Local News
Invasive weed workshops aim to control growing issue
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on June 17th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The Interpretive Program at Police Point Park and Grasslands Naturalists are co-hosting the Hidden Neighbours – Weedy Workshops in four areas of the Hat starting June 19 to make Hatters aware of invasive weed species growing in the area. “We want to go to various places in Medicine Hat, have people attend and then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court briefs: Community sentence for man who held up in garage over border officials’ error
By ALEX McCUAIG Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 16th, 2021
amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com A man accused of resisting arrest by holding up in his garage after city police were asked to assist in a Canadian Border Service Agency investigation received a one-year community sentence Tuesday at provincial court. CBSA officials incorrectly believed Robert Bailey was attempting to import a silencer, which turned out to be a filter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For the Record: RCMP searching for driver in hit-and-run
By Medicine Hat News on June 16th, 2021
RCMP in Gleichen are looking for the driver in a hit-and-run accident that injured a teenager on the weekend. Mounties say the teen is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after they were struck near a house on the Siksika First Nation in the early morning of June 13. The vehicle fled before police and ambulance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Potato crops look good, despite unwanted heat
By ALEX McCUAIG Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 16th, 2021
amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com This year is looking good for the region’s potato growers, but the recent scorching temperatures are “bad for man, crop and beast,” says the head of the provincial association. “It’s hard on the crops,” said Terence Hochstein, executive director at Potato Growers of Alberta. The hot weather combined with a stiff southeastern wind on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New grain elevator coming near Gull Lake, Richardson Pioneer says
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 16th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Richardson Pioneer will build a new high throughput grain elevator near Gull Lake. The facility, located in Carmichael, Sask, about 65 km west of Swift Current, would be capable of storing 46,000 tonnes of grain and receive trains 175 cars in length on a loop track. Once completed in the fall of 2022, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another season underway for Hat’s giant chess set
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on June 16th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The Queen’s Gambit move has been made into downtown Medicine Hat on Tuesday, where Hatters will be able to stand on the world’s largest chess set board and call Checkmate this summer. The Medicine Hat Chess Club has been keeping the big board going since 2005 and with Alberta in Stage 2 of its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Something for Everyone Market returns July 7, hoping for ‘wide open’ summer
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on June 16th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi After being shut down since October, the Something for Everyone Market is coming back to Pioneer Village in the Hat on July 7 and every second Wednesday afterward this summer. The owner of the market says there are still some specifics to get straightened out, which will depend on if Alberta hits the 70% ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colts gear up with high expectations
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on June 16th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi While the Hat High Hawks were back on the gridiron last week with full-contact camps, the joint McCoy High School and Eagle Butte team is shifting its focus to the fall. Colts head coach Darrell Grass says they’re getting everything in order for the fall, which includes visiting Grade 9s at the division’s theatre ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!High school students using Pride month to demand better
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 16th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Crescent Heights High School and Medicine Hat High School are using Pride month to foster an environment of acceptance and understanding when it comes to the LGBTQ+ community and students within their walls. Every day this week, the student council group at CHHS can be found leading activities. Students walking by can roll a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chyzowski lands pro contract
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on June 16th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Former Tigers captain, Ryan Chyzowski, was washing windows in Kamloops working his summer job when he got the phone call he was waiting for. Chyzowski signed his first professional hockey contract on Friday with the Toronto Marlies, the Toronto Maple Leafs affiliate team. “Obviously with them affiliated with the Leafs, it all in all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No deposit will be required for out-of-district summer school students
By ALEX McCUAIG Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 16th, 2021
amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Public School Division is reversing its decision to charge a deposit for out-of-district students, which would have seen some in very specific situations pay more than $600 for summer school. Catharine Richardson, whose son Spencer was one of those facing the increase from the usual $60 rate, raised the concern with ... Read More »
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