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Local favourite Swirls Ice Cream opening for its 40th season
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 1st, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Swirls Ice Cream is keeping it sweet as they open their doors for the first day of their 40th season. “Forty years is a tremendous deal. And it’s quite the honour,” said Swirls Ice Cream. “Swirls has been an iconic landmark for Medicine Hat for generations. We have families that have been here. They ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPSD to standardize community relation procedures
By Medicine Hat News on March 1st, 2024
The Medicine Hat Public School Division is looking to create a procedure to implement across its schools to ensure any resources and materials shared at public schools are in alignment with the division’s values. Under the system-wide procedure, organizations who wish to attend school division events like resource fairs must provide the event organizer with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Falling provincial power rates still higher than City of Medicine Hat
By Medicine Hat News on March 1st, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Floating power prices in the province are falling, but not yet to levels in Medicine Hat where rates will next be reset at the start of April. Last fall city council approved a move away from contract offerings and instead instituted a blanket rate for local electricity based on the wholesale price paid by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Mary’s water basin included studies to explore water storage; Budget 2024
By Medicine Hat News on March 1st, 2024
The St. Mary’s water basin that runs from the St. Mary Reservoir as far southeast as Forest Peak Lake, Mont., will be included in a study to explore options for water storage as the province announced its 2024 budget Thursday. The budget will provide $10 million to conduct the studies in water basins that flow ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local man faces charges following gunshot victim’s arrival to ER
By Medicine Hat News on March 1st, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat man faces a host of charges, including possession of a gun, after a man arrived at the emergency room this week with a bullet hole in his leg. Chad Richard Lentz was denied bail in Medicine Hat Court of Justice on Thursday after his lawyer argued Lentz is not formally charged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat dentist and father of three killed in weekend avalanche
By Medicine Hat News on February 29th, 2024
Dr. Scott Walburger has been identified as the victim of an avalanche at Castle Wildlife Provincial Park. Walburger, 46, died while snowmobiling with another adult male and two children in the back country between Carbondale and Castle Mountain Ski Resort around 1 p.m. Saturday when the avalanche occurred. The other adult was able to escape ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local reactions to renewables rules range from reverence to riled up
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 29th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Local opponents of wind and solar projects are encouraged by an outline of new rules that will be applied to renewable energy projects, even though they need more information and final versions of how green energy sites will be approved. Industry associations however, say the landscape is still “cloudy” for major projects and whether ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat High School briefly locked down following social media post
By Medicine Hat News on February 29th, 2024
Students and staff at Medicine Hat High School went into a lockdown for approximately 25 minutes Wednesday morning as police followed up on a concerning social media post made by a student. At 9:25 a.m. the high school went into lockdown procedures as police conducted a search after a post on social media by a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta ranks lowest in per-student education spending
By Medicine Hat News on February 29th, 2024
New data from Statistics Canada finds that Alberta spends less on education per student than all other provinces. Data released last week shows Alberta’s operational expenditures by school boards across the province totalled $11,601 per student in the 2020/21 school year – down more than $1,700, or 13 per cent, from the national average of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local distillery in high spirits following CASC awards
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on February 29th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Pivot Spirits Craft Distillery in Rolling Hills is enjoying a spot of well earned recognition following the conclusion of the Artisan Distillers of Canada Spirit competition. The business took home several awards, including both gold and silver in contemporary gin, two silver and three awards for liqueur, and a bronze medal for their first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Friends of Medicare urges full support for new pharmacare deal
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on February 29th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Friends of Medicare is expressing concern in response to a statement from the province, stating Alberta would likely opt out of the coming national pharmacare plan. It was announced last Friday that the federal Liberals and NDP had reached a deal that would include single-payer coverage of contraceptives and diabetes medication and equipment, though ... Read More »
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