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Local MLAs say business and pipelines top of agenda
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 8th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The Alberta legislature resumes today after a summer break and local MLAs say the focus will be pipelines and employment. “We’ve barely started our work of restoring the Alberta advantage and I’m glad that for the next two or three months that’s what we’ll be doing,” said Drew Barnes, MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat. Barnes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fashion show and tea on Oct. 19 at Meadowlark Village Clubhouse
By Medicine Hat News on October 8th, 2019
A fashion show and tea will take place Oct. 19 at the Meadowlark Village Clubhouse. The fashions displayed are from Fashions by Snookie and Stone Furs. The Canadian Royal Purple show starts at 1:30 p.m. but the doors will open at 1 p.m. Tickets are $12 and are available through Yvonne at 403-077-8775. There will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advisory committee has made funding available to seniors groups in Medicine Hat
By Medicine Hat News on October 8th, 2019
There is money to give away to local seniors groups. “There is a fairly large pool of money available. We’d like to spread it around to big and small groups anywhere in the city as long as seniors are involved,” said LaVerne Noble, chairperson Senior Citizens Advisory Committee. The money was generated in two ways: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Skateboarders land big trick: A new indoor park
By MO CRANKER on October 8th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Skaters in the city were dealt a blow earlier in the year when the Summit Indoor skate park closed its doors for good. Since the building’s closure at the end of April, the Medicine Hat Skateboard Association has been working to get a new spot for skaters to practise in the winter months. With ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saamis Drive roadwork Wednesday
By Medicine Hat News on October 8th, 2019
Saamis Drive will be closed Wednesday between Box Springs Road and Broadway Avenue for asphalt repair work. Traffic will be detoured onto the Trans-Canada Highway while the closure is in effect. It is anticipated that the closure will last for one day... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City to sell old firehall for $1.5M
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 8th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The asking price for the vacant Maple Avenue fire station will be $1.5 million, according to a marketing strategy endorsed by council on Monday night. That’s about three times what the Dunmore Road station sold for two years ago following a protracted sales process, but will be thrown open to the private sector realtors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Campus Energy Partners takes over AltaGas assets in southern Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on October 8th, 2019
The investment firm that took over AltaGas midstream assets in southeast Alberta has a name: Campus Energy Partners. This month the Alberta Utility Commission approved the change from a numbered company that originally held the pipelines and plants that the company sold to Ontario investment house, Birch Hill Equity Partners, last September. The company was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another 20,000 daffodil bulbs go into the ground, but also a special piece of jewelry
By Medicine Hat News on October 8th, 2019
It took about 50 volunteers only three hours to plant 20,000 daffodil bulbs for The Daffodil Project on Saturday. Unfortunately one of the volunteers, Dave Dalong, who has participated for three years in a row, discovered later he had lost his wedding ring. It is of particular importance because Dave and his wife Marilyn celebrated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family Craft Fair raising funds for new wellness centre at South Country Village
By Medicine Hat News on October 8th, 2019
A Family Craft Fair is taking place on Saturday at South Country Village – near the airport – from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a variety of vendors with unique crafts. The event is organized by the Heritage Centre Society, which will be putting proceeds toward a new physical wellness activity centre ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Antique and Gun show the place to be for collectors
By MO CRANKER on October 7th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Antique collectors and gun lovers flocked to the Cypress Centre this weekend for the annual Antique and Gun Show. The event ran both Saturday and Sunday, showcasing antique and gun vendors from across the country. “So far, so good,” said co-organizer Tim Hittel. “It’s packed in here and has been for a while now ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Murals give new life to underpass
By MO CRANKER on October 7th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker A downtown underpass received a face lift this weekend thanks to a number of artists, Medicine Hat College students and the Miywasin Youth Group. Calgary artist Jesse Gouchey, with the help of many others, spent Saturday and Sunday painting a colourful mural on one half of the pedestrian underpass on First Street SE under ... Read More »
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