Local News
Plenty of fun ways to enjoy winter in the Hills
By Medicine Hat News on December 29th, 2022
The Cypress Hills are alive with a variety of winter sports and recreational activities, with extended hours through the Holiday Season. Most sports and recreational activities are weather dependent. For updates on activity status, operating hours and all other information contact the Cypress Hills Provincial Park Visitor Centre at 403-893-3833, ext. 5. The centre is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kipling Street affordable housing will be apartment-style
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 29th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat Community Housing Society is clarifying its plans to build affordable housing units near Kipling Street, stating the proposal involves apartment-style buildings, not a townhouse configuration. The News reported on the issue earlier this month as city council debated and approved a proposal to donate land adjacent to the municipal fleet garage for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year in Review: Big deals, big energy, big expenditures dominate business headlines in 2022
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 29th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Business activity in southeast Alberta was again headlined by the utility sector in 2022, but with renewed oil and gas activity, high inflation, lack of workers and uncertainty chipping at consumer confidence. Many small businesses opened for business as usual following measures and capacity reductions brought in to contain a wave of COVID-19 infections ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three local women take home Philanthropic Education Organization scholarships this year
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 28th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Philanthropic Education Organization supports women in education, and since 1991 has awarded more than $10 million to women in Canada and the U.S. in pursuit of advanced degrees or study. The Florence E. Taylor Charitable Foundation Scholarship, worth $1,000, is awarded each year to post-secondary female students in their first or second year ... Read More »
1 responseA year of getting back to normal education
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 28th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The year started off with a one-week extended winter break so schools could prepare for in-classroom instruction as the fourth wave of COVID swept over Alberta. Medicine Hat College students continued with online learning. Within one week of returning, public schools were experiencing high teacher absences. By month end, Connaught School went online for ... Read More »
1 responsePublic feedback process underway for Aira Solar play
By Medicine Hat News on December 28th, 2022
A public feedback process on a massive solar project south of Seven Persons has begun. The Aira Solar project would see a 450-megawatt solar panel array and new substation placed on 4,500 acres of private, cultivated land located about 33 kilometres southwest of Medicine Hat. It would be located west of Highway 887, near a ... Read More »
1 responseMH Public Library seeks public feedback in its annual survey
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 28th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The 2022 survey for the Medicine Hat Public Library is now available. The annual survey is available until the end of the month and is for both library users and non-users. The library is looking for both positive and negative feedback and feel constructive criticism is always useful. Chief Librarian Ken Feser said, “We ... Read More »
1 responseHatter face freezing rain, tough roads
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 28th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Rain on packed snow and cold concrete made for treacherous driving conditions as Hatters returned to the roads following the Holiday long weekend. Authorities in the city and region warned against unnecessary travel and bus routes were closed down for a period. “Freezing rain and frozen pavement has resulted in some of the worst ... Read More »
1 responseWhat to do with all that Holiday packaging and waste
By Medicine Hat News on December 27th, 2022
Between gift wrap, packaging and food and beverage containers, the Holidays generate a lot of waste. But, despite such, it is possible to be environmentally conscious at Christmas by properly sorting, disposing of and recycling waste. Wrapping paper Some types of wrapping paper can be recycled, while others cannot. The easiest way to determine if ... Read More »
1 responseHat remains ‘seller’s market’ after wild year for real estate
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 27th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A wild year for real estate across the country is wrapping with Medicine Hat bucking the national trend downward, but only slightly, and uncertainty will remain into 2023, according to Canadian Real Estate Association. Through 11 months of the year, the local sector saw detached home sales dip slightly in November compared to late ... Read More »
1 response41 years of Kiwanis Christmas Dinners
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 27th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com For 41 years, the three Kiwanis clubs in the city have organized and served a Christmas Dinner for Hatters who are over the Holidays, and 2022 was no exception. About 250 guests were expected with close to 70 volunteers helping and being fed. Everyone was glad to be back at the Veiner Centre this ... Read More »
1 response
