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City submits plan for power line changes to AUC
By Medicine Hat News on October 17th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A plan to double capacity of lines bringing power from the north end of the city to the south along the eastern boundary has been submitted to Alberta utility regulators. The City of Medicine Hat’s distribution department wants to upgrade 40-year-old power lines as part of a ring reinforcement project announced last year. Public ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kelowna man gets 18 months for falsifying statements to buy guns in Montana
By Medicine Hat News on October 17th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A Kelowna man who used fake Montana identification to buy firearms to bring back into Canada to sell has been sent to jail for 18 months. Haptei John Kozak, 27, was also fined $10,000, after he pled guilty in May to four counts of making false statements during firearms transactions. “Black market firearms smugglers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medalta focuses efforts on future sustainability while facing financial challenges
By BRENDAN MILLER on October 17th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Medalta staff and board members say they are facing a tremendously difficult challenge as they shift their efforts toward “austerely financial” decisions to continue its operation next year. Public services committee members were presented a 10-month-old financial report from the executive director with Medalta that covered key statistics from the society while highlighting issues ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CPKC Holiday Train will roll through Medicine Hat on a Sunday this year
By Medicine Hat News on October 17th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Christmas is coming, and this year the CPKC Holiday Train will arrive in Medicine Hat on a Sunday. The food bank fundraiser and concert tour has traditionally arrived in the city mid-week for afternoon festivities at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City marshalling yard on N. Railway Street. This year, the special train adorned with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health foundation hosting free info session on estate planning, legacy gifts
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 17th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Health Foundation is offering an informational session to provide all the background residents may need on the process of estate planning and potential for legacy gifts. Seeds of Change: a Legacy Conversation is an evening with Greg Johnson the Tornado Hunter. Johnson will speak on “leaving your best legacy,” which will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamilton remains reeve for Cypress County following organizational meeting
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 17th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County council held its annual organizational meeting Wednesday alongside its usual bi-weekly public meeting. Dan Hamilton will be continuing in his role as the Reeve, taking both his oath and his usual spot in the Cypress County meeting room on Wednesday morning. He commented that he takes his job seriously and hopes to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public services committee wrap-up
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 17th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Managing director of public services Joseph Hutter provided members of the public services committee some brief highlights of projects going on around the city. Fire Prevention Week Last week Medicine Hat Fire and Emergency Services teamed up with the National Fire Protection Association for fire prevention week and were able to deliver presentations about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council to meet in closed session on ‘energy division’ matter
By Medicine Hat News on October 17th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews City council will meet tonight in closed session to discuss an “energy division” matter. The unusual meeting will be held under “committee of the whole” protocols, a looser format that typically allows council members greater latitude to discuss topics and question administrators. Only the general area of discussion is made known on the agenda ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council asked to clear Town Square’s sea-cans
By James Tubb on October 16th, 2024
Brendan Miller bmiller@medicinehatnews.com City officials are recommending council and staff find a new purpose for the eight colourful sea-cans, or market pods, located in Towne Square that have been used in the festival space since 2022 and are located kitty corner to city hall on First Street SE. Although the market pods have been utilized ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fall Into Christmas market boasting more than 90 vendors from across Canada
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 16th, 2024
This year’s Fall Into Christmas market is right around the corner, and organizers look forward to offering residents a chance to connect with local artisans just in time for the Holidays. This longstanding tradition has been going strong since 2005, drawing in artists, makers and craftspeople from Canadian coast to coast. This year’s event will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor talks revived after fading away
By Collin Gallant on October 16th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Once again promoting Medicine Hat’s potential as a logistics hub, the province is reviving a push for Alberta to become the last leg of the “Ports to Plains” alliance. That initiative, involving jurisdictions from Mexico through the western U.S., aims to standardize transportation routes and seek infrastructure investment potentially to Fort McMurray. It was ... Read More »
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