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Alberta moves to force oilpatch to pay owed taxes above ‘threshold’ total
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 21st, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The provincial government says it will make being up to date on local property taxes a condition when new permits are issued by the Alberta Energy Regulator – an effort to clear up years-old unpaid tax bills and long-standing complaints from rural government leaders. They have called for help since commodity price crashes in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Registration open for Hidden Oasis 100 Ultramarathon in June
By Medicine Hat News on March 21st, 2023
The Hidden Oasis 100 Ultramarathon, an interprovincial 100-mile race spanning the Cypress Hills of Alberta and Saskatchewan, is returning for a second year June 10. Hosted by the Cypress Hill Adventure Running Society, the ultramarathon is open to solo runners ready to tackle the 100-mile course, or six-member relay teams of which each member would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Voicelliano Trio takes home top honours at Rotary Festival Rose Bowl
By KENDALL KING on March 21st, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com A trio of Medicine Hat musicians were named winners of the 2023 Medicine Hat Rotary Music Festival’s Rose Bowl on Sunday evening, during the STARS of the Festival award ceremony. Pianist Stirling Clark, vocalist Emma Lavigne and cellist Laec Lorentzen, who comprise the chamber group Voicelliano Trio, were bestowed the honour after adjudicators deemed ... Read More »
1 responseCity keeping tabs on century-old gas wells
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 21st, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Natural gas wells that were blown off 110 years ago to display the immense potential of the “Gas City” are still in production today, city gas department officials told city council on Monday, but others are now being closed and will be monitored long into the future. That was part of a presentation on ... Read More »
1 responseWright wins UCP nomination for Cypress-MH
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 18th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Justin Wright will carry the United Conservative banner in this spring’s general election as the party’s candidate in the riding of Cypress-Medicine Hat. The 38-year-old business owner won the nomination Thursday after voting by UCP members over nominee James Finkbeiner, riding association officials reported to the News. “Ultimately going for the nomination was about ... Read More »
1 responseGround breaks on Horsefly Spillway north of Taber
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 18th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Shovels ceremonially kicked off work on the Horsefly Spillway near Taber on Friday, the first major project of a regional flood mitigation partnership that includes the City of Medicine Hat, though not as an active funding partner yet. And that comes as the group, which includes the town and municipal district of Taber, as ... Read More »
1 responseCadets ready to serve as community officers
By KENDALL KING on March 18th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Police service members representing three organizations, city officials and community members gathered at Patterson Armoury on Friday afternoon to welcome 14 new police officers following their graduation from the Lethbridge College Police Cadet Program. Offered in partnership through the Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and Manitoba First Nations police services, the 24-week program provides prospective officers ... Read More »
1 responseSouthern Alberta farmland value skyrocketed in 2022
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 18th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The value of irrigated farmland south of Calgary soared by nearly 30 per cent in 2022 – three times the average change in crop land value across the province – according to new analysis from Farm Credit Canada. Irrigated parcels in southwest and central Saskatchewan were also in high demand, rising 26 per cent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks Solar Farm approved for construction
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 18th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A German renewable power producer with a large presence in southeast Alberta has purchased another solar power proposal in the region. The Brooks Solar Farm is approved to be built on 16 quarter-sections of land on either side of Highway 36, west of Brooks. This month, the Alberta Utilities Commission announced it will consider ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Havre business development group secures US$10 million to expand small-scale meat processing in Montana
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 18th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Havre, Mont. based business development group has secured a US$10 million loan to help expand small-scale meat processing in that state. Bear Paw Development operates five counties along the U.S.-Canada border and will lead a partnership toward allotting funds from the federal America Rescue Plan to broaden beef processing. Funds were announced this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deadline to apply for MH Senior Citizens Advisory Committee Foundation March 22
By Medicine Hat News on March 18th, 2023
Members of the Medicine Hat Senior Citizens Advisory Committee Foundation are reminding Hatters the deadline to apply for a board position is Mar. 22. Prospective applicants are invited to call 403-504-8533 for additional details or direction on how to apply. The names of those chosen for a position will be announced during the foundation’s March ... Read More »
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