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Suncor to sell renewable power assets
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 7th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Suncor will sell its renewable power assets and development plans – including major projects near Bow Island – to ATCO, the oilsands giant announced on Wednesday. The sale, including the Forty Mile Wind farm and proposed Forty Mile Solar field among other properties, is valued at $720 million when it is expected to close ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public meetings coming up on deal managing river flow for St. Mary’s, Milk
By Medicine Hat News on October 6th, 2022
The body that jointly manages the St. Mary’s and Milk rivers’ flow on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border will hold public meetings this month on the future of the international agreement. An effort to update the 113-year old treaty, which lays out apportionment, got underway in 2021 and is expected to continue for five ... Read More »
2 responsesMental health funding makes way for local schools collaboration
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 6th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com A combination of learning is going on with a collaboration taking place between the three local school districts and Medicine Hat College. The school districts have received funding through the Beej funding project to get more mental health support in place. Lorelei Boschman, chair of education at Medicine Hat College, runs the four-year Bachelor ... Read More »
2 responsesBike Medicine Hat launching ‘trishaw’ ride program for seniors
By KENDALL KING on October 6th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com A local cycling advocacy group is working to expand biking accessibility for Hatters of all ages with its new trishaw program, expected to launch next spring. Created and operated by Bike Medicine Hat, the program allows seniors, particularly those in care facilities, to enjoy the experience of cycling without exertion through use of a ... Read More »
2 responsesCity can now explore carbon capture
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 6th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat has the rights to explore the potential for storing carbon deep underground north of the city, the province’s energy ministry announced late Tuesday. Tenure to examine the pore space in geologic formations around the province were awarded to 19 proposals on Tuesday, part of the effort by the provincial ... Read More »
1 responseCity emergency teams hold mock disaster exercise
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 6th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Fire trucks were on scene, roads blocked off and detours in place at S. Railway and Kingsway Avenue on Wednesday for a full-scale mock disaster exercise involving multiple agencies. The emergency training day was the culmination of eight months of planning. Merrick Brown, the city’s director of emergency management, says, “It’s quite a big ... Read More »
1 responseCity power profits skyrocket
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 6th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Blazing power prices in Alberta will more than double the profits from the city-owned power plant this year – providing as much as an $85-million dividend – the use of which will be debated by council as the 2022-24 city budget is written this fall. Interim financial results released this week state that record-high ... Read More »
3 responsesGas City Entertainment Expo brings together comics, games, cosplay and more
By Medicine Hat News on October 6th, 2022
Gas City Entertainment Expo is coming to Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede’s auditorium on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. A meeting ground for fans of comic books, anime, manga, video games, card games, cosplay and more, the expo will feature an array of vendors, as well as special guests including actor Danny Cassidy, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fall into Christmas set for Oct. 14-16
By Medicine Hat News on October 6th, 2022
Get ready to dive into the festive season with the return of Signature’s annual Fall Into Christmas handmade market taking place Oct. 14-16. The market, which features artists and craftspeople from across Canada, will be held in Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede’s Fieldhouse, running from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Oct. 14; 10 a.m. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local firm lands big deal with Musk’s Starlink
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 5th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A Medicine Hat firm will begin hooking up fleets of oil rigs across North America to Elon Musk’s Starlink communications network after securing one of the first deals of its kind with the Space-X company. EnerStar Solutions has provided accommodation and other rentals in the oil and gas exploration and service sector since 2010, ... Read More »
7 responsesMan Van returning to Medicine Hat for PSA tests this afternoon
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 5th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Man Van is making its annual trip to Medicine Hat this week. An initiative of the Calgary Rockyview Hospital Prostate Cancer Centre, the van is available for any man between the ages of 40 and 60 who wishes to have a PSA blood test. The test measures the amount of prostate specific antigen ... Read More »
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