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Local motorcyclist killed in highway collision near Redcliff on Sunday night
By Medicine Hat News on October 29th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat man was killed Sunday night after a highway collision between his motorcycle and an SUV near Redcliff. RCMP in the town and the Redcliff Fire Department say they responded to the crash, east of Boundary Road, at 5:13 p.m on Oct. 27. The 66-year-old operator of the motorcycle was taken to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sea-can removal cost discussed at committee; city seeks input for possible uses
By BRENDAN MILLER on October 29th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com A large portion of the estimated $20,000 cost to remove eight sea-cans located in Towne Square includes the decommission of the market pods’ electrical service, as they are connected to the city’s grid. Coun. Robert Dumanowski inquired about the cost during a public services committee meeting Monday following feedback from members of the public, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks man charged after reports of weapons being thrown on the highway
By Medicine Hat News on October 29th, 2024
A Brooks man has been charged with breaking his bail conditions by “throwing weapons” at vehicles on the Trans-Canada Highway east of the city. Mounties in that city say they arrived at the sight of a complaint and found several martial arts weapons in the backpack of John Lewis, including nunchucks, throwing stars and a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southeast corner opportunities, challenges discussed at 2024 Economic Growth Forum
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 26th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Over the past two days, business owners from Medicine Hat and beyond have been learning what sorts of possibilities lay within Alberta’s southeast corner, at the 2024 Economic Growth Forum. Put on by Community Futures Entre-Corp, the forum was a day and a half of various panel discussions from local and travelling experts, touching ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Upcoming Friends of Medicare AGM will focus on province’s insistence on changing health care delivery
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 26th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Palliser chapter of Friends of Medicare’s Annual General Meeting in early November, will focus largely on continuing changes to the province’s health-care system. The local chapter, as well as Friends of Medicare at large, is concerned with sweeping changes to how Albertans receive medical care, something executive director Chris Gallaway intends to speak ... Read More »
1 responseAmerican Horror Story, Japanese demon, inspiration behind Halloween-themed art display
By BRENDAN MILLER on October 26th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The inspirations behind a group of masks, part of a college art exhibition celebrating Halloween, comes in part from old Japanese folklore as well as a more recent horror movie/series classic. Art and design students at Medicine Hat College were given free reign to explore their inner dark side to create spine-tingling artwork, from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dunmore Solar project re-approved, and with expanded capacity
By Medicine Hat News on October 26th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The construction time table for a major solar field near Medicine Hat has been extended two years by regulators, who also certified the project fits under newly imposed agricultural-use and remediation guidelines. “Dunmore Solar” was first approved by the Alberta Utilities Commission in 2021, and was to be built by March 2025 near the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!High school students invited to attend MHC open house
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 26th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com In November, Medicine Hat College will host open-house tours at its local and Brooks campuses that will be attended by high school students interested in exploring post-secondary opportunities. A press release says local students will be bused to the Medicine Hat campus for 10 a.m to 3 p.m. Nov. 13 to connect with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Despite profit woes, some still want city to use reserves, freeze taxes
By Collin Gallant on October 26th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Critics are maintaining calls for the city to use reserves built from power profits to offset taxes even as officials warn of a crashing electricity market and say the money is needed to stabilize spending for years ahead. At two meetings this week administrators told council members discussing the city budget that lower than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A final look at southwest Saskatchewan provincial election candidates as early voting underway
By Medicine Hat News on October 25th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Early voting continues in Saskatchewan through Saturday ahead of the general election in that province on Monday. In the southwestern riding of Cypress Hills, residents can vote between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. at locations in Maple Creek, Leader, Shaunavon, Gull Lake, Cabri, Eastend, Eatonia, Kyle and Eston through Oct. 26. Voting concludes with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Show Review: MHMT’s Jersey Boys … what a night
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 25th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Musical Theatre’s rendition of Jersey Boys may take older viewers on a trip down memory lane, but it far from relies on nostalgia to tell a story to remember. When portraying the stories of real people or events, there is a unique pressure to perfect the characterization; unlike a purely fictitious character, ... Read More »
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