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Forty Mile residents could receive provincial rebate on internet services
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 21st, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Some residents in the far south of the County of Forty Mile could receive $1,000 rebates in a provincial effort to pilot satellite-based internet service in a push to connect rural communities to communications infrastructure. The Ministry of Technology and Innovation will pilot the program in areas of the counties of Forty Mile, Warner ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Singer, songwriter releasing Christmas album Dec. 1 in the Hat
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 21st, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Dave Siverns, a singer/songwriter who intersects faith with his art, is releasing a full-length Christmas album in Medicine Hat on Dec. 1. The album contains classic carols and new originals that invite listeners deeper into the Christmas story. Accompanying the album is a book filled with visual art and written pieces by friends of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Catholic school division shows marked improvement on Alberta Education assurance measures
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 21st, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Deputy superintendent Nick Gale provided Medicine Hat Catholic Board trustees with the annual report on assurance measures by Alberta Education last week, with the division exceeding provincial scores in nearly every category. The local division received an overall 90.9% rating in quality of education. Monsignor McCoy High School saw an increase over last year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local ride share company 24/7 Rideshare purchased by its competitor
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 21st, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A ride share startup in Medicine Hat has been bought by the competition. 24/7 Rideshare was launched in early 2021 by Hatter Trevor Penner after city council amended its Taxi Bylaw the previous year to allow ride-hailing services in Medicine Hat. On Monday it was announced that “Uride” had purchased the company and would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City budget update calls for 4% property tax hike
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 21st, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Council heard Monday that huge profits from the city’s utility interests are still offsetting property taxes, but through investment returns powered by stashed-away electricity profits from years past. The 2024 budget update will still require about $5 million more tax revenue, and a 4 per cent tax increase, as it was presented Monday evening ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monday in Medicine Hat, Nov. 20
By James Tubb on November 19th, 2023
Medicine Hat News City council meets tonight The 2024 city budget amendments will be the major discussion item at tonight’s city council meeting. Council members heard an initial update on spending and the size of a proposed tax increase on Oct. 24. It predicts that higher than first-expected investment income and continued strong power pricing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Should municipal politics include party affiliations, UCP asks
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 18th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The provincial government is asking Albertans about whether party affiliation should be noted on local elections ballots, but councillors in the region are saying “nay.” The province is in the midst of multi-year process to update election law for local councils and school boards, toward potential changes before the next round of municipal elections ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH Drug Coalition hosting interactive exhibit on addiction at Esplanade
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 18th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Drug Coalition, in partnership with the City of Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat Community Housing Society, is hosting an interactive exhibit at the Esplanade called Addictions Don’t Discriminate. The exhibit will coincide with National Addictions Awareness week and will be on display from Nov. 21 through Nov. 25. Featuring real-life stories of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Briefs: City puts out request for proposals for power plant review
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 18th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A study of the city’s Comco business model is now out to tender, and garnering interest from several national-level infrastructure and business advisory firms. Council ordered a third-party review of business practice, mission statements and rate-setting options in September to address concerns raised by Hatters with high power bills, a council committee heard Thursday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police release details crash near Bassano
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 18th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Police have released more information about a fatal highway crash near Bassano on Tuesday night that killed two people and sent three others to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Bassano RCMP responded to the two-vehicle collision on the Trans-Canada Highway near Range Road 191, north of the town, at 9 p.m. on Tuesday. They determined ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Date set for new solar project approval in southern Alberta
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 18th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A schedule for written hearings to approve a major new solar power project near Hays, west of Medicine Hat, has been released, but with only the M.D. of Taber registered as an intervenor in the process. Texas-based Proteus Solar applied this summer to build the three-phase solar array, totalling 205-megawatt capacity over 974 acres ... Read More »
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