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Southwest Saskatchewan getting some park facility upgrades
By Collin Gallant on August 17th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The government of Saskatchewan is touting $1.5 million in facility improvements in the coming year at parks in the province’s southwest. The central block of Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park is scheduled to receive electrical expansion at Shady Pine campground as well as new digital sings. Upgraded power to camper stalls at Douglas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat blanketed by smoke, air advisory issued
By Gillian Slade on August 16th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade A veil of smoke saturated Medicine Hat Wednesday, blocking the sun and giving the impression of a cloudy day. An air quality advisory was issued by Environment Canada for the whole of the province. Its air quality health index for Medicine Hat was “four,” indicating a “moderate risk.” There are very small ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opioid issues rampant in south
By Gillian Slade on August 16th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The south zone leads the province by far when it comes to pharmacies dispensing methadone and in the number of emergency department visits due to opioids, says an Alberta Health report. Methadone and buprenorphine are administered under medical supervision as a long-term treatment for those dealing with an addiction to opioids. This ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smoking bylaw needs weed changes
By Collin Gallant on August 16th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant City councillors will debate whether soon-to-be-legal marijuana should be treated the same as tobacco within local smoking bylaws when city council convenes next Monday. A recommendation from city staff suggests that just like a cigarettes, prohibition on the public use of cannabis should be in place for workplaces, indoor spaces, parks and other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real estate listings up, but so are prices
By Collin Gallant on August 16th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s real estate market is showing higher listings, lower sales, but also stable prices; a state of affairs that doesn’t seem to jive with how a market should react, according to the local real estate board’s president. July’s report on home sales shows the number of residential properties for sale sits at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police remind public of automated phone scams
By Jeremy Appel on August 16th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The Medicine Hat Police Service is again warning Hatters not to respond to automated phone messages claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency. The MHPS tweeted Wednesday that CRA scammers “are back in full force.” Sgt. Mike Fischer says although CRA scams occur year round with a particular emphasis on tax season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Connaught teacher spends three weeks in Burkina Faso educating educators
By Jeremy Appel on August 16th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel An École Connaught School French immersion teacher joined three of her colleagues from Ontario on a trip to Burkina Faso in July to assist local educators. Carolyn Weiler, who teaches Grade 2, says the three-week trip was an educational experience for both the Canadian and Burkinabé teachers. Weiler and her fellow Canadians travelled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bow Island boy killed when struck by out-of-control payloader
By Medicine Hat News on August 16th, 2018
Medicine Hat News An 11-year-old Bow Island boy was killed late Tuesday afternoon in an industrial accident on a ranch near the town west of Medicine Hat. A 47-year-old man from Bow Island was operating a payloader when the brakes and steering failed, according to information from the Bow Island RCMP and The Canadian Press. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harvest Day for Foodgrains Bank results in more than 3,000 bushels
By Justin Seward on August 16th, 2018
Justin Seward Alberta Newspaper Group editor@bowislandcommentator.com The Canadian Foodgrains Banks held the annual Harvest Day on its S. Boundary Road fields on Wednesday. The initiative began in 2000, where grain is grown on donated land, then harvested and sold, with proceeds shipped to Third-World countries. Sales are also matched four to one by the federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smoke from B.C. fires rolls into Medicine Hat
By medicinehatnews on August 15th, 2018
Environment Canada has issued an air quality statement for the Medicine Hat-Bow Island-Suffield area as smoke from forest fires in British Columbia rolls across the Prairies. Environment Canada issued the special statement at 4:25 a.m. Wednesday. On Tuesday afternoon the Medicine Hat and Cypress Hills-Foremost areas were the only ones in the province for which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newest fire station just weeks away
By Collin Gallant on August 15th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A plan launched six years ago to expand fire coverage in Medicine Hat without adding expenses could be complete after the September long weekend, officials tell the News. That is the tentative date for crews and equipment from the current Fire Station No. 1 on Maple Avenue to trek north to the new ... Read More »
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