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Regional business plan kicking into high gear
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 6th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A plan to expand local business opportunities and study labour market conditions for existing and potential investors has, well, expanded. This week, a release from “Invest Southeast Alberta” outlines a “newly formed consortium of business, governments and services agencies” will take on the issue about six months after it was proposed. “Invest Medicine Hat” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypressview residents decorate walkers and hit the runway movin’
By GILLIAN SLADE on June 6th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Residents of Cypressview Foundation raised the profile of seniors and walkers to a whole new level and made them rock on Wednesday. Hilary Hamilton, activities co-ordinator acting as emcee, turned seniors showing off their decorated walkers into the Paris runway show of Medicine Hat. There was Joan Goldie, who from her chair did a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Change in performer announced for JazzFest hangar event
By Medicine Hat News on June 6th, 2019
The Medicine Hat JazzFest announced Wednesday that, due to circumstances beyond its control, Wil Campa will not be appearing at this year’s festival. Campa had been scheduled to perform at the Medicine Hat Airport’s Super T Aviation hangar June 27, but will now be replaced by one of Canada’s top salsa bands, Vancouver-based Mazacote. “With ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police seek owner of dogs after smaller breed attacked
By JEREMY APPEL on June 5th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel The Medicine Hat Police Service is seeking public assistance in locating the owner of two dogs involved in an attack on a smaller canine at the Ranchlands off-leash trail Monday night. The dog who was attacked received two puncture wounds and was treated by a veterinarian, but its health status is unknown at this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Louis students about to get active without even knowing it
By Medicine Hat News on June 5th, 2019
Students from St. Louis School will be heading to Monsignor McCoy Thursday morning to get active. Lynette Pancoast, a McCoy teacher whose three kids go to St. Louis, says the students will be participating in a Spartan race to promote outdoor activity. “We’ve built these obstacle courses and lined them all up, and students from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senior killed in TCH crash near Brooks
By Medicine Hat News on June 5th, 2019
A 72-year-old man has died after a collision on the Trans-Canada Highway northwest of Brooks, according to police. The Brooks RCMP responded to the crash at Range Road 150 and Highway 1 Monday around 5 p.m. A pickup truck, travelling south on Range Road 150, collided with an SUV that was travelling east on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SaskPower and First Nations business group announce significant solar energy expansion
By Medicine Hat News on June 5th, 2019
SaskPower and a First Nations business consortium have an agreement to add more solar energy production to that province’s grid as part of the goal to reduce emissions by 40 per cent by 2030. The First Nations Power Authority will developing 20 megawatts of renewable power in a deal that could be worth $85 million ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Equestrian clubs hosting June event in Irvine
By Medicine Hat News on June 5th, 2019
Irvine School Equestrian Program together with Prairie Rose Equestrian Club are holding an event on June 14 at the Irvine Rodeo Ground from 1-2:30 p.m. The public is welcome to attend. There will be a special guest appearance from 2018/19 Miss Rodeo Canada... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two more pot shops to open
By Medicine Hat News on June 5th, 2019
Medicine Hat, and specifically its downtown, is about to see two more cannabis retailers open up. Provincial regulators announced last week that they would lift a moratorium on new retail outlets and issue about five sales licences per week among the hundreds that remain in a backlog. On Monday, a list of licensed retailers published ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province conducting hundreds of commercial vehicle inspections this week
By Medicine Hat News on June 5th, 2019
Alberta’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Branch is stepping up inspections from Tuesday to Thursday to ensure commercial drivers are operating safely on the roads. Roadcheck 2019 is part of an annual, North America-wide initiative conducted by agencies that fall under the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, which operates in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. According to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police use non-lethal weapon to thwart armed home invasion
By MO CRANKER on June 4th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker One man in is custody and facing a number of charges after police were forced to tase and shoot him with a non-lethal round Monday morning at the scene of a break-and-enter. Police responded to a home on Anson Avenue around 8 a.m. Monday where the man was alleged to be breaking into a ... Read More »
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