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City plans more EV charging stations
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 21st, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Six electric vehicle charging stations could be installed in the city centre by next fall, a city committee heard Thursday. The Municipal Climate Change Action Centre is a provincial agency that works with cities. It will pay about half the cost of placing four charging outlets at the recently finished Towne Square development across ... Read More »
2 responsesNDP’s Dirk makes pledge to seniors
By KENDALL KING on October 21st, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com@kkingmhn NDP candidate for the Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA seat, Gwendoline Dirk, laid out her and her party’s intention to reduce the cost of living for seniors Thursday, while heavily criticizing existing and former UCP policies affecting them. “We’d like to make life more affordable for seniors so they can enjoy their senior years and be ... Read More »
1 responseCity mayors talk priorities for next Brooks-MH MLA
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 21st, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The mayors of the two cities in the Brooks-Medicine Hat riding say they’re prepared to work with whomever is elected the region’s MLA early next month, but they’re also prepared to let all candidates in the high-profile vote know what’s on their priorities list. Premier Danielle Smith is seeking to win a seat in ... Read More »
1 responseMedicine Hat’s 4-H clubs back in action
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 21st, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s 4-H clubs have started meeting again. The beef club has 15 members this year and the multi club has nine members. Organizational meetings have taken place, executives elected and leaders chosen. The Show and Sale for the Cactus County District 4-H Clubs, which Medicine Hat is part of, takes place each year ... Read More »
1 responseRCMP searching for body of Brooks maintenance diver who did not resurface
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 21st, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews RCMP in Brooks say a diver performing maintenance on a dam at Lake Newell did not surface on Wednesday and they are now attempting to locate the body. A release on Thursday morning states officers were called to the scene at about 4 p.m. on Oct. 19 after reports that the 55-year-old male worker ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community Foundation honouring donors at Nov. 8 event
By Medicine Hat News on October 20th, 2022
The Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta is honouring heritage donors during a free public event taking place Nov. 8 at the Esplanade’s Studio Theatre. Not only will posthumous and current heritage donors be recognized, so too will new donors. As well as recognizing committed heritage donators, CFSEA encourages prospective donors attend, as information will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City rezones land under old Arena with conditional sale to New Rock still the plan
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 20th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Land underneath the Medicine Hat Arena has been rezoned to allow higher density residential construction on the site, which officials confirm is still the subject of a four-year-old conditional sale with local developers. Council approved the change for land-use for the 50-year-old Arena, which has been decommissioned since 2017. “It’s the next step in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Several guns stolen from Allowance Avenue store on the weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 20th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Police are asking for the public’s help after a gun store was burglarized on the weekend. A release states, “Several hand guns of various makes and models” were taken from a store on Allowance Avenue during a break-and-enter that occurred between Saturday evening (Oct. 15) and the next morning. Medicine Hat Police Service investigators ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A Bellydance Odyssey coming to the Esplanade in December
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 20th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Krista Vandermeulen and Lyndsay Perry are sisters who tried bellydancing together back in 2003. Both fell in love with it. “When you are in the studio it an indescribable feeling. It is welcoming, empowering yet indescribable,” said Perry. “We were performing within a year and both of us fell in love with the stage. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Independence Party joins Brooks-MH race
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 20th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A fourth candidate has entered the field of the Nov. 8 Brooks-Medicine Hat byelection, promising to challenge Premier Danielle Smith on an apparent walk-backs on the facets of her “Sovereignty Act,” emissions goals and her level of support for vaccine protesters. Bob Blayone is the Independence Party of Alberta’s membership director who announced his ... Read More »
2 responsesTransit e-fare system launches Saturday
By KENDALL KING on October 20th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com@kkingmhn Medicine Hat Transit’s new MHT Go! electronic fare system launches Saturday, a move the city says is safer and more convenient for riders. First announced in 2020, the e-fare system expands on MHT’s existing cash system by allowing riders the option of virtual, contactless payment through reloadable cards – called MHT Go! passes – ... Read More »
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