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Alberta announces new medical officer of health
By Gillian Slade on February 2nd, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade There is a new chief medical officer of health in Alberta. The province has appointed Dr. Deena Hinshaw to the position following the retirement of Dr. Karen Grimsrud. Hinshaw has been the deputy chief medical officer of health since 2017 and since 2010 has held a variety of posts, including medical officer of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Holiday RV show this weekend
By Mo Cranker on February 2nd, 2019
Medicine Hat News RVs take over the Stampede Grounds this weekend for Hatters to check out and potentially buy. “We kicked off Thursday and we’re running until Sunday,” said Chad Baigent. “We’re running from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and then 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.” Holiday RV has 55 units inside, seven ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Solar farm near Burdett in the final stages of its application process
By Collin Gallant on February 2nd, 2019
Medicine Hat News Among a flurry of news about potential solar power projects in southeast Alberta, a solar farm proposed near Burdett by a partnership that includes Enbridge is making final application to regulators. The Solar 1 generating station, a joint project of the Alberta-based major energy company and Morgan Solar, a Toronto-based facility developer, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire at Suffield base handled in a couple hours
By None on February 1st, 2019
Medicine Hat News CFB Suffield Fire Services responded to an oil and gas operations fire in the northwest corner of the base at 1 p.m. on Thursday. The blaze was well contained around an area that surrounded a well head and did not create an explosion. Crews extinguished the fire just before 4 p.m. There ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toddler suffered ‘serious spinal injury’ in crash last week, DUI charges laid
By Jeremy Appel on January 31st, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Police say a two-year-old boy who was in a vehicle struck by a drunk driver in a head-on collision last week has suffered a “serious spinal injury,” after originally reporting he wasn’t hurt. Emergency services responded to the accident involving a 2013 Dodge Ram pickup and 2013 Honda Odyssey on Hill Road S.E. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elkwater Winter Festival gearing up to be a fun day regardless of the weather
By Medicine Hat News on January 31st, 2019
Alberta Newspaper Group While snowfalls looked bleak to begin the winter season, the annual Elkwater Winter Festival was never in doubt and flakes have been recently piling up, leaving organizers expecting a fun day. The event, which offers free activities from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Elkwater on Saturday, initially started five years ago ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayor touts city’s economic efforts
By Collin Gallant on January 30th, 2019
Medicine Hat News Now that a substantial public works campaign is completed in Medicine Hat, “it’s time for the private sector to follow in behind,” Medicine Hat’s mayor told a mostly business crowd Tuesday during his yearly address. The State of the City address is held each year in late January to discuss local activity, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Major cannabinoid plant to be built in Medicine Hat
By medicinehatnews on January 29th, 2019
Hemp oil producer Folium Biosciences is planning to build an extraction and processing facility in Medicine Hat this year, bringing with it 250 full-time jobs, officials with the Colorado-based company announced Tuesday. The news, delivered at the Mayor’s State of the City Address, caused a major stir among the several hundred attendees when Mayor Ted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!School’s moose visit prompts precautions
By Jeremy Appel on January 29th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel George Davison School took precautions after a moose was found in the field adjacent to its playground area. The school posted a photo of the animal on its Facebook page Monday, which was shared by the Medicine Hat Public School Division account. Principal Richelle Thomas says a student brought the administrators’ attention to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College students pitch business ideas to panel of judges
By Mo Cranker on January 29th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Students from Medicine Hat College got an opportunity to pitch ideas Monday at Medicine Hat Brewing Company to a panel of local entrepreneurs. Three students got in front of four judges at the brewery to pitch business ideas from a range of industries to get important feedback. “We hold these four times throughout ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat man charged with murder of Burnaby woman
By medicinehatnews on January 28th, 2019
Medicine Hat News A Medicine Hat man has been arrested and charged with second degree murder after a Burnaby woman was found dead at a home in Bassano last week. The RCMP Major Crimes Unit North, Bassano RCMP, Brooks RCMP, and Brooks General Investigation Section conducted an investigation into the suspicious death of an adult ... Read More »
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