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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!Crop Report: Southern Alberta yields down but not awful compared to recent averages
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 26th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Despite this summer’s drought and extreme heat, which has resulted in a significantly lower crop yield compared to average, it is reported that the province’s overall crop quality exceeded the five-year average. The only exception to this increase is malting barley and oats. In southern Alberta however, crops rated right on average, while yield ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat will wait extra week to swear in council
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 26th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews New councils throughout Alberta and the Medicine Hat region were sworn in on Monday, though Hatters will have to wait until next week before new city council members take up their positions. In Dunmore, eight new Cypress County councillors took the oath of office then re-elected Reeve Dan Hamilton and Deputy Reeve Richard Oster ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hut 8 expands to Ontario with North Bay buy
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 26th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Hut 8 Cryptocurrency unveiled a new expansion site on Monday – in a decommissioned natural gas plant in North Bay, Ont. – stating the self-powered data centre will move ahead of a delayed Alberta-based project, held up due to “supply chain constraints and COVID disruptions.” Its Medicine Hat operations will still be the largest ... 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 »
Be the first to comment!Sudanese refugee worries for family left behind
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 26th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com William Garang has travelled far. Born in South Sudan but forced to flee as a child, he has walked through Sudanese countryside, across the Kenyan border and between the rows of buildings in the Kakuma Refugee Camp, to finally arrive in Medicine Hat. Now he hopes his family members will be able to follow. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grocery store workers to vote on contract offer this week
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 26th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Grocery store workers will vote this week on a contract offer that could avert a province-wide strike at Superstore locations. About 6,700 workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers, No. 401, have been without a contract since August 2018, including several hundred in Medicine Hat. Earlier this month, a separate vote of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A fighter taken too soon: Joe Wilsack, who survived a war and four bouts of cancer, dies due to COVID-19
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 23rd, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Joe Wilsack was 97 years old when he passed away on Oct. 6. His years were spent with family and community. His life filled with joy, kindness, sometimes unavoidable sorrow, adventure and resilience. It’s difficult to summarize a life so full; to tell someone’s story without them there to guide it. Wilsack’s obituary isn’t ... Read More »
4 responsesSecond dose required for Restrictions Exemption Program starting Oct. 25
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 23rd, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta government declared Friday, that beginning Oct. 25, a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is required for the Restrictions Exemption Program. The second dose must have been administered at least 14 days prior. Individuals who are not yet fully vaccinated are still able to access businesses and venues participating in REP by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mobile vaxx clinic returns to mall this weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 23rd, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A second weekend mobile vaccination clinic will be set up at the Medicine Hat Mall parking lot this weekend. The partnership between the City of Medicine Hat, Alberta Health Services and the group “19 to Zero” will host the walk-up clinic where no appointment is required on Saturday and Sunday. The van will be ... Read More »
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