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@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 »

@@CollinGallant Another major solar power project has been approved in Southeast Alberta. Alderson Solar, located northwest of the Hamlet of Suffield, was first discussed in 2016 by German renewables firm, “hep,” but was only put before regulators in late 2022. Last April, the Alberta Utilities Commission rendered a decision report and on Thursday, issued its ... 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 »

@@CollinGallant In business, the word “new” is probably the most important to use when wooing the masses, any ad exec will tell you. In investing however, “boring” and “disciplined” have more tangible track records. And so the Hat’s Heritage Savings Fund could soon be “rebranded” as the Medicine Hat Endowment fund, and given an official ... 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 »