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City council looking into integrity commissioner
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 9th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant All of city council agrees – they want the options to have code of conduct complaints sent to an independent city officer rather than having them flow to a council committee to deal with. They were split however, on what a new review should include. Long-planned updates to how council deals with code of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Racers for HALO cross the finish line Saturday
By ANNA SMITH on April 9th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com On Saturday, roughly 120 racers gathered in the rain for an opportunity to push themselves to their limits and raise money for a well-loved local service. It was the second year of the annual Cypress Sunset Scamper, a fundraiser race for HALO, something CEO Paul Carolan is thrilled and honoured to be part of. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monday in Medicine Hat, April 8
By James Tubb on April 7th, 2024
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat City Council Expect more news coming out of city hall this week about a growing dispute between Medicine Hat’s mayor and other city council members. Council is set to hear options about expanding a code of conduct complaint process to the general public on Monday night — two weeks after ... Read More »
1 responseGwendoline Dirk endorses Ganley for Alberta NDP leadership
By ANNA SMITH on April 6th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Former NDP candidate for Brooks-Medicine Hat Gwendoline Dirk gave her personal endorsement of leadership hopeful Kathleen Ganley at a campaign event at the Medicine Hat Public Library on Thursday evening. “Speaking as an individual,” said Dirk, “Kathleen is my personal pick for leader of the Alberta NDP. She’s amazing.” Over the course of her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Helium company ramping efforts in south Saskatchewan
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 6th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant North American Helium will start up a production base north of Gull Lake this year, the company announced In late March, stating that adding two new locations could boost its share of North American supply of the inert gas to seven per cent. That facility, 50 kilometres due west from Swift Current at Antelope ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH Interpretive hosting annual Earth Day bash
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 6th, 2024
Medicine Hat’s Interpretive Program is hosting its annual Earth Day event in the city. This year’s theme is Planet vs. Plastic and will be hosted at Police Point Park. The all-ages event running from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 20 has something for everyone with park interpreters providing lessons through hands-on activities revolving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AUC hearing over Saamis Solar proposal begins Tuesday
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 6th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Hearings into the plan to build the largest urban solar facility proposed in Canada in north Medicine Hat will begin Tuesday, five years after it was publicly revealed and eight months after an original hearing date was postponed. The Saamis Solar plant would cover 1,600 acres of land north of Crescent Heights and produce ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From rock bottom to a new purpose: Fentanyl user finds life-changing path through Drug Treatment Court program
By BRENDAN MILLER on April 6th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Thomas Humchak has turned to alcohol and drugs since he was nine years old to drown out the pain of growing up in an abusive home. Born in Smoky Lake, a small town north of Edmonton, Humchak would often binge-drink as a child to escape his realities at home. His father was a convicted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress business connection luncheon returns
By ANNA SMITH on April 6th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Building off of the success of previous events, Cypress County is gearing up to host another Connections Luncheon on April 26. This will be the third iteration of the event, says Beth Cash, economic development officer at Cypress County. “Feedback from the previous luncheons was really positive. So we’re going to continue with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Alberta Light Horse to remain under new operational command
By ANNA SMITH on April 6th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com In a meeting on Monday evening, it was announced that the 3rd Canadian Division will not be moving forward with its rebadge of South Alberta Light Horse troops in Medicine Hat and Lethbridge. These troops will remain SALH members, and instead fall under the Operational Command of the King’s Own Calgary Regiment (KOCR), conducting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police recover stolen safe, goods taken from local golf course
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 6th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Police Service has recovered a safe and its contents that were stolen from the Connaught Golf Club. Police say they responded to reports of a break, enter and theft Thursday morning at the local golf course where a safe and the contests inside were stolen. The MHPS criminal investigation section took over ... Read More »
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