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Sections of Southridge Community Park closing temporarily for rehabilitation work

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 29th, 2024

news@medicinehatnews.com Beginning Tuesday a section of the trail in the north end of Southridge Community Park will be temporarily closed as the park is scheduled to undergo two phases of rehabilitation work to be completed in August. The first phase will require the washroom on the north end temporarily closed until work that will enhance ... Read More »

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AHS shares ATV safety advice for long weekend

By Medicine Hat News on June 29th, 2024

@MedicineHatNews Before many residents head into the more remote areas of the province for the long weekend, AHS would like to shape a few suggestions to ensure that ATV users return uninjured and happy. Between 2015 and 2022, Alberta reported nearly 9,500 ATV-related emergency department and urgent care centre visits, said AHS, and as such, ... Read More »

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Recent rain doubles June’s below average total

By Medicine Hat News on June 29th, 2024

@MedicineHatNews Showers on Thursday more than doubled the amount of rainfall received in Medicine Hat during June, but the total is less than half the long-term average. That comes during what is typically the city’s wettest month, and after a near all-time record monthly rainfall during May. Environment Canada reported that 16.5 millimetres of rain ... Read More »

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Lump-sum property tax bills due by end of day

By Medicine Hat News on June 28th, 2024

@MedicineHatNews Today is the last day to pay municipal property tax bills without penalty. For decades city taxes have been due on June 30 each year, and typically collected on the last business day of the month – a change formalized several years ago. Cypress County as well moved its tax deadline day to June ... Read More »

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Health foundation takes cardiac monitoring to heart with new fundraising goal

By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 28th, 2024

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Health Foundation launched the public phase of a new fundraising initiative on Thursday, one that aims to replace critical equipment that has reached the end-of-life stage at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. “We are excited to launch this cardiac campaign,” said executive director Heather Bach. The goal of the campaign, called ... Read More »

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Grade 9 student recognized for playwriting expertise

By BRENDAN MILLER on June 28th, 2024

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com When St. Mary’s fine arts academy student Caroline Schultz sat down with her fellow classmates after Christmas break to choose the next royalty-free play the school would perform for an upcoming spring show, her teacher asked the class if anyone wanted to write a play instead. “That idea made me so excited,” says Schultz, ... Read More »

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Interpretive program invites residents to finish projects among nature

By Medicine Hat News on June 28th, 2024

@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is offering a less directed event, as they invite residents out into nature for the purposes of simply “getting it done.” Whether the project in question is a half-finished crochet scarf, a blank page waiting to be written on, or any other incomplete and portable goal that residents are ... Read More »

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Brooks man’s backup pants save him from embarrassing exposure charge

By Medicine Hat News on June 28th, 2024

@MedicineHatNews A Brooks man dodged an indecent exposure charge, but was still kept in custody until he sobered up on Wednesday, according to a report from the Brooks RCMP. Mounties in that city say they responded to a call of a man standing in front of a convenience store with his pants around his ankles ... Read More »

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City taking proper time to act but can’t wait to make plans toward net zero, councillor says

By Collin Gallant on June 28th, 2024

@@CollinGallant The head of the city’s energy committee says Medicine Hat can’t afford to wait or ignore a federal mandate to plan for a net-zero power grid by 2035, or a provincial one by 2050. That comes in the face of criticism from the Medicine Hat Utility Ratepayers Association that upgrades and investments to lower ... Read More »

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Ottawa to subsidize replacement of city buses

By Medicine Hat News on June 28th, 2024

@MedicineHatNews Ottawa will cover about one third of the cost of bus replacements in Medicine Hat and an active transportation plan, and a new tracking system for city transit from the federal Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. A release Thursday states Medicine Hat will receive $2.6 million to replace public transportation vehicles as they approach ... Read More »

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Province seeking feedback for new parks plan

By Medicine Hat News on June 27th, 2024

@MedicineHatNews The province of Alberta is looking for feedback to help shape the new direction of its provincial parks. Alberta’s government is conducting a two-phase public engagement process to gather feedback from residents and visitors alike, to inform the development of a new Plan for Parks. “Our parks provide truly spectacular outdoor experiences, and we ... Read More »

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