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County culvert repairs will see two routes closed for short periods
By Medicine Hat News on September 12th, 2020
Two well-travelled routes in Cypress County will see day-long closures for culvert repairs. Access to the Trans-Canada Highway from Eagle Butte Road will be closed Saturday to accommodate intersection upgrades. That affects northbound lanes at the Third Avenue in Dunmore, while southbound lane coming off the highway will remain open. Northbound traffic will be detoured ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!County loss could be city’s gain under tax changes
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 12th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat may stand to gain on proposed property tax changes for oilpatch operators that Alberta’s counties say will threaten their existence. New Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard is now doing a new round of meetings with leaders of counties and municipal districts who say they stand to lose 20 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Santa Claus Fund launches 50/50 draw
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on September 11th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund Toy Run will have a different look due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but supporters can still give back in two different ways, with a chance to cash in for up to $10,000. On top of holding a virtual Toy Run – in which riders are encouraged to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another SE Alberta wind play approved by regulator
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 11th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The third of three major wind farm projects announced last fall has been approved by Alberta’s utility regulators. Rattlesnake Ridge, a 28-turbine facility that would be built near the hamlet of Whitla in the county of Forty Mile, and related connection to the Alberta power grid was accepted by the Alberta Utilities Commission on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man with history of firearms offence faces nine more
By Medicine Hat News on September 11th, 2020
New charges against a Medicine Hat man with a legal history of gun charges now faces nine more, according to information detailed in Provincial Court on Thursday morning. Alberta’s organized crime unit, ALERT, announced this week it had arrested Denver Ailsby and four others following a search of an acreage east of Medicine Hat on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial date set for former CCDA director who faces child pornography-related charges
By Medicine Hat News on September 11th, 2020
A well-known figure in Medicine Hat will go to trial in February 2021 to refute charges that he accessed and possessed child pornography. Wayne Smith was charged with one count of each criminal code offence in June 2019. On Thursday, in Medicine Hat Provincial Court a three-day trial date was set. The proceedings begin on ... Read More »
1 responseFrom the streets to the gallery: Local graffiti artist’s exhibit brings him full circle
By MO CRANKER on September 11th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker About 20 years ago, Jeff Goring was one of many young people who would take to the street and spray paint illegally as a form of expressing themselves. Now in 2020, Goring is a husband and father, and he has created graffiti art for world renowned companies like Nike and Lululemon. This week he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parade of Homes able to go, on through Oct. 4
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 11th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant New home buyers may have to rethink expectations and do a gut-check considering the effects of COVID-19, and the local residential construction community says it can relate. Wednesday marked the opening of the 2020 Canadian Homebuilders Association Parade of Homes – the annual showcase of new offerings from local builders. “Resilient is the best ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC reports successful return with depleted numbers
By MO CRANKER on September 10th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Though the parking lots, classrooms and hallways are mostly empty, classes successfully resumed last week at Medicine Hat College. The college has about 15 per cent of its students back for in-person classes right now, with the rest learning through online means. MHC vice-president academic Vicky Roy says the first week of classes has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Counselling Collective holding silent vigil tonight at Riverside Veterans Memorial
By MO CRANKER on September 10th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Medicine Hat Counselling Collective will be holding a silent vigil tonight in recognition of International Suicide Awareness Day. The vigil is taking place at Riverside Veterans Memorial Park from 6-8:30 p.m. “We will have white paper bags to decorate to honour a loved one, or to write messages of support,” said collective member ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Replica dino skull arrives in Irvine where species was discovered
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 10th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The Hamlet of Irvine is about to celebrate a homecoming that’s a long time in the making. A cast of a dinosaur skull discovered nearby 70 years ago was delivered to the New Horizons Club in the townsite east of Medicine Hat on Wednesday afternoon. Locals who had worked on the effort to bring ... Read More »
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