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Pool closures cut down on swim times
By Medicine Hat News on July 8th, 2022
Fewer swim opportunities exist for Hatters going into the weekend due to several pool closures. Hill Pool was closed Thursday and into today as city crews work to repair a broken water line. There’s a chance the closure may extend through the weekend. The city will provide updates as repair work continues. The YMCA is ... Read More »
1 responseRiver safety key to a safe summer for all
By Samantha Johnson Special to the News on July 8th, 2022
Be prepared if you are planning on heading out on the river this season. Even if you have lots of experience, taking a few minutes to ensure you are prepared never goes amiss. Taking and wearing a proper lifejacket, bringing lots of fluids (not alcohol and not drinking alcohol beforehand), checking the weather and flow ... Read More »
1 response4H club in Oyen donates $63K to HALO after steer sale
By Medicine Hat News on July 8th, 2022
Youth in Oyen’s East Sounding Creek 4-H Beef Club have seen firsthand the positive impact their efforts can have on the community, following sale of the club’s charity steer. Club officials decided last year to raise a charity steer; something the club has not done for more than a decade, 4H parent Shelaine Woods said. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oilfield equipment manufacturer bought by fabrication company
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 8th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Local oilfield equipment manufacturer Platinum Energy Services has been bought by a North American fabrication company that already has operation in Medicine Hat. TerraVest operates in 10 Western Canadian locations, including Argo Sales, which operates Bromley Mechanical in Medicine Hat, that TerraVest acquired in late 2019. It also operates more than a dozen other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Saskatchewan expected to crest in that province on July 11, then recede
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 8th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Saskatchewan Water officials predict the South Saskatchewan River will crest in that province on July 11 at manageable levels and begin receding, according the latest forecast from the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency. Officials began lowering Lake Diefenbaker in mid-June to accommodate heavy rain that fell in Alberta that month and caused high stream flow ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local Muslims honour Hajj, which culminates with Eid al-Adha
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 7th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s Muslim community is preparing for two of the most sacred portions of the Islamic calendar year; Hajj and Eid al-Adha. “Muslims have been given two days of celebration in a year,” Dr. Shafiq Khan, a member of Medicine Hat’s Islamic community and spokesperson for the Islamic Association of Medicine Hat, told the ... Read More »
1 responseConcert of local artists will raise money for McCoy theatre
By Medicine Hat News on July 7th, 2022
The Friends of McCoy Society is holding a concert featuring local musicians in the hopes of raising funds for McCoy High School’s proposed theatre program. The concert, which will be held at Verve Cafe, is headlined by Medicine Hat musician Kyle Church and will feature a selection of “easy listening” music. Up and coming musician ... Read More »
1 responseMuralFest returns to add more colour to the Hat
By Samantha Johnson Special to the News on July 7th, 2022
MuralFest will be happening on July 9, in conjunction with Art in Motion and Artwalk, at The Mezz and Compass Business Centre. Two Toronto-based artists, Jarus and Bacon, are doing the murals. There will be one local artist at the Moose and Squirrel and two on site at the Esplanade. Artist Jeff Goring stressed that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Framework for hydrogen hub exists, but work needed, report says
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 7th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Southeast Alberta has the building blocks to see hydrogen production and sales thrive in the region, but work is required to arrange and assemble the pieces, a report into the industrial potential for the clean-burning fuel says, released on Wednesday. “Towards hydrogen” is a 213-page report commissioned last summer that was discussed at a ... Read More »
1 responseCrop Report: Abnormally wet June a boost to regional crop development
By Medicine Hat News on July 7th, 2022
Higher than average rainfall has improved soil moisture levels and aided crop development in southeast Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan, recent reports confirm. As of June 27, just over three quarters of Alberta’s soil is rated ‘good’ or ‘excellent’ – a vast improvement from last year, when only 38 per cent of soil was classified as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Amy Lewis killer Stopanski dies, sources say
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 7th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The man convicted of killing and hiding the body of a Bow Island nursing student 10 years ago is dead, sources say. Jerrison Herve Stopanski, 44, served a total of five years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in 2014 just as his second-degree murder trial in the 2012 death of Amy Lewis ... Read More »
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