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Getting to Know Your Leaders: Sissons brings passion for community, outdoors to trustee role
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 27th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Yvonne Sissons, one of two new Medicine Hat Public School Board trustees, is a mother of three with a passion for public education and the opportunities it can offer. Originally from small town Saskatchewan, Sissons has lived most of her adult life in Alberta. “I made the move to Alberta to pursue a career ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montana forced to add area-code dialing after national suicide hotline started
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 27th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The creation of a U.S. national suicide hotline will require Montana residents to add the area code for local calls beginning this week. The 10-digit dialing system came into force on Oct. 24, with the state’s area code – 406 – now required to precede existing phone numbers that will not change. The step ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Interpretive Program introduces its new chief interpreter; Alicia Lew starts Jan. 1
By Medicine Hat News on October 27th, 2021
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program will soon have a new chief interpreter. Alicia Lew will be officially stepping into the position on Jan. 1, replacing Corlaine Gardner who has held the position for the past 15 years. Lew joined the Interpretive Program in 2020. A native Albertan, Lew is passionate about the outdoors. She graduated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prairie Gleaners breaks ground on major expansion
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 27th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com The Prairie Gleaners made an exciting move Monday afternoon, breaking ground for a new building that will add about 4,000 square feet of operational space to its current location south of the city. The local Christian-based volunteer organization gathers donations of surplus produce from growers in the area and dehydrates them to make a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hidden Valley Ski Resort needs operator, or else no season
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 27th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com The fate of Hidden Valley Ski Resort for the 2021/22 winter season is up in the air. The News reported earlier this year that the province was looking for a private contractor to take over operations of the resort. There have been several interested parties, notably Castle Mountain Resort, however it is unknown whether ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Proposed substation connector power line under scrutiny from landowners
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 27th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Opposition is growing to a proposed power line route in Cypress County that would connect a new wind power project to substations near Medicine Hat. The Winnifred Wind project would be built north of the County of Forty Mile hamlet, located about 14 kilometres east of Bow Island, but the new transmission line is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crop Report: Southern Alberta yields down but not awful compared to recent averages
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 26th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Despite this summer’s drought and extreme heat, which has resulted in a significantly lower crop yield compared to average, it is reported that the province’s overall crop quality exceeded the five-year average. The only exception to this increase is malting barley and oats. In southern Alberta however, crops rated right on average, while yield ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat will wait extra week to swear in council
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 26th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews New councils throughout Alberta and the Medicine Hat region were sworn in on Monday, though Hatters will have to wait until next week before new city council members take up their positions. In Dunmore, eight new Cypress County councillors took the oath of office then re-elected Reeve Dan Hamilton and Deputy Reeve Richard Oster ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP Briefs: Woman killed when van hit by train
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 26th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A women is dead after the van she was riding in was struck by a train in Vulcan County on Monday. The van was travelling on a township road south of the Village of Carmangay at about 10:30 a.m. when it was struck by a southbound Canadian Pacific train. The driver, a 52-year-old man, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hut 8 expands to Ontario with North Bay buy
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 26th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Hut 8 Cryptocurrency unveiled a new expansion site on Monday – in a decommissioned natural gas plant in North Bay, Ont. – stating the self-powered data centre will move ahead of a delayed Alberta-based project, held up due to “supply chain constraints and COVID disruptions.” Its Medicine Hat operations will still be the largest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sudanese refugee worries for family left behind
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 26th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com William Garang has travelled far. Born in South Sudan but forced to flee as a child, he has walked through Sudanese countryside, across the Kenyan border and between the rows of buildings in the Kakuma Refugee Camp, to finally arrive in Medicine Hat. Now he hopes his family members will be able to follow. ... Read More »
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