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Mackenzie Porter headlining CP Holiday Train’s stop in Medicine Hat
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 17th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The CP Holiday train will be later than usual pulling in to Medicine Hat, but will be carrying hometown country singing star Mackenzie Porter along with Dallas Smith when it arrives on Dec. 19. The schedule for the railway’s annual fundraising set of stops was released this week and also shows an expanded North ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Badlands Baseball earning nationwide reputation
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 17th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Prairie Rose Public Schools’ Badlands Baseball Academy has been running for about a dozen years and continues to attract players from across the country. This year’s team is comprised of five players in Grade 10, six in Grade 11 and eight in Grade 12, arriving at the academy from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat creator introduces second video game
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 17th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat video game creator Aaron Taylor, owner of Basement Dweller Games, has launched a new game on Steam. Vapor Tanks is an arcade style 3D shooter game that came out Oct. 9. A fast-paced combat game, Taylor started Vapor Tanks a week after he launched Everett Isle, an exploration-based puzzle game. Although Everett ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two killed in head-on collision northeast of Medicine Hat
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 17th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A man and teenaged girl from Leader, Sask., were killed in a head-on collision Sunday night on Highway 41 northeast of Medicine Hat. RCMP say their SUV swerved to avoid a moose on the roadway between Highway 545 and Township Road 190, in the very northern corner of Cypress County. It was struck head ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monday in Medicine Hat, Oct. 16
By medicinehatnews on October 16th, 2023
Medicine Hat News Power price public hearing All eyes are on city council’s meeting tonight as a public hearing and debate on power prices proposal is on the agenda. Record high rates in the summer led council to allocate $33 million in utility credits on to power bills this autumn, while an interim rate, if ... Read More »
1 responseMayor defends interim power rate under threats detailed in letter
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 14th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Mayor Linnsie Clark says council will “meet the ask” of Hatters upset with high power prices if an interim rate is approved Monday, but a protest group says if that happens, it will call for the city’s grandfathered franchise area to be dissolved. It comes as a public hearing is scheduled for Monday on ... Read More »
1 responseSkate association bottle drive to support Ronald McDonald House
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 14th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Skateboard Association is holding a bottle drive on Saturday in support of the local Ronald McDonald House. The group also wants to raise awareness about the vital service RMHC provides to the community. Treasurer of MHSA Michaela Burgess said, “Two members of our team recently had to stay in the Ronald ... Read More »
1 responseNumber of town halls to check out next week
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 14th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews It’s a busy week ahead for the region’s political leaders and engaged citizens, with city and provincial representatives scheduled to hold town halls after joining town, county and federal elected officials for a breakfast forum. It was announced Friday that Premier Danielle Smith and Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright will hold a joint town ... Read More »
1 responseMiddle school students finding more than a game on volleyball court
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 14th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Middle school students on the Crescent Heights volleyball team were at St. Mary’s to play a game this past Wednesday afternoon. Grade 7 students Sophie and Hailey from Crescent Heights talked with the News about their experience on the team. Sophie wanted to play volleyball because it’s fun and a good way to get ... Read More »
1 responseSaamis Solar will wait for renewables pause to end
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 14th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The plan to build the largest urban solar array in Canada has a new regulatory schedule, but likely won’t reach the hearing stage until after a seven-month pause on new renewable power project expires next winter. A new schedule for the Saamis Solar project in northern Medicine Hat was released Friday by the Alberta ... Read More »
1 responsePetition to recall mayor will require 40% of total population
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 13th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A leading critic of how city council has handled the utility rate debate has officially launched a recall petition to unseat Mayor Linnsie Clark. Nicole Frey, who started an unofficial petition this summer on the website Change.org to critique and spur council to action, has now formally applied to begin a recall campaign under ... Read More »
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