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Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Prairie Winds Secondary School in Coaldale on Friday threw wide its doors for its official grand opening. Students, teachers, dignitaries, and guests packed the bleachers and seating area in the gleaming new gymnasium that will get plenty of high-intensity use in the years to come. The school is on the ... Read More »

@MedicineHatNews Bayer is buying a canola treating and packaging plant in Coaldale, the agri-food giant announced on Thursday, while former owner HyTech Production will continue developing and distributing hybrid seed types. The deal involves the transfer of the three-year-old cleaning plant to Bayer which has a parent seed production site in Cranbrook, B.C. and a ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Fire Prevention week runs Oct. 6-12 and the focus this year shines a light on a common household fixture that many take for granted in smoke detectors and how to best use them. The theme is a good one, said Kelli Ireland, fire and life safety educator, since the smoke alarms are the first ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Long-time Medicine Hat Tigers’ defenceman Dru Krebs has signed an AHL deal. The 21-year-old signed a one-year deal with the Ontario Reign, the Los Angeles Kings’ AHL team. Krebs, an Okotoks product, played five years for the Tigers, totalling 21 goals with 113 points in 279 games. He also played in nine playoff games, ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb ith almost everyone back from NHL camps, the Medicine Hat Tigers roster is nearing its full point. The reassignment of forward Hunter St. Martin and defenceman Veeti Väisänen leave just forward Cayden Lindstrom away from the team. He was always expected to be the last to join the team this season and won’t be ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Firefit team returned from nationals in golden fashion. The local Firefit team competed at the National Firefit championships in Kamloops from Sept. 25-29. Representing Medicine Hat, team members Jason Labash, Michael Arnold, Josh Hauck and Steve Seymour faced off against over 190 competitors from seven countries, showcasing their skills and teamwork ... 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 »