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Teachers converge on the Hat this week for regional conference
By Medicine Hat News on February 20th, 2019
About 1,100 teachers from across the region will be participating in the Southeastern Alberta Teachers’ Conference at Medicine Hat College on Thursday and Friday. The headline speaker is sports journalist Michael Landsberg, who will be delivering a talk on living with depression. Other keynote speakers are Dr. Phil McRae, who will speak about the effects ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Extreme cold adds challenge to firefighting
By Medicine Hat News on February 20th, 2019
Firefighters need to take special precautions to battle blazes in the freezing cold, says Medicine Hat’s fire prevention officer. Curtis Sjodin says the major challenge is ensuring water from the firehose doesn’t freeze. “We run dry pumps, just because if you have water in the pumps, then it can freeze, which obviously wouldn’t be good, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff woman warning pet owners of dog food recall
By Mo Cranker on February 18th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker A Redcliff woman is mourning the loss of her dog that she believes died because it ate a brand of dog food that has been subject to a recall across North America. Claire Lindhout’s Teacup Poodle named Timbit passed away Saturday, just days before her ninth birthday. Lindhout says she believes Timbit’s death was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Push for consumption site talk continues
By GILLIAN SLADE on February 16th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Organizers of Wednesday’s public meeting about supervised consumption are calling it a success. “I thought the meeting went well. It was great to be heard by the government officials in attendance,” said Marci Marshall, president of the Centre View Condo Association, homeowners located adjacent to the site at 502 S. Railway St., who arranged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH & District Health Foundation gala will support hospital’s ER
By Medicine Hat News on February 16th, 2019
Medicine Hat & District Health Foundation is holding its inaugural gala to support the emergency department expansion at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. The gala takes place April 6 from 7-11 p.m. at the Beveridge Landmark Events. Trevor Moore will provide a dose of magic and act as master of ceremonies. Entertainment will be provided by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crews busting to keep up with snow
By GILLIAN SLADE on February 16th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Fluffy white snow almost all day Friday saw city crews having to repeatedly sand roads and hills in particular. “The hills are always an issue during events like this,” said operations engineer Craig Maunder. A few vehicles going up Division Avenue to the Third Street intersection Friday morning simply could not make it to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police Point Park set for annual Famliy Day fun
By MO CRANKER on February 16th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Police Point Park is one of the places to be for Family Day, with a number of events planned throughout Monday afternoon. The group will be offering several activities for families, a big one being free skiing and snowshoeing. “We look forward to putting this on every year ,” said park interpreter Marty ... Read More »
1 responseCity Notebook: Hopefully not just Leduc
By Collin Galllant on February 16th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant There were likely some sighs in economic development circles of Medicine Hat this week when Aurora Cananbis announced a major expansion in Leduc to build a logistics facility and “new product” development and manufacturing space. Those products are consumption (i.e. non-smoked cannabis offerings such as drinks, cookies and capsules) which are being studied by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three more solar farms totalling more than $100M in construction announced for the region
By Collin Gallant on February 15th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Three new solar farms will be built in southeastern Alberta to meet a power supply contract for provincial government needs that was awarded on Friday to Canadian Solar, Inc. That firm is already moving ahead with the $49-million Suffield Solar Farm this spring, and officials at an announcement in Calgary said projects in Hays, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury finds Aaron Anand-Ford guilty of manslaughter
By medicinehatnews on February 15th, 2019
A man accused in the stabbing death of 24-year-old Dustin Hewer has been found not guilty of second-degree murder. Instead the jury found him guilty of the lesser offence of manslaughter. Aaron Anand-Ford stabbed Hewer 13 times on November 5, 2016, after the victim charged at his friend with a baseball bat. The jury reached ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southeast Alberta oil company says the production cuts worked and outlook is positive
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 15th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A major petroleum producer in southeast Alberta says the province’s oil production curtailment program stabilized its prices in late 2018 and the outlook is positive as it plans to triple its local exploration budget for 2019. IPC Alberta spent its first year of operating the Suffield Block completing a “gas optimization,” program and restarting ... Read More »
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