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Former CP conductor looking for boulder heroes
By JAMES TUBB on November 26th, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Anyone move any boulders in the ’70s? John Cowan, a former CP conductor, has written a book about his years working on trains and is looking for a dozen passengers who were part of his favourite story. Those passengers helped move a boulder off of a CP track in Kicking Horse Canyon in B.C. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christmas tree cutting available at Cypress Hills
By Medicine Hat News on November 25th, 2021
Alberta Parks will once again be issuing permits allowing individuals to cut their own Christmas tree in one of three provincial parks. Permit applications are available online for Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Castle Provincial Park or Castle Wildland Provincial Park. Applications can also be submitted at the Cypress Hills visitor centre or local and provincial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local therapeutic nutritionist featured in pharmacy mag
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 25th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Melissa Hozack, president and CEO of TruMe Whole Health and co-owner of Redcliff Pharmasave, is featured on the November-December issue of Pharmacy Practise + Business. Hozack, a pharmacist by trade, has been working in the field of therapeutic nutrition for the past nine years. She first began researching the topic when she embarked on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cargill employees in High River vote on proposed deal, now await results
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 25th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Workers, ranchers and grocery shoppers are awaiting results of a contract vote this week that could avoid a strike at one of the nation’s largest slaughterhouses. More than 2,000 workers at the Cargill meat processing plant in High River cast ballots Tuesday and Wednesday on what the company described as a new offer to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two student science fair projects to be published
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 25th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Research belonging to two local students is being published in the Canadian Science Fair Journal. Daphne Thompson, a Grade 12 student at Eagle Butte High School, focused her project on the different types of fungi found in snow, while Victoria Rooks, a Grade 9 student at Senator Gershaw School, investigated the impact earthworm diets ... Read More »
1 responseNew permit system for wide loads in Cypress
By Medicine Hat News on November 25th, 2021
A new permitting system for over-dimensional loads travelling on Township Road 120 to bypass Medicine Hat is now in place, according to a release by Cypress County. Last spring, county council asked administrators for options to control heavy and wide loads traversing the route that connects highways 1 and 3 on a route south of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Annual Suffield elk hunt off to a good start
By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on November 25th, 2021
The annual elk management hunt is well underway at CFB Suffield and is off to a great start. The hunt is meant to lessen the damage for agriculture producers and to preserve the long-term sustainability of the grassland at the base. “It’s been really (good),” said Master Bombardier Kingsley Mann. “When soldiers come in and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Hatter releases Christmas single with daughter
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 25th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Former Hatter Marika Siewert and her daughter Zoey have released a new Christmas single, ‘Christmas is Here’, available on all streaming platforms. Marika Siewert is a multi-award winning Canadian recording artist, songwriter and actor, with numerous top 10 singles on the Canadian charts under her belt in everything from pop to gospel. As an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arson charge laid on what appears to be careless smoker who visited ATM
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 25th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Police have laid a charge of arson against a Medicine Hat man who they say was negligent and therefore responsible for $75,000 in damage to a cash machine inside the entrance to a downtown bank. A release Wednesday morning states fire crews were called on Nov. 1 to the branch located at the intersection ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defence officials deny BATUS departure
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 25th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant British defence officials are denying reports in that country’s media that its presence at CFB Suffield will end, but implied Wednesday that large-scale tank training could move to bases in the Middle East and Africa. Local officials are holding comment until more details are released Thursday, but say the potential of losing armour training ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Belyea lawyer will seek bail on murder charge
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 24th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Suffield woman accused of killing her husband has retained high-profile defence attorney Katherine Beyak to defend her in court. Tuesday marked the fifth appearance in Medicine Hat Provincial Court for Deborah Murrill Belyea, 66, on month-old charges that she killed her husband, Alfred Belyea. Police say the murder of the 72-year-old Cypress County ... Read More »
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