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Hut 8 slowed production in Drumheller over power price, but not the Hat
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 10th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews High power prices in May caused Hut 8 to intermittently slow production at its Drumheller dataprocessing centre, the company announced in an operational update this week. “Power costs continued to fluctuate throughout the month, and we limited our consumption at Drumheller when the spot price of power spiked,” the report stated. Spiking power prices ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Industries closing one U.K. plant to better focus on another
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 10th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews CF Industries will close one of its fertilizer plants in the United Kingdom, and concentrate on another which is better able to weather increasing costs and questions about environmental sustainability, the company said this week. The global nitrogen and ammonia producer announced Wednesday it will close its plant in Ince, near Chester, which has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conditional lot sale OK’d for seniors condos
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 10th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A large lot on Southlands Boulevard could become a townhouse condominium complex for seniors following the approval of a conditional land sale Monday by city council. The city-developed 2.9-acre lot would be sold for $930,000, offered by a company referred to as “Developments, Inc.” in documents which came to council through the city’s administrative ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City launches fire hydrant water station pilot
By Medicine Hat News on June 10th, 2022
Fire hydrants will have a new use for Hatters in the coming days. The City of Medicine Hat launched the preliminary testing phase on equipment designed to deliver clean drinking water through fire hydrant stations throughout town. The first four water bottle fill stations will be installed this week, however they are not available for ... Read More »
1 responseA number of labour deals recently signed with regional ties
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 10th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Construction workers with renewable power project builder Borea Construction are in line for a 7 per cent wage hike over two years following ratification of a new collection bargaining agreement. The deal is noted in the May bulletin of settlements posted by Alberta Labour and involves 290 workers represented by the Christian Labour Association ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC honours Indigenous grads
By JAMES TUBB on June 10th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Medicine Hat College celebrated its Indigenous graduates Thursday morning. About 40 people gathered in the college’s Crowfoot room to celebrate eight Indigenous graduates in attendance ahead of MHC’s convocation this afternoon at Co-op Place, where 21 Indigenous grads will walk the stage to accept their diplomas. Elder Charlie Fox – Piitahonista, Eagle Calf, opened ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Retiree social club seeks chapter in Medicine Hat
By JAMES TUBB on June 9th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Medicine Hat seniors have an opportunity to help bring a new social club to the city. The Canadian PROBUS retiree social club is looking to establish a new chapter in Medicine Hat to join eight others in Alberta. Dennis Pommen, PROBUS’s Alberta director, said the potential club in Medicine Hat isn’t looking to compete ... Read More »
1 responseCHHS valedictorian reflects on pandemic life in high school
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 9th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com As Crescent Heights valedictorian Ava Ferguson looks toward the future, she reflects on the many challenges she and her classmates overcame as they navigated high school during a pandemic. “(The pandemic) started in Grade 10, so all of our high school has been around that,” Ferguson told the News. “That’s been the biggest thing ... Read More »
1 responseMore guns stolen from the Hat, but now found by police
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 9th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A stolen car, stolen guns and Strathmore are the similarities between two cases of early morning firearm robberies at Medicine Hat area businesses in the last month, but authorities are not saying anymore for the time being. On Monday, Brooks RCMP told the local media they pulled over a stolen car on that morning ... Read More »
1 responseAllowance Avenue traffic detours could last the summer
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 9th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Two Allowance Avenue intersections in the Flats are now closed to traffic as sites are prepped for upgrades to underground water sewer and storm sewer mains. Work at the corners of Balmoral and Ross streets has lead to detour routes on Woodman Avenue and Ash Avenue. The $3.2-million project includes lines running westward under ... Read More »
1 responseMedicine Hat College back to in-person convocations following two years off
By Medicine Hat News on June 9th, 2022
Medicine Hat College will celebrate the past three years of academic achievement with Friday’s first in-person convocation celebration since 2019. Graduates from 2020 and 2021 will be honoured in a 10 a.m. ceremony, followed by the Class of 2022 at 1:30 p.m. “Convocation over the last two years has taken different forms, but nothing can ... Read More »
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