Local News
Eyes on Neowise: Hat astrophotographer up all night chasing comet
By Mo Cranker on July 10th, 2020
Hatter Lukas Gornisiewicz hasn’t really slept in the past few days, but he wouldn’t have it any other way. The 36-year-old has been spending late nights and early mornings at Sunridge Observatory in Seven Persons with his camera, different lenses and a tripod. From around 2:30 to 4 a.m., he is able to get a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local family holding Alzheimer’s fundraiser in memory of Mick Nieman
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 10th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The family of a local man whose life was cut short by Alzheimer’s is holding a memorial event in his honour and to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society. The event takes place on Aug. 8 with a golf tournament at Cottonwood Golf Course in the morning and a banquet that evening at Ralph’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal money allocated to clean up Medicine Hat gas wells
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 10th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Some federal money is allocated for the cleanup of City of Medicine Hat gas wells, local administrators stated in financial documents present last week, but not how much from funds administered by the provincial governments of Alberta or Saskatchewan. This spring work has begun to close-down, abandon and reclaim 2,000 unproductive wells in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Security risk found in ABTraceTogether
By Medicine Hat News on July 10th, 2020
The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta has found there is a security risk with the ABTraceTogether app but acknowledged the constraints Alberta Health has had to work with. Jill Clayton said Alberta Health had been mindful of privacy and security in deploying the app to supplement already established contract-tracing processes. The app is to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta to expand financial support for petrochemical industry
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 10th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Alberta plans to widely expand financial support for the petrochemical industry in hopes of luring new plant construction here, it was announced on Thursday, but with few details yet about total cost and qualification process for billions of dollars grants. Dale Nally, the associate minister of Natural Gas and Energy, made the announcement Thursday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RibFest goes drive-thru
By MO CRANKER on July 10th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker While COVID-19 has cancelled quite a few events this year, RibFest will still be happening. The event will run differently, using a drive-through format, and funds raised will go to the Rotary Club of Medicine Hat. This year’s RibFest will be running August 7-9 and four different rib vendors will be selling their southern ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Music extravaganza set to take place at Eagles Nest Ranch
By Medicine Hat News on July 10th, 2020
Eagles Nest Ranch is holding a music extravaganza and fundraiser next month. Fireside Song is taking place at the Eagles Nest Ranch amphitheatre on Aug. 14 and 15. Attendees will be treated to music by Kyle Church, Denver Knodel, Alex Egert, Nolan Penner, Jessikah Babe and more. Tickets are $15 per person or $60 for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mastec shuttered
By Medicine Hat News on July 10th, 2020
A legacy oil patch construction company has apparently shut down its yard in Medicine Hat. The Brier Park location of Mastec Canada – once Big Country Energy Services – has been stripped of most signs and the yard that once housed side booms, skids and other pipeline equipment is empty. Big Country was founded in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County gives greenhouse green light
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 9th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Following a five-hour hearing Tuesday, Cypress County council narrowly approved a land-use change to allow a major greenhouse development over objections of nearby acreage owners. Ruben’s Veggies had applied twice to build the new facility near Highway 523 and Range Road 72, west of Medicine Hat, and this week a scaled-down proposal passed by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS offering free online health education workshops
By Medicine Hat News on July 9th, 2020
Alberta Health Services is offering free online courses about achieving a healthy lifestyle. The Alberta Healthy Living Program has health education workshops on Zoom, which is accessible from home on a computer, iPad, or tablet. Workshops are led by AHS staff and participants have an opportunity to meet others with similar health experiences. Classes include: ... Read More »
1 responseTesting our waste water
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 9th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A sampling of water we flush down the toilet or sink in Medicine Hat will soon be tested for traces of COVID-19 and could potentially reveal “hot spots” before people test positive for the virus. Within the next week Medicine Hat will begin dispatching samples, taken five days a week, from our sewer waste ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
