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City to upgrade playground areas at three local parks
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 13th, 2024
Residents will see three parks in the city with playground upgrades this year. The city has started work to install enhanced playground infrastructure within Tower Estates Park, Muir Park and Hill Pool Park. The upgrades will begin at the Tower Estates and Hill Pool Park locations with estimated completion by the end of July for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City development incentives to launch Monday
By Medicine Hat News on April 13th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Starting Monday, the City of Medicine Hat will begin to accept applications for 2024 development incentives. The two incentives launching this year are planned to leverage the city’s existing land and infrastructure for additional high-density housing, in order to enhance the livability of the city centre area. The aim is to encourage new development, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Screening for Life to come to Bow Island from April 24-26
By Medicine Hat News on April 13th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews For those most at risk when it comes to developing breast cancer, mobile mammography services will be available in Bow Island from April 22-24. The service is for women aged 45-74, and offered via Alberta Health Services in the form of screen testing. A mammogram is an X-ray of the breast and has proven ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!James Marshall celebrates 85 years with exhibition at Medalta
By ANNA SMITH on April 12th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com On Wednesday night, the Yuill Family Gallery at Medalta was overflowing with visitors celebrating a lifetime of art from Medicine Hat’s own James Marshall. Visitors were invited to look at over 100 pieces of Marshall’s artwork, created over the course of his life, with some dating as far back as the 1960s. The evening ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four water deals for southern Alberta basins await licence holders’ OK
By Medicine Hat News on April 12th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Four initial agreements on water sharing within southern Alberta river basins are complete and before water licence holders to endorse, the News has learned. This winter the Ministry of Environment called on large water users to help prepare for the potential of another year of drought conditions following a dry winter. Talks toward voluntary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Firehall Theatre setting the stage for pair of Grumpy Old Men
By ANNA SMITH on April 12th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s Firehall Theatre remains grateful for the support of the vibrant theatre community of the city, especially with only one week until the opening of their performance of Grumpy Old Men the Musical. The show was chosen to best take advantage of the wide array of talent the city has to offer, says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No injuries after pilot lands plane during emergency
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 12th, 2024
An airplane emergency at the Medicine Hat Airport Thursday morning ended in a positive manner. The Medicine Hat Fire and Emergency Services reported on social media Thursday evening they responded to an airplane emergency at the airport in the morning. Fire services say at approximately 10:45 a.m., they responded to an airplane emergency where ultimately ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Financing secured to construct 23MW solar play near Tilley
By Medicine Hat News on April 12th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A financing deal to build the Tilley Solar Project has been struck between the developer, the Alexander First Nation and the Canadian Infrastructure Bank. The approved project will be built about four kilometres north of the Village of Tilley in the County of Newell, north of the Trans-Canada Highway on land leased from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Repairs to ramp up as group restores Monarch Theatre
By Medicine Hat News on April 12th, 2024
Expect to see scaffolding around the Monarch Theatre this spring as the Monarch 1911 Society continues to restore the historic downtown movie theatre after it was acquired by the nonprofit late last year. The society was handed the keys to the 112-year-old theatre in November after raising $100,000 for its purchase from the city, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Even if Clark is right, she’s in the wrong: Clugston
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 12th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Former Medicine Hat mayor Ted Clugston says Mayor Linnsie Clark may be right in arguing top administrators mishandled a corporate reorganization last summer. But, he said she’s handled it wrong, likely earned the sanctions placed upon her and council is due for a hard time getting substantial work done before the next election. “People ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City honours RCAF with Centennial Day; Medicine Hat rich with aviation history
By BRENDAN MILLER on April 12th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Mayor Linnsie Clark signed a proclamation declaring April 11 as RCAF Centennial Day in Medicine Hat as the air force celebrated its 100th anniversary of service as a distinct military element on April 1. It grew from the Canadian Air Corps – established with one aircraft and a crew in 1914 – to the ... Read More »
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