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House fire puts south-end routing issue on display
By Medicine Hat News on September 29th, 2020
Firefighters searched through ashes of a south-end home for specialized medical equipment after the structure burned, while fighting it snarled traffic throughout the area. Crews battled the blaze Monday afternoon on Sunrise Court in the Saamis community, from that street and also though the back fence that faces Sierra Boulevard. All three stations in Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Give it to us straight
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 26th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Here’s a question: If the Alberta government can post payments it makes to doctors, why can’t Alberta Health Services give a straight answer on how much laundry upgrades in Medicine Hat would cost? The doctors “sunshine list” is going to happen within the next couple months barring a miracle de-escalation in relations between doctors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Electric Zambonis purchased
By Medicine Hat News on September 26th, 2020
Two Medicine Hat arenas will be cleaned by electric-powered ice-resurfacing machines this winter thanks in part to a climate initiative grant from the province. The Municipal Climate Change Action Centre has provided $100,000 toward the purchase of two “Zambonis” that will operate at the Canalta Centre and Hockey Hounds Arena. “We expect to see significant ... Read More »
1 responseHatter says $243 ticket not justifiable when he was pushing his stalled car
By Medicine Hat News on September 26th, 2020
A Medicine Hat man says it’s unfair that he received a ticket for going through a red light when he was pushing his stalled car into a parking lot. David Campbell told the News that he ran out of gas on Thursday at the corner of Kipling Street and Dunmore Road, and the vehicle was ... Read More »
1 responseCounty needs French translation in bylaw for the very first time
By Medicine Hat News on September 26th, 2020
Cypress County is set to debate its first ever bylaw that includes a translation in French. Votes will be registered on Oct. 6 on the Cypress County Municipal Airport Authority. Like a similar bylaw in Medicine Hat, it would transfer some planning powers near the Medicine Hat Regional Airport from the federal ministry of transportation ... Read More »
2 responsesBluEarth buys Suffield Solar farm
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 26th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The soon-to-be in-service Suffield Solar farm has been sold to another renewable energy developer with major projects underway in the area. Combined it will make BluEarth Renewables one of, if not the largest solar power producers in Alberta this time next year. “We also believe more opportunities are on the horizon given the favourable ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberation of Netherlands ceremony a go
By Medicine Hat News on September 26th, 2020
Though delayed by the pandemic, the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands will be held this coming week. Each year, the local Dutch community has planned special event to honour Canadian troops that pushed German forces out of the Netherlands on May 5, 1945. On Monday, the public is invited ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legion’s Ladies Auxiliary unveil special benches on the Hill
By Medicine Hat News on September 25th, 2020
After 100 years, and waiting a few extra months, the Ladies Auxiliary of the local Royal Canadian Legion Branch, finally have a bronze plaque with their name on it. Executive members of the service club attended Robertson Park on Thursday for a grand unveiling of new park benches on the Southeast Hill playground that they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 60 students learning online in Catholic division
By MO CRANKER on September 25th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Like other school boards in the area and around the province, the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education has created online programming for students who are not back for in-person learning. The board has more than 60 students who are learning online and has teachers working directly with students every day. “We’ve had 66 ... Read More »
1 responseCowboy Poetry at Kin Coulee on Sunday
By Medicine Hat News on September 25th, 2020
Stories and music of cowboy traditions will be celebrated in Medicine Hat on Sunday with a Cowboy Poetry gathering at Kin Coulee Park. The program begins at 12:30 p.m. in the park with live entertainment, while food trucks will be on hand from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. The event will feature musician Doc Mehl ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat’s courthouse still a beauty 100 years later
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 25th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant It’s been called the most beautiful in Alberta, as well as the oldest, but at its 100-year anniversary on Thursday, stories about the Medicine Hat Courthouse centred on how it was almost torn down. Dignitaries in the legal, law enforcement and political communities gathered on the building’s lawn for a noon-hour dedication of a ... Read More »
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