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Council urged to ‘opt out’ of recycling service control
By BRENDAN MILLER on August 16th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Members of the development and infrastructure committee voted in favour of a motion for council to opt out of controlling municipal recycling services aimed at increasing cash flow by $1.4 million. Council is required to make a decision before Oct. 31 to inform the province that the city will take advantage of a new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gift to the CFL: St. Mary’s students score big in football-themed song and video
By BRENDAN MILLER on August 16th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Several fine arts students from St. Mary’s School can be seen performing in a music video that was recently presented to officials with the Calgary Stampeders during an outdoor screening at McMahon Stadium. The catchy CFL theme song, which explains the unique rules of the Canadian Football League, was written and produced by fine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two men arrested within an hour in separate break-and-enters early Wednesday
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 16th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Between 2 and 3 a.m. Wednesday police responded to two independent break and enter incidents that resulted in the arrests of two suspects. At 2 a.m. members of the Medicine Hat Police Patrol Section were conducting patrols in the 400 block of N. Railway Street SE and observed a male exiting a business. Due ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Burrowing owl makes it home from milestone first winter migration
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 15th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Wilder Institute holds hope for the future of endangered burrowing owls after the successful return of one individual to the prairies. “For the first time since the program began in 2016, a head-started burrowing owl has migrated to Mexico, overwintered and returned to nest in Alberta,” said Graham Dixon-MacCallum, conservation research population ecologist ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pilot road rehabilitation project begins next week in NE Crescent Heights
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 15th, 2024
The City of Medicine Hat will be conducting a road rehabilitation project in the neighbourhood of NE Crescent Heights beginning Aug. 20. The pilot project will utilize a method of pavement preservation called micro-surfacing, which the city says is designed to seal, protect and prolong the life of existing asphalt. The city says micro-surfacing is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Division Avenue construction on schedule for October
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 15th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Ongoing construction on Division Avenue S. continues on course for a completed and revitalized roadway this autumn. The project is extensive, says planning engineer John Ashton with the City of Medicine Hat. “The project is a full facelift of the Division Avenue S. corridor. Right now, the existing Division Avenue is a very wide ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province investing additional $6.7 million to provide student mental health programs throughout school year
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 15th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com The UCP announced this week it will be extending its Mental Health in Schools pilot program by increasing investment to support each school division across the province to ensure the program will continue throughout the 2024-25 school year. Funding is focused on improving the delivery of mental health supports and services as well as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prominent ‘grandparent’ scam on the rise in Redcliff and Bow Island
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 15th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com RCMP say they have received several recent reports of the attempted grandparent scam calls being received by residents in Redcliff and Bow Island. During the scam call, the suspect claims to be a ‘lawyer’ for their loved ones who have recently been hurt or incarcerated and require money for bail. Police say the suspect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern Alberta remains at stage 4 of 5 for drought watch
By Medicine Hat News on August 15th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Drought status has been lowered in much of Alberta after the entire province was considered at very high risk of water supply shortage since a year ago, but Medicine Hat and much of the deep southern portions are unchanged. The Milk River and Oldman system, including the South Saskatchewan River, remained at “Stage 4” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rail tracks coming out at bottom of Dunmore Hill
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 15th, 2024
The bridge at the bottom of Dunmore Road Hill will be under construction and the railway tracks will be removed starting Saturday. The project is part of the city continuing the ongoing bridge maintenance program to maintain the service life and reliability of the structure. This project, located at the south side of the intersection ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meteor shower tour brings the cosmos to the public
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 15th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Under the relatively clear skies of Tuesday night, space enthusiasts gathered at the Eagle Butte Observatory to watch August’s yearly meteor shower. Observatory owner Rod DeVries put on a program for the attending crowd, explaining the origins of meteors and what would be observed during the shower, known as the Perseid Meteor Shower, in ... Read More »
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