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Alberta should feel confident, proud about its business, Chamber conference hears
By Collin Gallant on May 31st, 2025
@@CollinGallant Even facing challenges, Alberta and Alberta’s businesses have got a good thing going, delegates to the provincial Chamber of Commerce conference in Medicine Hat were told Friday, and building and promoting it can help businesses through trade troubles. The business group’s provincial annual general meeting and policy conference concludes Saturday at the Medicine Hat ... Read More »
1 responseWater allotment for SMRID members will remain at 12 inches through summer
By Medicine Hat News on May 31st, 2025
@MedicineHatNews The allocation for St. Mary’s River Irrigation District members is expected to remain at 12 inches for the summer, the board of the major district southwest of Medicine Hat announced Thursday. That figure, equating to one acre-foot, was announced at the group’s annual general meeting in early April. That is 50 per cent higher ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spectrum Festival kicks off with opening ceremony
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on May 31st, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The 2025 Spectrum Festival opened in Kin Coulee on Friday, kicking off the 34th year of the free summer celebration. The opening ceremony featured dignitaries MLA Justin Wright and MP Glen Motz, who expressed gratitude to the community of Medicine Hat for continuing to come together to make events like this possible. “This festival ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interpretive Program invites public out to free River Topography Trot
By Medicine Hat News on May 31st, 2025
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is calling residents out for a trot along the river in their latest program offering. The River Topography Trot is a guided nature walk, focused on the power of Canada’s fourth longest waterway. Participants will learn about its influence on the landscape and ecosystem, how the South Saskatchewan River has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Road closures for Sixth Avenue, Third Street work end
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on May 30th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com As the Downtown Utility and Surface Upgrade Project nears completion, Sixth Avenue and Third Street SE are once again open to the public. As of Thursday morning, the roads are once again open to traffic. Construction work completed includes top-lift paving and a mid-block crossing on the 500 block of Third Street SE, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Registration open for Southern Alberta Summer Games, in Taber from July 2-5
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on May 30th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The 2025 Southern Alberta Summer Games are set for Taber this year, and the time has come to sign up to represent the City of Medicine Hat or Cypress County at this year’s festivities. The Southern Alberta Summer Games are one of the longest standing recreational events in the region, says Jonah Carlsson, Cypress ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH Interpretive Program hosting drop-in sun art program
By Medicine Hat News on May 30th, 2025
Building on the popularity of the station during their Earth Day Celebration, the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is offering a drop-in sun art program. Available by donation and with no registration required, participants can stop by the Nature Centre from 1-2 p.m. on June 12 to learn about all the wonderful things they can do ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spectrum Festival consumes Kin Coulee starting today
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on May 30th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Spectrum Festival promises a long weekend to remember, kicking off this afternoon in Kin Coulee Park. The party will start at 4 p.m. with the opening ceremony, and from there, residents will enjoy the free festival they know and love, says Bill Woolmer, president of the Spectrum Festival Foundation. “We’re really just continuing and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Student taking ‘superbug’ work to Canada Wide Science Fair
By BRENDAN MILLER on May 30th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Grade 12 Medicine Hat High School student Fatema Riaz dreams of leading discoveries to treat “superbugs” or bacteria that has become resistant to multiple antibiotics, making them extremely difficult, or even impossible, for doctors to treat with standard medications. Riaz has been passionately working on antibiotic resistance research throughout her high school career and ... Read More »
1 responseEmergency department in Bow Island will be closed this weekend
By Medicine Hat News on May 30th, 2025
The Bow Island Health Centre Emergency Department will be closed this weekend due to lack of clinical coverage. Starting today at 7 a.m, the ED will be closed. The ED should resume its current hours of 7 a.m. Fridays to 7 a.m. Mondays the following weekend. Nursing staff will remain on site to provide care ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!280MW wind farm near Bow Island now operational
By Medicine Hat News on May 30th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Acconia Energia says its Forty Mile wind farm has begun commercial operations after construction was completed near Bow Island this spring. The 49-turbine farm was purchased from global developer RES in 2023 and construction began that year on portions of 29 different quarter-sections north of Township Road 90 and west of Range Road 100. ... Read More »
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