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KidSport MH and Redcliff partner with FLC Booster Juice for twoonie swims
By Medicine Hat News on January 4th, 2020
KidSport Medicine Hat and Redcliff is teaming up with the Family Leisure Centre Boost Juice to hold a number of Toonie Swims. The swims are running on the first Saturday of every month, running from 6-8 p.m. and costing $2 for kids and $4 for adults. The events are being held on a cash-only basis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anjali Mishra to speak on UN at local church
By MO CRANKER on January 3rd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Anjali Mishra is back in the Hat and will be speaking today about her time working with the United Nations. Mishra will be downtown at St. John’s Presbyterian for a 2 p.m. presentation and discussion with anyone who is interested. The Hatter, who now attends the University of British Columbia, was part of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christmas tree drop-off locations ready to go
By MO CRANKER on January 3rd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker With the new year under way, it’s time people start taking Christmas ornaments down. Included in that is the tree, which can now be recycled at one of three locations around the city. Trees can be dropped off at the Kipling Street Recycling Depot, Shamrock Recycling Depot and at the southwest corner of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One arrested after domestic standoff in Crescent Heights
By Mo Cranker on January 2nd, 2020
One man is in custody after a domestic standoff in northwest Crescent Heights. Police were called to the scene around 4 p.m. at the 700 block of 12 St. NW and officers were able to determine there was a man inside breaching court order and refusing to speak with police. Police then learned that a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sharp Hills wind farm near Oyen gets new approval
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 2nd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A planned wind farm near Oyen that faced staunch opposition by some nearby landowners has earned new approval to be built just as a contract to sell power to the Alberta grid begins. The Sharp Hills wind farm was one of three projects to win a provincial government green energy supply auction in 2017. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seems like many Hatters will take a quiet approach to ringing in the new decade
By JALYCE THOMPSON Special to the News on December 31st, 2019
Hatters spoken to by the News say they’re going to ring in the new year by staying cozy at home. The year is coming to an end, and a new decade is beginning, and for this New Year’s Eve, it seems movies and snacks are tops on the list of things to do. Cassidy Janzen, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man struck by semi truck on TCH in hospital with serious, non-life threatening injuries
By JEREMY APPEL on December 28th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel A 44-year-old pedestrian has been hospitalized with serious but non-life threatening injuries after being struck by a semi truck on Boxing Day. At 10:56 p.m., a male who had been boosting his motor home that had broken down was struck by the truck on the westbound lane of the Trans-Canada Highway near Seventh Street ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FLC gears up for its annual New Year’s Eve family fun day
By MO CRANKER on December 28th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker The City of Medicine Hat is once again hosting its annual family friendly New Year’s Eve celebration Tuesday at the Family Leisure Centre. The event kicks off at noon and runs until 4 p.m. – there is a $2 admission fee. Families will be able to bring their skating gear and glide around the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year in Review: Busy 2019 for law enforcement
By JEREMY APPEL on December 27th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel From drug busts and sex crimes to convictions for large-scale theft and murder, in addition to police saving somebody from attempting suicide, law enforcement had a busy 2019. In May, former Medicine Hat Police Commission chair Rolf Traichel was sentenced to three years in prison for stealing $999,000 from the Medicine Hat Catholic Board ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City of Medicine Hat had a big year in the news near and far
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 26th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Never a dull year at city hall, Medicine Hat city government found itself going viral in 2019 for boycotting a conference in Quebec to highlight the need for energy projects, making an application to the Supreme Court, and approving a major scale back of natural gas wells. It also went forward with an initiative ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The year of green energy investment
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 26th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant With one complete and nine other major green power projects ready to roll, renewable energy development and its $2 billion investment in Southeast Alberta is the business story of the year in Southeast Alberta for 2019. Most of that activity will roll out over the next two years, still it was the most encouraging ... Read More »
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