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Helium industry begins to take off
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 22nd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Western Canada’s still infant helium industry is expanding from a base in southwest Saskatchewan, eastward in that province and into southeast Alberta and Montana. Several companies exploring for the high-priced industrial gas have announced new drilling and facility projects this month. Another is reportedly working near Medicine Hat and yet another new entry has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Finlay Bridge will close for the next several weeks, again
By Medicine Hat News on June 22nd, 2021
Finlay Bridge will be closed to traffic for the third time in four years Wednesday as a major sewer line is installed beneath its north-side approach. New work will further progress on the Brier Park gravity bypass, which connects the northwest quadrant of the city to the rebuilt lift station on the banks of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Full slate planned for Canada Day celebration
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on June 22nd, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Stage 3 of Alberta’s Open for Summer plan is set to begin on Canada Day and the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede is ready to host the city’s first event with no COVID-19 restrictions in place, however the Stampede’s general manager says it will still have safety protocols in place. “We’ll have hand sanitization ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City buys Monarch Theatre
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 22nd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat has purchased the Monarch Theatre – in part to recoup an unpaid portion of its 2009 loan to the City Centre Development Agency to buy the downtown landmark. It also avoids a complex legal limbo, which may have seen the main assets of the soon-to-dissolve downtown business improvement area ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Goat grazing and gazing returning to Police Point Park
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on June 19th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@kellentaniguchi The goats are back in town. For the second year in a row, Police Point Park will be welcoming back goats to help control the spread of an invasive weed species called leafy spurge. “The goats are eating an obnoxious weed that has been spotted in Police Point Park and other areas, but it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Downtown assault spree leads to arrest
By Medicine Hat News on June 19th, 2021
A man went on an assault spree Friday morning in the city’s downtown, punching two men and attacking another with a weapon within a 10-minute span. Police were first notified around 8 a.m. of a man on foot hitting vehicles and yelling at pedestrians. The suspect hit one man as he was crossing the street ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Could it be? A light at the end of the tunnel?
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 19th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Monday is the first full day of summer, but we finally heard Friday that the province will lift restrictions on Canada Day. Could it possibly be that we’re seeing the light at the end of the tunnel after a year and a bit with life-as-usual on hiatus? “You betcha,” according to the provincial government, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crescent Heights VP earns Distinguished Leadership Award
By LAUREN THOMSON on June 19th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Shonna Barth, Crescent Heights High School vice principal, is a recipient for the 2020-2021 Distinguished Leadership Award presented by the Council for School Leadership of the Alberta Teachers’ Association. Barth, who started at CHHS eight years ago as a counsellor, moved into her role as vice principal after three years. She said she found ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another COVID death recorded in Hill County
By Medicine Hat News on June 19th, 2021
Another COVID-19 death has been recorded in Hill County, Mont., bringing the total toll from the respiratory illness to 46 people in and around the town of Havre, figures showed Friday. Active cases in the region south of Cypress County continue to fall and only numbered five on June 17, according to state health officials. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whitla Wind Farm’s Phases 2 and 3 progressing on schedule
By SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on June 19th, 2021
Capital Power Whitla Wind Farm’s Phases 2 and 3 are progressing on schedule, says the company. In early June, the project hit a milestone with the first wind turbine foundation completed out of 42. “We’re excited to be ramping up construction on our Whitla Wind 2 and 3 projects – with over 150 workers on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pete Mossey, former News editor and columnist, dies at 93
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 19th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Pete Mossey, who poked, skewered, massaged and promoted Medicine Hat during a 40-year-career as editor and columnist for the News, died on June 14. It was a Monday. His column, “Only on Monday,” appeared from the mid-1960s to 1993, when Mossey retired with a half-page column of thank you’s and other thoughts. It ran ... Read More »
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