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Tax group urges power plant sale
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 5th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is renewing its stance that the City of Medicine Hat should get out of the power generation business as the city considers a sale of the 110-year-old enterprise. The fiscally conservative lobby group first called for the city to divest business units this summer as council members defended a critique ... Read More »
1 responseLantic Sugar says Taber operations should return to normal this year
By Medicine Hat News on February 5th, 2021
Lantic Sugar expects operations at its Taber sugar beet plant to return to normal output in 2021, but could incur higher production costs as it adheres to pandemic safety protocols. The statement was part of the company’s first-quarter earnings release Wednesday. Through the company’s entire production network, sales volume increased 1.1 per cent in late ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local groups eye COVID relief money
By MO CRANKER on February 5th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Roughly a week after a sport, theatre and rodeo funding announcement from the provincial government, Hatters are still working through the application process. The government announced up to $17 million for the three sectors, with the goal of helping each through the pandemic. Medicine Hat Mavericks general manager Greg Morrison says his team is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City taking power plant questions from public on website
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 4th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city communications office has opened up a porthole to submit questions about the city’s power plant. The page, on the City of Medicine Hat’s “Shape Your City” webpage, provides information to “frequently asked questions,” and allows residents to submit questions that will be answered by city staff. The page can be found at ... Read More »
1 responseThis time last year: COVID-19 was on the radar but not yet considered a risk
By Medicine Hat News on February 4th, 2021
One year ago Alberta still had no cases of COVID-19 but Canadian residents were being repatriated from Wuhan in China and a global emergency was declared. The World Health Organization had declared the emergency because there was a risk to other countries and a co-ordinated international response was required. In Alberta, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Support pours in for family ravaged by COVID
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 4th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A Medicine Hat man whose father died of COVID-19 on New Year’s Eve is just now out of ICU after battling the disease himself for more than a month. And now co-workers and friends of Neil Jangula and his partner Donna Mayer are rallying around the couple who are both still in hospital. A ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New restaurant melds Filipino flavours with Canadian touch
By MO CRANKER on February 4th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker After years of working out of their home, Nica and Robin St. Laurent have opened their first restaurant. The couple opened Chibog Express by Danny’s Kitchen on Jan. 6 and have been offering a variety of Filipino-Canadian favourites to Hatters since. “We’re steady so far and people have started to hear about us,” Nica ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family Day fun still available through Police Point Park
By MO CRANKER on February 4th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The people at Police Point Park are making sure Hatters are able to celebrate Family Day this month. The Nature Centre is traditionally open every Family Day, offering a place to go and take part in a number of activities. “With the pandemic on, none of the things we usually do can happen,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Why all the rules? Hinshaw, Kenney explain
By Medicine Hat News on February 4th, 2021
Impassioned pleas about lifting COVID restrictions were made to Premier Jason Kenney and Dr. Deena Hinshaw in a telephone town hall meeting Wednesday evening. The president of Alberta Dance Educators described the hardships for that industry and pleaded for a reopening date of March 1. “This sector is being decimated and is threatening to collapse,” ... Read More »
1 responsePower plant expansion contracts awarded
By Medicine Hat News on February 4th, 2021
Two contracts totalling $4.8 million have been awarded to further construction of the City of Medicine Hat’s power plant expansion. This week council received the results of bidding for some equipment on the $66-million project to add another turbine to the city’s north-end power facility by the spring of 2022. Foundation work was also awarded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Power petition has a lot more signatures than other big-issue movements
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 3rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant An online petition calling council members to support public ownership of the city’s power plant is growing steam, but it’s unclear how the effort will be viewed, according to a local political scientist. More than 3,600 people had signed the petition at website Change.org as of Tuesday afternoon, about six days after it was ... Read More »
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