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CFSEA hosting grant-writing workshops to help organizations as Community Impact Award opens
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 20th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The opening for applications for the Community Impact Award, as hosted by the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta, is just around the corner, and CFSEA wants to help organizations in the community to put their best face forward. On Jan. 6, the same day as applications open, CFSEA will host a grant-writing workshop at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local store owner provides significant support for donation initiative
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 20th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Five St. Michael’s School low-income families are getting a special visit from Santa this Holiday Season after the school division and local Giant Tiger teamed up to organize Christmas hampers with presents, clothing and food. Annually the school’s Christmas tree includes several tags with children’s ages and genders. Students will pick a tag and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey scouts group names new award after Bob Ridley
By JAMES TUBB on December 20th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation didn’t have to do a lot of leg work when it came to finding the right legacy broadcaster to honour. The scout foundation has named an award after longtime Medicine Hat Tigers broadcaster Bob Ridley, announcing the creation of the Bob Ridley “Golden Microphone” Honorarium, which will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA chastises city for shelter communications
By Collin Gallant on December 20th, 2024
@@CollinGallant A provincial plan to move Medicine Hat’s homeless shelters out of residential areas is underway, a local MLA told a city committee on Thursday, adding that the city has known about it for months but has badly mishandled a communications strategy. Now, Cypress-Medicine Hat representative Justin Wright said a new, strong joint statement is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County has enough high-value soil to avoid red tape when renewables are proposed for lower-grade land
By Medicine Hat News on December 20th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Cypress County has enough Class 2 soil to avoid the need to protect Class 3 land when regulators consider approving new wind and solar power facilities. But neighbouring municipalities do fall under the new regulation requiring greater protection of mid-range land that triggers the need for agricultural productivity study. Those were promised last spring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Firefighters will take to every street in Seven Person during the annual charity Candy Cane Run
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 20th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Seven Persons firefighters will be out in force this Sunday looking for the help of their community to make sure everyone can have a joyous Holiday Season. A longstanding tradition in the community, on Sunday the streets of Seven Persons will be filled with decorated fire vehicles for the annual Candy Cane Run, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tickets on sale for NYE dinner, dance at German Canadian Harmony Club in Redcliff
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 19th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The German Canadian Harmony Club is inviting the community to enjoy the balloons drop as the clock strikes midnight this New Year’s Eve, during its annual dinner and dance held at the German-Canadian Harmony Hall. The celebration will include a full roast-beef dinner prepared by JF Catering and an evening of live music by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southwest Saskatchewan ground moisture got much needed boost from late-summer rains
By Medicine Hat News on December 19th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Heavy rains in September left some areas of southwest Saskatchewan near Alberta wetter than normal at freeze-up, the Saskatchewan Water Agency stated in its end-of-autumn report on moisture conditions. It also forecasts the risk of drought in 2025 as “moderate” closest to the Alberta boundary, though “high” in areas southeast of Swift Current. “Drier ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beef Pen Show and Cowboy Christmas Trade Show this weekend
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 19th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Kicking off on Friday, the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede Beef Pen Show and Cowboy Christmas Trade Show, like most years, promises to be packed. Every aspect of the show is at capacity, said general manager Ron Edwards, from the pen show itself, to commercial cattle or the various 4-H groups that will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veiner Centre shares impacts of volunteer driven transportation service
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 19th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com In a short online video titled “Audrey’s Story: How Veiner Vintage Transport Reduces Senior Isolation” that was recently published to the Unison for Generations +50 YouTube channel, Audrey shares her experience using the initiative that provides transportation to seniors. This year the Veiner Vintage Transport Program has provided approximately 1,300 rides to seniors in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa eases up on net-zero rules, buying the City of Medicine Hat crucial time
By Collin Gallant on December 19th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Newly finalized clean electricity rules from Ottawa would extend the potential lifespan of Medicine Hat’s newest gas-generating turbines, but would still require the entire facility to reduce carbon intensity by three-quarters by 2035, city power officials said Wednesday. An eventual “net-zero” operating environment would still be required by 2050. “It brings a little more ... Read More »
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