Hat and Brooks should be in different provincial ridings. But a commission now contemplating changes to Alberta’s electoral districts told a public meeting Friday in the Hat that returning to pre-2019 boundaries isn’t a simple exercise. The Alberta Election Boundaries Commission is currently touring the province to hear ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Methanex purchase of Texas production approved by U.S. regulators
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 14th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Methanex says U.S. regulators have approved its purchase of a competitor’s methanol and ammonia production plants in Texas. The Vancouver-based global company headquartered in Vancouver and with a major facility in Medicine Hat announced the plan to purchase OCI in September 2024 for US$2.05 billion. On Friday, Methanex stated that the review period under ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspect in custody already believed to be behind multiple thefts
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 14th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Police say they have recovered two stolen vehicles and laid charges against a suspect in a string of recent thefts. On Friday, the Medicine Hat Police Service stated that Jayden Skinner, of Medicine Hat, faces multiple charges of theft and property crime after officers investigated a break-and-enter on Cottonwood Way on June 10. Skinner ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Majority of Albertans to pay if they want a COVID vaccine now
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 14th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com In what the Government of Alberta is labelling a “new approach” to COVID-19 vaccinations, most Albertans will be paying out of pocket if they’d like a dose. The federal government earlier this year moved purchasing responsibilities of COVID vaccinations to the provinces, an early sign that changes might be coming since this provincial government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inaugural ‘Valour on the Green’ golf tourney held to support vets
By BRENDAN MILLER on June 14th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Dozens of Canadian Forces Veterans from across the province and beyond gathered on the links of Redcliff Riverview Golf Club on Friday afternoon to participate in the first “Valour on the Green” gold tournament that supports the Veterans Association Food Bank and the Field of Crosses Memorial Project. All golfers participating in the tournament ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crews handle small grass fire in Strathcona Island Park, no fire ban yet
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 13th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Tuesday night shortly after 11 p.m. firefighters were called to douse a grass fire in Strathcona Park before it was able to spread further into the surrounding natural area. Medicine Hat Fire and Emergency Services is reminding residents that fireworks are prohibited within city limits and are asking park goers to properly discard cigarette ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Home prices in Medicine Hat show no signs of slowing
By Collin Gallant on June 13th, 2025
@@CollinGallant Home prices in Medicine Hat continue to spike through the spring real estate market with double-digit growth, new figures show. And it’s only accelerating, with the median home sold in Medicine Hat last month on the market for only 16 days. When all sales are considered, the average closing price matched the average list ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Electoral Boundaries Commission in the Hat today as part of province-wide tour
By Medicine Hat News on June 13th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews The Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission will hold hearings this morning in Medicine Hat. The body is tasked with examining Alberta’s riding boundaries and can suggest altering boundaries to equalize population, or in light of other factors. A series of public meetings across the province this month arrives in the Hat this morning for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chamber wants members to direct its stance on MCC
By Collin Gallant on June 13th, 2025
@@CollinGallant The Chamber of Commerce is asking members if the business lobby group should express a stance on a potential reorganization of the city’s power business under an arm’s length corporation. The Chamber of Commerce of Southeast Alberta held an open house for business owners with energy division officials Monday, and on Thursday circulated a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County hosting economic development open house for business owners
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 13th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Part of the ongoing project to shape the next decade of the County’s Economic Development, Cypress business owners are invited to give their feedback at the coming Investment Attraction Open House. “Cypress county is working with Deloitte Economic Advisory to develop a 10-year investment attraction strategy for the county. This will help the county ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPSD hopeful for teachers resolution ahead of possible strike
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 13th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Tracey Hensel, superintendent for the Medicine Hat Public School Division, says staff are closely monitoring developments as a possible teachers strike looms in the fall if an agreement between the Alberta Teachers Association and the government’s Teachers’ Employers Bargaining Association is not hashed out over the summer. “We value the important role teachers play ... Read More »
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