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MHIP focusing on waterbody health at upcoming educational event
By Medicine Hat News on September 4th, 2025
Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is exploring what makes watershed healthy, and is hoping residents will come along. “How do we know if a waterbody is healthy and clean? What lives in the water? How do we assess water quality? We will share the answers to these questions and more during this family-friendly public program,” says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anti-COVID restriction lawyers disbarred by Law Society of Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on September 4th, 2025
Calgary lawyer John Carpay, known for his fierce opposition to COVID restrictions, has been disbarred by a second provincial law society in two years. Carpay, president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, along with Jay Cameron, its former litigation director, were first disbarred in Manitoba for hiring a private investigator in 2021 to surveil ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utility commission approves new transmission line on east side
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 4th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com On Tuesday, the Alberta Utilities Commission approved upgrades to a 40-year-old electrical transmission line on the city’s east side to support projected growth in the area. The East Ring Enhancement Project was originally announced in 2023 and looks to provide more juice to Brier Park, northeast Crescent Heights, Ranchlands, Parkview and Southlands. The line ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Updated, improved Phoenix Safe House officially opened
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 4th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Phoenix Safe House is officially reopening its doors after being under construction for more than a year. Dignitaries from the City of Medicine Hat, Cypress County, as well as both premier Danielle Smith and Cypress-Medicine Hat Justin Wright, were in attendance to celebrate the Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society’s services moving into the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council votes to increase transparency surrounding staff expenses
By BRENDAN MILLER on September 4th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com On Tuesday, councillors approved a recommendation to provide a detailed report of senior administration expenses to the Audit Committee twice a year, a move seeking transparency around expenses for things like business travel, meals and training programs. This report will provide detailed transactions for each senior leader by account and will be presented in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province concerned about explicit images in books; ATA says returning teachers too busy to play games
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 4th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A new policy that seeks to remove books with explicit sexual content, especially images, is set to come into effect Oct. 1. But on Tuesday, the province announced it will pause ministerial orders issued to school boards earlier in the summer to make changes. The ministerial order, issued July 4, sought for school authorities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Career comedian says he’s serious about helping Medicine Hat
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 3rd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com While he isn’t expecting Hatters to necessarily make him their first choice, council candidate Kaleb Orge believes he belongs in the top eight. Orge feels a strong sense of obligation to the city; he shared that he has been working to become the kind of person he would feel comfortable voting for since the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Compost costs rising, Redcliff suggests partnership
By BRENDAN MILLER on September 3rd, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The region is one step close to building a composting facility to serve Medicine Hat, Redcliff and Cypress Country, however the estimated cost has ballooned to as high as $20 million, council heard Monday. The city seeks to weigh the benefits of collaborating with regional partners as well as partnering with an international environment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Natural gas rates climb for September, which is final month for locked-in electricity rate
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 3rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Hatters will see a slight increase to their natural gas bill as September’s default rate moves to $0.791 GJ, up from August’s rate of $0.642 GJ. September is the last month of this quarter’s calculated electricity rate from July to September, set at $0.05269 kWh, however under the local electric utility bylaw, this rate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Firefighters respond to more than 25 MVCs in August
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 3rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat firefighters responded to 27 motor vehicle collisions in August, a rate of nearly one per-day. Of note, first responders spent several hours on scene of a head-on crash in the 1400 block of Trans-Canada Way on Aug. 21. That sent both drivers to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Firefighters also responded to two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Next panel hears from mostly supportive Hatters
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 3rd, 2025
Premier Danielle Smith’s Alberta Next Panel rolled into Medicine Hat on Tuesday, exploring a 2026 provincial referendum. The panel, speaking at the Cypress Centre, featured 10 of the 16 government chosen speakers who discussed policy optics meant to increase Alberta’s sovereignty within Canada. The panel was formed to seek public feedback on ways to protect ... Read More »
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