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Women in Business group seeking volunteer committee members
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 25th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Women in Business and Leadership Medicine Hat is seeking new volunteer committee members who are interested in supporting the female business community by hosting uplifting events that include the Women in Business Expo and Inspire Awards. The non-profit society released a statement Tuesday saying it is actively recruiting new committee members who will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!While Medicine Hat was too chicken, Brooks council approves permanent hen-keeping program
By Medicine Hat News on June 25th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews The City of Brooks made an urban hen-keeping pilot project permanent earlier this month. A unanimous council vote approved the inclusion of pilot project rules into the city’s animal control bylaw with a cap of six hens per licensed address. The city had operated a pilot project in 2023 and 2024, in which seven ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba man arrested following dangerous highway pursuit
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 25th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Thirty-four-year-old Matthew Martens, of Manitoba, faces several charges following a lengthy highway pursuit in a stolen pickup truck in the early morning hours Sunday. Medicine Hat police alerted Brooks RCMP of a stolen pickup truck, believed to be involved in serious offences with other jurisdictions, seen departing Medicine Hat just before 1 a.m. and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!County permit approvals include large warehouse build on TR 120
By Medicine Hat News on June 25th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews AgroPlus, Inc. is approved to build a new warehouse on a commercial subdivision near Township Road 120, south of Medicine Hat. A list of approved permits published by Cypress County on June 24 shows an application to operate a crop inputs retail business at No. 3, 12003 Range Road 60A. That is a cul-de-sac ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council faces several public speakers both for and adamently against MCC
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 25th, 2025
@CollinGallant Residents spoke against and for the idea of creating a municipally controlled corporation to manage the City of Medicine Hat’s power plant at a public hearing on Tuesday, citing concerns over accountability of a new corporate structure, or arguing that more efficient operation of the city’s legacy public industry is needed. After the 2.5-hour ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smith forms another panel to ask Albertans more about ultra familiar issues
By Medicine Hat News on June 25th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews A panel that will inform the Danielle Smith government on issues of provincial jurisdiction will hold a town hall meeting in Medicine Hat on the day after Labour Day. The “Alberta Next” panel was named Tuesday by the premier at an event at Heritage Park in Calgary, including herself as chair and 14 other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chili cook-off returns to Suffield during weekend Summer Bash
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 25th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com On Saturday the Suffield Community Association is once again hosting its annual Summer Bash that includes a chili cook off, free barbecue, cake, a beer garden and children’s activities. The event is a pre-Canada Day celebration held before the nation’s birthday to avoid any conflicts residents may have with other Canada Day events. “So ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Day celebrations expand with drone show, Gord Bamford performance
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 25th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Canada Day will be celebrated in Medicine Hat this year in a big way, with several key events including a live music dance party and headline performance by award-winning country musician Gord Bamford, as well as traditional fireworks show, pancake breakfast and Beat the Heat skateboard competition and a drone. The two-day Canada Day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public hearing on MCC — 4 p.m. today at city hall
By Medicine Hat News on June 24th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews A hearing into the possibility of creating a municipally controlled corporation to house and manage most of the city’s energy division will take place this afternoon at city hall and could extend well into the evening. Hatters will have up to 5 minutes each to outline their positions or concerns for council members in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Regional’s largest donation brings cardiac care services home
By BRENDAN MILLER on June 24th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com A $5-million donation that will improve cardiac health care in southeastern Alberta is the largest monetary gift the Medicine Hat Health Foundation has received, and was presented by the Yuill Family Foundation on Monday during a short presentation at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. The donation, gifted by Bill and Elizabeth Yuill, will directly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Less rain came than forecast, river up some but not lots
By Medicine Hat News on June 24th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews The river through Medicine Hat is up after rain arrived across southern Alberta on the weekend, but mostly not to the high levels that led to a variety of high stream flow advisories on the Bow and Oldman river basins. Medicine Hat received between 20 and 40 millimetres of rain,(equating to just less than ... Read More »
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