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Province extends ag plastic recycling program
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 29th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The province’s government announced Thursday it would be extending and providing additional funding to a two-year recycling pilot program, originally slated to end April 30. The Alberta Ag Plastic. Recycle It! Program, which provides farmers the option of recycling grain bags and baler twine, began in 2019, with an original investment from the province ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Methanex showing strong financials following first-quarter report
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 29th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Methanex is reporting a strong start to the 2022 financial year and progress at the the global methanol suppliers expansion in Louisiana. The Canadian firm, which has a major plant in Medicine Hat, reported an adjusted net income of US$159 million for the first three months of the year, down from US$185 million to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede brings indoor garage sale back on Saturday
By Medicine Hat News on April 28th, 2022
Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede staff are excited to once again welcome bargain-hunters into the Pavilion for the annual indoor garage sale taking place Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday marks the return of the event after a two-year hiatus as a result of the pandemic. Sale-goers can expect to find a multitude ... Read More »
1 responseExtreme heat to become norm as climate change sinks in
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 28th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat will see daily temperatures rise above 30C for almost two months each year by 2051, according to a new study that calls for adaptive action in urban planning to address the effects of climate change. That’s about four times as many “extreme heat days” than at present and will come with longer ... Read More »
2 responsesWitnesses in U.S. needed for prelim hearing on attempted murder case
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 28th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A preliminary inquiry into a two-year-old attempted murder charge will proceed in May with two witnesses in the United States appearing via video conference. Hamza Kamal Sindi, 26, was arrested at an Edmonton hotel in September 2020 and charged with firing a handgun at a home on the Southwest Hill in Medicine Hat on ... Read More »
1 responseBow Island considers lowering non-posted speed limit to 40 km/h
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 28th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Bow Island is considering lowering its non-posted speed limit in the town to 40 kilometres per hour. That potential reduction, from 50 kilometres per hour, was introduced at town council’s meeting in late March with an open ended date to allow for “ample feedback” from residents, according to a notice put out by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donations to women’s shelter get boost by Shaw Birdies for Kids
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 28th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Donations made to the Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society between now and Aug. 31 provide extra impact, as the Shaw Birdies for Kids program presented by AltaLink matches donations up to 50 per cent. This isn’t the first year MHWSS has participated in the program, however this year the program will be connected to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat’s population getting older, faster
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 28th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com New census data shows Medicine Hat’s population is aging at greater rates than other urban centres in the province. Statistics Canada released the 2021 Census of Population profile for Medicine Hat on Wednesday, which shows the median age of city residents is 43.2, compared to median ages of 37.2 in Lethbridge, 38 in Calgary, ... Read More »
2 responsesVillage of Empress without a council after all three resign
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 27th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The entire council in the Village of Empress has resigned after months of rumoured infighting following the fall election and changes among senior administrators. A note on the village website dated April 26 tells residents that “the entirety of council has resigned” and a special request has been made to Alberta Municipal Affairs for ... Read More »
1 responseMedicine Hat man arrested in Hinton on drug trafficking, weapons offences
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 27th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Hat man is in custody in Hinton charged with trafficking a large amount of methamphetamine and weapons offences. Mounties in northeast Alberta say they arrested James Fredrick Benard, 29, of Medicine Hat, and another man on Monday morning after pulling over a vehicle on Highway 40 that was later found to be stolen. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Build a bumblebee box and bee a good friend
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 27th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is offering Hatters a chance to bee-come friends with southeast Alberta’s pollinator populations through the assembly and installation of garden bumblebee boxes. Bumblebee boxes provide pollinators safe spaces in which they can build their hives and operate from throughout the warm weather months. Hatters are invited to build their ... Read More »
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