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City elects to cut losses with old food bank location, will list at half its value
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 6th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Staff say other considerations came into play when the city acquired the former food bank location nearly four years ago, but council agreed Monday it should be sold at a loss now to avoid more monetary costs. The idea to list the building at 532 S. Railway St. – valued at $500,000 in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dunmore Equestrian preparing for indoor arena
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on February 6th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Work is underway for the upcoming Dunmore Equestrian Society’s indoor arena, the next step in its usage of the 25-acre space to elevate local equestrian experiences. Construction officially began in January, and is planned for a 140 by 275-foot indoor arena with bleacher seating, a restroom, storage area and multi-purpose area.The space will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police seek driver in hit and run
By Medicine Hat News on February 6th, 2024
Police are investigating a hit-and-run collision involving a youth pedestrian that occurred Feb. 1. Police say a group of youths were walking eastbound in the crosswalk at the intersection at Division Avenue and 12th Street NE around 3:30 p.m. when a white SUV heading westbound turned left onto Division Avenue and struck one of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An extra $100K added to HatSmart program this year
By Medicine Hat News on February 6th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The new round of energy conservation “HatSmart” grants is bigger this year after energy use surged in 2023 and provided an unforeseen windfall in revenue that funds the program. A total of $255,000 was dispersed in 2023 in the program that pays a portion of building improvements, but the 2024 program will be worth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Duplicate Bridge results for January
By Medicine Hat News on February 6th, 2024
Tuesday Jan. 2 North/South 1. Lorena Kelly – Maggie Burrows 2. Munden Coates – Cliff Bryanton East/West 1. James Van Dam – Lynn Fowlie 2. Betty Biffard – Carol Farr Friday Jan. 5 North/South 1. Rita Langford – John Weatherhead 2. Doreen Denis – Lorena Kelly East/West 1. Vonda Reddekop – Pat Hannay 2. Carol ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Train derails near Brooks
By Collin Gallant on February 5th, 2024
Medicine Hat News A CPKC freight train derailed and spilled 34 shipping containers near the south city limits of Brooks on Monday afternoon. RCMP in that city say that no one was injured when 17 cars left the tracks at about 4:30 p.m. near the crossing of the tracks at Highway 873, which becomes Seventh ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monday in Medicine Hat, Feb. 5
By James Tubb on February 5th, 2024
Medicine Hat News Protests following UCP policy Following a heated town hall meeting with the area’s two MLAs on Friday (find our story here), thousands protested the UCP government’s new parental rights polices at the legislature over the weekend. The office of MLA Justin Wright also apologized to media outlets over ban on video recording ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Condo buildings could go on vacant lot near TCH
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 3rd, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Municipal land earmarked as surplus to the city’s needs several years ago could be developed as two four-storey condominium blocks near the community of Harlow, according to a permit application filed with city planning department. The 0.9-acre site at 1064 First Street SW was put on the market after a 2020 survey of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Various agriculture board positions filled by southern Albertans
By Medicine Hat News on February 3rd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Hat-area greenhouse manager David Hoekstra will join the board of the Alberta government-funded “Results Driven Agricultural Research.” Also joining the 10-person board is Brian Brewin, former reeve of the MD of Taber, who was nominated by the Alberta Potato Growers Association. It was created in 2020 as an arms-length group to determine ag research ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Show Review: Mean Girls, nice production
By Brendan Miller on February 3rd, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Perhaps “nice production” is an understatement. Let us rephrase. “Mean Girls, fantastic production” would better describe the feeling you’ll have after attending the Broadway production at Crescent Heights High School, but let’s just leave the headline as is – nice is simply the opposite of mean. Crescent Heights is known for its rich theatre ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tensions run high at UCP town hall
By Brendan Miller on February 3rd, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Premier Smith faced backlash from local residents during a UCP town hall as she spoke about her new transgender policy and the Alberta Pension Plan. Smith joined Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright at the public library to hear from citizens before the legislative assembly reconvenes at the end of February. The session was moderated ... Read More »
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