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Methanex plant upgrade allows it to better meet environmental goals
By Medicine Hat News on June 8th, 2021
Work last fall at the Methanex plant site in Medicine Hat allows it to inject more carbon dioxide into its production line to help meet environmental goals, the company says in its sustainability report released this month. The major upgrade also reduces the amount of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas, released by general operations by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police Point finds way to get programs to local students
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on June 8th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi With warm weather arriving, the Interpretive Program at Police Point Park has been coaching teachers to run their own events at the park and are planning more events for the rest of the summer. For the last two weeks, park interpreter Alicia Lew says they have been coaching teachers on programs they offer for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s 911 call centre going full digital
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 8th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city’s 911 call centre is preparing for a switch to an all-digital phone system as new national standards are brought in over the next two years, administrators told council last week. Right now, about 90 per cent of calls into the local centre originate from cellphones, up from 70 per cent two years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic Schools’ International Program ramping way up this fall
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 8th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Catholic Schools’ International Program, which will increase vastly in size this coming fall, is seeking homestay families willing to welcome an international student into their homes and family life. “There were previously about eight or 10 students,” said Wanda Simmons, international supervisor. “But then we got a new superintendent who decided ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Company with local plans seeks build extension for solar play in Calgary
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 5th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The company proposing to build a massive solar power array in Medicine Hat has asked regulators to extend a construction timeline on an initial project in Calgary. DP energy plans to build the Barlow Solar Park on the former tailings pond of a fertilizer plant in the Calgary, and this week applied to have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Havre’s county in Montana surpasses 2,000 cases of COVID-19, 45 have died
By Medicine Hat News on June 5th, 2021
A jump in active cases of COVID-19 in Hill County, Mont., has pushed the cumulative number of cases in the region south of Cypress County, Alta. over 2,000. Five new cases Friday brings active cases to 15 in the area that includes the town of Havre, after weeks hovering near or at zero known infections. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Camps heating up as summer nears and restrictions lift
By ALEX McCUAIG Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 5th, 2021
amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com There was a dearth of available children’s summer camp spots in the city leading into last week but the provincial reopening plan has kicked-started a number of programs across the Hat. Sharon Hayward, CEO of Medicine Hat YMCA, says prior to the provincial plan being released, only licensed childcare providers where able to provide ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quonset Days cancelled again
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on June 5th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Too many uncertainties surrounding the event has forced Quonset Days to cancel for the second year in a row. Janet Biemans, board member for the Quonset Days Foundation, says it was a tough decision and they went back and forth for a couple of weeks. The government’s re-opening plan took them by surprise, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHSA brings back SkateSkool
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on June 5th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Youth in the Hat can ride down to the Kinsmen Skate Plaza every Saturday this month for the Medicine Hat Skateboard Association’s annual SkateSkool. “We have kids from the age of five to about 14 and they come down and we just teach them how to skateboard safely,” said Naomi Woods, MHSA board member. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Notebook: Shifting winds have political pundits and polls in prediction mode
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 5th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Without the benefit of pressing the flesh, so to speak, it’s hard to get a ground-level view of the provincial political situation. Rubbing shoulders, cornering candidates, and generally chatting up folks when out and about, is the typical way reporters get some sense about which way the political winds are blowing. That’s nearly impossible ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattlers Booster Club hosting 50/50 fundraiser draw
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on June 5th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The Medicine Hat College Rattlers Booster Club is running an online 50/50 cash raffle fundraiser to help support athletics and student athletes at the college. Tickets are available in four quantities: one for $10, four for $20, 20 for $50, or 100 for $100. The minimum prize is $1,000 with a maximum of $2,500 ... Read More »
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