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Methanex plant in Louisiana back up and running following repairs
By Medicine Hat News on August 17th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Methanex has successfully started its new major production plant in Louisiana after repair work this spring on the Geismar 3 facility. The Vancouver-based methanol producer with a major plant in Medicine Hat reported the news in its second-quarter financial update this month. The firm reported net income for the quarter at US$35 million, lower ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Duplexes in Swift Current being built for people with brain injuries
By Medicine Hat News on August 16th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Ground has broken on two duplexes in Swift Current that will be provided to individuals with brain injuries through the National Housing Strategy, the Province of Saskatchewan announced earlier this month. The four units will be managed by Prairie Pioneers Independent Housing and are funded by a $828,000 grant. Construction is expected to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS punished for unidentified violation during Brooks-MH byelection
By Medicine Hat News on August 16th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The province’s health agency, Alberta Health Services, has been reprimanded for actions it took during the 2022 Brooks-Medicine Hat byelection that saw Premier Danielle Smith win a seat in the legislature. Government bodies are prevented by election regulations from advertising or making announcements during elections periods, but little else is publicly known about the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Councillors speak out following judicial review
By Collin Gallant on August 16th, 2024
@@CollinGallant City council members and Mayor Linnsie Clark are reacting after their legal representatives laid out a high-profile dispute in court Tuesday. Since March, Hatters have watched the controversy grow after Clark was found by council to have breached the council code of conduct and was heavily sanctioned. Tuesday’s judicial review hearing heard Clark’s legal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gift to the CFL: St. Mary’s students score big in football-themed song and video
By BRENDAN MILLER on August 16th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Several fine arts students from St. Mary’s School can be seen performing in a music video that was recently presented to officials with the Calgary Stampeders during an outdoor screening at McMahon Stadium. The catchy CFL theme song, which explains the unique rules of the Canadian Football League, was written and produced by fine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two men arrested within an hour in separate break-and-enters early Wednesday
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 16th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Between 2 and 3 a.m. Wednesday police responded to two independent break and enter incidents that resulted in the arrests of two suspects. At 2 a.m. members of the Medicine Hat Police Patrol Section were conducting patrols in the 400 block of N. Railway Street SE and observed a male exiting a business. Due ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local Foodgrains project enjoys successful 25th harvest
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 16th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Thursday marked the 25th annual harvest for the local Canadian Foodgrains Bank harvest, and a successful one at that. A familiar sight to residents of Medicine Hat and region, the quarter section owned by the First Assembly of God church has been a growing project for the church-based organization for years. The wheat grown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Updates on city water usage, construction progress and escort bylaw
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 16th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Thursday members of the development and infrastructure committee received an update from city staff on the municipality’s water reduction plan as Hatters continue to exceed city targets. Currently the city is running at 14 per cent water usage reduction in August, four percentiles above the 10 per cent water reduction objective for the month. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City officially launches TNR program for feral cats
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 16th, 2024
Medicine Hat’s first Trap-Neuter-Return program is now in effect. The city announced Thursday it has approved a joint proposal submitted by the Medicine Hat SPCA and Persian Dreams & Canine Themes Rescue Society. The program stems from the addition of subsection 38.1(1) to Bylaw 3935, the Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw, at the Aug. 21, 2023 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More charges for local man accused of trying to kill cops
By Medicine Hat News on August 16th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Additional charges have been laid against a Medicine Hat man accused of attempted murder after a standoff with police this month. Cole Anthony Scory, 30, was charged with four counts of attempted murder with a firearm on Aug. 2 after police responded to an apartment building on the Southwest Hill. They allege a gunshot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council urged to ‘opt out’ of recycling service control
By BRENDAN MILLER on August 16th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Members of the development and infrastructure committee voted in favour of a motion for council to opt out of controlling municipal recycling services aimed at increasing cash flow by $1.4 million. Council is required to make a decision before Oct. 31 to inform the province that the city will take advantage of a new ... Read More »
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