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First stone at war monument to be placed Tuesday
By Mo Cranker on August 5th, 2017
The first stone for a monument to commemorate First World War military units from Medicine Hat will be laid in a ceremony on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. The monument on the slope above Third Street N.W., next to the Trans-Canada Highway, will honour the Third Canadian Mounted Rifles and the 175th Infantry Battalion. They were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local unemployment rate continues to decline
By Mo Cranker on August 5th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Unemployment continues to drop in Southern Alberta, with the rate in the local region now sitting firmly at pre-recession levels. Statistics Canada said Friday that the jobless rate in Medicine Hat sat at 4.1 per cent — its lowest level in two-years and nearly half of what it was during the height ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local real estate continues upward trend
By Mo Cranker on August 5th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The local real estate continue to track upwards, with local industry officials downplaying worries that a rise in borrowing costs may dampen it. “We’ve had a really active market and it’s healthy in that we have new listings replacing what’s been sold,” said Brooklyn Kalista, the president of the Medicine Hat Real ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dinosaur digging near Hilda
By Mo Cranker on August 5th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Sunrise near Hilda. The red sun hangs through hazy clouds and lark sparrows are starting to sing. In a local farmyard surrounded by sunflower fields a small group of paleontologists stir in their camp. Today is supposed to be the big day when five years of hard work and effort pay off ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fearing mussels, irrigator bars boats from Grassy Lake
By Collin Gallant on August 4th, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Grassy Lake does not, repeat not, have zebra mussels, and the recent closure of a boat launch there is meant to keep it that way, officials with the St. Mary’s River Irrigation District said Thursday. The rumour, spread throughout fishing circles of an alleged infestation began in late July when signs went up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hotline will help health care officials dealing with opioid cases
By Gillian Slade on August 4th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Physicians and nurse practitioners who are caring for patients with an opioid dependency will soon have access to an expert on the telephone in a pilot project. From next week an opioid dependence specialist will advise on prescribing drugs such as buprenorphine/naloxone (suboxone), methadone or naloxone, as well as treating patients with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No ‘Trump Bump’ for Medicine Hat College
By Tim Kalinowski on August 4th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal While various news reports have been speaking lately of a so-called ‘Trump Bump’ in the Canadian education system, as more international students eschew the United States due to the perceived chaos in our southern neighbour’s political society at the moment, Medicine Hat College is not seeing any extra gains, confirms MHC registrar Sandy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Saamis Heights park ready to go
By Peggy Revell on August 4th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell The final touches have been put on Medicine Hat’s newest park area. “We want to create interesting spaces that people want to get out into,” said Jane Zwicker, the city’s real estate marketing officer, about the park located in Saamis Heights’s Phase 7 development, which sits behind Saamis Rotary Park, the Church of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local watershed alliance targeting Seven Persons Creek with restoration campaign
By Tim Kalinowski on August 4th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal The South East Alberta Watershed Alliance will be targeting the Seven Persons Creek watershed for its new, two-year, stream-bank restoration campaign. “We have received funding from the Government of Alberta to perform a stream restoration and assessment within the Seven Persons Creek watershed area,” confirms SEAWA watershed co-ordinator Patrick Jablkowski. “What that entails ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Impaired driving charge laid after evening collision
By Medicine Hat News on August 3rd, 2017
A Medicine Hat man has been charged with impaired driving following a collision on Wednesday. Just after 7:30 p.m. a Volkswagen van was travelling southbound on Carry Drive and attempted to turn onto Cuyler Road. The driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a light pole and a parked car. Damage is estimated at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!HAT Smart funds for attic insulation used up, as homeowners take advantage of rebate
By Collin Gallant on August 3rd, 2017
Medicine Hat News City grants to help pay for attic insulation upgrades have been exhausted, according to a release by the City of Medicine Hat’s HAT Smart program coordinator. Last month, the utility committee heard that funding requests for the program — which offered up to a $500 rebate on work — would soon see ... Read More »
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