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asmith@medicinehatnews.com The sky above southern Alberta was an unusual shade of green on Wednesday night for a brief moment, with a rare piece of space debris caught on cameras throughout the region. The act of space debris itself entering the atmosphere isn’t rare, said astronomer and Eagle Butte Observatory owner Rod DeVries, but this sighting ... Read More »

@@CollinGallant Council will debate new emergency spending protocols for “critical” components at the city’s power business. The issue first arose this fall after staffers told council that an additional $4.1 million was spent in rebuilding a major gas-fired turbine this summer – work discovered at the repair facility in Taiwan, and which needed to be ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The City of Medicine Hat is seeking to understand the mismatch in skills and job demand with a new collaborative project. Medicine Hat Economic Development, in collaboration with the Medicine Hat Local Immigration Partnership and Saamis Immigration, with support from the Government of Alberta Jobs, Economy and Trade, is working to get a clearer ... Read More »

The Medicine Hat South East Athletic Club U15AAA Tigers have snapped a long drought at the Hockey Hounds tournament. The Tigers beat the Balgonie Prairie Storm 4-3 Sunday afternoon, capturing the 51st Hockey Hounds title, also marking the first time a Medicine Hat team has won the championship of the local U15AAA tournament. Carter Jarvis ... Read More »

The Medicine Hat U15AAA SEAC Tigers have found themselves on the right side of different wins early in the Hockey Hounds’ banner tournament. The SEAC Tigers started the 51st annual Medicine Hat Hockey Hounds U15AAA tournament with a 2-0 record after a 3-2 comeback effort Thursday night over the Weyburn Red Wings and a 9-0 ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Can much travelled journeyman quarterback Nick Arbuckle win the biggest game of his life? Will 12-year veteran Zach Collaros lead his team to their third championship in five years and then fly off into the sunset with his brain intact? Who will be the surprise playmakers who will rise to the occasion during the ... Read More »

@@CollinGallant Budget battle brews, has a nice ring to it. But is that between council making a valiant effort to bring down a tax increase and staff who’ve argued the city’s 5.6 per cent proposed hike is among the lowest in the province already? Potentially, though it’s setting up to be Round 10 between Mayor ... Read More »

Is there one place on this Earth that is your favourite to visit? I have a few, depending on the season, but right now as I sit in my hotel room I have to say it is Canmore. This town of a little more than 17,000 has captured my attention and my heart. I am ... Read More »

Times have changed in the classroom, according to a recent Globe and Mail story, in that students are far less civil and far more unruly and disrespectful than they were prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. My, how things have changed, if that’s true. My classroom experiences ended more than 50 years ago, so my perspective ... Read More »

Dear editor, Robertson Memorial No. 17 greatly appreciated the city for understanding and sending a Special Transit bus to the Legion on Nov. 11 to transport our disabled veterans. Although it was a last-minute arrangement, it was greatly appreciated and much needed. Thank you for the decision to also provide the bus at no charge ... Read More »

Dear editor, Why did the city want to charge the local legion $360 to take veterans with difficulties on Remembrance Day to the Cenotaph, using the Handi Bus? Mine and the rest of the city residents’ taxes are used to run the city buses almost empty every day. Could the city have asked one of ... Read More »

Dear editor, I am the daughter of a veteran of the First World War. When I was 10 years old in Grade 5 in 1963, our class was getting ready for Remembrance Day when my teacher was telling us the importance of remembering those who fought in the wars. I put up my had to ... Read More »