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Hockey scouts group names new award after Bob Ridley
By JAMES TUBB on December 20th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation didn’t have to do a lot of leg work when it came to finding the right legacy broadcaster to honour. The scout foundation has named an award after longtime Medicine Hat Tigers broadcaster Bob Ridley, announcing the creation of the Bob Ridley “Golden Microphone” Honorarium, which will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA chastises city for shelter communications
By Collin Gallant on December 20th, 2024
@@CollinGallant A provincial plan to move Medicine Hat’s homeless shelters out of residential areas is underway, a local MLA told a city committee on Thursday, adding that the city has known about it for months but has badly mishandled a communications strategy. Now, Cypress-Medicine Hat representative Justin Wright said a new, strong joint statement is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County has enough high-value soil to avoid red tape when renewables are proposed for lower-grade land
By Medicine Hat News on December 20th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Cypress County has enough Class 2 soil to avoid the need to protect Class 3 land when regulators consider approving new wind and solar power facilities. But neighbouring municipalities do fall under the new regulation requiring greater protection of mid-range land that triggers the need for agricultural productivity study. Those were promised last spring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tickets on sale for NYE dinner, dance at German Canadian Harmony Club in Redcliff
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 19th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The German Canadian Harmony Club is inviting the community to enjoy the balloons drop as the clock strikes midnight this New Year’s Eve, during its annual dinner and dance held at the German-Canadian Harmony Hall. The celebration will include a full roast-beef dinner prepared by JF Catering and an evening of live music by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southwest Saskatchewan ground moisture got much needed boost from late-summer rains
By Medicine Hat News on December 19th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Heavy rains in September left some areas of southwest Saskatchewan near Alberta wetter than normal at freeze-up, the Saskatchewan Water Agency stated in its end-of-autumn report on moisture conditions. It also forecasts the risk of drought in 2025 as “moderate” closest to the Alberta boundary, though “high” in areas southeast of Swift Current. “Drier ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beef Pen Show and Cowboy Christmas Trade Show this weekend
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 19th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Kicking off on Friday, the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede Beef Pen Show and Cowboy Christmas Trade Show, like most years, promises to be packed. Every aspect of the show is at capacity, said general manager Ron Edwards, from the pen show itself, to commercial cattle or the various 4-H groups that will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veiner Centre shares impacts of volunteer driven transportation service
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 19th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com In a short online video titled “Audrey’s Story: How Veiner Vintage Transport Reduces Senior Isolation” that was recently published to the Unison for Generations +50 YouTube channel, Audrey shares her experience using the initiative that provides transportation to seniors. This year the Veiner Vintage Transport Program has provided approximately 1,300 rides to seniors in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eateries say GST break benefits come with drawbacks
By BRENDAN MILLER on December 19th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com As customers at Medicine Hat restaurants enjoy a five per cent GST break from bills on meals and beverages with an alcohol content of less than 20 per cent until February, owners shared mixed feelings around the federally imposed tax holiday. Ross Beach, owner of Rossco’s Pub, says the temporary break has caused a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa eases up on net-zero rules, buying the City of Medicine Hat crucial time
By Collin Gallant on December 19th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Newly finalized clean electricity rules from Ottawa would extend the potential lifespan of Medicine Hat’s newest gas-generating turbines, but would still require the entire facility to reduce carbon intensity by three-quarters by 2035, city power officials said Wednesday. An eventual “net-zero” operating environment would still be required by 2050. “It brings a little more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LDS Church donates $292K toward women’s shelter upgrades
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 19th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints met with the Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society on Wednesday to present nearly $300,000 toward the shelter’s capital plan and ongoing renovations to the Phoenix Safe House. A total of $292,000 was approved as part of a global initiative to support women and children, said Bruce ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smith, Wright among speakers at Brooks’ State of the Region breakfast on Jan. 3
By Medicine Hat News on December 19th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The Brooks area “State of the Region” breakfast is set to take place on Jan. 3, with political leaders from the area set to address a crowd at that city’s Heritage Inn. Mayor John Petrie, Newell County Reeve Arno Doerksen, along with southeast Alberta’s two MLAs. Cypress-Medicine Hat’s Justin Wright and Premier Danielle Smith, ... Read More »
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