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Council to take on budget once again
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 18th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A month-long budget block will be tackled Monday as council takes up proposed amendments for 2022 that could include new money to operate two shuttered rec facilities as well as new resources for city council members and a downtown planning study. Those four items were included at the Dec. 6 meeting, though the planning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter honoured for improving life for people with disabilities
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 18th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Hatter Frank Gilham has been recognized for his contributions to make better the lives of those living with disabilities. The long-time financial officer of REDI Enterprises was presented with the Gary MacPherson Leadership award from Premier’s Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities at the Dec. 6 meeting of Medicine Hat city council. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local real estate market enjoying strong finish to 2021
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 17th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The Medicine Hat real estate market is mounting a strong finish to 2021 after a record-smashing start to the year that ebbed during the summer. Figures for November show the highest number of residential sales for the month, which is typically slower, going back 10 years. A total of 125 closures in the month ... Read More »
2 responsesProposed substation locations up for feedback
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 17th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Potential sites for a new electrical substation in southwest Medicine Hat are ready to go back for community consultation before the process moves on to a provincial regulatory body likely in early 2022. Utility division head Brad Maynes told Thursday’s meeting of the utility and infrastructure committee about feedback from an initial mailout on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter surrounded by loved ones for 104th birthday
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 17th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Susie Richter of Medicine Hat celebrated a milestone this past weekend, when she turned 104 years old. “The aids that work here, they all tell me, ‘You can’t be 104,'” Richter told the News. “(They think I’m) at the most 80.” Richter, who was born on a Saskatchewan farm in 1917, was grateful for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christmas Bliss Market and Gala goes Saturday at King Edward Building
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 17th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com The Christmas Bliss Market and Gala, hosted by Fig and Olive Charcuterie and Grazing Co., will bring vendors together one week before Christmas, in hopes to draw Hatters downtown to finish their Christmas shopping and support The Mustard Seed. “The event is being held this weekend, Saturday, Dec. 18, at the King Edward Building ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City police remind public to watch out for scam artists this Holiday Season
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 17th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Police Service is reminding Hatters to remain vigilant through the Holiday Season and New Year, as phone and email scams are a common community issue. “This year, consistently we have seen a variety of different scams come through the Medicine Hat Police Service and through our community,” Sgt. Adam Gregory of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fatal highway crash near Bow Island
By medicinehatnews on December 16th, 2021
Medicine Hat News Mounties are investigating a fatal crash on Highway No. 3 just west of Bow Island late Wednesday night. The RCMP detachment in the town responded at 11:40 p.m. to a head-on collision between a west-bound pick-up truck and an east-bound tractor trailer near the junction with Highway No. 879, about five kilometres ... Read More »
3 responsesAPARC wants all animals to have safe, responsible forever homes
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 16th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Animal advocates in Medicine Hat are sharing tips with pet owners for the upcoming cold weather Holiday Season. Kaylyn Major, general manager at Alberta Pound and Rescue Centres Medicine Hat, has heard of the seasonal adoption issue, in which cats and dogs are purchased as Christmas gifts, then returned shortly after Christmas once the ... Read More »
1 responseNew city committee proposed
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 16th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews City council could approve a motion Monday to create a standing emergency management committee that would meet in times of trouble, but at minimum once per year. Such a committee is a new requirement of the Municipal Government Act, and requires at least three members of council to liaise with emergency management officials to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Major tree removal makes way for townhomes
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 16th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews More than 150 trees were taken off the site of a new housing development in southeast Medicine Hat this week and the former Scouts Hall on Cuyler Road is set to be demolished this week. That will make way for the construction of 45 townhomes that will get underway in the new year by ... Read More »
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