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Brooks, Newell County pushing to become hydrogen hub
By Collin Gallant on June 22nd, 2024
@@CollinGallant Governments in the Brooks-Newell region are advancing a “Hydrogen Hub” in that area, it has been revealed, in a potential partnership to lobby premier and area MLA Danielle Smith alongside a private sector developer. That comes three years after Brooks regional economic developers took part in City of Medicine Hat-led studies to develop a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reptile expo returns to Medicine Hat
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 22nd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Western Canadian Reptile and Plant Expo is creeping back into the city this weekend, with a variety of exotic reptile and planet specimens. Enthusiasts, experts and vendors from across the region will gather in the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede auditorium on June 22-23, for their yearly exciting and educational event. The Western ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UFA giving back to communities with new grant opportunity
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 21st, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The UFA is reaffirming its commitment to rural communities with the newly named UFA Agricultural Community Foundation and resulting grant. “UFA has had a long history of giving back to our members and agriculture communities,” said UFA ACF advisory board chair Jennifer Wood. “So on Friday, June 14, we introduced the new UFA Agricultural ... Read More »
1 responseAHS shares window and balcony safety tips for parents
By Medicine Hat News on June 21st, 2024
With the coming warmer weather, many Albertans will be relying on open windows to cool their homes. However, AHS warns that open windows or balconies can pose a fall risk for children. Toddlers and preschoolers are at the highest risk of falling from a window or balcony, but falls can happen at any age, said ... Read More »
1 responseAurora making way more money in vegetable seedlings than it did in cannabis
By Medicine Hat News on June 21st, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Aurora Cannabis made more money on growing vegetable seedlings than on recreational cannabis over the last 12 months, but improved its largest segment, medical sales, by 20 per cent, the company reported Thursday. “Our business model is centred on our medical cannabis leadership in national legal markets,” Miguel Martin, CEO of the firm that ... Read More »
1 responseDeveloper fees for upgraded pipes, roads in the Hat facing 9% increase
By Collin Gallant on June 21st, 2024
@@CollinGallant Fees paid by developers to extend or upgrade pipes and roads to their subdivisions could rise by 9 per cent in a proposed update to the city’s off-site levies bylaw. The list of areas, known as development nodes, should also change slightly to localize costs in a small area of Medicine Hat’s far southeast ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat could avoid mandatory water restrictions
By Collin Gallant on June 21st, 2024
@@CollinGallant Hatters nearly tripled the city’s water conservation targets in May – albeit during heavy rain – and municipal water managers now say that although the situation could change, voluntary action may be all that is needed to protect supply. Medicine Hat has actually been at Stage 1 of its water reduction plan since last ... Read More »
1 responseSixteen local wordsmiths to be featured in summer series
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 21st, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Beginning July 6 local area authors will be participating in four meet-and-greet events at Unlimited Characters Book Store as they get set to host the Summer of Signings series. The series of meet-and-greets provides local authors an outlet to sell, discuss and autograph their books. Each meet-and-greet will feature roughly six or seven authors. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Speed-friending returns to the Medicine Hat Public Library
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 21st, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com To help residents make connections, the Medicine Hat Public Library is pleased to bring back speed-friending, an event which proved successful earlier in the year. In a similar format to speed-dating, participants speak with other attendees for a limited amount of time, in order to quickly discover who may be an ideal new friend. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police Commission receives presentation around use of force statistics
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 21st, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Members of the Medicine Hat Police Commission on Thursday heard a presentation from MHPS’s subject experts who train officers in correct use of force on the job. Sgt. Devon Klein, in charge of the controlled tactics unit, told members of the commission that in every police interaction the potential to use force always exists, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local students learn the value of the dollar through financial literacy event
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 20th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Approximately 500 students from schools in the constituency of Cypress-Medicine Hat took part in an online conference that focused on teaching practical advice and tips on saving, investing and developing the right mindset to achieve financial wellness. Enriched Academy has partnered with the province to develop SmartMoney and deliver financial literacy programs to Alberta ... Read More »
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