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Three kids in life-threatening condition after head-on Hwy 3 collision
By Medicine Hat News on August 22nd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews LETHBRIDGE Investigation is continuing into a late night head-on collision on Highway 3 at the interchange of Highway 3A west of Coaldale that put six people in hospital, including three minors in serious condition. When RCMP, fire and EMS staff arrived on scene after being dispatched at 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, they found one vehicle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coun. Dumanowski speaks out on council riff
By Collin Gallant on August 22nd, 2024
@@CollinGallant The longest serving member of Medicine Hat city council says he stands by the decision to sanction Mayor Linnsie Clark, though there will be “no clear winners or losers” in the controversy that he says been obscured for the public. In a long statement to the News, Coun. Robert Dumanowski writes that Clark has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interpretive centre hosting ecology walk at Echo Dale
By Medicine Hat News on August 22nd, 2024
Echo Dale Park is home to a unique ecology, and the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is offering a unique chance to get to know it through a guided walk. “Water is the key to life, and in our desert ecosystem, it is absolutely vital,” said chief interpreter Mhairi Donnelly. “In this interpretive walk, we will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Global Helium abandons exploration project near Lake Diefenbaker, will focus on area near the Hat
By Medicine Hat News on August 22nd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A helium company with interests near Medicine Hat says an exploratory joint venture near Lake Diefenbaker has been abandoned and it can now focus capital on developing an underground discovery of the element near the Hat. Global Helium officials told the News this spring that volumes found at well sites southeast of Dunmore make ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Growth Trade Show will bring support services under one roof
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 22nd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Business Growth Trade Show returns in October, offering attendees a chance to learn about government programs designed to support businesses. On Oct. 23, from 5-7 p.m. at the Cypress Centre, entrepreneurs and business owners will be able to meet face to face with the organizations that provide these supports. The event is organized ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!HALO helps to locate kayaker safe after she was reported missing
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 22nd, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com HALO Air Ambulance has located 40-year-old Aldea Tillmans safe during an aerial search along the South Saskatchewan River on Tuesday at 6:50 p.m. following a missing persons report. Several organizations including local RCMP, Lethbridge Area Search and Rescue and South Eastern Alberta Search and Rescue, Lethbridge Police and HALO were involved in search and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aiming for bullseye; Local dart duo ready to represent Canada at World Masters
By BRENDAN MILLER on August 21st, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Two talented dart players from Medicine Hat are getting ready to represent Canada at WDF World Masters held in Budapest, Hungary this October – an event that typically attracts more than 1,000 participants from 70-plus countries. Seventeen-year-old Sofie McFarlane and 12-year-old Mya Kochie will be representing the country at one of the oldest and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spattered and stuck in the mud: Annual Mud Bog event draws large crowd
By BRENDAN MILLER on August 21st, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com This weekend drivers at the Medicine Hat Drag Strip weren’t just gearing up for speed, instead they tuned their boggers specifically to handle mud – large amounts of mud. On Saturday more than 45 drivers successfully and unsuccessfully navigated their vehicles through a 200-foot pit of mud approximately 30 inches deep and 20 feet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Multi-family residential driving construction numbers in 2024
By Collin Gallant on August 21st, 2024
@@CollinGallant New apartment and condo construction is pacing the Medicine Hat development market through the first seven months of 2024, statistics reveal. At July 31, the city’s planning and development office had processed seven permits for substantial residential projects that cumulatively represent 96 new units. The estimated budget for all sits at $13.9 million, more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Correction: Incorrect company name given for proposed solar field
By Medicine Hat News on August 21st, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Incorrect information appeared in an article in the Aug. 20 edition of the Medicine Hat News. The company proposing to build a 150-megawatt “Blue Bridge” solar array near Empress in Cypress County is EDP, a Spanish renewable energy company not, as stated EDF (Electricite de France). EDP-Renewables North America was the company behind the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public library looks to ramp up relevant teen programming
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 21st, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com With summer break ending, the Medicine Hat Public Library is ramping up programming for teens, seeking help to make sure these programs continue to stay relevant and interesting for the city’s younger generations. The library’s TIC TAC (Teens Initiating Change Together And Committed) committee is currently accepting applications through Sept. 12, when they will ... Read More »
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