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New provincial plan addresses wild turkey management
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 20th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The government of Alberta has outlined new objectives for wild turkey management in the South region. The new management plan outlines three objectives aimed to improve Alberta’s understanding of and approach to Merriam’s turkeys – the wild turkey subspecies which resides in the foothills of the southwest region, as well as the Cypress Hills. ... Read More »
1 responseMHC Girls’ Choir ‘over the moon’ in return to singing
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 20th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat College Girls’ Choir is back after a more than two-year hiatus as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We kind of got things put together and got it off the ground a couple of weeks ago … So, it was almost exactly two years since the choir had gathered,” choir director, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Change is a good thing for longtime educator
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 20th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com After 26 years at the Medicine Hat Christian School, principal Shade Holmes is moving into a new role, but will remain within the city’s public school division. Holmes has been the school’s principal for the past 13 years, having filled the roles of teacher and vice principal beforehand. “I started when I was a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Record $70-million LOTTO MAX jackpot ticket sold in Dunmore
By Medicine Hat News on April 20th, 2022
A Regina resident on his way west with his family is $70 million richer thanks to a lotto ticket purchased during a stop at the Co-op gas bar in Dunmore. Dale McEwen purchased the ticket on April 1, the day of the draw, but there was no joke to it when he used the Lotto ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Media outlets must wait longer before presenting case for obtaining Coutts search warrants
By Delon Shurtz Southern Alberta Newspapers on April 20th, 2022
Five national media outlets waiting to ask a judge for information used by RCMP to obtain search warrants in relation to the Coutts border protest and blockade will have to wait a little longer. The media – CBC, CTV News, Global News, Postmedia and The Globe and Mail – were, along with the Crown, scheduled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Egg-hatching program has seniors buzzing
By JAMES TUBB on April 19th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Seniors’ homes around the city are on egg duty for another couple weeks. Good Sams, Masterpiece, South Country Village and Chinook Village seniors’ residences are all taking part in Dunmore Equestrian’s first four-week egg hatching program. Joyce Stuber, director for Dunmore Equestrian, said it’s awesome how much the seniors have become attached to the ... Read More »
1 responseCampground reservations open this week in Saskatchewan parks through staggered format
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 19th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Campers bound for Saskatchewan provincial parks can begin booking sites this week in a staggered format for nightly campsite reservations as parks become available. Saskatchewan Landing, near Lake Diefenbaker, is in the first grouping for spot reservations that open today, along with several others throughout Saskatchewan. The Cypress Hills centre block and interprovincial park ... Read More »
1 responseProperty tax gets first hike in 3 years
By JAMES TUBB on April 19th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb For the first time in three years, property tax will be increasing in the city. Medicine Hat city council were given a presentation for the 2022 property tax bylaw at Monday night’s council meeting that will see an overall increase of $107 per year or $8.92 a month on the median home, which is ... Read More »
1 responsePonds, Coulees and Creeks by TREX features 33 local artists
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 19th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com An upcoming TREX Space exhibit looks to celebrate the natural landscape of southeast Alberta, as captured by local artists. The community-organized exhibit, titled Ponds, Coulees and Creeks, features work from 33 Medicine Hat-based artists and will run from today until June 14. “It’s scenery from in and around Medicine Hat, and when it’s personal ... Read More »
1 responseCF Industries spent US$21 million in Medicine Hat region last year
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 19th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews CF Industries spent about US$21 million with suppliers in the Medicine Hat region in 2021, not including wages or contracts for natural gas, the company detailed in its recently produced “sustainability report.” The document, presented March 30 to investors, details the company’s performance in a number of environmental and social areas, including local spending ... Read More »
1 responseTCH Bridge deck replacement could be tendered this fall
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 19th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Replacing the Trans-Canada Bridge deck in Medicine Hat may go to tender this fall, about two-and-a-half years after the work was announced as a COVID stimulus measure, Alberta Transportation told the News. The span containing eastbound lanes had been tentatively scheduled for resurfacing since the westbound bridge was completely replaced about eight years ago. ... Read More »
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