Local News
Trio arrested over production, distribution of counterfeit money
By Medicine Hat News on April 21st, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Three adults are in custody following an investigation by Medicine Hat police and the ALERT Regional Property Crime Unit regarding the production and distribution of counterfeit bills. Throughout the month of April, several retailers within the city reported receiving counterfeit Canadian bills. MHPS and RPCU launched an investigation into the bills and on April ... Read More »
1 responseButterfly House at Windmill Garden Centre returns today
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 20th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Spring is in the air and butterflies are, too. Butterflies of all colours and sizes have returned to John’s Butterfly House at the Windmill Garden Centre. Beginning April 20, the butterfly house will once again be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekly. “When people come there should be at ... Read More »
1 responseSouthern Alberta Summer Games forced into smaller regional events
By Medicine Hat News on April 20th, 2022
The Southern Alberta Summer Games have been postponed to a later date, but the summer will still be packed with events across the region. A Tuesday release from the Southern Alberta Recreation Association announced the postponement of the Games, which were scheduled for July 6-9 in Raymond, but pointed out each of southern Alberta’s 13 ... Read More »
1 responseNew 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 responseChange 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!MHC 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!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 response
