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Council tweaks parking rules in updated land-use bylaw
By James Tubb on April 4th, 2023
Collin Gallant cgallant@medicinehatnews.com Twitter: CollinGallant The city will relax some parking requirements for new residential and multi-family housing projects, but depending on the project, and in some cases, leaving the size of the stalls up to commercial developers. Annual updates to the landuse bylaw were passed Monday, and bring the city’s major development rules up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Downtown YMCA now offering 24-hour gym access
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2023
Medicine Hat YMCA announced Monday it is now offering 24-hour access to its downtown gym. Members aged 18-plus may access the gym’s cardio and weight floors any time day or night through an additional membership payment of $2.50 bi-weekly and a one-time $10 key fob activation fee. Local YMCA CEO Sharon Hayward says introducing 24/7 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kiwanis science fair showcases more than 50 projects
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 4th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter reporter@medicinehatnews.com Grades 4-8 students from Medicine Hat and the surrounding region participated in the 48th annual Kiwanis Southeast Alberta Regional Science Fair on Saturday at Medicine Hat College. Organizer Dr. Peter Walis was pleased to see the science fair take place in person again, which hadn’t occurred since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council tweaks parking rules in updated land-use bylaw
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 4th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city will relax some parking requirements for new residential and multi-family housing projects, but depending on the project, and in some cases, leaving the size of the stalls up to commercial developers. Annual updates to the land-use bylaw were passed Monday, and bring the city’s major development rules up to date with building ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Louisiana Hayride Show returns with old-time favourites
By KENDALL KING on April 4th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Elvis is in the building. And so are Patsy Cline, Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Shania Twain and more with the return of the Louisiana Hayride Show on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Medicine Hat College theatre. Touring Western Canada since its creation in 2010, the Louisiana Hayride Show is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elections Alberta looking to hire staff for May’s provincial vote
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2023
Elections Alberta is looking to hire more than 20,000 individuals across the province to assist in the May election. “This year we are preparing to offer in-person voting at over 300 advance voting, 600 mobile voting and 1,200 Election Day voting locations, and making sure we have enough staff is crucial to our goal of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MacKenzie Porter relishes first solo award nomination
By KENDALL KING on April 4th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Local country music star MacKenzie Porter was recognized Sunday evening during the CMT Music Awards as a nominee for Breakthrough Female Video of the Year. Porter, who last year was nominated for Collaborative Video of the Year alongside U.S. country singer Dustin Lynch, was thrilled to receive her first solo nomination earlier this month ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Default power rates fall in Medicine Hat for April
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 4th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Power prices are way down in April for those on default rate pricing in Medicine Hat – about half of what they were in February – but with a provincial deferral program now moving into a collection stage, they now match fixed contract rates. How power and natural gas are charged to city utility ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council ratifies CUPE contract through 2026
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2023
Most city hall employees now have a new union contract through the end of 2026. City council ratified the four-year agreement Monday with some 800 inside, outside and transit workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local No. 46. It provides an across-the-board increase of $1.55 per hour to all classifications, retroactive to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Proposed wind farm south of the Hat to go to new hearing next month
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 4th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A wind farm that was originally approved 16 years ago will go to a new hearing next month toward building the array south of Medicine Hat. Wild Rose 2 Wind Power plant was first approved by the Alberta Utilities Commission in 2007, but with little action until it was sold to Capstone Infrastructure in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Youth and two adults charged with B&E over weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 4th, 2023
Three Hatters, including one youth, have been charged in relation to a break and enter of an attached garage on the Southwest Hill last week. Police say on Thursday around 1:20 a.m., they responded after a homeowner spotted three individuals on their property and called police. Officers responded and deployed a drone, allowing them to ... Read More »
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