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Medicine Hat Wrestling Club looking to grow sport, develop athletes in city
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Dallin Kay’s true sports love is wrestling and the local coach is enjoying his opportunity to share that. Kay is the head coach of the Medicine Hat Wrestling Club, formed in November 2023 and a little over three months into its inaugural year. He previously coached at Medicine Hat High School before making the ... Read More »
Saamis Solar Park hearing set for April
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A hearing to consider the construction of a 1,500-acre solar power array in north Medicine Hat has been scheduled for April. The Saamis Solar Park would be built by Irish renewable developer DP Energy on vacant land north of Crescent Heights, partially over a contaminated industrial site and around several oil wells. DP first ... Read More »
Ticked Off and Tickled Pink, Feb. 15, 2024
Tickled Pink Albertans trusting politicians and bureaucrats in Ottawa with our retirement pension plan (CPP) is like trusting a bunch of kleptomaniacs to look after our house while we’re out of town. An Alberta Pension Plan isn’t just a good idea, it’s necessary to protect Albertan seniors. Tickled Pink You’ve got to love paranoid people ... Read More »
Education students to visit Costa Rica over learning break
asmith@medicinehatnews.com From February 19-23, eight Medicine Hat College education students will be immersing themselves in Indigenous culture in Costa Rica. This opportunity over the learning break will see the students spending time with the Bri Bri peoples, an Indigenous community who live completely off-grid in the rainforest. Torrie Jantz, a fourth-year student, was motivated to ... Read More »
Ten suspected local drug dealers charged in ALERT fentanyl bust
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com ALERT Medicine Hat’s organized crime team has charged 10 local drug traffickers in an investigation aimed to disrupt street-level drug sales in the city. Their investigation targeted downtown street-level drug dealers who were allegedly involved in selling fentanyl to vulnerable people without fixed addresses. “ALERT launched this investigation in late December 2023 to undermine ... Read More »
Irvine School intensifying ag programming with AgPro CTF
asmith@medicinehatnews.com A pair of Irvine School’s newest programs were presented Tuesday to Prairie Rose Public School trustees, as the school continues to forge futures for the agricultural workers of tomorrow. “Not only is there going to be a shortage of food, you know, by the year 2050, there’s going to be a shortage of food ... Read More »
Checking in with Tigers prospects in February: Steen’s game growing at U18 level
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Riley Steen continues to work on his stride to get to the next step in the WHL. The Medicine Hat Tigers’ defence prospect was with the club for a week in January, taking part in practices and in the stands to observe the next level. He’s spent all season with the Okanagan Hockey Academy’s ... Read More »
Cancelled committee meeting delays energy business review update
A committee meeting set for today and a potential update of the city’s energy business review has been postponed. The News previously reported that administrators planned to provide a brief public update on the review, called for last fall as the city adjusted utility rates. Senior officials tell the News that the Feb. 16 meeting ... Read More »
Catholic School Board approves $2.7M commitment for new school gym
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Members of Medicine Hat’s Catholic School board voted 4-1 to approve a $2.7-million commitment to the province to complete the construction of gym space at a new school which is currently in its design process. Holy Trinity Academy is expected to replace St. Francis Xavier School (K-Grade 9) after the province approved design funding ... Read More »
Two high school football players plead not guilty to assault charges
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Two of four Lethbridge high school students accused of assaulting a fellow student last fall have pleaded not guilty to their charges. Lethbridge lawyer Steven Osmond and Calgary lawyer Brad Kraus entered pleas Wednesday on behalf of their clients, to charges of sexual assault with a weapon, assault with a weapon and unlawful ... Read More »
Academics discuss anti-immigrant rhetoric during Prentice Institute webinar
Welcoming three academics specializing in political sciences, the Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy and University of Lethbridge hosted a webinar discussing “the resurgence of anti-immigrant rhetoric and identity politics deployed by far-right actors, movements and governments in everyday spaces across Canada, the US, and Europe.” The presentation, From Local to Global: Immigration, Xenophobia, ... Read More »
