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Campground reservations open this week in Saskatchewan parks through staggered format
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 19th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Campers bound for Saskatchewan provincial parks can begin booking sites this week in a staggered format for nightly campsite reservations as parks become available. Saskatchewan Landing, near Lake Diefenbaker, is in the first grouping for spot reservations that open today, along with several others throughout Saskatchewan. The Cypress Hills centre block and interprovincial park ... Read More »
1 responseCF Industries spent US$21 million in Medicine Hat region last year
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 19th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews CF Industries spent about US$21 million with suppliers in the Medicine Hat region in 2021, not including wages or contracts for natural gas, the company detailed in its recently produced “sustainability report.” The document, presented March 30 to investors, details the company’s performance in a number of environmental and social areas, including local spending ... Read More »
1 responseEgg-hatching program has seniors buzzing
By JAMES TUBB on April 19th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Seniors’ homes around the city are on egg duty for another couple weeks. Good Sams, Masterpiece, South Country Village and Chinook Village seniors’ residences are all taking part in Dunmore Equestrian’s first four-week egg hatching program. Joyce Stuber, director for Dunmore Equestrian, said it’s awesome how much the seniors have become attached to the ... Read More »
1 responsePonds, Coulees and Creeks by TREX features 33 local artists
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 19th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com An upcoming TREX Space exhibit looks to celebrate the natural landscape of southeast Alberta, as captured by local artists. The community-organized exhibit, titled Ponds, Coulees and Creeks, features work from 33 Medicine Hat-based artists and will run from today until June 14. “It’s scenery from in and around Medicine Hat, and when it’s personal ... Read More »
1 responseProperty tax gets first hike in 3 years
By JAMES TUBB on April 19th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb For the first time in three years, property tax will be increasing in the city. Medicine Hat city council were given a presentation for the 2022 property tax bylaw at Monday night’s council meeting that will see an overall increase of $107 per year or $8.92 a month on the median home, which is ... Read More »
1 responseCity urges litter pickup for week-long Earth Day cleanup
By Medicine Hat News on April 19th, 2022
The City of Medicine Hat is calling on residents to grab a garbage bag and pick up some litter for Earth Day on Friday. The parks and recreation department has highlighted specific areas of the city for cleanup and is asking anyone joining the initiative to fill out an online form showing which zone they’ll ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TCH Bridge deck replacement could be tendered this fall
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 19th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Replacing the Trans-Canada Bridge deck in Medicine Hat may go to tender this fall, about two-and-a-half years after the work was announced as a COVID stimulus measure, Alberta Transportation told the News. The span containing eastbound lanes had been tentatively scheduled for resurfacing since the westbound bridge was completely replaced about eight years ago. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prairie Gleaners send nearly 2M cups of soup to help Ukraine
By Medicine Hat News on April 16th, 2022
The Prairie Gleaners have been busy making a difference in Ukraine. The local charitable organization has donated 37 pallets consisting of 19,704 bags of its dehydrated vegetable soup mix to NGO partners since December, all of which will end up in Ukraine, according to a Thursday press release. Ten pallets, consisting of 5,240 bags total, ... Read More »
1 responseMake the Towne Square great, officials urge
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 16th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant In a show of solidarity, city elected officials and administrators are jointly asking the community to help make the Towne Square a success. Mayor Linnsie Clark – who made the project an election and recent budget issue – the head of Invest Medicine Hat and administrators now in charge of the lot across from ... Read More »
1 responseFederal budget gets an F from MP Motz
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 16th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The new federal budget is getting a failing grade from Medicine Hat-Cardston Warner MP Glen Motz. The federal budget was introduced April 7, comprising a Liberal plan to address home prices and inflation, plus manage the recovering economy and boost military support in the face of new global conflicts. Back in the Hat this ... Read More »
1 responseCity gets $630K to offset transit woes
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 14th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat will receive $630,000 from the province and Ottawa to help make up for a steep decline in transit ridership and revenue during the pandemic. The money, part of nearly $160 million being spent in Alberta, includes $10 million designated to mid- to small-sized communities. “We’re really, really grateful for the funding,” said ... Read More »
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