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Cypress County Deptuy Reeve Richard Oster will not seek re-election
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 24th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County Deputy Reeve Richard Oster has announced he doesn’t intend to pursue re-election this fall. While Oster has served on council for three terms and roughly twelve years, he told the News Wednesday he feels the time has come for him to pursue other opportunities in life. “I’m 73 now, and to make ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premier set to marshall Stampede parade after missing out last year
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 24th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Hatters will be able to spot Premier Danielle Smith in at the front of today’s Stampede Parade as she will be this year’s official parade marshall. Smith was also the official parade marshall for the 2024 Stampede parade, however she could not attend as wildfires in the town of Jasper forced thousands to flee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede turns it loose for the first time
By Medicine Hat News on July 24th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews The city’s first Agricultural Fair was held in the late 1880s – at the CPR Stockyards – then to land near the present day airport when rodeo was largely added in 1917 to the farm fair that also featured horse racing. That edition drew 28,000 to the grounds for the show that broadcast the ... Read More »
1 responseStampede’s Visual Arts Show sees increase in dazzling pieces on display
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 24th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com With the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede in full swing, visitors can get a much-needed break from the heat and explore the vibrant arts scene with this year’s Visual Art Show. The number of pieces submitted is up this year from last, said Laura Kennedy with the Visual Arts Show, estimating that they had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County offers clarification regarding agricultural state of emergency
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 24th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County offered clarification in regards to last week’s declaration of an agricultural state of disaster. Cypress County is clarifying that it is not aware of any provincial or federal relief programs currently in place for producers, as their original release stated that allows producers to access provincial and federal relief programs. “We can ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bus service offering daily trips to Calgary from downtown rolls out next week
By BRENDAN MILLER on July 24th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Hatters will have more transportation options to get to the Stampede City as an additional bus line has been announced following a collaboration between the city and a large service provider. On July 28, the bussing service Flixbus will begin offering daily seamless round-trips to Calgary that will depart from the Transit Terminal downtown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Health provides update on new regional advisory councils
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 23rd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services Adriana LaGrange provided further insight into the function of the new regional advisory health councils and their role in tailoring care to community. These 14 councils consist of elected officials, community leaders, healthcare officials and Albertans from all walks of life, said LaGrange during a media roundtable ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public school boards free summer activities in full swing
By BRENDAN MILLER on July 23rd, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Public School Division has several activities planned to keep students busy throughout the rest of summer break through its HUG (Helping Us Grow) and MyPlace summer programs. The HUG program offers programming for students from Grade 2-5 that includes friendship-building activities and emotion exploration with art, games and outdoor adventures MyPlace ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council must address 70 recommendations from inspection by October 1 deadline
By BRENDAN MILLER on July 23rd, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com City Councillors and the city’s manager have more than two months to publicly review and decide to adopt or dismiss 70 recommendations that were made in a municipal inspection report conducted on the management, administration and operations of the city. The directive issued by the Minister of Municipal Affairs during a public council meeting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province seeking CEO for Acute Care
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 23rd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The province is conducting an international search for the next chief executive officer of Acute Care Alberta. With the interim appointment of Dr. Chris Eagle coming to a close, Alberta’s government stated that his work in the brief period has, “been instrumental in establishing a strong foundation for the agency and achieving key milestones ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Library offering borrowable CO2 detectors for cardholders
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 23rd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Public Library, as well as all other members of the Shortgrass Library System, are empowering their communities to take charge of their air quality. Soon library card holders will be able to borrow CO2 monitors, which will provide information on their environments such as CO2 levels, temperature and humidity, allowing insights ... Read More »
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