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Several area businesses up for Alberta Distinction Awards
By Medicine Hat News on April 27th, 2021
Nine local firms are keeping close company among finalists for Alberta Business of Distinction Awards. Medicine Hat YMCA, Masterpiece Southlands Meadows and REDI Enterprises are three of the four finalists in the mentorship category that will be decided when provincial award winners are announced in June. Medicine Hat area also boasts two finalists in two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC’s BEET program expands learning options
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 27th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Students in the built environment engineering technology program at Medicine Hat College can now choose how they want to participate in class – online or in person. The BEET program is the first at the college to offer a HyFlex model of education which emphasizes flexibility for students by using Microsoft Teams. “We’ve been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peavey Mart should be open in Brooks by year end
By Medicine Hat News on April 27th, 2021
Rural work and lifestyle retailer Peavey Mart will set up shop in Brooks later this year, the Red Deer-based company announced Sunday. Work to renovate a 23,000-square foot bay at the former Freson Bros. Grocery location on Fairview Avenue in that city will begin this spring and be ready to open by the end of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mega solar plays await regulator approval
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 27th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Applications for southeastern Alberta’s first mega solar projects are now before regulators. The newly revealed Dunmore Solar field, a sprawling plan to put solar panel arrays on portions of eight quarter-sections east of Medicine Hat, was submitted to the Alberta Utilities Commission on April 24. That project, estimated to cost $200 million to build, ... Read More »
1 responseSpring in the Hat means the return of turkey vultures to the region
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on April 24th, 2021
They might get a bad rap but the return of turkey vultures to Medicine Hat in the past week is as sure a sign spring has sprung in southeastern Alberta as just about anything else. And as one of the largest birds found in the province, they are hard to miss as they glide over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young lad now proud custodian of dinosaur tooth
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 24th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi A weekend hike just outside Redcliff turned into an incredible discovery when seven-year-old Austin Werbiski was picking up rocks and came across a dinosaur tooth. “It was really cool. I just picked it up and gave it to mom,” said Austin. Austin’s mom, Bridget, says they originally thought the tooth could be from a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Karen’s Purple Shirt Party issues selfie challenge for ALS
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 24th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Medicine Hat High School’s basketball teams won’t be able to wear purple on the court to support Karen’s Purple Shirt Party this year, but the school is challenging staff and students at all junior high and high schools in the division to a selfie challenge to raise awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Hat High ... Read More »
1 responseCatholic division dealing with active COVID cases at two schools
By Medicine Hat News on April 24th, 2021
Alberta Health Services identified three cases of COVID-19 at Notre Dame Academy on Thursday and an additional case at St. Francis Xavier School. The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education posted both statements on its website and say all close contacts of the positive cases have been identified and contacted directly to quarantine. The MHCBE ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local woman finally sentenced for robbery, unlawful confinement
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on April 24th, 2021
A city woman who was one of three people charged with tying up a woman and beating her over the course of a night was sentenced Friday at Medicine Hat Court of Queen’s Bench to two-and-a-half years in a federal penitentiary. Amanda Louise Kaye, 39, along with mother and son co-accused Theresa and Matthew Babitzke, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Residential area street sweeping begins Monday downtown
By Medicine Hat News on April 24th, 2021
No-parking signs will be going up on side streets starting Monday as the annual residential road street sweeping program begins. Cleaning up high volume and priority routes have been ongoing this spring, and this week cleaners begin moving in to 17 zones to pick up gravel and debris. This year’s program begins in the downtown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former alderman Wayne Craven passes away
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 24th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Wayne Craven, whose rich, deep voice was unmistakable in city council debates for decades and throughout Medicine Hat community for much longer, has died. He was 80 years old and died early Friday morning after battling cancer, said his wife Sandra. “He was diagnosed two years ago, but you wouldn’t have known it from ... Read More »
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