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Smith announces new school in Brooks to replace aging junior high
By Medicine Hat News on April 6th, 2024
Premier Danilelle Smith provided details Friday morning on a new school to replace the existing Brooks Junior High School, which has been in service since 1953. Smith, the MLA for Brooks-Medicine Hat, made the announcement inside the current junior high school while students were away on spring break. The premier says the province is funding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Motion for severance, legal costs program request defeated by Cypress County in split vote
By ANNA SMITH on April 5th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com After an initial request put forward at the March 5 Cypress County council meeting for a year-over-year summary of legal and severance costs, the motion failed on Wednesday. The request had been both postponed and shortened from 10 years to only seven after it had come forward as a Program Request, which requires the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat getting $150K to study local airport’s future
By Medicine Hat News on April 5th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The province will provide money to regional airports in Alberta to study potential service expansion, including $150,000 to Medicine Hat. The city-owned regional airport is among 10 facilities that will share $1.13 million to study masterplans, development or look into business opportunities. In Medicine Hat, money will be used to examine “Feasibility and Business ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Origami art exhibition at public library extended through April
By ANNA SMITH on April 5th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The origami art exhibition at the Medicine Hat Public Library has been extended until May 1. Artist Nickie Romanuck brought to life more than 100 small birds, pegasi and flying fairies out of meticulous folded paper, all placed within various bird cages and on display on the lower levels of the library. Romanuck has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council to mull over reserve spending habits
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 5th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City councillors could be asked to re-examine, and potentially extend, a plan to cut reserve spending out of the municipal budget in 2025, finance officials told Wednesday’s meeting of the audit committee. That would be 10 years after an initial plan was developed to balance operation revenue and expenses without relying on a $23-million ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harlow community meets in opposition of condo development
By ANNA SMITH on April 5th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com On Wednesday night, members of the community of Harlow met on an empty lot on First Street SW to discuss their plan regarding the approved two four-storey apartment buildings slated to be constructed there. It isn’t that the community believes nothing should be developed on the property, said Brock Hale, a member of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County shares 2023 ag service board report
By ANNA SMITH on April 4th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Cypress County agricultural service board made its annual report to council Wednesday as part of the regular meeting, highlighting accomplishments and goals for the coming year. “This is a summary basically out of the 2023 activities,” said Lisa Sulz, agricultural supervisor. “Throughout the province, the ASBs are responsible for administering and enforcing the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It’s a family’ – Hat teams medal at sledge tourney, score lasting friendships and support
By Brendan Miller on April 4th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat was well represented at the Western Canadian Sledge Hockey Tournament that ran in Calgary between March 29-31, with five teams competing in both junior and intermediate categories. More than 50 teams from across Alberta, B.C., Saskatchewan and Manitoba competed in the annual tournament, which not only features some of the best sledge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medalta to host reception for James Marshall exhibit
By ANNA SMITH on April 4th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medalta is thrilled to host a retrospective art exhibition for Medicine Hat’s own James Marshall. “We’re encouraging the community to come out and see a celebration of a lifetime of work by Jim Marshall, who’s sort of a living legend in our own community,” said Mike Onieu, executive director at Medalta in the Historic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Several SW Sask. water reservoirs unlikely to fill this year
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Most reservoirs in Saskatchewan are at good levels ahead of an expectedly dry spring and summer, but six in the southwest of the province likely will not fill this year, according to the Saskatchewan Water Agency. The largest reservoir in the province, Lake Diefenbaker, is slightly above last year’s levels after the water authority ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s finances in good shape, for now
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 4th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat is back in the black after a booming year in power sales added to the financial bottom line in 2023, but it could face expensive tabs for cleanup and meeting emissions standards in the years to come. Both will figure prominently in preliminary 2025 budget discussions that begin later ... Read More »
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