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Firefighters more than reach fundraising goal for #FillTheBoot campaign
By Medicine Hat News on March 28th, 2023
Medicine Hat firefighters are thanking the community for support in helping them raise more than $15,000 for Muscular Dystrophy Canada. A total of $15,204.60 was raised this past weekend through the group’s annual #FillTheBoot campaign and Rooftop Campout, which took place at Fire Station No. 2 on Trans-Canada Way. “We’re thrilled to be able to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff town manager placed on administrative leave by council
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 28th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Redcliff’s town manager has been placed on leave pending the outcome of an investigation by a human resources consultant. That was the decision of town council members in a special meeting held last week, the minutes of which were presented to council’s regularly scheduled meeting on Monday night. They state that chief administrative officer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Upgrades for Cypress Hills, irrigation in southwest included in Sask. budget
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 28th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The recent Saskatchewan budget states upgrades are coming to that province’s side of Cypress Hills Provincial Park, along with money for irrigation projects and road work in the southwest. A pull-out section of the document tabled last week describes a parks capital improvement budget of $12.3 million, including water treatment upgrades at Cypress Hills ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drinking water completely safe, city says
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 28th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Several city councillors tell the News they want a full briefing on the city’s drinking water system after a national news report stated Medicine Hat has a high percentage of concrete pipes that contain asbestos. The investigation on the CTV investigative program W5 states one-third of the city’s distribution system was built when concrete ... Read More »
1 responseFlying Legends of Victory Tour coming back to Hat end of June
By KENDALL KING on March 28th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Flying Legends of Victory Tour will once again land in Medicine Hat this summer, thus providing Hatters a unique opportunity to learn about aviation and history, say organizers. Operated by the Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum and hosted by the Medicine Hat Family, Fun and Flight committee, the tour showcases two planes that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City testing fixed transit route in Crescent Heights
By KENDALL KING on March 28th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Increases in the number of Hatters accessing on-demand transit services has prompted the city to pilot a new fixed-evening and weekend bus route in Crescent Heights, beginning April 13. Introduced during Monday’s public services committee meeting, the pilot route is the first step in transitioning transit services back to similar levels to what was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PRPS and Super T partner with HALO
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 28th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Prairie Rose Public Schools’ South Alberta Flight Academy held a fundraising gala Saturday evening, where it was announced the academy and Super T Aviation will be partnering with HALO Air Ambulance in a unique agreement. Along with their studies, over the past three years students of the academy have built a Vans RV-12 aircraft ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Education ministry says funding for MHPSD won’t decrease
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 28th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Public School Division had a meeting last week with temporary and probationary contract teachers last week. The meeting was concerning the possibility of fewer teachers being employed for the 2023-24 school year and to give them time to explore other opportunities should they not be able to secure a position within ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta’s bat population facing decline due to human activity and spread of disease
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 28th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com While bats don’t have the best reputation, they are absolutely vital to keeping insect populations in check. While some feed on fruit, all bats that live in Canada feed on insects. One small brown bat can consume as much as four to eight grams of insects in a single night during summer. Unfortunately, there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City campgrounds filling up for when Jehovah’s Witnesses converge in June
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 25th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Space at municipal campgrounds is already at a premium over two weekends in June, about three months before the city will host a major religious conference at Co-op Place. The city will welcome about 8,500 attendees to the Jehovah Witness event that month, organizers said this week, while outlining that accommodation industries such as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province to study rebuilding Oyen-Strathmore rail
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 25th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A million-dollar study will examine reopening a railway network between Oyen and Strathmore – a distance of 286 kilometres over which track would have to be rebuilt on an abandoned Canadian National right-of-way. The study, announced late Thursday as part of the province’s new “economic corridors strategy,” will evaluate returning direct freight service to ... Read More »
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