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Expect delays on 10th Avenue SW due to gas line replacement
By Medicine Hat News on May 14th, 2022
Motorists travelling on the southbound lane of 10th Avenue SW near Hillsisde Cemetary should expect delays beginning May 16, as city crews work to replace a main gas line. Construction is expected to conclude by the end of the month. Hillside Cemetary’s north entrance will be closed until the work is completed... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Root Cellar Food and Wellness Hub hosting Race for Hunger in July to raise funds for programs
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 14th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The course is set, now all it needs are racers. Medicine Hat’s Root Cellar Food and Wellness Hub is looking for 10 teams of two to participate in the inaugural Root Cellar Race for Hunger, taking place July 9. Inspired by the Amazing Race, the event will take teams to different sites across Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aurora downsize continues with closure of greenhouse in Leduc
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 13th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Aurora Cannabis is closing more facilities, including its largest remaining “sky-class” greenhouse, in favour of relying on a recently acquired growing company and to continue to cut production and expenses. The Aurora Sky greenhouse in Leduc was the Edmonton-based firm’s showcase facility when Cannabis became legal in 2018 and was the model for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UFA adding two Saskatchewan locations
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 13th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews UFA will expand east with locations in southeast Saskatchewan, the Alberta-based co-operative fuel and farm retailer announced Thursday. New fuel locations in Weyburn and Yorkton will give the retailer 112 locations, but are part of a larger “multi-year” strategy to add locations in agriculture or oil and gas centres. “The expansion of our petroleum ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County releases summer lineup of events for Southern Alberta Summer Games
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 13th, 2022
Cypress County has unveiled its summer lineup of special events in lieu of the Southern Alberta Summer Games. An art and photography competition with a focus on Indigenous culture, a horseshoe tournament and a track meet will all take place in Cypress County in July. Kicking off the month will be the art and photography ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Underpass makeover thanks to Pop-up Parks
By Medicine Hat News on May 13th, 2022
Medicine Hat’s Second Street underpass will be getting a makeover May 14 and 15 as the Southern Alberta Pop-up Parks Association installs new art. The underpass will remain open to pedestrian traffic and the public is encouraged to watch the artists as they work... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Giant chess set opening ceremony set for May 27
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 13th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s giant chess set will soon return to downtown. The chess set – deemed the largest in the world by Guinness World Records – has been an annual tradition in Medicine Hat since 2005. Each spring, the set takes up residence in the park between Medicine Hat Public Library and the Court of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transition MH working toward sustainable future
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 13th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Transition Medicine Hat, a community organization which promotes sustainable living through education, continues to grow one year after its establishment. Rob Gardner, local ecology and sustainability specialist, founded the organization, which primarily operates from a half-hectare demonstration farm and garden north of the city. Gardner hosts educational tours of the farm and garden, open ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City eyes tax incentives for business
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 13th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant New tax incentives meant to spur redevelopment and draw in business investment were introduced to a city committee on Thursday, with administrators saying safeguards are built in and the practice is becoming widespread. “This creates a level playing field with other municipalities, who we know are considering this (sort of legislation),” said corporate services ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman facing several charges after traffic stop finds weapons
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 13th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Cypress County resident is charged with more than a dozen offences after police seized a number of weapons from a vehicle she was driving near Bassano. The Brooks RCMP says Alberta Sheriffs pulled over the vehicle on Wednesday after receiving a complaint of a potentially impaired driver. They say the driver provided a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Burnout peaking, morale at a low: Parks says health-care system unsustainable in current state
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 13th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Alberta’s health-care system is not sustainable in its current state, Medicine Hat doctor Paul Parks said in a recent interview with the Calgary Herald. Parks, who is also the Alberta Medical Association’s president of the section of emergency medicine, attributes the “broken” system to years of mismanagement by the provincial government, heightened by the ... Read More »
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