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Enactus MHC receives $11,500 in donations
By Medicine Hat News on January 28th, 2020
Enactus Medicine Hat College has received $11,500 in donations from local and national sources, which will help develop new initiatives and strengthen existing ones. A $5,000 contribution from RBC Foundation and Community Foundations Canada will go toward a new project researching declining bee populations, dubbed “Project To-Bee-Continued.” Another new endeavour, the Square Roots Token Program, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City ceases free sewer services
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 28th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city’s utility department will stop offering to scope home sewer lines or perennially grind out roots at no charge this spring, the department announced Monday. For decades that has been a staple service offered by the municipal sewer department, particular to older homeowners in mature, treed neighbourhoods where it was considered good practise ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan sets natural gas use record during week-long cold spell
By Medicine Hat News on January 28th, 2020
Saskatchewan set new records for the use of natural gas in the province in mid-January as a week-long cold snap settled on the province, the Crown utility company reports. Temperatures that dipped to minus-50C accounting for windchill and a new major gas-fuelled power plant in the province’s southwest are considered the reasons why. The recently ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Covenant continues process of redeveloping old school
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 28th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Covenant Health’s plans for redeveloping the now vacant Riverside School is progressing, including aspects of its historical significance. “We continue to collaborate with the Heritage Resources Committee to review historic documents and historical elements that may be of significance to the community,” said president Derrick Bernardo. “A feasibility study is underway and visioning sessions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2019
By Medicine Hat News on January 27th, 2020
Jan. 27 – Colouring in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Jan. 27 – Canadian Aviation Historical Society presents Sterling Cripps presenting on Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, Patterson Armoury, 7-9 p.m. Jan. 27 – Healthy Tax Habits for the News Year,” MH Public Library, 7-9 p.m. Jan. 27 – Travelogue: Jordan, MH Public Library, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHSA begins indoor park construction
By MO CRANKER on January 27th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker The Medicine Hat Skateboard Association is working on bringing an indoor skate park to life. The group began construction Sunday on the indoor park in the city’s southwest and it is hoping to open it next month. “There’s a lot of work to do,” said volunteer Jordan Mogck. “We’re going to try our best ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dog and owner begin healing together
By MO CRANKER on January 27th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker After a number of tough weeks – three-year-old Yorkie Little Man and his owner Diane Galvez are finally able to relax a little. While spending a bit of time with Galvez feet from the entrance to their Cambridge Street apartment, Little Man was attacked by a much larger dog on Jan. 10. He was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘A special weekend as brothers’: Hale siblings hope they represented the Hat well on Canadian Family Feud
By MO CRANKER on January 27th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Feb. 17 – mark your calendars, Hatters. The Hale brothers will be making their television debut on CBC’s Canadian Family Feud next month – oldest brother Troy says they had a blast. “It was fantastic,” said Hale. “It was really one of the best weekends we’ve had in our lives with the five of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local vet specialist works with pets to help them live their best lives
By MO CRANKER on January 27th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker It’s been an interesting ride for Mylo, an eight-year-old Border Collie Shar-Pei mix. When he was just nine months old, he was hit by a car and left to die on Highway 3. Thankfully a couple found him and took him to get care. While it initially looked like he was going to lose ... Read More »
1 responseTOP Fest provides week of fun and smiles
By MO CRANKER on January 27th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker The annual Tongue on the Post Music Festival came to a close Saturday with day full of performances at Medalta. The event ran for the 14th consecutive year and saw a lot of success, says executive director Rob Pape. “It’s been a phenomenal week,” he said. “We’ve had such great attendance – the music ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Balancing needs of oil industry and municipalities is no easy task: Turnbull
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 25th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant After a wild week of debate about how to stabilize the struggling oilpatch without harming municipalities, a top official with the province’s only municipally owned petroleum producer says work needs to be done. Phil Turnbull is chair the city of Medicine Hat’s energy committee. It steers the gas exploration and production company that is ... Read More »
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