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Federal tax credits could boost clean energy in SE Alberta

By COLLIN GALLANT on March 30th, 2023

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant New tax credits offered in the federal budget could build up further steam in efforts to produce hydrogen fuel and renewable energy in southeast Alberta, say industry associations. The Liberal government’s financial plan for 2023-24 includes billions in tax offsets toward new wind, solar and battery storage facilities. As well, money is set aside ... Read More »

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Proceeds from Red Dress Day jewelry going to Indigenous scholarship

By KENDALL KING on March 30th, 2023

kking@medicinehatnews.com A local business owner is hoping to support Indigenous students while raising awareness of the violence still perpetrated against Indigenous women and calling for ‘reconcili-action.’ Brenda Mercer, owner of online retail store White Horse Rider Co., is raising money to establish a new scholarship for Indigenous students at Medicine Hat College through sale of ... Read More »

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Saskatchewan school destroyed by fire may be rebuilt

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 30th, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A school in southwest Saskatchewan that was destroyed by fire after a lightning strike last summer may be rebuilt, the Chinook School Board has announced. Stewart Valley School burned down in late August and 41 students were transferred to attend classes this year in Success, Sask., about 30 minutes away. This week the board ... Read More »

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Updates to major dam near Havre will go ahead after contracts awarded

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 30th, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Contracts have been awarded to update a major dam site on the Milk River in Montana. The Fresno Dam, located about 20 kilometres west of Havre, will be reinforced beginning in April after it was determined to have settled by up to 10 feet since it was constructed in 1939. The base of the ... Read More »

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MHPSD releases 2024-27 capital plan

By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 30th, 2023

reporter@medicinehatnews.com At the regularly scheduled board meeting of the Medicine Hat Public School Division on March 28, Secretary Treasurer Jerry Labossiere presented the three-year capital plan for the period 2024-27. The plan contains information on enrolment, capacity, utilization, deferred maintenance and development within the city. “They call it a capital plan, I call it a ... Read More »

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Local chef competing on Food Network’s Fire Masters

By KENDALL KING on March 30th, 2023

kking@medicinehatnews.com A Medicine Hat chef is turning up the heat as a competitor on the upcoming season of Fire Masters, airing on Canada’s Food Network on Apr. 16. Sourav Saha, owner of Rosewood Bistro and operator of the Clubhouse Restaurant at Paradise Valley Golf Course, is one of 30 chefs specializing in open-flame cooking who ... Read More »

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April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month

By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 29th, 2023

reporter@medicinehatnews.com April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month and the theme this year for the Parkinson Association of Alberta is celebrating our community. Executive Director Lana Tordoff said, “what we’ve learned over the pandemic and beyond is when people come together and they tell us what they need and they share their experiences with each other, we ... Read More »

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Pair of farmers markets begin their seasons May 20

By Medicine Hat News on March 29th, 2023

Hatters are invited to celebrate the May long weekend by visiting one of two local farmer’s markets as they open for the spring/summer season. Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede’s annual Farmer’s Market opens May 20 and will run each Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. until Oct. 7. The Summer Market will be located ... Read More »

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Magic Moments’ Down the Aisle Bridal Expo on Sunday a one-stop shop for all things wedding

By Medicine Hat News on March 29th, 2023

Anyone who has ever planned a wedding knows the daunting, stressful task it can be. Venue. Decor. Photography. Food. Flowers. Music. Attire. And on, and on, and on. The list of needs, decisions and things to do often winds up longer than brides or grooms could ever imagine. On Sunday at the Medicine Hat Lodge, ... Read More »

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Motz says budget 2023 misses mark on key issues

By COLLIN GALLANT on March 29th, 2023

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s Conservative MP says the new federal budget fails to address the long-term affordability crisis, adds to a growing deficit and won’t lessen the housing crisis. “The headline items are probably what we were expecting from this government: taxes were not cut, deficit spending and new inflationary spending,” he said during a tele-press ... Read More »

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Unionized city workers vote on new contract, but results likely not available until next week

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 29th, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Most unionized city workers voted on a new contract offer on Monday night, but the results may not be known until next week. Contents of proposed agreements are not released until both parties ratify a tentative agreement, a process that typically concludes with a vote by city council. It next meets on April 3, ... Read More »

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