Local News
City Notebook: Cannonball!
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 24th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Only one word describes what happened this week on the lazy river that flows placidly towards next October’s city elections. “Cannonball!” After candidate filings trickled in during a now yearlong process starting in January, now everybody’s waded in on the controversy over the handling of the city’s economic development contract. Those who filed early ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Drew Barnes establishes Independent Cypress-Medicine Hat constituency agency
By Medicine Hat News on July 24th, 2021
Independent MLA Drew Barnes has established a new Cypress-Medicine Hat constituency association which is seeking new members. Barnes was supported by the UCP constituency association until he was kicked out of caucus earlier this year, following weeks of questioning the direction of the ruling provincial party. According to the constituency association’s website, it was registered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Worming her way to the top: Doerksen developed her business from the ground up
By ANNA SMITH, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 24th, 2021
Coming into nearly three years of operation, TRAD Worm Industries LTD continues to explore what it means to have healthy soil and healthy food. The company’s CEO, Roxanne Doerksen, described the beginnings of the idea as a “cacophony of events” that took place while she was attending classes at Medicine Hat College. “I retired from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taber police arrest three on drug trafficking charges
By Medicine Hat News on July 24th, 2021
A year-long drug trafficking investigation by Taber police ended last week with the arrest of three individuals. Taber police say officers conducted a traffic stop between Taber and Barnwell, where the individuals were charged, and cash, cocaine and illicit pills were seized. Arthur Doyle Cranston, 61, Tyler Tysen Mercer, 50, and Esther Schmitt Fehr, 26, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Orka rescinds proposal: Lone company to bid on taking over Invest Medicine Hat withdraws
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 24th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The only company to bid on taking over Invest Medicine Hat has rescinded its proposal after public complaints the process appeared tainted, and it hopes “more discussion” will dispel that notion. Orka Management stated in a press release on Friday afternoon that “the perception of a conflict of interest is sufficient to remove our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff RCMP arrest woman in relation to car prowling
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 24th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Redcliff Mounties have arrested a Medicine Hat women in relation to car prowling in the town. Just before 7 a.m. on Thursday, RCMP officers were called to a four block radius at the 400-900 Blocks of First and Second Streets SE to discover several vehicles had been broken into and loose change, wallets and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Backflips, cliffhangers, kiss of death’: Freestyle motocross and snowmobile show coming to the Hat in August
By MO CRANKER, Special to the News on July 23rd, 2021
With the province open for summer, Medicine Hatters have a selection of events to look forward to – including one that will show off life-or-death stunts. Global FMX will present a two-day Freestyle Motocross and Snowmobile Show on Aug. 11 and 12 at the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede. Global FMX owner Kris Garwasiuk says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Riparian Areas Rock walk planned for Sunday morning
By Medicine Hat News on July 23rd, 2021
Medicine Hat Interpretive Centre’s Riparian Areas Rock series returns this weekend for its second of three schedule guided summer walks. This Sunday’s walk begins at 11 a.m. and will allow participants to explore Ross Creek and Seven Persons Creek between Medalta and the IXL brick plant. While registration is not required, the interpretive centre asks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Councillors weigh in on Invest issue
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 23rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City councillors say they are waiting to see what’s been proposed and what it will cost before making a decision on contracting out economic development and land sales in the City of Medicine Hat. Coun. Jim Turner told the News he has followed coverage in the media about a potential contracting out process for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bluearth gains approval for sixth solar power facility in SE Alberta
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 23rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Bluearth Renewables has gained approval to build its sixth and largest solar power facility in Southeast Alberta. Wheatcrest Solar would produce 60 megawatts of power in peak conditions when the planned 130,000-panel array is installed on a half-section of privately-owned land north Enchant in the M.D. of Taber. On Wednesday, the Alberta Utilities Commission ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat utility customers shielded from ‘rate riders’
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 22nd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Hatters still owe a combined $1.5 million on their city utility bills one year after a pandemic program to defer payments ended, but that money won’t be recovered through a province-wide rider on all utility bills. Most Albertans will see extra charges of less than $1 per month added beginning in August to pay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
