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Medicine Hat celebrates Canada Day with several planned events; firefighters remind residents of local firework bylaw
By BRENDAN MILLER on June 29th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com This Canada Day long weekend several events are planned throughout the region including two firework shows Sunday and Monday evening. Celebrations kick off Sunday as the Medicine Hat Skateboard Association is hosting several events at Kin Coulee Park. Along with traditional skateboarding the association is hosting live music and an outdoor dance party that ... Read More »
1 responseNenshi making rural concerns a priority
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 29th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Even with nearly a week passed since he claimed the Alberta NDP leadership, Naheed Nenshi admits it’s still a whirlwind. “The support that we’ve had across the province has been just great,” Nenshi told the News on Friday. He says he’s been overwhelmed and humbled by the response from Albertans, and is looking forward ... Read More »
1 responseAHS shares ATV safety advice for long weekend
By Medicine Hat News on June 29th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Before many residents head into the more remote areas of the province for the long weekend, AHS would like to shape a few suggestions to ensure that ATV users return uninjured and happy. Between 2015 and 2022, Alberta reported nearly 9,500 ATV-related emergency department and urgent care centre visits, said AHS, and as such, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Recent rain doubles June’s below average total
By Medicine Hat News on June 29th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Showers on Thursday more than doubled the amount of rainfall received in Medicine Hat during June, but the total is less than half the long-term average. That comes during what is typically the city’s wettest month, and after a near all-time record monthly rainfall during May. Environment Canada reported that 16.5 millimetres of rain ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health foundation takes cardiac monitoring to heart with new fundraising goal
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 28th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Health Foundation launched the public phase of a new fundraising initiative on Thursday, one that aims to replace critical equipment that has reached the end-of-life stage at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. “We are excited to launch this cardiac campaign,” said executive director Heather Bach. The goal of the campaign, called ... Read More »
1 responseLump-sum property tax bills due by end of day
By Medicine Hat News on June 28th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Today is the last day to pay municipal property tax bills without penalty. For decades city taxes have been due on June 30 each year, and typically collected on the last business day of the month – a change formalized several years ago. Cypress County as well moved its tax deadline day to June ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grade 9 student recognized for playwriting expertise
By BRENDAN MILLER on June 28th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com When St. Mary’s fine arts academy student Caroline Schultz sat down with her fellow classmates after Christmas break to choose the next royalty-free play the school would perform for an upcoming spring show, her teacher asked the class if anyone wanted to write a play instead. “That idea made me so excited,” says Schultz, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interpretive program invites residents to finish projects among nature
By Medicine Hat News on June 28th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is offering a less directed event, as they invite residents out into nature for the purposes of simply “getting it done.” Whether the project in question is a half-finished crochet scarf, a blank page waiting to be written on, or any other incomplete and portable goal that residents are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks man’s backup pants save him from embarrassing exposure charge
By Medicine Hat News on June 28th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A Brooks man dodged an indecent exposure charge, but was still kept in custody until he sobered up on Wednesday, according to a report from the Brooks RCMP. Mounties in that city say they responded to a call of a man standing in front of a convenience store with his pants around his ankles ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City taking proper time to act but can’t wait to make plans toward net zero, councillor says
By Collin Gallant on June 28th, 2024
@@CollinGallant The head of the city’s energy committee says Medicine Hat can’t afford to wait or ignore a federal mandate to plan for a net-zero power grid by 2035, or a provincial one by 2050. That comes in the face of criticism from the Medicine Hat Utility Ratepayers Association that upgrades and investments to lower ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa to subsidize replacement of city buses
By Medicine Hat News on June 28th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Ottawa will cover about one third of the cost of bus replacements in Medicine Hat and an active transportation plan, and a new tracking system for city transit from the federal Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. A release Thursday states Medicine Hat will receive $2.6 million to replace public transportation vehicles as they approach ... Read More »
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