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City to remove and replace dead trees
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 24th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The City of Medicine Hat will be taking care to preserve the health of the urban forest, removing a number of trees that have reached the end of their life cycle. Crews began removing dead trees in Leinweber Park on Tuesday. Several of the trees removed are being taken due to their condition brought ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hillcrest Church hosts extremely well attended pancake breakfast
By Medicine Hat News on July 24th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Hillcrest Church welcomed a likely record number of guests to its annual pancake and sausage breakfast on Tuesday near Strachan Road and 13th Avenue. It featured live music, pedal tractors, face painting and a lineup that still wound the length of the parking lot at 9:30 a.m. Senior paster Steve Pahl told the News ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local firefighters battle trio of blazes Tuesday
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 24th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com In a 12-hour period Tuesday, Medicine Hat firefighters responded to three separate fires in the city, all of which are now under investigation. Crews responded to a house fire call shortly after 4 a.m. on the 100 block of Eighth Street SW. At noon, crews were back in the same area after getting a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Milk River flowing at 95% below normal
By Medicine Hat News on July 24th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The Milk River has less water flowing in it at the Town of Milk River than the Seven Persons Creek does at Medicine Hat, according to the provincial agency that monitors water levels in rivers and reservoirs across the province. The Alberta town near the U.S. border reported this month it is conserving water ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province investing in education, keeping up with enrolment growth
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 24th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The province has announced increased funding for education to help keep ahead of rising operating costs. “Alberta’s population is booming and causing unprecedented growth in our education system, adding a historic number of new students across the province for the 2024-25 school year,” a release states. It added that the government recognizes and sympathizes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Interpretive Centre to offer two unique guided walks
By Anna Smith Local Journalism Initiative on July 23rd, 2024
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Centre is looking to introduce residents to new paths throughout the city on the Hidden Gem Walks. “Come meet your new favourite hidden path and learn about the local environment of Medicine Hat. This series of two walks will feature two paths in the city and provide information about our local ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Airshow dazzles crowd from skies above
By BRENDAN MILLER on July 23rd, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com A pilot’s voice crackles over the loud speaker requesting air traffic control to begin with take off procedures as hundreds of spectators await the roar of the Northern Stars Aerobatics team L-39C jet trainers as they taxi the runway to kick off the Medicine Hat Family Fun & Flight Airshow. The free air show ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP Briefs: Train derails in southwest Saskatchewan
By Medicine Hat News on July 23rd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Highway lanes are partially blocked near Gull Lake, Sask., as crews clean up after a train derailment on Sunday morning. RCMP say there were no injuries reported and no hazardous material spilled in the accident near Highway 37, about one mile east of the Gull Lake entrance to the town. That occurred before 11 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Water levels dropping at Milk River following Montana crisis
By Medicine Hat News on July 23rd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews River levels in the Town of Milk River are 85 per cent lower than a month ago when a vital irrigation siphon in Montana collapsed in June. That has prompted the town in deep southern Alberta, as well as towns in northeast Montana that access the Milk River, to enact water restrictions. The U.S. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stack ’em up: Stampede breakfasts underway
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 23rd, 2024
The tastiest part of Stampede week has begun. The annual Stampede pancake breakfasts are underway, with the first two held on Saturday and Monday. The first breakfast Saturday was well attended at the Homestead Market. Monday’s breakfast was at the front doors of the Medicine Hat College, with people lined up out front for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters won’t face the power cost spike other Albertans will during heatwave
By Collin Gallant on July 23rd, 2024
@@CollinGallant Power demand is rising as heavy heat blankets the province in July, but city officials are reiterating that local electricity rates are more insulated from provincial prices, though power bills will likely be higher as more is used. Local rates are now set against wholesale prices that are currently under a floor price set ... Read More »
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