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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 »
Be the first to comment!Suicide has rocked Medicine Hat recently… time to fight back
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on September 10th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken You matter. These two simple words form a sentiment that needs sharing in communities across the globe on this World Suicide Prevention Day – but ours in particular. Medicine Hat has experienced several cases of death by suicide in recent months, including the loss of a teenage boy in early September. This string of ... Read More »
1 responseTrio with drug offence history facing charges after county bust
By Medicine Hat News on September 10th, 2020
A Cypress County man and two Calgarians previously charged with drug and gun offences have been arrested again after a police search of an acreage east of Medicine Hat. Local organized crime investigators in the provincial ALERT network announced Tuesday that they seized nine firearms and $21,000 in drugs and cash. Five people are charged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Only three lots remain from city’s flood buybacks in the Flats
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 10th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Just three of the 14 lots in the River Flats that the city purchased in a flood relocation program six years ago remain unsold after years of price reductions and hopes that blank canvas in the redeveloping neighbourhood would spark activity. The remaining three however, measure only 25-feet wide, but with new, more relaxed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former student activist happy with name changes
By MO CRANKER on September 9th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker There are myriad reasons to look back and remember your Grade 12 year, but Suzanne Tripp definitely has a unique story. The 2015 Medicine Hat High School graduate started a petition in her final year of secondary school to change the school’s team names from Mohawks and Kwahommies. Last week, five years later, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pride Association celebrates with flag raising despite gathering restrictions
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on September 9th, 2020
mccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken While Pride Week festivities were placed on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Medicine Hat Pride Association quietly celebrated Tuesday morning by hoisting the rainbow flag at city hall in support of the local LGBTQ+ community. The event was streamed live over social media to help ensure distancing and public health guidelines were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City makes changes to allow specific housing styles
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 9th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Votes at city council paved the way for two new housing styles in Medicine Hat as well as the possibility that C-cans could become more widely used as sheds. Two separate land-use bylaw amendments dealt with on Tuesday included a raft of regulation changes that clears up a catch-22 for redeveloping narrow 25-foot lots ... Read More »
1 responseDeal will see federal government take over grazing land in SW Sask.
By Medicine Hat News on September 9th, 2020
Ottawa will take over three provincial crown pastures in southwest Saskatchewan as part of a swap of grazing land with that province. Ministers of agriculture from the two governments announced the exchange Tuesday, along with federal environment minister Jonathon Wilkerson stating the areas in question are key to grassland conservation, local ranching and support to ... Read More »
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