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Province awards contract to study feasibility of Eyremore Dam and Reservoir near Brooks
By Medicine Hat News on March 27th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A feasibility study to build a long-proposed on-stream reservoir near Brooks equal to the Bassano Dam has been awarded. The 2023 provincial budget set aside $5 million to study the potential to create the “Eyremore Dam and Reservoir,” located about 43 kilometres downstream on the Bow River south of the Bassano. Agriculture and Irrigation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accessibility upgrades begin at Moose Rec Centre
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 27th, 2024
Construction begins this week to improve accessibility at the Moose Recreation Centre. The city announced Tuesday that work is underway at the Southeast Hill facility, with the project adding a universal change room, an accessible public use washroom, a new janitorial area and minor upgrades to infrastructure and utilities. Officials say work should conclude in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prairie Rose sets priorities in capital plan
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 27th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Prairie Rose Public Schools hosted a virtual public meeting Tuesday in order to discuss its 2025-2028 capital plan. The plan needed to be approved by the end of March, which in turn necessitated the extra meeting. Chief financial officer Ryan Boser briefly spoke to the contents of the plan during the meeting, outlining priorities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City releases report into Clark complaint
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 27th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A third-party investigation into a complaint that Mayor Linnsie Clark mistreated city manager Ann Mitchell at a council meeting last summer doesn’t name either, nor complainant Coun. Shila Sharps, in a redacted version released Tuesday. But it does put into words the concerns of the two city council members, neither of whom have yet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mounties in Brooks on the lookout for stolen Honda Civic
By Medicine Hat News on March 27th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Brooks RCMP are looking for a stolen car taken in that city over the weekend. At 6:45 on Saturday morning a green 2000 Honda Civic was taken from a residence near Second Avenue E and Seventh Street E while the owner was warming up the vehicle. It’s licence plate reads Alberta CMH-2552. Semi jack-knifes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Gun Hub permanently closes after struggling to make profit
By BRENDAN MILLER on March 27th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat area’s only indoor shooting range has made the difficult decision to close permanently, citing higher utility and rental costs as well as firearm restrictions imposed by the federal government. Canadian Gun Hub opened in Dunmore in 2016 as a shooting range and expanded into firearms classroom training and retail shortly after. Its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council moves April meetings to second, fourth Mondays
By Medicine Hat News on March 27th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews City council will not meet Monday in a rare break with the regular schedule that was approved last October. April 1 is the first Monday of the month, but also “Easter Monday,” a non-statutory holiday after the three-day weekend that begins Friday. Council’s meeting schedule for 2024 was approved at the Oct. 16, 2023 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Company in Maple Creek fined for 2021 accident that left worker seriously injured
By James Tubb on March 26th, 2024
Medicine Hat News A Maple Creek company will pay $85,000 after a worker was seriously hurt while working under a truck. Porcupine Corral Cleaning pleaded guilty on May 14 in Maple Creek Provincial Court to one count of failing to provide adequate training which resulted in a serious injury The accident occurred Sept. 29, 2021, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff Legion excited to be hosting upcoming Easter Family Dance
By James Tubb on March 26th, 2024
As circumstances have slowly improved, the Redcliff Legion has been working hard to increase the number of events it is able to host, including the Easter Family Dance this Sunday. The dance is part of a series of free family dances the Legion has been hosting at the end of each month since October, said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kiwanis Regional Science Fair inspiring youth for another year
By James Tubb on March 26th, 2024
Anna Smith The Kiwanis Regional Science Fair is sending two youth to the national fair, after another year of success for young scientists in southeastern Alberta. “We had 53 projects this year and 75 students,” said Patty Rooks, science outreach co-ordinator with Praxis Medicine Hat. “We’re just so excited that the numbers are building back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff council looks to clarify rules around water conservation
By James Tubb on March 26th, 2024
Medicine Hat News Redcliff council debated on Monday night proposals to amend the Water Conservation Bylaw to better define offences, staged restrictions and raise potential fines. The changes, outlined earlier this month, would see fines double for contravening the bylaw, from $50 for a first offence to $100, and to $200 and $500 for second and ... Read More »
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