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Poppy campaign returns with modernized ‘tap’ option for donations
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 27th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The annual poppy campaign, which kicks off in Medicine Hat on Friday, will have a modern twist as the Royal Canadian Legion celebrates 100 years since the poppy was adopted as the symbol of Remembrance Day. Donors will be able to tap credit and debit cards at booths at three shopping centres, Medicine Hat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes opposes vaxx mandate for RCMP
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 27th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews MLA Drew Barnes intends to call on the province to oppose a federal vaccination mandate for RCMP officers. Barnes, the independent MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat, made the notice of motion Monday as the legislature resumed for the fall sitting. It asked the legislature to approve a statement of support for the National Police Federation, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montana forced to add area-code dialing after national suicide hotline started
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 27th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The creation of a U.S. national suicide hotline will require Montana residents to add the area code for local calls beginning this week. The 10-digit dialing system came into force on Oct. 24, with the state’s area code – 406 – now required to precede existing phone numbers that will not change. The step ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Restriction exemption program now in place at Hockey Hounds
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 27th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A vaccination verification program will be expanded to include the Hockey Hounds Arena next week, the city announced Tuesday. It had been the last city recreation facility to operate at lower capacity without employing the “restrictions exemption program,” or REP, outlined by the province in mid-September. That will change on Nov. 1 however, as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man arrested after woman found dead
By Medicine Hat News on October 27th, 2021
A woman is dead and a man is in custody following an incident in downtown Medicine Hat early Monday evening. A 911 call sent police to a home on the zero hundred block of Third Street SE at about 5:45 p.m., where officers located a deceased female. An unidentified adult male was arrested at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Getting to Know Your Leaders: Sissons brings passion for community, outdoors to trustee role
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 27th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Yvonne Sissons, one of two new Medicine Hat Public School Board trustees, is a mother of three with a passion for public education and the opportunities it can offer. Originally from small town Saskatchewan, Sissons has lived most of her adult life in Alberta. “I made the move to Alberta to pursue a career ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Interpretive Program introduces its new chief interpreter; Alicia Lew starts Jan. 1
By Medicine Hat News on October 27th, 2021
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program will soon have a new chief interpreter. Alicia Lew will be officially stepping into the position on Jan. 1, replacing Corlaine Gardner who has held the position for the past 15 years. Lew joined the Interpretive Program in 2020. A native Albertan, Lew is passionate about the outdoors. She graduated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prairie Gleaners breaks ground on major expansion
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 27th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com The Prairie Gleaners made an exciting move Monday afternoon, breaking ground for a new building that will add about 4,000 square feet of operational space to its current location south of the city. The local Christian-based volunteer organization gathers donations of surplus produce from growers in the area and dehydrates them to make a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hidden Valley Ski Resort needs operator, or else no season
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 27th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com The fate of Hidden Valley Ski Resort for the 2021/22 winter season is up in the air. The News reported earlier this year that the province was looking for a private contractor to take over operations of the resort. There have been several interested parties, notably Castle Mountain Resort, however it is unknown whether ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Proposed substation connector power line under scrutiny from landowners
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 27th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Opposition is growing to a proposed power line route in Cypress County that would connect a new wind power project to substations near Medicine Hat. The Winnifred Wind project would be built north of the County of Forty Mile hamlet, located about 14 kilometres east of Bow Island, but the new transmission line is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP Briefs: Woman killed when van hit by train
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 26th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A women is dead after the van she was riding in was struck by a train in Vulcan County on Monday. The van was travelling on a township road south of the Village of Carmangay at about 10:30 a.m. when it was struck by a southbound Canadian Pacific train. The driver, a 52-year-old man, ... Read More »
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