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CF signs Japan energy deal

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 18th, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews CF Industries has an agreement to supply “clean ammonia” to one of Japan’s largest power companies, it announced Tuesday, to be used in one of the first-ever hydrogen-coal dual fuel power plants. That would require 500,000 tonnes per year of ammonia beginning in 2027, as Japanese utility giant JERA plans to open the world’s ... Read More »

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Brooks RCMP seek suspect who stole car, injured driver in getaway

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 18th, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Mounties in Brooks are looking for a man they say injured the owner of a car that was being stolen. A release from the Brooks detachment states at 8 a.m. on Tuesday morning a resident was warming up his vehicle and returned to find an unknown man in the car. The owner attempted to ... Read More »

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Historical Society to honour the late Allan Jensen at upcoming ‘show and tell’

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 18th, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Historical Society will open its 2023 program of events with a “show and tell” evening at the Esplanade in honour of past president Allan Jensen on Jan. 26. Jensen, who died two years ago, was a longtime society volunteer who was especially fond of the event which asks members to bring ... Read More »

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Capital Power to sell to Shaw from solar facility near Enchant

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 18th, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Capital Power has shored up power sales from its recently completed “Clydesdale Solar” facility near Enchant, Alta. with a power purchase agreement with Shaw Communications. Half the power at the 75-megawatt capacity solar field was locked in by Labatt Breweries in April 2021, spurring a name change from “Enchant Solar” to align with the ... Read More »

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Arena land sale falls through

By COLLIN GALLANT on January 18th, 2023

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City Hall and a local developer are both stepping back from a three-year-old proposed deal to see the Medicine Hat Arena site turned into a higher-end residential tower, according to a release Tuesday morning. NewRock Developments and the city’s land office came to a tentative sales agreement in 2019 to swap the land in ... Read More »

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MHC launches C4i to support industry innovation

By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 18th, 2023

reporter@medicinehatnews.com In October last year, Medicine Hat College launched the Centre for Innovation (C4i). A resource for the business community, C4i connects industry with research expertise, new tools and technology and space they can utilize. Manager Chelsey Ehresman says, “Lots of our businesses are small and medium sized so it doesn’t financially make sense for ... Read More »

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Pecha Kucha returns Friday at the Esplanade with 10 local presenters

By Medicine Hat News on January 18th, 2023

Medicine Hat Public Library is hosting its next Pecha Kucha Night on Friday at the Esplanade, doors open 7:30 p.m. A Japanese word roughly translated to mean ‘chit-chat,’ Pecha Kucha is a public speaking event at which a handful of Medicine Hat and area community members deliver short presentations on a variety of topics. Each ... Read More »

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College to host inaugural round dance on Jan. 27

By KENDALL KING on January 18th, 2023

kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College’s Indigenous Engagement and Student Support (Ômahksípiitaa) office is hosting its inaugural round dance event Jan. 27 in the college gymnasium. “A round dance is a healing ceremony which brings together children, youth, families and elders of our community to share stories, make new friends and honour the traditions and memories of ... Read More »

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Economist breaks down cost of living calculations

By KENDALL KING on January 18th, 2023

kking@medicinehatnews.com Over the past two years, Albertans, like all Canadians, experienced significant increases in the cost of living, as the rate of inflation climbed to levels not seen since the 1980s. But with Alberta often cited as one of the most affordable provinces to live, the News reached out to local economist Dillon Batsel for ... Read More »

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SEAWA doing more than planting trees

By medicinehatnews on January 17th, 2023

The South East Watershed Alliance published It’s Not Just Planting Trees, an information sheet that has updates on the riparian restoration projects they have undertaken, along with outlining steps taken toward local knowledge development and community engagement. SEAWA has been working at four restoration sites — Connaught Pond, Seven Persons Creek by Saratoga Park, Sauder ... Read More »

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Jazz singer-songwriter Ellen Doty performing at Esplanade on Thursday

By KENDALL KING on January 17th, 2023

kking@medicinehatnews.com Jazz singer-songwriter Ellen Doty is ready to light up the Esplanade’s stage on Thursday. Known for her unique blend of jazz, soul, folk, pop and indie, the Alberta musician is performing as part of the Esplanade’s On Stage Series. “It’s going to be a beautiful evening of music,” Doty told the News. “There will ... Read More »

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