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Cypress agricultural conference to return annually
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on February 7th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Following the success of last year’s Ag Connections Conference, put on by Cypress County, council has approved the event to be hosted every year. The November conference was initially planned to be a much smaller event, said Beth Cash, economic development officer for Cypress County, but had the “great problem” of expanding exponentially throughout ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes, a proponent of recall laws, says they’re too hard to achieve
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 7th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Opponents of Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek will have to collect more than half a million signatures to force a new election, a requirement that local “recall” advocate Drew Barnes says is proof of the impractical hurdles in the legislation. Another Hatter, Mayor Linnsie Clark, who faced an unsuccessful recall challenge last fall said she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man from Minnesota gets eight years for trafficking after being caught with 100 fentanyl pills in 2021 Montana traffic stop
By Medicine Hat News on February 7th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A man convicted of buying 100 fentanyl pills in Havre, Mont. has been sentenced to eight years in prison for drug trafficking, the Montana District of the U.S. Attorney’s office has announced. Rembrandt Carlos Kemp, 33, of Fridley, Minn., was found guilty by a jury at trial last fall of drug dealing in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pembina looks to add solar production at Empress plant
By Medicine Hat News on February 7th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Pembina is planning to add solar power production at its Empress straddle plant to supplement a massive natural gas unit commissioned two years ago. The pipeline company applied Feb. 2 to the Alberta Utilities commission to expand its industrial facility designation and build a 4.9-megawatt solar system at the facility in northeast Cypress County. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Property crime rising in Cypress County, Redcliff RCMP report
By Medicine Hat News on February 7th, 2024
Redcliff RCMP presented their enhanced officer report to Cypress County on Tuesday, covering both the July-September and October-December quarters. Property crime has increased drastically, said Staff Sgt. Michael Courty during the report, with a 102 per cent increase from July to September, compared to previous years, with these mostly being theft of vehicles or of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress Fire focusing on core skills for 2024
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on February 7th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Emergency services co-ordinator Jason Linton is looking to the past for answers on how to better approach responses in the future. The report made to Cypress County council on Tuesday covered from 2020-2023, collecting information that Linton notes in some cases had not been previously recorded. “In the last couple of years, we’ve gathered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s up with this weather? Meteorologist says expect dry conditions in spring
By Brendan Miller on February 6th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com From a bone-chilling polar vortex in January to the warmest December on record, the weather in southeastern Alberta has been all over the map the past couple months. Last Friday, Balzac Billy predicted six more weeks of winter weather on Groundhog Day, however the El Niño weather pattern could prove his prediction wrong. Environment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An extra $100K added to HatSmart program this year
By Medicine Hat News on February 6th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The new round of energy conservation “HatSmart” grants is bigger this year after energy use surged in 2023 and provided an unforeseen windfall in revenue that funds the program. A total of $255,000 was dispersed in 2023 in the program that pays a portion of building improvements, but the 2024 program will be worth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Train derails in Brooks on Monday, no injuries
By Medicine Hat News on February 6th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A CPKC freight train derailed and spilled 34 shipping containers near the south city limits of Brooks on Monday afternoon. RCMP in that city say no one was injured when 17 cars left the tracks at about 4:30 p.m. near the crossing of the tracks at Highway 873, which becomes Seventh Street E. at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dunmore Equestrian preparing for indoor arena
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on February 6th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Work is underway for the upcoming Dunmore Equestrian Society’s indoor arena, the next step in its usage of the 25-acre space to elevate local equestrian experiences. Construction officially began in January, and is planned for a 140 by 275-foot indoor arena with bleacher seating, a restroom, storage area and multi-purpose area.The space will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat two overdose deaths off the record as of October’s end
By Medicine Hat News on February 6th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Fatal drug overdoses continued to move closer to a new record high in Medicine Hat last fall. According to the latest available numbers from the Substance Use Surveillance System, published by the provincial government, two fatalities related to opioid overdose were recorded in Medicine Hat in October. That brings the 2023 total to 34 ... Read More »
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