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Alberta’s bat population facing decline due to human activity and spread of disease
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 28th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com While bats don’t have the best reputation, they are absolutely vital to keeping insect populations in check. While some feed on fruit, all bats that live in Canada feed on insects. One small brown bat can consume as much as four to eight grams of insects in a single night during summer. Unfortunately, there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province to study rebuilding Oyen-Strathmore rail
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 25th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A million-dollar study will examine reopening a railway network between Oyen and Strathmore – a distance of 286 kilometres over which track would have to be rebuilt on an abandoned Canadian National right-of-way. The study, announced late Thursday as part of the province’s new “economic corridors strategy,” will evaluate returning direct freight service to ... Read More »
1 responseSold-out Cabane á Sucre brings Quebec culture west
By KENDALL KING on March 25th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com French music and culture will fill the halls of Crescent Heights High School today as Medicine Hat’s Canadian Parents for French group puts on its third Cabane á Sucre event. The community event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., is inspired by traditional French-Canadian Cabane á Sucre, or ‘Sugar Shack’ festivals, most ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City campgrounds filling up for when Jehovah’s Witnesses converge in June
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 25th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Space at municipal campgrounds is already at a premium over two weekends in June, about three months before the city will host a major religious conference at Co-op Place. The city will welcome about 8,500 attendees to the Jehovah Witness event that month, organizers said this week, while outlining that accommodation industries such as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New MHC program combines learning with work experience
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 25th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College is offering a new, short-term learning opportunity this spring. The program will combine flexible learning with work experience. By offering the training, MHC hopes to help address shortages in the health-care field. The training, Supportive Care Assistant , is fully subsidized and students will also receive funding for furthering their educations. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Geomagnetic storm gives Hatters a Northern Lights show
By KENDALL KING on March 25th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Ribbons of colour filled the sky above Medicine Hat, and many other parts of North America Thursday evening into Friday morning as a rare G4 geomagnetic storm brought about a vibrant show of the Northern Lights. “The last time that there was a storm this strong, was probably about six years ago,” James Paulson, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Preliminary hearing set in fentanyl case
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 24th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A preliminary hearing date is set for a man who police say was found with three kilograms of fentanyl earlier this year. Lawyers for John Elford, 52, of Edmonton, told provincial court that their election was to have the matters heard by King’s Bench judge and jury, and announced a date for a one-day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medalta hosting Thawed Out Country Music Festival this weekend
By Medicine Hat News on March 24th, 2023
Medalta is welcoming musicians from across Canada this weekend for its inaugural Thawed Out Country Music Festival, which begins this evening and runs through Sunday. The festival, which is funded through Travel Alberta and sponsors including Tourism Medicine Hat, will feature an array of live music performances and other activities for all ages. “Medalta is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Driver hit with fine for apartment complex crash
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 24th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat man whose speeding car smashed a row of back decks of an apartment complex last spring was fined $750 for careless driving on Thursday in Medicine Hat provincial court. Police estimated the damage at the apartment block, which backs on to Maple Avenue near the curve coming off the Allowance Avenue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress-MH needs new Green Party candidate
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 24th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A local Green Party candidate who had a high-profile dispute with his landlord – current MLA Drew Barnes – during the early pandemic has withdrawn as a candidate ahead of a potential head-to-head matchup this spring. Hatter Dustin Cartwright argued in the spring of 2020 that he was unemployed and needed rent relief to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boating lake liner repair at Echo Dale this week
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 24th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Work to replace the liner of the boating lake at Echo Dale Regional Park was set to begin Thursday. City parks officials say the work is expected to take eight weeks at the facility that typically opens in late May each year. The work to repair the lining of the man-made lake used for ... Read More »
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