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Stampede spectators educated on importance of horse health through equine therapy
By FERNANDO MORENO Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 1st, 2023
mhnews@medicinehatnews.com Stampede guests were able to learn all about maintaining horse health through a daily equine therapy workshop hosted by Hilary Blanchette of Holsom Equine. Blanchette says the need for horse rehabilitation and conditioning services is sizable in southeast Alberta, and she showcased the importance of that care to dozens each day at the Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local pet lover hoping to start free search and rescue op
By FERNANDO MORENO Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 1st, 2023
mhnews@medicinehatnews.com Local animal lover Loretta Beauchesne is starting up a new charitable initiative aimed at helping owners locate lost pets and animals. Beauchesne says she hopes to fundraise for some drones to be used by volunteers in the areas where pets may go missing, such as vast expanses of rural fields. She is starting a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF applies to close ammonia plant in UK
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 1st, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews CF Industries has applied to permanently close ammonia production at a United Kingdom site that it idled last year due to skyrocketing natural gas prices in Europe. The company’s site at Billingham, in northern England, would still produce ammonium nitrate and nitric acid fertilizer with imported ammonia “just as its done” since ammonia production ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Exploring Earth’s Climate at Police Point Park
By Medicine Hat News on August 1st, 2023
Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is inviting Hatters young and old to come out and learn more about earth’s atmosphere with its newest display at Police Point Park, Exploring Earth’s Climate. The display features a giant game of ‘Tipping Points’ Jenga, which challenges participants with keeping the healthy planet in balance, as well as information about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hawk nest delays solar array hearing
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 1st, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The discovery of a hawk nest in northwest Medicine Hat is the reason behind delaying a hearing into building the largest urban solar array in Canada. The Saamis Solar project was proposed in late 2019 to cover former industrial land north of Crescent Heights, and an expanded version is currently before provincial utility regulators. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede Night Shows another success despite still lower than pre-pandemic numbers
By FERNANDO MORENO Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 1st, 2023
mhnews@medicinehatnews.com It was a typical trilogy of Night Shows this year at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede. The Grandstand hosted a series of artists on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday with Dean Brody (more than 2,200 attendants), Joe Nichols (more than 1,200) and Vanilla Ice (topping 2,000) respectively. “We haven’t got the final count yet,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Up in smoke
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 29th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The issue of Aurora Sun is an unhappy topic that’s gone on so long that it’s hard to muster much enthusiasm for puns, such as the dream of 500 jobs at the incomplete pot plant going up in smoke. The bubble bursting on the recreational marijuana market has been well documented over three years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Better Living hoping to attract more entries
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 29th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews After a another poor crop of entries, organizers of the Better Living exhibit and competitions at the Stampede are determining how to grow interest in earning ribbons and prizes for garden produce and hobby projects. “It’s up a little bit from last year,” said Better Living organizer committee chair Cathy Treiber told the News. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Katch n’ Kennel fundraiser returns
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 29th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat SPCA is looking to raise $50,000 with the return of the popular Katch ‘n Kennel fundraiser. The last time this fundraiser was run was in 2019 and the MHSPCA are excited to bring it back again. Last year operating costs for the organization were $700,000 and they cared for 400 animals. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swift Current RCMP searching for Hat man charged in rash of truck thefts
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 29th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Mounties in Swift Current are looking for a Medicine Hat man who they have charged with stealing a truck in that city this week during a rash of truck thefts in Southwest Saskatchewan. RCMP say that Nicholas Langille, 29, of Medicine Hat is at large and they have charged him after a grey 2005 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The life of a sheep shearer
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 29th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Alison Preston grew up in the Vauxhall area and currently calls Lethbridge home. Now in her seventh season, she quit her desk job in 2017 to become a full-time sheep shearer. After such great response last year, the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede asked her to come back again this year to give demonstrations ... Read More »
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