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Year in Review: City’s new council has busy first full year
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 30th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Scooters, carbon capture, urban chickens, vaulting power prices, huge power profits, to move for a homeless shelter, the opening of Towne Square and a tornado topped the headlines emanating from the City of Medicine Hat over the past 12 months. That coincided with the first full year of a largely new group of council ... Read More »
1 responseTaber teen pleads guilty to robbing corn stand
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 29th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A teenager in Taber has pleaded guilty to robbing a corn stand with a weapon this fall, the Taber Times reports. Provincial court in that town heard on Dec. 7 that the unnamed youth pulled out a replica air-soft pistol while approaching the roadside stand on Sept. 12 and demanded the cashbox from an ... Read More »
1 responseRoads worsen as weather continues to flip flop
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 29th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Motorists, pedestrians, road crews and police continued to grapple with a thawing packed snow, freezing rain and new snow on Wednesday. Roadways remained slick and travellers were warned to delay trips, if possible, or use extreme caution. Medicine Hat police traffic section head Sgt. Stacey Fishley told the News that 24 collisions were reported ... Read More »
1 responseYMCA has plenty on the go over Holidays
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 29th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The YMCA has lots of free classes available for children over the Holidays. Open Climb, Youth Games, Kinder Hockey and much more. Check out the YMCA website (medicinehatymca.ca) for full details. The 12 Days of Christmas are currently running at the YMCA. The promotion aims to get everybody active and offers an opportunity for ... Read More »
1 responseFormer Brooks PC MLA appointed to College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on December 29th, 2022
A former Brooks MLA, Alberta finance minister and adviser to Danielle Smith during her time as leader of the Wildrose Party has been appointed to the board of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta. Lyle Oberg, a medical doctor who was a progressive conservative MLA for Brooks-Strathmore from 1993 until 2008, was made ... Read More »
1 responseSeverity of rising influenza continues to be of concern
By Medicine Hat News on December 29th, 2022
The province’s most recent influenza report shows cases are rising, albeit at a slower rate, though severity continues to be an issue. The report shows lab-confirmed influenza cases have increased by approximately 8 per cent between Dec. 10 and Dec. 17, jumping from 7,109 to 7,681. While the rate of growth continues to decline week-over-week, ... Read More »
1 responseHat photographer has third entry into World Photographic Cup
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 29th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Local photographer Jeff Noon has, for the third time, had one of his images selected to represent Team Canada in the World Photographic Cup, an international team competition. From all photographers across Canada, Noon was one of 20 selected to submit images, which came through three rounds of elimination. By the end of January ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plenty of fun ways to enjoy winter in the Hills
By Medicine Hat News on December 29th, 2022
The Cypress Hills are alive with a variety of winter sports and recreational activities, with extended hours through the Holiday Season. Most sports and recreational activities are weather dependent. For updates on activity status, operating hours and all other information contact the Cypress Hills Provincial Park Visitor Centre at 403-893-3833, ext. 5. The centre is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kipling Street affordable housing will be apartment-style
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 29th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat Community Housing Society is clarifying its plans to build affordable housing units near Kipling Street, stating the proposal involves apartment-style buildings, not a townhouse configuration. The News reported on the issue earlier this month as city council debated and approved a proposal to donate land adjacent to the municipal fleet garage for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year in Review: Big deals, big energy, big expenditures dominate business headlines in 2022
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 29th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Business activity in southeast Alberta was again headlined by the utility sector in 2022, but with renewed oil and gas activity, high inflation, lack of workers and uncertainty chipping at consumer confidence. Many small businesses opened for business as usual following measures and capacity reductions brought in to contain a wave of COVID-19 infections ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public feedback process underway for Aira Solar play
By Medicine Hat News on December 28th, 2022
A public feedback process on a massive solar project south of Seven Persons has begun. The Aira Solar project would see a 450-megawatt solar panel array and new substation placed on 4,500 acres of private, cultivated land located about 33 kilometres southwest of Medicine Hat. It would be located west of Highway 887, near a ... Read More »
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