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Career comedian says he’s serious about helping Medicine Hat
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 3rd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com While he isn’t expecting Hatters to necessarily make him their first choice, council candidate Kaleb Orge believes he belongs in the top eight. Orge feels a strong sense of obligation to the city; he shared that he has been working to become the kind of person he would feel comfortable voting for since the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Compost costs rising, Redcliff suggests partnership
By BRENDAN MILLER on September 3rd, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The region is one step close to building a composting facility to serve Medicine Hat, Redcliff and Cypress Country, however the estimated cost has ballooned to as high as $20 million, council heard Monday. The city seeks to weigh the benefits of collaborating with regional partners as well as partnering with an international environment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Natural gas rates climb for September, which is final month for locked-in electricity rate
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 3rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Hatters will see a slight increase to their natural gas bill as September’s default rate moves to $0.791 GJ, up from August’s rate of $0.642 GJ. September is the last month of this quarter’s calculated electricity rate from July to September, set at $0.05269 kWh, however under the local electric utility bylaw, this rate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Big Marble Farms gets $2.2M for emission-lowering lights
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 3rd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The government of Alberta is investing $2.2 million with Big Marble Farms to help increase productivity with new and improved grow lights. Home to more than 496,000 cucumber plants and 385,000 tomato plants, Big Marble Farms is looking to increase their output without increasing their footprint, thanks to the installation of new LED grow ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Firefighters respond to more than 25 MVCs in August
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 3rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat firefighters responded to 27 motor vehicle collisions in August, a rate of nearly one per-day. Of note, first responders spent several hours on scene of a head-on crash in the 1400 block of Trans-Canada Way on Aug. 21. That sent both drivers to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Firefighters also responded to two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce sets forum dates for upcoming election
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 3rd, 2025
Medicine Hat voters looking for information or to have questions answered ahead of the October municipal election will have two opportunities this month. The Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce is holding two municipal election forums for Medicine Hat, as well as another in Brooks, ahead of the Oct. 20 election. The two Medicine Hat forums ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Next panel hears from mostly supportive Hatters
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 3rd, 2025
Premier Danielle Smith’s Alberta Next Panel rolled into Medicine Hat on Tuesday, exploring a 2026 provincial referendum. The panel, speaking at the Cypress Centre, featured 10 of the 16 government chosen speakers who discussed policy optics meant to increase Alberta’s sovereignty within Canada. The panel was formed to seek public feedback on ways to protect ... Read More »
2 responsesLions Club fits countless kids with sports equipment during annual Gear Up event
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 3rd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com On Sunday, families lined up outside Hockey Hounds Arena to get needed upgrades to equipment at the Lions’ Gear Up event. This year marks the 12th iteration of the used gear drive, says James Higgins, member of the Lions Club of Medicine Hat. Over the course of a decade-plus, they Lions Club has helped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smith hosts Alberta Next panel tonight at Cypress Centre
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 2nd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Premier Danielle Smith is expected to be in Medicine Hat tonight as she tours the province hosting town hall panels exploring a 2026 provincial referendum and discussing policy options meant to increase Alberta’s sovereignty within Canada. Smith’s Alberta Next panel, which is seeking public feedback on ways to protect the province from federal overreach, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!On tap: Council asked to schedule two more meetings; Stampede funding, homeless shelter among busy agenda tonight
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 2nd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Several key issues will be discussed tonight during this council’s third-to-last general meeting before October’s election, however two extra public meetings may be approved over the timeline of two directives issued by the Minister of Municipal Affairs. Council, as well as the CAO, need to complete respectful workplace training by Oct. 1, according to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’e Old News: Marathon of Hope paused, Fox’s dream lives on
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 2nd, 2025
Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope came to a stop in 1980, but the national icon’s desire to raise money for cancer research has burned eternal. The Marathon of Hope, started April 12, 1980 when the then 21-year-old departed St. John’s, Nfld. to begin his trek across Canada looking to raise $24 million, or $1 per ... Read More »
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