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Hat firefighters to be part of German documentary
By KENDALL KING on September 3rd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat firefighters will be the focus of an upcoming eight-part documentary series produced by German multi-media company Fabiola. Filming for the series, set to air on Germany’s Discovery Channel at an undetermined future date, is scheduled to begin Saturday and continue through the month, then break and pick up again in mid-January. Titled ... Read More »
1 responseVeiner Centre celebrates one year under new management
By KENDALL KING on September 3rd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s Veiner Centre continues to create spaces and foster connections for community members aged 50-plus, one year after reopening under new management. Established in the 1970s as a membership-based, senior recreation facility, the centre has faced numerous challenges over the past decade which left its future uncertain. In 2020, the city put out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nations flyers get their wings
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 3rd, 2022
Megan Lessard and Cheryden Moberly defeated the odds Friday by receiving their first set of wings at Super T Aviation. Lessard, 19, had butterflies in her stomach in a good way and is excited for what life is going to bring next. Moberly, 21, feels she is just getting started and is excited to see ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress Club restores 1900-vintage doors
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 2nd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Two 1900-vintage doors are back swinging open at the Cypress Club in Medicine Hat after being restored this summer and re-hung Thursday. Kirk Yung, of local custom furniture and cabinetry shop Wood Visions delivered and installed the doors – each weighing 150 pounds. They replaced sheets of plywood that stood-in at the historic brick ... Read More »
1 responseHat man charged weapon, drugs found in search of SW Hill home
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 2nd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat man has been charged after police found a rifle and other weapons among a small amount of drugs during a search of a Southwest Hill home on Aug. 30. Police state in a release from the ALERT organized crime team that they seized a rifle, ammunition, a crossbow and a taser ... Read More »
1 responseCity police officer gets probation following conviction of assault
By Medicine Hat News on September 2nd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@www.MedicineHatNews.com A Medicine Hat police officer was given a suspended sentence and 18 months probation on Thursday after he was found guilty of assaulting a teenager last year after an incident of ding-dong ditch at his home. Crown prosecutors say Barry Myles Steiger came out of his house in Crescent Heights and grabbed the male ... Read More »
1 responseNaloxone training could mean difference between life and death
By KENDALL KING on September 2nd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com During International Overdose Awareness Day on Wednesday, harm reduction advocates and medical professionals across the nation encouraged Canadians to consider carrying and being trained in the administration of naloxone. “With a (naloxone) kit, you have the potential to save a life,” local harm reduction advocate Kym Porter told the News, Medicine Hat’s IOAD event. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Default power price remains at near-record highs in September
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 2nd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The default price for power in Medicine Hat will remain at near-record highs in September, according to rates published on Thursday morning. Utility customers not on fixed pricing will pay 15.8-cents per kilowatt hour this month, down from 17.2-cents in August, while natural gas also remained comparatively high. Prices for the heating fuel have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vacant home on Spencer Street damaged in Thursday morning fire
By KENDALL KING on September 2nd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com A portion of Spencer Street was closed Thursday morning as emergency service personnel responded to a house fire in the 600 block. Fire, police and EMS vehicles blocked street access from Third Avenue SE to Dunmore Road as firefighters from all three of the city’s stations worked to put out the blaze, first reported ... Read More »
1 responseSoutheast solar capacity nearly 20 years ahead of schedule
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 2nd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant From Oyen to Irvine and west past the Hat, renewable energy projects moved ahead en masse this summer in southeast Alberta, and new reports state the pace will continue for several years. The Alberta Electrical System Operator’s latest long-term adequacy report states the amount of renewable power generation in the province will double in ... Read More »
1 responseHat gets much needed bump in summer tourism
By SAMANTHA JOHNSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 1st, 2022
Driving around the city and surrounding area this summer, it seems as though there are more out of town plates around with lots of cars stopping so occupants can get photos of the Saamis Tepee and other landmarks around the city. Tourism Medicine Hat executive director Jace Anderson, Executive Director, says “stats are looking good” ... Read More »
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