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Biodiesel announcement expected for Wheatland County, chosen over originally proposed Cypress County
By Medicine Hat News on December 11th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews More may be known today about a plan to boost biodiesel production at a refinery in Wheatland County after a company chose it over developing a new facility near Dunmore. Cielo Waste Solutions said in June it would change corporate priorities from developing its own conversion process to turn railway ties into a fuel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Energy firm boasts capital accomplishments, including wells in southeast Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on December 11th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Hemisphere Energy says it has completed a $9.9-million capital plan in the third quarter that included eight new wells in the Buffalo-Atlee area of southeast Alberta. That new production boosted the junior exploration company’s daily output by 18 per cent, to 6,300 barrels per day weighted almost entirely to oil. Vancouver-based Hemisphere recorded income ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Horseshoe Club results for 2024 season
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 11th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Horseshoe Club has wrapped up the 2024 season. The local horseshoe club held an awards night at Hat’s Restaurant on Nov. 14. Vern Koenig won the first division, with Doug Sherk finishing second and Larry Butts in third. Vivian Fry was the first place winner of the second division, with Terry Horkoff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Highway conditions improve since weekend snowfall, but RCMP remind motorists to drive to conditions
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 11th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Local highways around Medicine Hat have been cleared following a heavy snowfall Sunday throughout the region that caused whiteout conditions along several highways in southern Alberta, however RCMP say conditions remain slick due to a layer of ice under fresh fallen snow. Brooks RCMP say they have responded to several collisions, both severe and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds sending $256.7M to Saskatchewan to help fund renewable power
By Medicine Hat News on December 11th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews SaskPower will receive $256.7 million in clean electricity funding from Ottawa to upgrade the Crown power provider’s system in that province, upsize an interconnection to the U.S. grid system and hook up renewable power projects. The announcement, made Dec. 5, is funded through the output-based industrial carbon levy and includes funding for computer modelling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police plan to increase check stops through Holiday Season
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 11th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Throughout the month Medicine Hat police plan to increase officer presence on roadways as the service announced it will ramp up check stops to promote safe roads over the Holiday Season. On Tuesday police said they would be increasing the number of announced and un-announced check stops and say they could occur anytime during ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seniors complex project gives major boost to 2024 build figures
By Medicine Hat News on December 11th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Redeveloping the South Country Village seniors complex in southwest Medicine Hat will push city-wide building permits for 2024 well past last year’s totals. The November report from the city’s planning and development department notes that work on a single new institutional project will add $43.8 million to the estimated construction value let by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Loving hybrid Savannah cat in search of forever home
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 11th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Due to ongoing health issues, Medicine Hat resident Carrie Renshaw is on the hunt for the perfect new home for a very unique furry friend. Two-year-old Jagger is a Savannah Cat, a companion animal that is a hybrid between the domestic cats more commonly seen in homes across the city, and a serval, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grades reconfigured at St. John Paul II, St. Mary’s
By BRENDAN MILLER on December 11th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Ecole St. John Paul II will become a K-5 school for both English and French Immersion streams next school year, immediately affecting Grade 5 students currently enrolled. Board trustees voted Tuesday in favour of creating a new Grade 6 program at St. Mary’s School, including both English and French immersion options, while also voting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local MLA in Colorado this week aiming to boost partnerships in the U.S.
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 11th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright is taking part in a year-end tour alongside fellow representatives with the goal of cementing ties with partners in the U.S. Wright joined his U.S. counterparts at Council of State Governments West’s Western Legislative Academy in Colorado Springs on Monday, for a multi-day legislative leadership training program. “I am ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pets usually aren’t a good Christmas gift idea, SPCA reminds
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 11th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com With the season for gifts right around the corner, the Medicine Hat SPCA wants to remind residents that a new furry friend is rarely meant to go under the tree. The shelter is currently completely at capacity, says director Stacey Fettig, and has a lengthy waitlist to be able to surrender an animal. “For ... Read More »
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