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Energy firm charged over failing to properly abandon pipeline near Jenner
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 3rd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews An energy company has been charged with six counts of failing to abandon a pipeline near Jenner, several years after it was ran afoul of regulators for failing to properly clean up well sites in the area. The Alberta Energy Regulator announced the charges against Aeraden Energy Corp., under the Pipeline Act and Pipeline ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vincent Massey students hone physical literacy skills during Education Week
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 3rd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Vincent Massey brought in Trevor Stewardson from Badlands Fitness to do some physical literacy with each grade at the school for Education Week. The theme this year is Learning Uplifts All, and vice principal Lindsay Steiner says, “Knowing that was our theme, our committee wanted to find different activities each day and this is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Tire takes over Bed Bath and Beyond lease, will put in Mark’s
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 3rd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Canadian Tire plans to set up a new Mark’s Work Warehouse outlet in Medicine Hat apart from but near its main southside location. The company announced the plan Tuesday as part of a general announcement that it would take over 10 leases across the country from home retailer Bed Bath and Beyond, which is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Multiple fire bans take hold around Alberta
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 3rd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Fire risk is rising in the southeast and across the province as temperatures rise this week. Areas around Alberta’s two major cities are under fire restrictions as grass fires flare up near Calgary and Edmonton. Three counties near Calgary as well as the City of Airdrie issued fire advisory notices during the first two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff man going for round two on Bachelor in Paradise Canada
By Medicine Hat News on May 3rd, 2023
Redcliff native Joey Kirchner is continuing his search for love on the second season of Bachelor in Paradise Canada, which premieres May 8 on CityTV. Kirchner made his national television debut in 2021 on the show’s first season, in which 26 singles gathered on a Canadian beach to explore new relationships in the hopes of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Property taxes in Medicine Hat will rise by 3.9%
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 3rd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Property tax hikes in Medicine Hat will be less than expected and with more money to cut into an operating deficit after council approved rates on Monday night. Last December council approved a budget calling for a 4 per cent general increase this year to municipal tax bills, but with new construction coming in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utility prices for non-fixed customers to fall for month of May
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 2nd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Floating utility prices for those without fixed-rate contracts are dropping in May, according to the new default rate posted by the City of Medicine Hat’s utility department. Electricity, which sat at record highs this winter, will be charged at just under 14 cents per kilowatt hour in the month, plus a 1.9-cent repayment charge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes won’t seek re-election in Cypress-Medicine Hat
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 2nd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Drew Barnes ended two years of speculation at the last minute Monday, stating he wouldn’t seek re-election in Cypress-Medicine Hat. That avoids crowding the right side of the ballot in the general election, which began Monday and ends May 29. It also ends two years of speculation since the three-term MLA was removed from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local man charged regarding homemade pipe bombs
By Medicine Hat News on May 2nd, 2023
A Medicine Hat man is facing charges in relation to the discovery of two homemade pipe bombs discovered in the city since last November. Police encountered the first of the two pipe bombs on Nov. 23, 2022, when they responded to a report of a suspicious device in the area of Terrace Drive and 11th ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ross Glen School welcomes local professionals to help celebrate literacy
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 2nd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The theme for Education Week this year is Learning Uplifts All, and Ross Glen School kicked things off with its Literacy Heroes event on Monday. A wide range of guests – CFB Suffield, Mavericks, Medicine Hat News, Tigers broadcasting team, members from all three local first response agencies and several school board representatives and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local campaigns officially underway
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 2nd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The 2023 provincial election kicked off as a showdown of two parties vying to form government, and a likely two-party race in Cypress-Medicine Hat as Drew Barnes announced he won’t run in the election. The four-week campaign that has been months, even years in the making, concludes Monday, May 29. UCP leader and Brooks-Medicine ... Read More »
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