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asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County held the first of their bi-monthly council meetings on Oct. 1 as they start to tackle what matters most to ratepayers for the fall. Council made a motion to reach out to Alberta Transportation, in hopes of receiving an update in regards to the Highway 3 Twinning route following feedback from the ... Read More »

@MedicineHatNews As the leaves change, road work crews are preparing to wrap up a long list of projects ahead of the end of the construction season this fall. Last month, crews opened the intersection on Second Avenue and Eighth Street on the Southeast Hill, featuring a new traffic circle meant to keep down speeds recorded ... Read More »

@MedicineHatNews Montana’s unemployment rate remained below key benchmark for a 38th consecutive month in August, when the jobless rate was reported at 3.2 per cent, according to that state’s Department of Labor and Industry. The unemployment rate hasn’t risen above 3.4 per cent since mid-2020, a stretch longer than the 15-consecutive months recorded in 2006 ... Read More »

The Medicine Hat Tigers’ early troubles with the Red Deer Rebels continue. The Tigers lost 6-3 Friday night at Red Deer’s Peavy Mart Centrium, a third-straight loss to the Central division rival. Medicine Hat dropped a pair of games to Red Deer last weekend, falling 4-2 on Sept. 20 and 4-3 on Sept. 21. Red ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat Tigers graduate defenceman Rhett Parsons is off to pro hockey. The 21-year-old Cremona, Alta. product has signed a two-year, AHL contract with the Toronto Marlies, the team announced Thursday. Parsons attended the Toronto Maple Leafs development camp over the summer, before receiving an invite to the prospect showcase in the fall. He ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Rolling Hills athlete has been named as one of the 100 finalists in RBC Training Ground, the Canadian Olympic Committee’s official cross-country talent search. Hayden Lester, a 14-year-old competitive swimmer and hockey player from Rolling Hills, has been told she has Olympic potential in Luge. “Hayden has a strong interest in luge, the ... Read More »

I recently saw a quote on Google Images that felt like a sucker punch to the gut. It says “A cancer diagnosis changes you forever. You always remember the moment it came.” I remember vividly the day they told us he had cancer. It is something you never forget. I was the one who fell ... Read More »

There are a number of great reasons why we live in one of the best places on earth, but perhaps the most important one is weather. I know, I know, 40-below with a wind in the dead of winter is no treat, but it’s rarely a killer or a destructive force. Southern Albertans generally know ... Read More »

The Consumer Price Index declined 0.2% month over month in August after a 0.4% increase in July. This was below the average economists’ forecast calling for inflation to remain at the same level as July. In seasonally adjusted terms, headline prices were up 0.12% in August after a 0.25% increase in July. Year over year, ... Read More »

Dear editor, Utility fees continue to rise aggressively more than the actual cost of the commodity; specifically electric energy and natural gas costs. One condominium corporation’s total electric costs, including fees (multi-resident building) year to date is $96,614. The actual energy used cost was $58,232, leaving $38,382 as fees, or 65.91 per cent of the ... Read More »

Dear editor, I see that the reopening of the pool area at the Big Marble Go Centre has now been delayed from Sept. 15 to Oct 11. The problem is, the last three visits I’ve had to the centre, I’ve seen a grand total of no more than two people working in the area each ... Read More »

Dear editor, I would like to congratulate the city on its foresight regarding the purchase of Saamis Solar Park. All municipalities will be looking at extra expenses as we transition toward a zero-carbon future (Medicine Hat’s were estimated about a year ago at $300+ million). Our city has started the work of planning for these ... Read More »