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Water use along south corridor went up in July
By Medicine Hat News on September 18th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Water use along Highway 3 dipped in late spring amid calls for conservation but rose to 10 per cent above average in July, new figures show. Data presented to the MD of Taber earlier this month show that members of the Highway 3 Regional Water Services system used 2,670 cubic metres of water in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council Notes: Root Cellar requests local government representative on its board
By Medicine Hat News on September 18th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Root Cellar wants a city council member on the board of the local food bank. In a presentation to council Monday, board chair Warren Stark outlined the increasing need to provide services while it receives no set funding from any level of government and local donors are beginning to feel fatigue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prairie Gleaners will use CFSEA grant for new dehydrator
By Medicine Hat News on September 18th, 2024
The Prairie Gleaners society will not only be able to continue operations but expand them thanks to the generosity of the community. The Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta awarded the gleaners a $10,000 grant in May of this year, which has been earmarked for one of four new dehydrators used to dry vegetables. The Gleaners ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!County Briefs: Cypress County will request meeting with transportation minister
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 18th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County council moved Tuesday to request a meeting with the Minister of Transportation & Economic Corridors. While councillors noted that transportation priorities have not shifted significantly since they were last asked for by MLA Justin Wright, it was pointed out by Coun. Robin Kurpjuweit that the more often they are able to express ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police locate sawed-off shotgun during follow-up investigation
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 18th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com A 51-year-old unnamed Medicine Hat is being charged with four offences after police located a firearm inside a room in a hotel along Redcliff Drive as the Criminal Investigation Section was conducting a followup in an investigation on Sept. 10. Police say they located a loaded sawed-ff shotgun and arrested a lone male occupant ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Refurbished cafeteria creates inviting space for CHHS students
By BRENDAN MILLER on September 18th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Crescent Heights High School students have an updated cafeteria space to hang-out, eat and study this semester following summer renovations that include new seating and tables, a large wall monitor and a modernized kitchen space. New comfortable blue coloured seating and matching tables provide a “post-secondary” atmosphere along with a brighter screen used for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Santa’s Helpers; More than 1,000 bikes take part in second largest Toy Run
By BRENDAN MILLER on September 17th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com A total of 1,026 bikes hit the pavement Saturday, several carrying more than one rider and most hauling some very important cargo, to take part in the 38th annual Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund Toy Run. The far-reaching line of motorcycles that paraded from the Irvine Hotel through Dunmore toward the Medicine Hat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic school board appoints new director of learning supports
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 17th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Effective Aug. 1 the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education appointed Monica Braat as director of learning supports and services, a role that supports student well-being by collaborating with school support teams across the division. Of her 32-year educating career, Braat has spent 26 years working as a teacher and consultant with the Catholic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New urban solar plan in Brooks before the AUC
By Medicine Hat News on September 17th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews PACE energy has renewed its application to build the “Salt Flats” solar project inside the city limits of Brooks. The 27-megawatt, 125-acre project was put before the Alberta Utilities Commission in late 2023, but was suspended so the company could include a final stakeholder engagement report. A new application was announced in late August ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College receives five-year grant for agriculture research
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 17th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College has received its largest grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada that will provide funding over the next five years to conduct research efforts aligned with the needs and priorities of the local agriculture community. The council has provided the college’s Centre of Innovation – ‘C4i’ – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County working on next capital budget plans
By Medicine Hat News on September 17th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Capital budget proposals in Cypress County are being completed this week and will go before council next month before final drafts are passed before the end of the year. County councillors will meet today for regular business, but an update on the budget process for 2025 outlines that a final draft of the capital ... Read More »
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