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Behind the Stampede: Cowboys ready to ride
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 23rd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com This Saturday and next, the News is continuing to take you behind the scenes of the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede, to explore what goes into preparing for, operating and cleaning up different aspects of the grand event. This week, we’re getting an exclusive look into the event at the heart of Stampede: rodeo. ... Read More »
1 responseCity Notebook: Pretty forgettable decade for natural gas in SE Alberta
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 23rd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant After a century of good fortune, it’s been a pretty forgettable decade for the natural gas sector in southeast Alberta. Low prices, laid off workers, a dwindling city business and bank account. But it’s been a happy new year for those who made it out the other side and are now reaping the whirlwind ... Read More »
1 responseSaskatchewan highway department nearing completion of $120M plan to improve Highway 7
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 23rd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Saskatchewan’s highway department is nearing the completion of a $120-million, eight-year plan to improve Highway 7 between Saskatoon and Oyen, the government said Friday. This summer the department will spend $18 million to add six passing lanes to the highway between Kindersley and the Alberta boundary, where it becomes Alberta Provincial Highway No. 9. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Operations at Town of Redcliff return to normal
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 23rd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Operations at the Town of Redcliff have returned to normal five days after wind whipped through the town downing trees and power lines. “We were very fortunate compared to our neighbours in the city and county,” said town chief administrator Phyllis Forsyth on Friday afternoon. “Most of our damage was power lines and tree ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Storm of the century?: Damaging winds drum up memories of tempests past
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 23rd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Tornado or not, violent wind storms this week near Medicine Hat are bringing back memories of natural disasters that shaped the region and left long-lasting effects. At least 21 homes in Cypress County were severely damaged this week by what is now described as a plow wind after initial reports of a tornado touching ... Read More »
1 responseBetter Living and Horticulture back to a full show
By SAMANTHA JOHNSON, Special to the News on July 22nd, 2022
This is the first year the entire show for Better Living and Horticulture will be back since 2019. Cathy Treiber, into her seventh year as chairperson, hopes for lots of entries. There will be special appearances by the Mental Health Association, Cactus Rose Quilt Guild and Medicine Hat Woodcarvers. Last week, the Fibre Arts Society ... Read More »
1 responseAdkins ready to hit the Hat stage
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 22nd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Famed country musician and four-time Grammy nominee, Trace Adkins, is returning to Medicine Hat on July 27 for the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede. Adkins, along with opening act Nate Haller, is the first of this year’s three night show acts; with hometown superstar MacKenzie Porter taking the stage July 28 and the Beach ... Read More »
1 responseHearing to permit new power line set for Oct. 18
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 22nd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A hearing to permit a new power line southwest of Medicine Hat to connect a planned wind farm has been scheduled for Oct. 18 The Winnifred Wind Farm would be connected from its location near the County of Forty Mile boundary, south of Rattlesnake Lake, to the Altalink Bullshead Substation, near the city’s limits. ... Read More »
1 responseSaturday pancake breakfast cancelled
By Medicine Hat News on July 22nd, 2022
Supply chain issues have resulted in the cancellation of Saturday’s Stampede pancake breakfast, hosted by Davis GMC Buick and Iron Horse Energy Services. The breakfast event was scheduled to take place on Saturday. All other upcoming pancake breakfasts are set to continue as scheduled... Read More »
1 responsePolice seize more than a pound of fentanyl
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 22nd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Police have seized more than a pound of fentanyl among $135,000 worth of drugs and cash on July 6, according to a release from Medicine Hat Police Service on Thursday. Authorities allege that two men were transporting the narcotics near Brooks when police executed a “planned traffic stop” and searched their vehicle. A further ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Natural gas sector ‘solid’ after years of strife
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 22nd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The natural gas sector is “solid” again after years of low prices, cost cutting and struggles and string of bankruptcies, says the head of a junior gas producer with major operations in southeast Alberta. That said, it may not be enough to spur new drilling in the region for dry shallow gas, but will ... Read More »
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