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City looking at how they can improve senior services

Medicine Hat, AB - In Medicine Hat, there are about 26,000 residents over the age of 50.Which makes those people eligible for memberships to the seniors centre - the Veiner and Strathcona Centres.Desp...

Oct 01, 2019

City working on clean up after winter storm hits

Medicine Hat, AB - For Crescent Heights resident, Mike Dunn, the amount of snow that fell this past weekend in the Medicine Hat was an unwelcome sight."We're retired now, so we're usually gone south b...

Sep 30, 2019 Photo by Ross Lavigne

“Significant increase” in calls for service at SCS and surrounding area strain LPS resources

LETHBRIDGE, AB - *UPDATED* In the first year of its operation, according to new numbers released by Lethbridge Police at Wednesday's Police Commission meeting, calls for service at the city's Supervis...

Sep 26, 2019 Lethbridge's Supervised Consumption Site

City preparing for first snowfall of season

Medicine Hat, AB - The month of September has given Alberta some beautiful weather with above average temperatures.That's about to change this weekend."There's a low-pressure system that's going to mo...

Sep 26, 2019

Natural playground seeks to brings kids outdoors

Medicine Hat, AB - Central Park will be the bellwether for a new concept in children's play - natural playgrounds.The concept is to engage youngsters by utilizing sensory all of their sensory experien...

Sep 23, 2019

Emergency protection order debate in House as rare as sage grouse

Medicine Hat, AB - Little has been said during Parliamentary debate regarding the federal government's decision to issue an emergency protection order for the sage grouse in 2013, affecting oil operat...

Sep 20, 2019 Photo courtesy of the Calgary Zoo

Warning signs prior to city's multi-million dollar purchase of Manyberries oilfield

Medicine Hat, AB - There were warning signs in 2011 of what would become a years long and multi-million dollar legal fight between Medicine Hat and federal government over protections of an endangered...

Sep 19, 2019 Photo courtesy of the Alberta Wilderness Association - One of several billboards the Alberta Wilderness Association commissioned in the fall of 2011 advertising the dwindling numbers of sage grouse in Alberta.

City looking for new curbside recycling partner

Medicine Hat, AB - The City of Medicine Hat and Can Pak Environmental partnered up to bring curbside recycling to the gas city just over a year ago. That partnership is over. On Tuesday, the city anno...

Sep 18, 2019 Photo by Bob Schneider

Consultation results on Dunmore arena, equestrian centre presented to Cypress County Council

CYPRESS COUNTY, AB -- Cypress County has completed weeks of consultation about two potential new recreational facilities, and now has the results.The County consulted 632 residents and 46 stakeholders...

Sep 17, 2019 Cypress County Council (Courtesy: Bob Schneider)

City parts way with curbside recycling provider

Medicine Hat AB--The City of Medicine Hat says the company that provides curbside recycling has indicated it will no longer provide the service for the city.According to a news release Tuesday afterno...

Sep 17, 2019 File Photo