November 15th, 2024

Local News

CPKC Holiday Train will roll through Medicine Hat on a Sunday this year

By Medicine Hat News on October 17th, 2024

@MedicineHatNews Christmas is coming, and this year the CPKC Holiday Train will arrive in Medicine Hat on a Sunday. The food bank fundraiser and concert tour has traditionally arrived in the city mid-week for afternoon festivities at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City marshalling yard on N. Railway Street. This year, the special train adorned with ... Read More »

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Health foundation hosting free info session on estate planning, legacy gifts

By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 17th, 2024

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Health Foundation is offering an informational session to provide all the background residents may need on the process of estate planning and potential for legacy gifts. Seeds of Change: a Legacy Conversation is an evening with Greg Johnson the Tornado Hunter. Johnson will speak on “leaving your best legacy,” which will ... Read More »

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Hamilton remains reeve for Cypress County following organizational meeting

By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 17th, 2024

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County council held its annual organizational meeting Wednesday alongside its usual bi-weekly public meeting. Dan Hamilton will be continuing in his role as the Reeve, taking both his oath and his usual spot in the Cypress County meeting room on Wednesday morning. He commented that he takes his job seriously and hopes to ... Read More »

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Public services committee wrap-up

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 17th, 2024

news@medicinehatnews.com Managing director of public services Joseph Hutter provided members of the public services committee some brief highlights of projects going on around the city. Fire Prevention Week Last week Medicine Hat Fire and Emergency Services teamed up with the National Fire Protection Association for fire prevention week and were able to deliver presentations about ... Read More »

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Council to meet in closed session on ‘energy division’ matter

By Medicine Hat News on October 17th, 2024

@MedicineHatNews City council will meet tonight in closed session to discuss an “energy division” matter. The unusual meeting will be held under “committee of the whole” protocols, a looser format that typically allows council members greater latitude to discuss topics and question administrators. Only the general area of discussion is made known on the agenda ... Read More »

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Council asked to clear Town Square’s sea-cans

By James Tubb on October 16th, 2024

Brendan Miller bmiller@medicinehatnews.com City officials are recommending council and staff find a new purpose for the eight colourful sea-cans, or market pods, located in Towne Square that have been used in the festival space since 2022 and are located kitty corner to city hall on First Street SE. Although the market pods have been utilized ... Read More »

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Fall Into Christmas market boasting more than 90 vendors from across Canada

By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 16th, 2024

This year’s Fall Into Christmas market is right around the corner, and organizers look forward to offering residents a chance to connect with local artisans just in time for the Holidays. This longstanding tradition has been going strong since 2005, drawing in artists, makers and craftspeople from Canadian coast to coast. This year’s event will ... Read More »

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Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor talks revived after fading away

By Collin Gallant on October 16th, 2024

@@CollinGallant Once again promoting Medicine Hat’s potential as a logistics hub, the province is reviving a push for Alberta to become the last leg of the “Ports to Plains” alliance. That initiative, involving jurisdictions from Mexico through the western U.S., aims to standardize transportation routes and seek infrastructure investment potentially to Fort McMurray. It was ... Read More »

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Catholic division announces educational leaders for new school

By BRENDAN MILLER on October 16th, 2024

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Ryan Irving and Brad van Middelkoop will co-principal the new Holy Trinity Academy K-9 Catholic school which will begin construction early next year. The division announced Tuesday that Irving, currently principal of St. Francis Xavier, will be joined by Middelkoop, current principal at St. Mary’s, as the school’s first set of co-principals. According to ... Read More »

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Ballots set in Leader, Maple Creek

By Medicine Hat News on October 16th, 2024

@MedicineHatNews Two centres in southwest Saskatchewan will hold elections for council next month, while mayoral positions were acclaimed. Michelle Mackenzie has been acclaimed to another term as the mayor of Maple Creek, while seven candidates will vie for six council seats in the Nov. 14 municipal election. All urban centres in Saskatchewan, as well as ... Read More »

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Bridge burned at Bindloss, RCMP believe caused by burnouts

By Medicine Hat News on October 16th, 2024

@MedicineHatNews The Oyen RCMP is investigating after a bridge near Bindloss caught fire two weeks ago. Mounties believe vehicles doing burnouts ignited a fire that caused structural damage to a bridge near the northwest quarter-section of 25-22-3 W4 between 7 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 28, and 6 a.m. the next morning. Anyone with information should ... Read More »

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