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Cenovus sells local Suffield, Alderson assets
By Medicine Hat News on September 25th, 2017
Massive oil and gas tracts in southeastern Alberta are changing hands. Cenovus Energy announced Monday morning that it has found a buyer for its Suffield and Alderson assets — including 800,000 acres of gas leases and 100,000 acres of oil leases — for $512 million. The buyer, International Petroleum Corporations. (IPC), is an international firm ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daffodil planting season
By Mo Cranker on September 25th, 2017
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Though you will not be able to see them for about six months, there’s currently 10,000 daffodils planted and ready to come to life during the spring along the Trans-Canada Highway. Members of the Daffodil Project, alongside a large group of volunteers got on their hands and knees Saturday to plant 10,000 bulbs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar Sept. 25-Oct. 1
By Medicine Hat News on September 25th, 2017
Sept. 25-30 — Alberta Culture Days events, MH Public Library, visit http://www.mhpl.info for details Sept. 25 — Harlem Globetrotters, Canalta Centre, 7 p.m. Sept. 25 — Gail Bowen author talk, MH Public Library, 7-9 p.m. Sept. 26 — Stitching in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sept. 26 — Seniors Cafe Chat, MH Public ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gap to city’s debt ceiling sure to shrink
By Collin Gallant on September 23rd, 2017
Medicine Hat News Off-loading 1,500 low-return natural gas wells could put the city’s energy division in the black this year, but the loss of revenue will further shrink room under the city’s debt ceiling, though not by a critical amount, administrators say. Municipal debt limits are calculated by a provincially mandated formula that in Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prostate cancer diagnosis a life changer in more ways than one
By Gillian Slade on September 23rd, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade If you are ever faced with the need for prostate cancer surgery, what you do before that surgery and the support network you have around you can make all the difference, says 74-year-old Jack Paul. Kegel exercises to strengthen the abdominal muscles can not only assist in the recovery phase but can ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bovine TB testing should wrap up this year
By Collin Gallant on September 23rd, 2017
Medicine Hat News Food inspection authorities say the majority of new testing related to a bovine tuberculosis in southeast Alberta will complete by the year end with efforts going as far as Manitoba to determine the cause. An update Friday by the Canadian Food Inspection agency states no further cases have been detected aside from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Early harvest forced, yields are down
By Jeremy Appel on September 23rd, 2017
Medicine Hat News Warm and dry conditions throughout the summer have led to an earlier harvest than usual with a lower yield, according to the most recent crop report from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. “Harvest progress is simply a measure of what percentage of the fields that are seeded to the crops that are listed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter still hot over property tax bill
By Collin Gallant on September 22nd, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A Medicine Hat woman whose home was incorrectly valued on her tax bill says she feels let down by the system and says she can’t understand why it can’t be fixed. And as for fighting city hall, Julie Tracey says she enlisted the help of a former city assessor and is calling for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Park reopens after moose shuts it down
By Tim Kalinowski on September 22nd, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Medicine Hat Parks and Recreation is confirming Police Point Park has been re-opened to residents after an aggressive moose scare forced the temporary closure of the park Tuesday and Wednesday. “We had consultation with Fish and Wildlife and the City of Medicine Hat bylaw officers before we made the precautionary decision to close,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Downtown construction enters final stage
By Collin Gallant on September 22nd, 2017
Medicine Hat News The final stage of a lengthy downtown road construction process is about to get underway, city municipal works officials said Wednesday. However, traffic entering the downtown core will be diverted up Hill Road and then through the Southeast Hill residential neighbourhood until the third week of October. Crews will begin blocking off ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Exploration division gains, for once
By Collin Gallant on September 21st, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant For the first time in five years, the city’s energy exploration division is budgeted to gain in value over the course of the year, but it’s largely on paper and due to addition by subtraction. Mid-year financial statements presented Tuesday show that net earnings for Natural Gas and Petroleum Resources division could be ... Read More »
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