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Barnes blasted for blurry carbon talk
By Collin Gallant on July 20th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Shannon Phillips says Albertans — and Hatters in particular — should demand answers to how an opposition promise to cancel the carbon levy will affect economic growth in the southeast. It comes the day after the environment minister said her government intends to honour green energy supply contracts with companies planning to build ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anticipation mounts for ‘new’ Veiner Centre
By Gillian Slade on July 20th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade With just five days to the official opening of the “new” Veiner Centre, it is already soliciting enthusiasm about the design, spaciousness and inviting atmosphere. “We’ve done a few series of tours over the last few days … the enthusiasm for the space, it is hard not to be really excited,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Park program offers interactive take on the Hat
By Medicine Hat News on July 20th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Experiments at the Dock is a hands-on approach opportunity to explore wetlands, and it will take place Sunday at the Kin Coulee Dock starting at 7 p.m. It is a great opportunity for children and adults to discover local wildlife by activities that can be recreated at home, said Mike Gurski, park ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!1913-2018: Ethel Currie, a volunteer for the ages
By Collin Gallant on July 20th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @Collin Gallant Ethel Currie, who had enough life in her to fill 105 years, has died. Known for her more than eight decades of volunteer work in Medicine Hat, which included founding the local United Way and other groups, Currie passed away at Valleyview Care home. A mainstay at the local Red Cross, Liberal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anti-Islamic comments condemned by Muslims and Christians alike
By Gillian Slade on July 20th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The Muslim Community of Brooks condemns the derogatory 2017 social media remarks about Islam by Todd Beasley that resulted in having to withdraw from United Conservative Party nomination. Mohammed Idriss, a member of the Brooks Mosque Committee comprised of about 1,000 people, says Beasley’s remarks were insensitive, hateful, uninformed and ignorant. “Statements ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swift Current RCMP search for missing teen, possibly accompanied by another with arrest warrant
By Collin Gallant on July 20th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Police in Swift Current are asking for assistance from Albertans in locating a missing teen girl who may be in the company of a young male who is wanted on stolen property charges. That Municipal RCMP detachment is looking for 16-year-old Eden Denee Stevenson, who was last seen at her home in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UPS Store hopes prints of historic downtown photo can benefit local charities
By Mo Cranker on July 20th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Medicine Hat’s UPS Store was recently given a piece of history by a customer, and now the owners are trying to do some good with it. The store got its hands on a photo of downtown Medicine Hat from 1913 and will be selling prints of the photo to raise money for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swift Current RCMP looking for missing teen girl
By Medicine Hat News on July 19th, 2018
Police in Swift Current are asking for assistance from Albertans in locating a missing teen girl who may be in the company of a young male who is wanted on stolen property charges. Swift Current RCMP are looking for 16-year-old Eden Denee Stevenson, who was last seen at her home in Swift Current on Thursday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire in the Flats being investigated as arson
By Medicine Hat News on July 19th, 2018
An early-morning fire in the Flats is being investigated as arson. Medicine Hat police were called to a structure fire at a residential garage in the 100 block of Queen Street just after 2 a.m. on July 19, 2018. No injuries resulted but the fire did cause extensive damage to the building. Members of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Recycling tonnage way up after blue bin introduction
By Collin Gallant on July 19th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Blue carts are being credited for a huge boost in recycling volumes in Medicine Hat during its first month of the curbside service. Recycling bins were distributed to all residences and duplexes in Medicine Hat in June, and during that month a total of 303 tonnes of recyclable material was collected by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Axing carbon tax could mean dead calm: NDP
By Collin Gallant on July 19th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Alberta’s environment minister says a promise by conservatives to repeal the carbon levy would put billions of dollars in windfarm investments in southern Alberta at risk. Last week, Ontario’s new Conservative government announced an abrupt end to that province’s cap-and-trade carbon pricing system and cancelled wind-energy contracts they say have driven up prices. ... Read More »
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