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City notebook: Powered up – electricity getting all the spotlight time
By Collin Gallant on July 21st, 2018
News comes in bunches, and this week everyone is talking about juice. Power, electricity, the electrons that power air-conditioners or find Internet currency, can be created out of wind, coal, gas, water in a dam, the sun’s rays, or even a monkey riding a properly fitted bicycle. — This week the New Democrats believe the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress Hills celebrating Parks Day
By Jeremy Appel on July 21st, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park has a slew of festivities today celebrating national Parks Day, along with about 30 other parks across Alberta. The Alberta government invested $37 million in capital upgrades for the province’s parks this year, including funding for trail redevelopment at Cypress Hills, according to a news release from Environment and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Riverside residents asked to restrict water use next week
By Collin Gallant on July 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat News Residents of Riverside and along Parkview Close are asked to voluntarily reduce their water use next week as new water mains are installed. Replacing the fixtures along Second Avenue from July 23-26 will mean less capacity, said Brian Murphy, general manager of environmental utilities. Outdoor watering and washing vehicles could put added ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anticipation mounts for ‘new’ Veiner Centre
By Gillian Slade on July 20th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade With just five days to the official opening of the “new” Veiner Centre, it is already soliciting enthusiasm about the design, spaciousness and inviting atmosphere. “We’ve done a few series of tours over the last few days … the enthusiasm for the space, it is hard not to be really excited,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes blasted for blurry carbon talk
By Collin Gallant on July 20th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Shannon Phillips says Albertans — and Hatters in particular — should demand answers to how an opposition promise to cancel the carbon levy will affect economic growth in the southeast. It comes the day after the environment minister said her government intends to honour green energy supply contracts with companies planning to build ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Park program offers interactive take on the Hat
By Medicine Hat News on July 20th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Experiments at the Dock is a hands-on approach opportunity to explore wetlands, and it will take place Sunday at the Kin Coulee Dock starting at 7 p.m. It is a great opportunity for children and adults to discover local wildlife by activities that can be recreated at home, said Mike Gurski, park ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!1913-2018: Ethel Currie, a volunteer for the ages
By Collin Gallant on July 20th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @Collin Gallant Ethel Currie, who had enough life in her to fill 105 years, has died. Known for her more than eight decades of volunteer work in Medicine Hat, which included founding the local United Way and other groups, Currie passed away at Valleyview Care home. A mainstay at the local Red Cross, Liberal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anti-Islamic comments condemned by Muslims and Christians alike
By Gillian Slade on July 20th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The Muslim Community of Brooks condemns the derogatory 2017 social media remarks about Islam by Todd Beasley that resulted in having to withdraw from United Conservative Party nomination. Mohammed Idriss, a member of the Brooks Mosque Committee comprised of about 1,000 people, says Beasley’s remarks were insensitive, hateful, uninformed and ignorant. “Statements ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swift Current RCMP search for missing teen, possibly accompanied by another with arrest warrant
By Collin Gallant on July 20th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Police in Swift Current are asking for assistance from Albertans in locating a missing teen girl who may be in the company of a young male who is wanted on stolen property charges. That Municipal RCMP detachment is looking for 16-year-old Eden Denee Stevenson, who was last seen at her home in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UPS Store hopes prints of historic downtown photo can benefit local charities
By Mo Cranker on July 20th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Medicine Hat’s UPS Store was recently given a piece of history by a customer, and now the owners are trying to do some good with it. The store got its hands on a photo of downtown Medicine Hat from 1913 and will be selling prints of the photo to raise money for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swift Current RCMP looking for missing teen girl
By Medicine Hat News on July 19th, 2018
Police in Swift Current are asking for assistance from Albertans in locating a missing teen girl who may be in the company of a young male who is wanted on stolen property charges. Swift Current RCMP are looking for 16-year-old Eden Denee Stevenson, who was last seen at her home in Swift Current on Thursday, ... Read More »
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