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Council to take on budget once again
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 18th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A month-long budget block will be tackled Monday as council takes up proposed amendments for 2022 that could include new money to operate two shuttered rec facilities as well as new resources for city council members and a downtown planning study. Those four items were included at the Dec. 6 meeting, though the planning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SE Hill group will open Central Park concession on certain winter days
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 18th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Winter weather is here to stay, but one community group is asking Hatters to get out, embrace it, then stop by to warm up. The Southeast Hill Neighbourhood Association says it will operate the Kiwanis Kitchen at Central Park as a limited concession on certain days this winter, starting this weekend. The non-profit group ... Read More »
1 responseA Christmas Q&A with Medicine Hat’s biggest Holiday fans
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 18th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com The News asked some little Hatters their thoughts on Christmas. Their answers didn’t disappoint: The News: Santa’s busy working at Christmas time, but what does he do the rest of the year? Jack (Grade 2): Eats food to get fat! Ayla (Grade 1): Sleep. Chloe (Grade 1): He bakes Christmas cookies! The News: How ... Read More »
1 responseOnly 400 rapid kits sent to the Hat
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 18th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Rapid COVID tests offered by the province went rapidly out the door of the Dunmore Road community health centre on Friday morning as distribution of the antigen tests was opened across the province. Officials stated that 400 of the kits, each containing five rapid tests, were claimed on a first-come-first-serve basis on the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter honoured for improving life for people with disabilities
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 18th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Hatter Frank Gilham has been recognized for his contributions to make better the lives of those living with disabilities. The long-time financial officer of REDI Enterprises was presented with the Gary MacPherson Leadership award from Premier’s Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities at the Dec. 6 meeting of Medicine Hat city council. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local real estate market enjoying strong finish to 2021
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 17th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The Medicine Hat real estate market is mounting a strong finish to 2021 after a record-smashing start to the year that ebbed during the summer. Figures for November show the highest number of residential sales for the month, which is typically slower, going back 10 years. A total of 125 closures in the month ... Read More »
2 responsesHatter surrounded by loved ones for 104th birthday
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 17th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Susie Richter of Medicine Hat celebrated a milestone this past weekend, when she turned 104 years old. “The aids that work here, they all tell me, ‘You can’t be 104,'” Richter told the News. “(They think I’m) at the most 80.” Richter, who was born on a Saskatchewan farm in 1917, was grateful for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Proposed substation locations up for feedback
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 17th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Potential sites for a new electrical substation in southwest Medicine Hat are ready to go back for community consultation before the process moves on to a provincial regulatory body likely in early 2022. Utility division head Brad Maynes told Thursday’s meeting of the utility and infrastructure committee about feedback from an initial mailout on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City police remind public to watch out for scam artists this Holiday Season
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 17th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Police Service is reminding Hatters to remain vigilant through the Holiday Season and New Year, as phone and email scams are a common community issue. “This year, consistently we have seen a variety of different scams come through the Medicine Hat Police Service and through our community,” Sgt. Adam Gregory of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christmas Bliss Market and Gala goes Saturday at King Edward Building
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 17th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com The Christmas Bliss Market and Gala, hosted by Fig and Olive Charcuterie and Grazing Co., will bring vendors together one week before Christmas, in hopes to draw Hatters downtown to finish their Christmas shopping and support The Mustard Seed. “The event is being held this weekend, Saturday, Dec. 18, at the King Edward Building ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fatal highway crash near Bow Island
By medicinehatnews on December 16th, 2021
Medicine Hat News Mounties are investigating a fatal crash on Highway No. 3 just west of Bow Island late Wednesday night. The RCMP detachment in the town responded at 11:40 p.m. to a head-on collision between a west-bound pick-up truck and an east-bound tractor trailer near the junction with Highway No. 879, about five kilometres ... Read More »
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