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Council delays decision on restructuring reserves
By Collin Gallant on September 18th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Council members on Monday generally backed a plan to rework city reserve funds, but delayed a final decision to give time for the public to digest the changes. Finance officials say Medicine Hat’s large bank balance should be better broken down, with funds for upcoming major expenses better detailed and a better definition of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smith announces one-time investment in schools; OKs projects in Redcliff, Taber
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 18th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com During an evening TV address Tuesday, Premier Danille Smith announced her government would be increasing capital spending for K-12 educational spaces to $8.6 billion by budget 2026-27, including new school projects in Redcliff and Taber. Smith announced the province will be making a one-time capital investment called the New School Construction Accelerator program to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Ski Patrol hosting equipment swap on Oct. 5
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 18th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The date for the fifth annual Ski Swap as hosted by the Canadian Ski Patrol has been announced for Oct. 5. The ski swap offers the opportunity for ski and skateboarding enthusiasts to turn their gently used equipment into cash and get some bargains on new and used equipment. Equipment can be given to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Box Springs Wind Farm owner takes over proposal for central-Alberta play
By Medicine Hat News on September 18th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The majority owner of the Box Springs Wind Farm in Medicine Hat says it has acquired a proposal to build a solar farm in central Alberta. Revolve Renewable Power Corp. announced Monday it has an agreement with an unnamed developer to acquire a 30-megawatt development plan sited on land south of Edmonton. It would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Sheriffs make hundreds of arrests during initial months of Fugitive Apprehension team
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 18th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Sheriffs in Alberta have made 303 arrests and executed more than 1,300 warrants during the first seven months of the creation of the Fugitive Apprehension Sheriffs Support Team. The province invested $2.6 million in the apprehension project that allows Alberta Sheriffs to share intelligence and information with police services to track down and arrest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local MLA touts progress at mental health summit
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 18th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The fourth installation of the “Healthy Experiences, Lasting Positivity” – or HELP – summit was hosted Tuesday at the Medicine Hat Stampede’s Grandstand Banquet Room, with the largest attending numbers yet. These summits, featuring Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright, were initially put together to determine where there were gaps in mental health care in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Water use along south corridor went up in July
By Medicine Hat News on September 18th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Water use along Highway 3 dipped in late spring amid calls for conservation but rose to 10 per cent above average in July, new figures show. Data presented to the MD of Taber earlier this month show that members of the Highway 3 Regional Water Services system used 2,670 cubic metres of water in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council Notes: Root Cellar requests local government representative on its board
By Medicine Hat News on September 18th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Root Cellar wants a city council member on the board of the local food bank. In a presentation to council Monday, board chair Warren Stark outlined the increasing need to provide services while it receives no set funding from any level of government and local donors are beginning to feel fatigue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prairie Gleaners will use CFSEA grant for new dehydrator
By Medicine Hat News on September 18th, 2024
The Prairie Gleaners society will not only be able to continue operations but expand them thanks to the generosity of the community. The Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta awarded the gleaners a $10,000 grant in May of this year, which has been earmarked for one of four new dehydrators used to dry vegetables. The Gleaners ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!County Briefs: Cypress County will request meeting with transportation minister
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 18th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County council moved Tuesday to request a meeting with the Minister of Transportation & Economic Corridors. While councillors noted that transportation priorities have not shifted significantly since they were last asked for by MLA Justin Wright, it was pointed out by Coun. Robin Kurpjuweit that the more often they are able to express ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police locate sawed-off shotgun during follow-up investigation
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 18th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com A 51-year-old unnamed Medicine Hat is being charged with four offences after police located a firearm inside a room in a hotel along Redcliff Drive as the Criminal Investigation Section was conducting a followup in an investigation on Sept. 10. Police say they located a loaded sawed-ff shotgun and arrested a lone male occupant ... Read More »
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