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Still more candidates to come
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 31st, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews More sitting city councillors are announcing their re-election campaigns. Councillor Darren Hirsch has scheduled a noon-hour announcement with media in the city on Tuesday. Phil Turnbull plans to file his nomination papers early this week, he told the News on Monday. On the weekend, two-term council member Brian Varga attended a meet-the candidates gathering ... Read More »
1 responseRedcliff opens Pressed Brick Park
By LAUREN THOMSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 31st, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Redcliff has a brand new park that memorializes the town’s rich history of brick production. The recently completed Redcliff Pressed Brick Park on Mitchell Street was officially opened by Mayor Dwight Kilpatrick and representatives from I-XL Ltd., previously The Redcliff Pressed Brick Co. Ltd., on Friday. The park, which was constructed by I-XL Ltd., ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TC Energy grant to cover registration fees for suicide prevention training
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 31st, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A grant from TC Energy will cover registration fees for anyone taking part in local suicide prevention training this fall, the Canadian Mental Health Association has announced. The ASIST program teaches those certified to recognize warning signs of potential self-harm, intervention skills and how to develop a safety plan. Certification lasts three years. “With ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Darcy Geigle, former reeve of Cypress County, passes away at 54
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 31st, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Darcy Geigle, the quiet man who represented Irvine district for 17 years, has died, Cypress County officials announced on Monday. Friends of the 54-year-old, who had been reeve of the county in the early 2010s, said Geigle had finished harvest on Friday but had a “medical episode” on Sunday morning. “It’s a complete shock ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Esplanade to require proof of vaxx if requested by performers
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 28th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A city of Medicine Hat policy to follow concert artists’ wishes regarding vaccination requirements for shows at the Esplanade caused a furor online, but so far “very limited” requests for refunds, administrators say. Such a decision would also be respected for the larger city-owned concert and hockey venue, Co-op Place, though the issue hasn’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire ban partially lifted in Medicine Hat
By LAUREN THOMSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 28th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com The fire ban for the City of Medicine Hat has been partially lifted, announced in a press release on Friday. “Due to the recent cooler weather and precipitation that we’ve received and precipitation that’s in the forecast, we’ve partially lifted the ban so that people can use their backyard fire pit,” said Brian Stauth, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!EID will require ministerial approval to surpass mandated debt limit
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 28th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Eastern Irrigation District will require special ministerial approval to surpass a mandated debt limit so it can pay its share of a major irrigation and reservoir expansion. Newly released minutes of the EID’s Aug. 5 board meeting show the new projects on major work first announced last fall could add $40.7 million more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Evidence is mounting about what renewable energy could mean for southeast AB
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 28th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant As someone who could say I told you so, let me just mention here that the evidence is mounting about what renewable energy development could mean for southeast Alberta. This week Greengate Power announced it would like to build a pair of solar projects in the region that will add about $3 million per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID update: Friday, Aug. 27, 2021
By medicinehatnews on August 27th, 2021
Medicine Hat is now at 524 active cases. There have been 2,275 total cases to date, with 1,723 recoveries and 28 deaths. Active cases (Deaths): Cypress County – 79 Forty Mile – 13 Lethbridge – 160 MD of Taber – 37 Brooks – 64 Calgary – 2,112 Edmonton – 2,133 Red Deer – 252 Province: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Etzikom Museum set to host Date Night at the Museum
By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on August 27th, 2021
The Etzikom Museum will be hosting a Date Night at the Museum next month to allow for guests to come enjoy the facility in a whole new light. Museum society member Skyler Stromsmoe spearheaded the event idea last summer when his mom, Vickie, was making pies at the museum. “She was there one evening making ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jon Petrie: Former radio manager joins Brooks’ race for mayor
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 27th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Longtime Brooks media personality and current city councillor John Petrie has joined the race to become that city’s mayor. The former radio station manager joins longtime councillor Norm Gerestein in the race to replace outgoing mayor Barry Morishita this October. Morishita announced last week he will seek the provincial leadership of the Alberta Party ... Read More »
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