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Cypress County to issue burn permits until end of March
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 2nd, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com County residents can now apply for free fire permits, valid for three days, beginning Nov. 1 to March 31, 2025 following a spring/summer fire restriction. The county graduated to a fire restriction in June, not unusual during dry, warm summers, that set restrictions on the kinds of fires allowed, including recreational fires and fireworks, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tickets on sale now for Medicine Hat Musical Theatre’s next production, a one-woman comedy with relatability at its core
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 2nd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Tickets are officially on sale for Medicine Hat Musical Theatre’s latest production, Shirley Valentine. The one-woman play was offered to MHMT by its lead and sole actress, Heather Macnab, and was picked up as a good refresher between two large productions, Jersey Boys and The Play That Goes Wrong. “We just thought it would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teachers association says new legislation undermines student trust, safety
By BRENDAN MILLER on November 2nd, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta Teachers Association responded to the government’s announcement Thursday of legislation for the transgender community, including bans on gender-affirming surgery for anyone under 17 years and hormone therapy for anyone 15 or under. Parental consent will also be required to change a student’s name or pronoun at school. ATA president Jason Schilling spoke ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City of Medicine Hat’s Name the Fleet winners announced
By Medicine Hat News on November 2nd, 2024
The City of Medicine Hat’s Name the Fleet contest has finally concluded, and 15 monikers have emerged victorious. City residents voted nearly 850 times, with the four graders and 11 sanders receiving names that will be installed for the coming winter season and the foreseeable future. Graders have been named Clearopathra, Snowbi Gone Kenobi, Slim ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local police show support for Family Violence Prevention Month
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 2nd, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Local officers tied purple ribbons to trees outside the Medicine Hat Police Service station on Friday as part of an annual campaign to increase awareness of family violence. As part of Family Violence Prevention Month, the goal of the purple ribbon campaign is to spread public awareness of domestic violence both at home and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nominations open for Cypress County’s 2025 Farm Family of the Year
By Medicine Hat News on November 2nd, 2024
Nominations are officially open to help select Cypress County’s 2025 Farm Family of the Year. The BMO Bank of Montreal Farm Family of the Year award aims to recognize an outstanding southern Alberta farm family that typifies the value of the family farmer to rural communities. Nominees must live within Cypress County, must be active ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smith has local support, talks of leadership revolt played down
By Collin Gallant on November 2nd, 2024
@@CollinGallant Key local leaders in the United Conservative Party say they are in Red Deer to support Premier Danielle Smith in a leadership review, even though they have mixed reasons and mixed reviews of how the government is operating. Another conservative says a signal needs to sent to get Smith’s attention on fiscal, federal and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City on track to collect nearly all money owed from power price deferral
By Collin Gallant on November 2nd, 2024
@@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat expects to come close to recovering millions in deferred power revenue from a three-month provincial rate cap two years ago by a Dec. 31 deadline. Filings show however, that other power providers in the rest of Alberta may not. Retailers were owed a total of $187 million after the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province says wait times for water licences have fallen dramatically
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 2nd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com With the province cutting red tape surrounding regulatory approvals and decisions under the Water Act, wait times for licences are reported to have decreased by 57 per cent since 2021. “Water is a precious resource and must be managed to meet the province’s many growing needs,” said the province. Officials explained they have heard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local firefighters bring home bronze from fire-fit World Challenge
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 2nd, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Three local firefighters took home third place at 2024 World Challenge Firefighter Challenge Championships held in Nashville on Oct. 26 in the male aged 40-49 relay. Steven Seymore, Michael Arnold and Jason Labash represented the Hat by posting a relay time of 1:28:63 that included hi-rise stair climbing, hose drags and victim extraction while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter among pair wanted on several charges in Swift Current
By Medicine Hat News on November 2nd, 2024
Swift Current RCMP have issued arrest warrants for a pair of suspects, including a man from Medicine Hat, over two recent incidents involving firearms and breaking into a home. Nicholas Belanger, 35, of Medicine Hat, and Mathew Neufeld, 28, of Swift Current, are each wanted on charges of break and enter, theft over $5,000, theft ... Read More »
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