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Parade will cause some road closures Thursday
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 26th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Stampede Parade route will cause some road closures in the city’s centre on Thursday, but transit routes shouldn’t be disrupted for very long, according to city transportation officials. The parade will begin at 9 a.m., led by Olympian Sage Watson as honourary marshal. That will require the closure of First, Second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daily heat records fall in Medicine Hat and around the province
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 26th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat equalled a 133-year-old daily heat record on Monday as temperatures rose to 38.9C – the same reading taken in at the town of Medicine Hat, N.W.T., on July 24, 1890. That is according to Environment Canada, which has records for the city dating to 1881, and a number of new records in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saddle up, Medicine Hat
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 26th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The Medicine Hat Stampede grounds are ready for another go-round. The annual fair opens today after furious preparations on Tuesday saw rides go up on the midway, rodeo stock delivered, booths erected, curtains drawn, and spit and polish applied to the exhibition grounds ahead of four days of summer frolic. “It’s awfully busy with ... Read More »
1 responseCombining passions at the ADC
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 26th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Going into the final year of his Bachelor of Education in September at Medicine Hat College, Ty Jans is spending the summer working at the Agriculture Discovery Centre at Irvine School. “After I got this job,” said Jans, “I found out my practicum is out at Irvine this year so it’s pretty nice I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHCBE, PRPS receive letters of approval for design funding
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 26th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Both Prairie Rose Public Schools and the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education received their official letters of approval and each had an initial kick-off meeting with government officials for the design funding they were approved for a few months ago. PRPS is looking to making changes to Redcliff Schools and pursuing the best ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Train derails near Havre for second time in three days
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 25th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews For the second time in three days a train derailed near Havre, Mont. on Monday. Amtrak reported that at 2 p.m. on July 24 a passenger train left the rails at the west end of the town 200 kilometres south of Medicine Hat. No injuries were reported, Hill County disaster officials told MBC Montana, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transport truck catches fire southwest of Dunmore
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 25th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A transport truck carrying bales of hay caught fire on Monday afternoon, causing the detour of traffic along Township Road 120 southwest of Dunmore in the late afternoon. Plumes of black smoke emanating from the vehicle near Range Road 53 could be seen from as far away as Redcliff at about 2:45 p.m. as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Dental offering chance to ‘Dunk Your Doc’ today
By Medicine Hat News on July 25th, 2023
Medicine Hat Dental is inviting the community to come out and send their doctors plunging into the depths for the Dunk Your Doc fundraiser in support of the McMan Youth, Family Preservation Program. Dozens of doctors, dentists, chiropractors, naturopaths and more from across the city will be on hand to sit the plank and face ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aurora Sun transferred to subsidiary that sells ornamental flowers, starter vegetables
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 25th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Aurora Sun will rise again, according to the owner of the half-built greenhouse in Medicine Hat, and a new power agreement from the City of Medicine Hat helped guide the deal to completion. Aurora Cannabis said Monday that the mothballed, million-square-foot greenhouse has been transferred to a subsidiary that sells ornamental flowers and starter ... Read More »
1 responseSouth Alberta Flight Academy’s D.C. trip a bust
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 25th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com After months of planning, organizing and fundraising, it was a disappointment when the trip didn’t happen as planned for students of South Alberta Flight Academy. The group had been looking forward to the trip for months and were due to be in Washington, D.C. on June 30 to return home July 4. The first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science brings some fun to summer school classrooms
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 25th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Summer school at Medicine Hat High School is in full swing and students in the Science 10 class completed an experiment on the acceleration of gravity last week. “We’ve talked about the theoretical value of it,” explained science teacher Darren Hammel, now in his sixth year teaching summer school. “Now we are seeing experimentally ... Read More »
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