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Former school building in Flats sells
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 21st, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant An historic school in the Flats is set to be redeveloped into premier apartment suites by a local company, the News has learned. Cambridge Developments has purchased the 1912-era school building located on Allowance Avenue and Balmoral Street in the River Flats that was listed for sale last spring. That sale was approved by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Correction: Voter turnout in Medicine Hat was 40%
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 21st, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A report in Wednesday’s edition may have left readers with an incorrect view of voter turnout in this week’s municipal election. An unfortunate wording choice gave the impression that voter turnout had improved by 40% over the 2017 election, when, in fact, the actual turnout this year was 40%. That is still an improvement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parent’s drive, company’s generosity pave way for court
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 21st, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com A new outdoor basketball court at Alexandra Middle School will serve students and the community thanks to the initiative of a local parent and donation from paving company, LMT. Todd Samuelson, AMS principal, said the existing court was about 30 years old, with badly cracked pavement and worn out hoops. The plan for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City offers recycling drop-off program for campaign signs
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 20th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Following Monday’s election, Hatters are removing campaign signs across the city, and in an effort to limit waste, the City of Medicine Hat has created a new pilot program to recycle them. Signs for mayoral, council and school board trustee candidates can be recycled at the Kipling Bulk Recycling Depot from Oct. 19-28. A ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads guilty in impaired driving crash that injured mother, infant
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 20th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat man has pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing bodily harm to a woman and her infant son as his trial was set to begin this week. Regan Douglas Glauser, now 39, was charged in early 2019 with dangerous driving and refusing to take a breathalyzer test after police say his pickup ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turnout up from 2017, nearly 20K votes for mayor
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 20th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Turnout in Medicine Hat’s municipal election is officially 40% better than last time, but not quite a recent record, according to the city’s chief returning officer. That also makes it the highest voter turnout in a local election in at least 15 years. Unofficial results show that 19,797 votes were cast for mayor on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Influenza vaccination bookings now available online through AHS
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 20th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Albertans can now book flu shots online through the province’s Vaccine Booking System. Online influenza immunization bookings opened Oct. 15 with the first appointments available Monday. This date coincided with flu shot eligibility opening to all individuals aged six months and over. Previously, only high-risk individuals were eligible. In addition to online booking, appointments ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No time to waste for brand new council
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 20th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat has a new city council – and a raft of incoming councillors without political or high-level administrative experience – but the woman in the mayor’s chair says it will set a strategy in the next few months, then put it in place “collaboratively.” Linnsie Clark became mayor on Monday night to lead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grandma’s life honoured with donation to Wigs for Kids
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 20th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com On the 35th anniversary of her grandmother’s passing, Kendra Melanson, owner of Elementz Dance Studio in Medicine Hat, donated 19 inches of her hair to Wigs for Kids in her grandmother’s honour. Baba Lim, as her grandmother was known, passed away from breast cancer on Oct. 13, 1986. Melanson was only two at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clark becomes Hat’s first female mayor in landslide win
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 18th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant From virtual unknown to the mayor’s office in three months, Linnsie Clark stormed to a resounding victory in Monday’s election, beating incumbent Ted Clugston to become the city’s first female mayor. The 40-year-old lawyer on an unpaid leave of absence from the city solicitor’s office, quickly became the “change” candidate, critiquing City Hall’s decision ... Read More »
6 responsesKofC member showing off set of Fourth Degree uniforms
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 18th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Local resident Andy Hamel is sharing a display he constructed which depicts the evolution of Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus uniforms with Catholic churches and assemblies across Alberta. The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic fraternal organization involved in charity and fundraising projects across the globe. There are numerous degrees within the Knights of ... Read More »
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