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MHCBE launches St. Joseph’s Education Centre at Monsignor McCoy
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 18th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education is working with students to provide support which goes beyond that of traditional learning with the St. Joseph’s Education Centre at Monsignor McCoy High School. The centre, which was introduced at the beginning of the fall school year, is an amalgamation of an in-person learning support centre and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta to introduce rules to help align battery storage in electrical system
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 18th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Alberta will introduce rules to help align battery storage in the electrical system, the government announced Wednesday, stating changes are needed to govern and support the emerging technology. That comes 10 months after the City of Medicine Hat announced to great controversy that it was studying how its lucrative power export business might be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winter tires ‘a small price to pay for increased safety’ on snowy roads
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 17th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com As winter approaches, drivers might want to consider winter tires says Medicine Hat Police Service’s traffic unit. “They’re going to give you the traction required that gives you the ability to stop under the adverse winter conditions,” Sgt. Gerald Sadlemyer told the News. “In Medicine Hat, some people do put them off because of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In it for the long haul: Stampede signs 25-year lease to operate on city-owned land
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 17th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede has signed a new 25-year lease to operate on city-owned land with an option to further extend the $1-per-year agreement until 2071. The Stampede company has operated at the 96-acre site in Crestwood for the past 74 years and will continue under the initial new agreement until at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!EPEAA could provide financial boost to city, says Garland
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 17th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Alberta may soon implement an extended producer responsibility framework which would require product manufacturers to incur the cost of recycling or disposing of any waste generated by their product. The framework is outlined in the province’s Environmental Protection and Enhancement Amendment Act, which was brought forward Monday. “Right now, and for too long, municipalities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat to receive funding for DART worker
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 17th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat is now included in a program to help determine if people in hospital are suffering from domestic abuse. Local women’s shelter director Natasha Carvalho announced the news Monday during a presentation to city council on her group’s Family domestic violence awareness month activities. Alberta Health Services stated earlier in the day it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Old Tyme Christmas Fair and Farmers Market returns
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 17th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Olde Tyme Christmas Fair and Farmers Market will be taking place at Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede Grounds on Dec. 2. The event will include Christmas music, food and a variety of local vendors. Attendees can partake in hay rides, antique truck rides or tour the Pioneer Village buildings, all of which will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whitla-to-Picture-Butte power line could cost up to $500 million
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 17th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Up to $500 million worth of major power line upgrades will be needed to tie-in a burgeoning renewable electricity sector in Southeast Alberta, a new outlook from Alberta’s grid operator suggests. The Alberta Electric Systems Operator held consultations with stakeholders last month on grid reliability and new transmission projects, including a proposal to revive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wind whips through the Hat
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 17th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Wind gusts of up to 100 km/h overnight tossed garbage cans in Medicine Hat and made driving treacherous in the region to start the week, but did relatively little damage in the Hat. Environment Canada issued wind warnings Monday afternoon for much of southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, with poor driving conditions arriving that evening ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local rescue organizations hope to see Hatters open their hearts and homes to senior pets this month
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 17th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com November is National Adopt a Senior Pet Month in Canada. Local rescue organizations hope this month can draw peoples’ attention to senior pets and also dispel myths about them. “(Senior pets) very much get overlooked,” De Seaton, president of Southern Alberta Humane Society, told the News. She explained that younger pets – kittens and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More consultations on parks master plan set for next week
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 17th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Further in-person consultations have been set regarding how the city’s parks and recreation department will draw up a plan for facility maintenance and replacement, the city announced this week. On Wednesday, Nov. 24 department staff will be at the Veiner Centre from 2-4 p.m., then the Cypress Auditorium at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & ... Read More »
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