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Division Avenue construction on schedule for October
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 15th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Ongoing construction on Division Avenue S. continues on course for a completed and revitalized roadway this autumn. The project is extensive, says planning engineer John Ashton with the City of Medicine Hat. “The project is a full facelift of the Division Avenue S. corridor. Right now, the existing Division Avenue is a very wide ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province investing additional $6.7 million to provide student mental health programs throughout school year
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 15th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com The UCP announced this week it will be extending its Mental Health in Schools pilot program by increasing investment to support each school division across the province to ensure the program will continue throughout the 2024-25 school year. Funding is focused on improving the delivery of mental health supports and services as well as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prominent ‘grandparent’ scam on the rise in Redcliff and Bow Island
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 15th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com RCMP say they have received several recent reports of the attempted grandparent scam calls being received by residents in Redcliff and Bow Island. During the scam call, the suspect claims to be a ‘lawyer’ for their loved ones who have recently been hurt or incarcerated and require money for bail. Police say the suspect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern Alberta remains at stage 4 of 5 for drought watch
By Medicine Hat News on August 15th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Drought status has been lowered in much of Alberta after the entire province was considered at very high risk of water supply shortage since a year ago, but Medicine Hat and much of the deep southern portions are unchanged. The Milk River and Oldman system, including the South Saskatchewan River, remained at “Stage 4” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rail tracks coming out at bottom of Dunmore Hill
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 15th, 2024
The bridge at the bottom of Dunmore Road Hill will be under construction and the railway tracks will be removed starting Saturday. The project is part of the city continuing the ongoing bridge maintenance program to maintain the service life and reliability of the structure. This project, located at the south side of the intersection ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meteor shower tour brings the cosmos to the public
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 15th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Under the relatively clear skies of Tuesday night, space enthusiasts gathered at the Eagle Butte Observatory to watch August’s yearly meteor shower. Observatory owner Rod DeVries put on a program for the attending crowd, explaining the origins of meteors and what would be observed during the shower, known as the Perseid Meteor Shower, in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat housing sales jump quite a bit in July
By Medicine Hat News on August 15th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Double-digit percentage increases in housing sale prices in July lent momentum to the Medicine Hat real estate market this year. After a 20 per cent jump in the month, housing prices have risen between 6 and 10 per cent in Medicine Hat since Jan, 1, new statistics show. “Prices are up substantially in Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blood Tribe soldier’s story to be featured on BBC war history series
By BRENDAN MILLER on August 15th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Prior to enlisting in the Great War in 1916, Mike Mountain Horse served as a scout with the North-West Mounted Police in Lethbridge and came from a family of warriors of the First Nations Blood Tribe. At that time most Canadian soldiers were English-speaking of British descent, however according to the Hill 70 Memorial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barbs traded during sometimes heated judicial review of Mayor Clark sanctions
By Collin Gallant on August 14th, 2024
@@CollinGallant City council is “biased” against Mayor Linnsie Clark, and the city manager is a “liar,” according to the lawyer for Clark, who is asking a judge to review and eliminate sanctions placed on her this spring. Grant Stapon told a King’s Bench hearing Tuesday hat his client felt “threatened” following an Aug. 21, 2023 ... Read More »
1 responseArtefact from Esplanade to be used in BBC Two program
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2024
An Indigenous artefact currently housed at the Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre will be featured in an upcoming series on BBC Two. The artifact, the Mike Mountain Horse Story Robe, will be featured in a four-part program led by British Historian David Olusoga, which takes a broad look at the British Empire. One of these ... Read More »
1 responseDecision of judicial review on mayor’s sanctions expected Sept. 30
By Collin Gallant on August 14th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Lawyers for Mayor Linnsie Clark told a review hearing Tuesday that sanctions against her are “outrageous” and would chill municipal politicians from oversight obligations, while the legal team for the City of Medicine Hat called penalties proportionate and the controversy one of Clark’s own making. The one-day judicial review heard at the Calgary Court ... Read More »
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