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MH Brew Co. closes taproom after employee tests positive
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 28th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi A staff member at Medicine Hat Brewing Co. has tested positive for COVID-19, and the brewery says the taproom is closed until further notice. “The staff member got tested on the weekend after having symptoms and we found out last night,” said Kaiden Vancuren, general manager of distribution and sales. “We made the decision ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rotary Club of MH, city police team up for bike initiative
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on April 28th, 2021
A program to provide cycling opportunities to Hatters is rolling forward after being launched last fall. The joint venture between the Rotary Club of Medicine Hat and city police is designed to utilize recovered bicycles that would usually go to auction and instead refurbish and provide them to individuals in need of inexpensive transportation. Rotary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC’s BEET program expands learning options
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 27th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Students in the built environment engineering technology program at Medicine Hat College can now choose how they want to participate in class – online or in person. The BEET program is the first at the college to offer a HyFlex model of education which emphasizes flexibility for students by using Microsoft Teams. “We’ve been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scotsman walks Canada to replenish homeland trees
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on April 27th, 2021
The lush green rolling hills of Scotland and the dry sage-covered shortgrass prairie don’t have a lot in common except they both are largely devoid of trees. But a Scotsman is seeking to change the former by travelling across the latter. Micheal Yellowlees and his dog Luna left Vancouver Island at the beginning of March ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Several area businesses up for Alberta Distinction Awards
By Medicine Hat News on April 27th, 2021
Nine local firms are keeping close company among finalists for Alberta Business of Distinction Awards. Medicine Hat YMCA, Masterpiece Southlands Meadows and REDI Enterprises are three of the four finalists in the mentorship category that will be decided when provincial award winners are announced in June. Medicine Hat area also boasts two finalists in two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peavey Mart should be open in Brooks by year end
By Medicine Hat News on April 27th, 2021
Rural work and lifestyle retailer Peavey Mart will set up shop in Brooks later this year, the Red Deer-based company announced Sunday. Work to renovate a 23,000-square foot bay at the former Freson Bros. Grocery location on Fairview Avenue in that city will begin this spring and be ready to open by the end of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Robert Hoefman hopes to appeal
By Medicine Hat News on April 27th, 2021
A man convicted of the first-degree murder of James Satre outside his home as part of a million-dollar extortion plot is applying to have his appeal heard at the highest court in the province. Robert Hoefman, 59, was convicted by a Medicine Hat jury last month and sentenced to a life sentence with no eligibility ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rodeos hopeful for (needed) summer crowds
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on April 27th, 2021
Rodeo season is getting underway but the Brooks Kinsmen Rodeo has been at least postponed while a decision on whether the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede will be run is expected early in May. As for the chances of a fulsome Alberta professional circuit going forward, “we’re going to do our damnedest to have a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mega solar plays await regulator approval
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 27th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Applications for southeastern Alberta’s first mega solar projects are now before regulators. The newly revealed Dunmore Solar field, a sprawling plan to put solar panel arrays on portions of eight quarter-sections east of Medicine Hat, was submitted to the Alberta Utilities Commission on April 24. That project, estimated to cost $200 million to build, ... Read More »
1 responseSpring in the Hat means the return of turkey vultures to the region
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on April 24th, 2021
They might get a bad rap but the return of turkey vultures to Medicine Hat in the past week is as sure a sign spring has sprung in southeastern Alberta as just about anything else. And as one of the largest birds found in the province, they are hard to miss as they glide over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young lad now proud custodian of dinosaur tooth
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 24th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi A weekend hike just outside Redcliff turned into an incredible discovery when seven-year-old Austin Werbiski was picking up rocks and came across a dinosaur tooth. “It was really cool. I just picked it up and gave it to mom,” said Austin. Austin’s mom, Bridget, says they originally thought the tooth could be from a ... Read More »
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