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No specific timeline given by regional MLA on next phase of Highway 3 twinning
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 13th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews TABER Twinning another stretch of Highway 3 in southern Alberta is set to get underway in 2023, but Taber-Warner MLA Grant Hunter wasn’t able to provide any specifics on the immediate timeline. In Phase 1 of the project, 46 kilometres will be twinned between Taber and Burdett. The overall project – full twinning from ... Read More »
1 responseCelebrate Cypress County on Saturday in Walsh
By Medicine Hat News on July 13th, 2023
The third annual Celebrate Cypress County event is taking place at the Welcome Centre in Walsh on Saturday. The HALO helicopter will be onsite, along with Cypress County fire trucks. Head on inside the Welcome Centre to check out the Badlands Boutique. Book author David Carter will be on hand to sign copies. For kids ... Read More »
1 responseNew playground opens at Big Marble Go Centre
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 13th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews At long last, construction fence has been removed and the new playground at the Big Marble Go Centre is ready for testing. Kids and attendees at day camps at the north-end rec facility gave the new structure a run through on Wednesday, a replacement for a playground removed two years ago to make way ... Read More »
1 responseMHIP summer calendar adds historic building walk, epic fantasy quest
By Medicine Hat News on July 13th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program’s summer calendar keeps pumping out activities. On Sunday, MHIP will host an historic building walk in Downtown Medicine Hat, then on Tuesday a puzzling adventure will be hosted at Police Point Park called Calling All Adventurers. The historic building walk will begin at the entrance to Veterans’ Memorial Park across ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspects in multiple southern Alberta thefts arrested near Raymond
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 13th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Suspects who police say drove through a fence to avoid police near Redcliff last week have been apprehended near Raymond, authorities announced Wednesday. Travis Douglas Seitz, 32, and Brooke Ashley Mintz, 28, both of Brooks, are in custody after RCMP officers from Redcliff, Brooks, the service’s Southern Alberta District Crime Unit, a K9 unit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parkinson Society of Alberta hopes this year’s Step ‘n Stride raises more than $400,000
By Medicine Hat News on July 12th, 2023
This September will bring the 11th annual Parkinson Step ‘n Stride held by the Parkinson Association of Alberta. The event will take place in 11 cities across the province on either Sept. 10 or 11. Last year, Step n’ Stride raised $325,000 for the Parkinson’s community and the goal this year is to top $400,000. ... Read More »
1 responseEcho Dale swim lake finally able to open Saturday
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 12th, 2023
Hatters will be able to beat the summer heat with a swim at Echo Dale starting this weekend. The City of Medicine Hat announced Tuesday the Echo Dale Regional Park Swim Lake will open Saturday. Hours of operation will be 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The opening was delayed as a result of efforts to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat College hosting public-appreciation pancake breakfast to kick off Stampede week
By Medicine Hat News on July 12th, 2023
Everyone is welcome onto the Medicine Hat College campus July 24 for a free pancake breakfast to kick off Stampede week. The event is family friendly and will include entertainment, games, prizes and much more. The breakfast will run from 8-10 a.m. and will take place at the main entrance to the college. Parking is ... Read More »
1 responseLocal real estate remains in high demand
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 12th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant At the mid-point of 2023, Medicine Hat’s real estate market remains firm, with demand still outpacing the number of new listings despite higher borrowing rates and rising prices in general, according to industry officials. That has prices continuing to steadily rise. “We’re certainly seeing a trend in the last six months and low inventory ... Read More »
1 responseMan gets seven years in prison for fentanyl, weapons offences
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 12th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A man found with nearly three kilos of fentanyl and a restricted shotgun in a car last winter by local police has been sentenced to spend seven more years in prison after a plea deal approved Tuesday in Medicine Hat Court of Justice. Prosecutors believe John Michael Elford, 53, was transporting the majority of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks opts to offer sliding-scale tax breaks on new housing
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 12th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The City of Brooks will forgive portions of municipal tax paid on new housing on a sliding scale over four years, along with some other discounts on lot costs and fees, that city’s council announced this week. In May, council directed staff to develop a program to help bolster housing development, after officials were ... Read More »
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