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Region’s crops devastated, ruined by drought conditions
By ALEX McCUAIG Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 17th, 2021
amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com The latest bout of heat to beat up on the region’s agricultural producers may have turned from putting ranchers and farmers on the ropes to levelling a knockout punch to this year’s crops. In a release Thursday evening, Agricultural Minister Devin Dreeshen stated the prairie provinces and Ontario are all pushing for the federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mural Fest transforming downtown walls
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 17th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Mural Fest is in its third year and it’s not slowing down anytime soon. Jeff Goring, a graffiti and street artist, started the Festival along with Melissa Pearl after he moved to Medicine Hat from the greater Toronto area. “The main purpose behind Mural Fest is to change some of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire ban extended into Cypress Hills
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 17th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A ban on open fires across southeast Alberta has now expanded into Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. Wood and charcoal campfires and barbecues are now prohibited on the Alberta side, though contained propane and other gas and liquid stoves are permitted, according to the Alberta Parks website. That follows orders a few weeks ago by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Methanex restarts build in Louisiana, increases dividend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 17th, 2021
medicine@MedicineHatNews Methanex will restart construction on a major expansion of its plant site in Louisiana, the global methanol producer stated Friday along with announcing it had formed a new shipping partnership and would increase dividends to shareholders. The company had paused major construction on the Geismar 3 project last year during the initial turmoil on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ribbon cut, tricks open at skate park in Redcliff
By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on July 17th, 2021
The Town of Redcliff held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the new Redcliff Skate Park on Thursday. The ceremony included an open skate to begin the evening’s proceedings followed by a SkateSkool hosted by the Medicine Hat Skateboard Association, skateboard demos and the crowd enjoying food trucks.. Redcliff Youth Centre was a part of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Hall facing public trust issues (again) over Invest MH
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 17th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The headline story of the week is obviously the move to move Invest Medicine Hat back into the private sector, bringing up many issues for folks. Several of whom called the News with questions and opinions about it, but little appetite to have their names attached. It’s a common occurrence that even the upper-ups ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City workers union files grievance over handling of Invest MH plans
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 17th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The union representing city workers, including at least one in the Invest Medicine Hat office, has filed a grievance over how the city is handling a process to contract out economic development, land sales and potentially more. The head of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local No. 46, says he was not informed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accounting firm’s growth a result of community mindset
By Medicine Hat News on July 17th, 2021
When you picture an accountant, what do you see? If it’s a number-crunching bore in an over-starched shirt you dread to visit because dealing with finances is stressful and confusing, then you’re definitely not alone. Taxation, audits, bookkeeping, financial planning… these aren’t terms that spark confidence in most people, and those of us intimidated by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OK, so it’s even too hot for snakes
By ALEX McCUAIG Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 17th, 2021
amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com The mid-day heat plaguing the region is likely proving to be too much for the city’s snake population to bask in, according to a Police Point Park interpreter. That doesn’t mean they aren’t around, but just nestled in the brush. Police Point Park interpreter Marty Drut says while the cold-blooded snakes in the city ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Workers at Redcliff fibre-glass plant ink one-year deal
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 16th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Unionized workers at the CertainTeed Canada fibre-glass plant in Redcliff have struck a one-year deal that provides 1.5 per cent wage hike, according to the latest edition of the Alberta Labour collective bargaining update. The June edition, released this week, states 53 members of Teamsters Local 362 at the facility ratified the agreement in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede’s Queen competition underway
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 16th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Come July 30, Medicine Hat will have a newly crowned Rodeo Queen and Princess after the 2019 winners, Queen Rayelle Smith and Princess Dionne Freimark, enjoyed a two-year reign. According to Lori Siedlecki, chair of the Queen Committee for the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede, they are “still proceeding with a traditional competition with ... Read More »
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