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Sheepdog champions announced after scores tallied
By Gillian Slade on August 28th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade After several days of competition for sheepdogs and their handlers, the winners emerged on Sunday. Scott Glen with his dog Alice, who live in Alberta, won the Canadian Sheepdog Championship with a final score of 153 out of 170 points. The runner-up was Amanda Milliken with her border collie, Howell, from Kingston, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sheepdog Nationals come to a close
By Mo Cranker on August 27th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker It was a weekend filled with patience, skill and most importantly teamwork during the final two days of the Canadian Sheepdog Championships in Dunmore. The event was held over four days and had narrowed the field down to the final 12 contestants by Sunday morning. Each competitor had to work with their dog ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lions help 75 kids gear up
By Mo Cranker on August 27th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker The Lions Club of Medicine Hat spent the weekend helping local families get ready for the hockey season. The group held its seventh annual Gear Up Campaign which hands out free, used hockey equipment to children who need it. “It’s about getting the kids up and active,” said Lions Club member James Higgins. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Borrow a Bike program a hit with Hatters
By Mo Cranker on August 27th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Medicine Hatters looking to spend an afternoon biking the city’s trails can do so for free from the help of Tourism Medicine Hat. The Borrow a Bike program has been running through the Visitor Information Centre for three years and allows people to take a bike out for the day. “This is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar Aug. 27-Sept. 2
By Medicine Hat News on August 27th, 2018
Aug. 27 — Mahjong, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Aug. 27 — Games in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 3:30-5 p.m. Aug. 27 — Tween Night: Wrap-up Party, MH Public Library, 7-8:30 p.m., ages 10-12 Aug. 28 — Saamis Barrel Racing Jackpot Series, Dunmore Equestrian Society Aug. 28 — Stitching in the Afternoon, MH Public ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Energy project going ahead without Nicolay
By Collin Gallant on August 25th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A three-way partnership between the City of Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat College and a renewable energy development company will continue though one of the private enterprise’s directors is set to become the city’s top administrator. City council announced this week that Bob Nicolay would be hired in October to take over from retiring ... Read More »
1 responseNot-guilty verdict in sex assault case
By Medicine Hat News on August 25th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel A man charged with sexual assault at a New Year’s party in Desert Blume on Dec. 31, 2016, has been found not guilty. Judge Eric Brooks issued his ruling at Medicine Hat Provincial Court on Friday. “I cannot say I disbelieve the accused,” said Brooks. “It is entirely possible that the assault occurred, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!HIV Community Link hopes to learn from other supervised consumption sites
By Gillian Slade on August 25th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Obtaining the required Health Canada exemption permit for a supervised consumption site in Medicine Hat requires an inspection of the actual facility and a site has not even been chosen yet, says HIV Community Link, the group that is establishing the facility. In the meantime, the group says it is learning from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City notebook: Power, Norway, bucks and pucks make big headlines
By Collin Gallant on August 25th, 2018
A hot topic this summer — excuse the pun — has been power electricity. The City of Medicine Hat power plant has been pumping it out this season. The Hut 8 dataprocessing facility and air conditioners across Hat-dom have been humming. It’s been hot. The big day appears to be on August 10. That day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Industries set to boost fertilizer production
By Collin Gallant on August 25th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Ongoing work this summer by CF Industries at its Medicine Hat plant will boost fertilizer production by 10 per cent — a move to take advantage of rock bottom prices for stranded natural gas — the News has learned. It’s one of a handful of projects by major industrial interests in the region, ... Read More »
2 responsesElections Alberta gearing up for next year’s vote
By Gillian Slade on August 25th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade With a provincial election looming in the spring, preparations are underway to have Albertans register to vote. For another two weeks you can register yourself to vote, and starting Sept. 8 Elections Alberta enumerators will be making door-to-door visits. For the 2019 provincial election information is being collected on all electors who ... Read More »
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