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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!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 »
Be the first to comment!Stampede Farmers Markets close for the year
By MO CRANKER on October 7th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Farmers Market season is officially over – for now at least. Saturday marked the final Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Farmers Market for 2019 – ending another successful year for the events. “It has been absolutely crazy in here this morning,” said vendor executive member Brian Kannekens. “We have over 65 vendors today and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roughly 200 take part in annual Run for the Cure
By MO CRANKER on October 7th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Medicine Hatters gathered early Sunday morning for the annual Run for the Cure. The event took place at Echo Dale Park with roughly 200 people taking part in a one-kilometre or five-kilometre run. “Today has been fantastic and we couldn’t have asked for any better weather,” said CIBC chairperson Jody Vass. “We have a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parks and Recreation: Keeping up with outdoor work amid seasonal change
By Keziah Lesko-Gosselin on October 7th, 2019
As migratory birds fly south and leaves change colour, the transition to autumn may feel bittersweet. While the season is stunning, warm and sunny days will soon be replaced with windy grey skies, confining many of us to school and office desks until spring. However, autumn brings more than just sweater weather, and is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar Oct. 7-13, 2019
By Medicine Hat News on October 7th, 2019
Oct. 7 – Sunrise Coffee Time, MH Public Library, 10 a.m. Oct. 7 – Harpdog Brown, Cafe Verve, 6 p.m. Oct. 8 – Stitching in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Oct. 8 – Tigers vs. Portland Winterhawks, Canalta Centre, 7 p.m. Oct. 8 – Tim & The Glory Boys – The Buffalo Roadshow, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Antique and Gun Show on at the Cypress Centre
By MO CRANKER on October 5th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Vendors arrived in the Hat Friday to set up tables at the Cypress Centre for the annual Antique and Gun Show. The event is running 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, and will showcase vendors from as far as Ontario selling all sorts of antiques and firearms. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Prehistoric present day
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 5th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant On Friday, we heard that for the first time in Canada, a sabre-tooth tiger fossil had been found in Medicine Hat. The obvious question is how are the Medicine Hat Tigers responding to the reports. “We’ve been tossing it around in the office this morning, and basically think it’s pretty cool,” Adam Jones, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters will take pride in prehistoric find, experts predict
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 5th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The discovery of sabre-toothed tiger fossils in Medicine Hat is something that both paleontologists and the general public will sink their own teeth into, those in the field say. On Friday, the Canadian Journal of Earth Scientists revealed that the fossil had been found in a dig conducted in the 1960s in the vicinity ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opioid overdose deaths down some in 2019
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 5th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade According to the most recent Opioid Response Surveillance Report the number of apparent accidental fentanyl poisoning deaths has dropped to the level the south zone experienced in 2017 after a peak in 2018. The rate of apparent accidental fentanyl poisonings per 100,000 person years by municipality is indicating a similar trend. In Medicine Hat ... Read More »
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