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Stampede fireworks cancelled
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 27th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Continued hot, dry weather and worsening fire risk has forced the cancellation of the planned fireworks near the Medicine Hat Stampede grandstand this weekend. Stampede officials made the announcement on Monday morning in conjunction with local fire officials. “Due to the extremely dry conditions, it’s just not possible to put on a show this ... Read More »
1 responseCOVID case at Hat summer school
By Medicine Hat News on July 27th, 2021
A positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Medicine Hat’s summer school Program. Warren Buckler, principal of Medicine Hat Public School Division summer school, stated Alberta Health Services identified a positive case of COVID-19 connected to the school in a release that was made available to press on Monday. In the press release, Buckler ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plot thickens in dispute over remediating one of Alberta’s first natural gas wells
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 27th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The plot has thickened in a dispute over who is responsible for remediating one of the first natural gas wells drilled in Alberta. The “Medicine Hat No. 18” well has a license number that suggests it was the 215th well drilled in the province, sometime in the very early 1900s, but years after it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A sign of the times: Conservative MP Motz says crowded right side of political spectrum a symptom of general frustration
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 27th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A crowded right side of the political spectrum is a symptom of general frustration across all of society, said local MP Glen Motz, the day after a fringe party leader visited the Hat looking to woo voters to a harder line on a variety of so-called Western Canadian and conservative issues. “There are a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clugston to call for third-party audit
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 24th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Mayor Ted Clugston says he will call for a third-party audit of how a potential privatization of Invest Medicine Hat was handled, saying it will likely “vindicate” city hall’s actions, but says any changes to economic development and municipal land sales are likely now on hold until after the October election. “It’s unfortunate, because ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A place of unity and healing: Man who helped bring and dedicate Saamis Tepee organizing healing round dance
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 24th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A man who helped bring and dedicate the Saamis Tepee in Medicine Hat says the site should be re-energized as a place of unity and healing. Longtime Hat resident Ross Cross Child, a Blood Tribe member who attended Day School at Standoff, was an original member of the Saamis Tepee Association that helped bring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Cannonball!
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 24th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Only one word describes what happened this week on the lazy river that flows placidly towards next October’s city elections. “Cannonball!” After candidate filings trickled in during a now yearlong process starting in January, now everybody’s waded in on the controversy over the handling of the city’s economic development contract. Those who filed early ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Worming her way to the top: Doerksen developed her business from the ground up
By ANNA SMITH, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 24th, 2021
Coming into nearly three years of operation, TRAD Worm Industries LTD continues to explore what it means to have healthy soil and healthy food. The company’s CEO, Roxanne Doerksen, described the beginnings of the idea as a “cacophony of events” that took place while she was attending classes at Medicine Hat College. “I retired from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Drew Barnes establishes Independent Cypress-Medicine Hat constituency agency
By Medicine Hat News on July 24th, 2021
Independent MLA Drew Barnes has established a new Cypress-Medicine Hat constituency association which is seeking new members. Barnes was supported by the UCP constituency association until he was kicked out of caucus earlier this year, following weeks of questioning the direction of the ruling provincial party. According to the constituency association’s website, it was registered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Orka rescinds proposal: Lone company to bid on taking over Invest Medicine Hat withdraws
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 24th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The only company to bid on taking over Invest Medicine Hat has rescinded its proposal after public complaints the process appeared tainted, and it hopes “more discussion” will dispel that notion. Orka Management stated in a press release on Friday afternoon that “the perception of a conflict of interest is sufficient to remove our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taber police arrest three on drug trafficking charges
By Medicine Hat News on July 24th, 2021
A year-long drug trafficking investigation by Taber police ended last week with the arrest of three individuals. Taber police say officers conducted a traffic stop between Taber and Barnwell, where the individuals were charged, and cash, cocaine and illicit pills were seized. Arthur Doyle Cranston, 61, Tyler Tysen Mercer, 50, and Esther Schmitt Fehr, 26, ... Read More »
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