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Maternity clinic will close its doors after today
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 15th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Today is the final day of operations for the Medicine Hat maternity clinic, which closes its doors after 18 years following a funding disagreement with the province. Last fall the clinic, operated by a rotation of local physicians to oversee expected mothers without an obstetrician, announced that reduced funding to Palliser Primary Care network ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Great Big Pedal expects solid turnout to kick off Bike Week
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 15th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com The Great Big Pedal, hosted by Bike Medicine Hat and Tourism Medicine Hat on Monday, will mark the kick-off event for Bike Week. “The Great Big Pedal is going to be on July 19 from Kin Coulee Park at 6:30 (p.m.),” said Shelley Acheson, event director of Bike Medicine Hat. The event is free ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tickets for Stampede’s Summer Jam concert on sale now
By Medicine Hat News on July 15th, 2021
Summer Jam will be back at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede this year, with a lineup of local acts set to hit the grandstand on July 28. The Wednesday evening show will be hosted by Mahoney, with pre-show entertainment from Derek Hintz and performances from Audrey Three, Phoenix, Desperate Measures, Wichita, Band of Brothers, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Firm seeks another extension on Empress solar power farm
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 15th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Construction of a planned solar farm in Empress is being held up by global supply and pricing for steel, the developer informed the Cypress County municipal planning commission Tuesday. A letter from Aura Power requested a time extension to next spring for municipal permits to build the Empress Solar park in the far northeast ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!While still battling the disease, Montrealer bikes across Canada to raise money for cancer
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 15th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Steve Dartt, who was diagnosed with cancer a year and a half ago, is now riding his bike from Richmond, B.C. to Montreal – a 5,000 kilometre journey – on his “Trek for Hope” to raise money for cancer research. Steve, 57, lives in Montreal and previously worked for the Canadian Air Force and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Does conflict of interest loom over Invest MH deal?
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 15th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Nearly everyone in a city department set to be outsourced this fall is also listed as an employee or director with a company likely to pursue a contract to oversee all city land sales, the News has learned. The principle in that company, Invest Medicine Hat managing director Jason Melhoff, directed questions on Wednesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local police’s phone number spoofed in $1K scam
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 15th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Hatters should look for “red flags” to avoid fraudsters, say local police, whose own phone number was used to gain the confidence of a victim recently. “Spoofing” a phone number is a technique that brings up a false number on caller ID systems. Medicine Hat Police Service says its number was used recently to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘A Walk to Healing for All’: Members of Sask. First Nations off to Kamloops on foot
By ALEX McCUAIG Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 15th, 2021
amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com The discovery of unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops has shocked the consciousness of no shortage of Canadians. In the past two days, just as many memorial walks sparked by the discovery have passed through the city on their way from Saskatchewan to Kamloops. Journeys which aim to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Forget the heat, it’s the drought causing concern
By ALEX McCUAIG Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 14th, 2021
amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com The heat dome sitting over Alberta may have dissipated somewhat but drought conditions continue across southern parts of the Western provinces, and Alberta Beef Producers is now asking for government assistance in dealing with the issue. “We are getting into a situation that is pretty dire,” said Brad Dubeau, general manager at Alberta Beef. ... Read More »
1 responseBusiness Briefs: Junior oil exploration company moving forward with polymer injection program
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 14th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Hemisphere Energy says a polymer injection program at its sites in Special Areas 2 is encouraging, and it will move ahead with three more wells this fall near its Atlee-Buffalo field, it stated on June 29. The junior exploration company spent $1.1 million in early 2021 to build facilities for the program centred in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede gearing up for scaled down event
By ALEX McCUAIG Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 14th, 2021
amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede is gearing up this week for its first post-pandemic rodeo with less than two weeks left to go. “It’s been a little bit crazy,” said general manager Kara Brake. Entries have been submitted for the Better Living and Visual Arts competition and Thursday will see the Stampede Queen ... Read More »
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