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Events Calendar Oct. 7-13, 2019
By Medicine Hat News on October 7th, 2019
Oct. 7 – Sunrise Coffee Time, MH Public Library, 10 a.m. Oct. 7 – Harpdog Brown, Cafe Verve, 6 p.m. Oct. 8 – Stitching in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Oct. 8 – Tigers vs. Portland Winterhawks, Canalta Centre, 7 p.m. Oct. 8 – Tim & The Glory Boys – The Buffalo Roadshow, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opioid overdose deaths down some in 2019
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 5th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade According to the most recent Opioid Response Surveillance Report the number of apparent accidental fentanyl poisoning deaths has dropped to the level the south zone experienced in 2017 after a peak in 2018. The rate of apparent accidental fentanyl poisonings per 100,000 person years by municipality is indicating a similar trend. In Medicine Hat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Public Library handing out up to 500 free memberships, renewals Saturday
By MO CRANKER on October 5th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker The Medicine Hat Public Library will hand out free memberships and renewals today from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Methanex has granted the library funds to hand out 500 free memberships and renewals – marketing co-ordinator Gillian Reimer says the event will be first-come, first-served. “We just need people to show up – a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Antique and Gun Show on at the Cypress Centre
By MO CRANKER on October 5th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Vendors arrived in the Hat Friday to set up tables at the Cypress Centre for the annual Antique and Gun Show. The event is running 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, and will showcase vendors from as far as Ontario selling all sorts of antiques and firearms. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Prehistoric present day
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 5th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant On Friday, we heard that for the first time in Canada, a sabre-tooth tiger fossil had been found in Medicine Hat. The obvious question is how are the Medicine Hat Tigers responding to the reports. “We’ve been tossing it around in the office this morning, and basically think it’s pretty cool,” Adam Jones, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters will take pride in prehistoric find, experts predict
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 5th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The discovery of sabre-toothed tiger fossils in Medicine Hat is something that both paleontologists and the general public will sink their own teeth into, those in the field say. On Friday, the Canadian Journal of Earth Scientists revealed that the fossil had been found in a dig conducted in the 1960s in the vicinity ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real estate market enjoys good summer
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 5th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Strong summer numbers have moved the Medicine Hat real estate market back into positive territory for the year, according to new figures released by the local board. They show busy periods in July and particularly September – generally considered a transition month to a slower autumn season. “It’s somewhat sporadic but it was busy, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SEASAR hosting volunteer recruitment event
By Medicine Hat News on October 4th, 2019
The South Eastern Alberta Search and Rescue Association is hosting a volunteer recruitment open house Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Presentations will take place at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Medicine Hat Airport maintenance building. Paul Carolan, the group’s president, described the array of benefits in volunteering for SEASAR in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Artists coming to the Hat to paint murals downtown
By MO CRANKER on October 4th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker A number of artists will be downtown this weekend painting murals to give downtown more street art. Pop Up Parks is bringing artist Jesse Gouchey to the city to paint a mural in honour and memory of missing and murdered Indigenous women. “Jesse is going to create a mural to commemorate and bring attention ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aurora plant nears completion
By Medicine Hat News on October 4th, 2019
Aurora Cannabis provided investors with an update on a long list of infrastructure projects and related company operations on Thursday, stating that the majority of its massive outlay of cash for facilities is coming to an end. As for the 1.6-million square-foot facility currently under construction in Medicine Hat, the company only states the Aurora ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Driver blows through red light, injured when struck by dump truck
By Medicine Hat News on October 4th, 2019
A dump truck T-boned a Chevrolet Equinox Thursday morning, sending the car’s driver to the hospital with injuries. Police say at 10:09 a.m. the truck was travelling westbound on Sixth Street SE, proceeding on a green light straight through the intersection toward Sixth Street SW at Division Avenue. At the same time, the Equinox was ... Read More »
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