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Medicine Hat’s long-forgotten flag controversy
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 8th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Ahhh, the majestic City of Medicine Hat flag, with its golden prairie, flowing South Saskatchewan River, cog, gear, gas lamp and flames. Not familiar? Well, according to the Governor General of Canada, Medicine Hat’s official city flag is not the commonly used blue flag featuring the Medicine Hat man and war bonnet, but rather ... Read More »
3 responsesMotz to host virtual town hall
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 8th, 2022
Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner MP Glen Motz is seeking feedback from constituents with a virtual town hall meeting. Motz’s office announced in a news release Friday afternoon that they have scheduled the Zoom virtual meeting for Wednesday night at 7 p.m. and say they are looking for feedback from constituents about current federal policies and what Canadians ... Read More »
3 responsesCity Notebook: What’s the secret?
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 8th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The “Big Marble Go Centre” is the new name for the Family Leisure Centre thanks to a major, yet largely unknown, sponsorship deal with the local greenhouse grower. It was approved in the run up to Christmas, and, admittedly, the eyebrows that were raised, may have subsided by now. But Hatters who go to ... Read More »
4 responsesFour urban gas wells to close Monday
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 8th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Urban gas wells in four city parks will be permanently closed starting Monday with heavy equipment and crews working in southside residential areas. Energy division outlined the announcement at Thursday’s committee meeting, and a release on Friday provided further details. The wells are located in Somerset and Chartwell parks (in the Southlands community), Spruce ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Confusing rules at city facilities explained
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 7th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant An apparent disconnect about who can eat at which city arena is the result of how provincial regulations are written and decisions made by the city, officials said this week. City councillors say they have heard increasing complaints and questions about concessions at arenas being open while others are closed. Patrons can bring a ... Read More »
7 responsesNominations for Cypress County byelection will close at noon Monday
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 7th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Nominations are due by noon Monday to fill a vacant Cypress County council seat ahead of a scheduled byelection. The seat for Ward 9, representing the Suffield/Jenner area, was not filled in the October municipal election after incumbent candidate Alf Beyea died following the nomination day. As the only nominee he would have been ... Read More »
1 responseAirports grant money will cover 95% cost of two city snow tractors
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 7th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat Regional Airport will replace two large snow tractors in 2022 with a federal grant paying for almost all of the $870,000 purchases. Thursday’s meeting of council’s infrastructure committee heard the two units – a 1998 Case front-end load and a tractor and snow-blower unit dating from 1993 – were both scheduled to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID spiking in southwest Saskatchewan
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 7th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews COVID cases in southwest Saskatchewan have risen 10 times above levels seen two weeks ago, though hospitalizations from the disease remain low and are holding steady. Figures from the Saskatchewan Health Authority on Thursday state 18 new positively diagnosed cases moved the total of active cases to 104 in the combined Maple Creek (23) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Schools say they’re ready for students
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 7th, 2022
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat school division superintendents shared their thoughts after the announcement that students in kindergarten to Grade 12 will return to in-classroom learning this coming Monday. Education Minister Adriana LaGrange and Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced Wednesday that students will return to in-school learning after an extended break. “Children who learn in person belong in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Popular pronghorn fencing project has waiting list
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 7th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Since its inception in 2009, the Pronghorn Corridor Enhancement Project – an effort to make fencing easier for pronghorns to pass through – has grown in popularity, so much so there is a waiting list for the 2022 year. “It’s a project initiated by Alberta Fish and Game Association, for which Alberta Conservation Association ... Read More »
1 responseAgriRecovery assistance applications open for livestock producers, beekeepers
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 7th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Livestock producers and beekeepers are now eligible for additional government assistance through the 2021 Canada-Alberta Livestock Feed Assistance AgriRecovery initiative. The initiative was originally announced in September of 2021 in response to the exceptionally dry growing season which took place last year. In the first phase – open from Sept. 7 to Nov. 1, ... Read More »
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