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Victory Silica appealing rejection of county sand and gravel pit
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 14th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A defeated proposal to permit a new sand and gravel pit just north of Irvine will go to an appeal, this week’s meeting of the Cypress County planning commission heard on Tuesday. Victory Silica presented the plan to the Sept. 14 meeting but saw the application rejected. A new report from planning staff presented ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advocacy groups navigate changing times during election campaign
By Collin Gallant on October 14th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Advocacy and other groups are active in the rapidly advancing municipal election in a host of new election rules and while traditional campaigning is increasingly hamstrung by health restrictions. A host of social media forums and websites detailing positions on specific topics focus on council and school board races in Medicine Hat, including one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Energy transition plans at final utility committee meet
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 14th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The final city council committee meeting of the term today will outline largely behind-the-scenes work in the utility division to plan for the energy transition over the next decade. Today’s open meeting of the energy and utility committee will include a verbal report by division director Brad Maynes on a hydrogen strategy, progress on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prairie Rose board tables vaccine mandate talks until after election
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 14th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Prairie Rose School Division chose to table a proposed COVID-19 vaccination policy for staff and educators during Wednesday’s board meeting. Superintendent Roger Clarke stated the proposed policy would require any adult working in the division to either show proof of vaccination or undergo regular COVID testing. The policy would not be applicable to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pandemic causes rise in need at women’s shelter
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 14th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society is reporting an approximate 15% increase in demand for services since the beginning of the pandemic. Executive director Natasha Carvalho confirmed to the News that COVID-19 and the pressures associated with it have had an impact on the local community. “We definitely did see an increase in demand during ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!County councillor reported missing
By Scott Schmidt on October 13th, 2021
Medicine Hat News Redcliff RCMP are looking for Alfred “Alf” Belyea, the Cypress County council member for Suffield-Jenner area, after he was last seen on Oct. 8. The report of the missing persons investigation was announced late Tuesday night, and authorities are looking for any information about the whereabouts of the Suffield area resident. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic school board passes vaccine mandate in squeaker of a vote
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 13th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com In a three-to-two vote, the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education decided Tuesday during its public board meeting that a COVID-19 vaccine mandate will be put into effect for all staff and educators. Once the policy is enacted, any adult employed by or working within the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utility-scale solar play goes online near Swift Current
By medicinehatnews on October 13th, 2021
Medicine Hat News@MedicineHatNews Saskatchewan’s first utility-scale solar power facility has gone into operation near Swift Current, SaskPower announced on Oct. 8. Highfield Solar plant can produce 10 megawatts of renewable energy at peak production, enough to provide power needs for 2,500 homes. The solar array, located in the R.M. of Coulee, southeast of Swift Current, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McKenzie Sharland declared historic resource
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 13th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews After an eight-year process, the flood-damaged McKenzie Sharland Grocery has been deemed a municipal historic resource while the surrounding new housing development is well underway. A ceremony this week bestowed the plaque for the 109-year-old building that has been closed since the 2013 flood, but will be a focal common building in the “McKenzie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local unemployment ticks up slightly to 5.7%, still much better than last year
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 9th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Unemployment in the Medicine Hat-Lethbridge region rose to 5.7 per cent in September from the previous month, but remains well below the mark of 8.6 per cent recorded 12-months ago, according to new figures released by Statistics Canada. Nearly 19,600 jobs were added across the province during the month, while an increase in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grocer reportedly gives up enforcing masks following issues with customers
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Reporter on October 9th, 2021
If you’ve recently visited Medicine Hat’s Costco, you may have noticed other customers without masks. Joanne Schuh noticed mask-less individuals as soon as she entered the warehouse this past Tuesday. Schuh was taken aback, as Alberta’s provincial mask mandate has been in effect since Sept. 4, and Costco Wholesale has had a long-standing mask policy ... Read More »
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