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SPCA packed with pets
By Mo Cranker on September 4th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker The Medicine Hat SPCA is functioning at full capacity and has been for some time now. “It’s been a very busy year for us,” said kennel assistant Joe Schafer. “We’ve been very full all year and it’s not just a problem we’re having — it’s Alberta-wide. “Places everywhere are completely full to capacity.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RC’ers hosting Fun Fly this weekend
By Mo Cranker on September 4th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker The Medicine Hat RC’ers are holding the annual Fun Fly event this weekend at the Medicine Hat RC’er field just off of Box Springs Road. The event is geared at getting people from the community out to the field and trying something new, says group president Shawn Heinz. “We call this our Fun ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter honours late bull rider with sculpture
By Jeremy Appel on September 4th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hatter Marina Cole was recently in Merritt, B.C., to deliver one of her chainsaw wood sculptures to a family whose 25-year-old bull rider son died after a struggle with CTE, chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Cole was in Merritt last year for a sculpting competition, the winner of which received the opportunity to make a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City reminding people to drive extra safe with kids back in school
By Gillian Slade on September 4th, 2018
Medicine Hat News As children head back to school the city is reminding drivers and pedestrians about safety. The speed restriction in a playground zone is 30 km/h from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day of the year. Do not park within five metres of a crosswalk or stop sign, within 1.5 metres of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rope course puts skills to the test
By Justin Seward on September 4th, 2018
Southern Alberta Newspapers The new rope course at the Dunmore Dugout has been open for a number of weeks and offers people of all ages the challenge of balance, focus and durability. An interested challenger will be strapped in a harness and begin the 26-attraction rope course by going up stairs through a pole maze ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Politicians disappointed by pipeline ruling
By Gillian Slade on September 1st, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Local politicians and oil and gas sector officials say the Trans Mountain Pipeline decision threatens our economy and is driving away foreign investment. “It seems to me that a threat to our economic future comes into question,” said Bob Wanner NDP MLA for Medicine Hat. “The key point is we need to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Climate plan decision will not impact region’s wind farm development
By Collin Gallant on September 1st, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant An announcement that Alberta stay on the sidelines of a Pan-Canadian climate action plan won’t mean an end to carbon levy, but also won’t halt wind farm development that local economists say are key for Alberta’s southeast. But, a vow to halt participation until Ottawa moves the Trans Mountain Pipeline project could prevent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two park projects slightly delayed
By Gillian Slade on September 1st, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The planned boat launch in Harlow and a new playground on Valleyview Drive SW will be slightly delayed, says the City’s parks and recreation department. A South Saskatchewan River recreation picnic viewpoint and a non-motorized floating dock, with construction planned to commence last fall and be completed this spring, only has a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thursday night shows coming to the Monarch in Sept.
By Jeremy Appel on September 1st, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat’s landmark Monarch Theatre will be start offering Thursday night screenings starting Sept. 13. This makes the cinema open five days a week now — Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For the inaugural Thursday, tickets will be $6, as they are every Sunday and Wednesday. After that they will be $8 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City notebook: Insert corny pot pun here
By Collin Gallant on September 1st, 2018
It’s been a wild ride toward pot legalization over the past year. A glimpse of just how wild was given to News readers this week when the paper revealed that a bidding war between two national retail interests resulted in an unrelated bank being initially approved to sell cannabis. It’s sort of a complicated tale, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tories ready to take on Trudeau: Motz
By Jeremy Appel on September 1st, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel After the Conservative party convention in Halifax last week, Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner MP Glen Motz says the Tories are united and ready to take on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2019. “That was loud and clear,” he said. Motz insists Quebec MP Maxime Bernier, who announced he was leaving the party on the eve ... Read More »
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