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Residents responsible for securing their own bins during high winds
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 12th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com As the wind continues to blow, the City of Medicine Hat is sharing tips with residents on how to best secure standing garbage carts. Residents are encouraged to record the number of the cart, so it can easily be identified if blown away. Residents can also write their home address on the cart, so ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Comfort donation honours memory of local teen
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 12th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Pediatric inpatients at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital were gifted comfort kits Friday, in memory of Jaylyn Layton, a Medicine Hat teen who passed away in 2014 following a courageous battle with cancer. Three-hundred comfort kits were donated by South Country Co-op in partnership with Jaylyn’s family. The kits include a duffle bag with Jaylyn’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Area solar farm getting storage battery
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 12th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Southeast Alberta’s first large-scale power storage battery will installed at a solar field north of Medicine Hat this summer. Invinity Energy Systems will add a “Vanadium Flow” battery to the Chappice Lake Solar project capable of holding about one-third of the production capacity of the 21-megawatt array. That will allow the operator to “shift” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP Rail workers voting on potential strike action
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 12th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Unionized workers with Canadian Pacific Railway are now voting on potential strike action. The Teamsters Rail Conference sent out ballots by mail early this month to its 3,000 engineers, conductors and train and yard personnel in both Eastern and Western Canada. That will determine whether the union’s bargaining committee would be in a legal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After one year away, High School Art Show returns to MHC gallery
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 11th, 2022
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com The High School Art Show has returned to Medicine Hat College One on One Gallery. In a press brief released to the News, MHC College announced that after a year hiatus, creative teen talent is back on display at the One on One Gallery with the annual High School Art Exhibition. “Over 80 works ... Read More »
1 responseMH Musical Theatre ecstatic to be back on stage
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 11th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Musical Theatre’s newest production, The Ding Dong, promises laughter galore as audiences traverse Paris, following an ensemble of colourful – and provocative – characters. “The show is about Vatelin and Lucy who are married,” director Lyn Weisgerber told the News. “Lucy is a pursued by a fellow who wants to have a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Briefs: Aurora selling off assets but not yet its empty local facility
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 11th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Aurora Cannabis sold facilities in Cremona, Alta., Saskatoon, South America and Europe in late 2021, but not its massive incomplete marijuana growing greenhouse in Medicine Hat. The Edmonton-based cannabis producer outlined the transactions in its quarter financial results on Thursday. Overall, the medical and recreational cannabis company recorded a $9-million loss in the final ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LDS donation helps build Root Cellar kitchen
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 11th, 2022
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Thanks in part to a donation made by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Root Cellar Food and Wellness Hub has funded the construction of its new commercial kitchen. Melissa Mullis, marketing and events manager for the Root Cellar, spoke to the News. “The commercial kitchen brings the opportunity to collaborate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BB’s Dollhouse closes doors over insurance coverage hikes
By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on February 11th, 2022
After 16 years in business, Redcliff’s BB’s Dollhouse strip club has closed its doors for good. BB’s Dollhouse got the call a couple of weeks ago from its insurance broker, notifying the business its insurance company dropped them. “The next cheapest insurance company was three-and-a-half times the current rate,” said owner Chris Czember. “So that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College given directive to drop all public health orders as of March 1
By Medicine Hat News on February 11th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College announced Wednesday it would be awaiting further instruction from provincial officials before rescinding its policy concerning COVID-19 public health measures. MHC confirmed to the News on Thursday it received a directive from Advanced Education on Wednesday evening which stated, “Post-secondary institutions will have the full ability to return to pre-pandemic delivery ... Read More »
1 responseCity writes off $1M+ in bad debt owed by province
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 11th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat will write off more than $1 million in bad debt connected to tax accounts on provincial government buildings, a city committee heard Thursday. The corporate services committee dealt with a third annual reduction in amounts of a grant program that the Alberta government uses to cover property tax bills ... Read More »
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