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Methanex plant in Louisiana back up and running following repairs
By Medicine Hat News on August 17th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Methanex has successfully started its new major production plant in Louisiana after repair work this spring on the Geismar 3 facility. The Vancouver-based methanol producer with a major plant in Medicine Hat reported the news in its second-quarter financial update this month. The firm reported net income for the quarter at US$35 million, lower ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interpretive Centre invites residents to help with invasive plant control
By Medicine Hat News on August 17th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Centre is looking to get residents involved in the local ecosystem, inviting them out for a weed pull. “Have you noticed the orange flagging tape tied to some of the plants in the park? This tape is marking an invasive plant slated for removal, Common Buckthorn, which has become a serious ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Medicine Hat pastor, convicted fraudster in Calgary courts
By Medicine Hat News on August 17th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A convicted fraudster brought back from Montana this week has been sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding 1,500 investors out of millions in related real estate developments. Ron Aitkens, of Lethbridge, and was a pastor based in Medicine Hat in the early 1990s before leading the Foundation Group of Companies. That including ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local walk for diabetes cure set for Sept. 8 at Kin Coulee Park
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 17th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes is returning to Medicine Hat on Sept. 8, as part of Canada’s largest fundraiser for Type-1 diabetes research. While usually a spring event, this year the city’s Type-1 diabetic community found it would be easier to get everyone together in the fall, though this doesn’t change the nature ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rodeo Sweetheart competition begins next weekend
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 17th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Applications for the Dunmore Equestrian Little Britches Rodeo Sweetheart competition closed on Friday, and all eyes look to next weekend to see who will take the crown for the coming year. For Rodeo Sweetheart Sophie Cruthers and Rodeo Miss Jada Silcher, the upcoming competition is a bittersweet one, as while they’re thrilled for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council, Clark met with province
By Collin Gallant on August 17th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Hatters have called for the Province of Alberta to help settle a dispute at Medicine Hat City council, but the News has learned such an attempt happened in July, however, to apparently little success. A meeting with Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver, all council members, including Mayor Linnsie Clark, and some senior staff officials ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council will not sit for Monday’s public meeting
By Medicine Hat News on August 17th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews City council won’t meet in public Monday night with a lack of agenda items cited as the reason, but will discuss a personnel mater in a regular closed session that afternoon. Coming out of a typically slower summer break for official council and committee business, only first readings for updated electric and natural gas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Democrats host healthcare town hall Thursday
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 17th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Residents had the opportunity to discuss their concerns regarding the current state of healthcare in the province with NDP critics on Thursday. The town hall, held in the theatre of the Medicine Hat Public Library, hosted Dr. Luanne Metz, NDP Critic for Health, and Janet Eremenko, NDP Mental Health & Addictions Critic. A recurring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Councillors speak out following judicial review
By Collin Gallant on August 16th, 2024
@@CollinGallant City council members and Mayor Linnsie Clark are reacting after their legal representatives laid out a high-profile dispute in court Tuesday. Since March, Hatters have watched the controversy grow after Clark was found by council to have breached the council code of conduct and was heavily sanctioned. Tuesday’s judicial review hearing heard Clark’s legal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Duplexes in Swift Current being built for people with brain injuries
By Medicine Hat News on August 16th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Ground has broken on two duplexes in Swift Current that will be provided to individuals with brain injuries through the National Housing Strategy, the Province of Saskatchewan announced earlier this month. The four units will be managed by Prairie Pioneers Independent Housing and are funded by a $828,000 grant. Construction is expected to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS punished for unidentified violation during Brooks-MH byelection
By Medicine Hat News on August 16th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The province’s health agency, Alberta Health Services, has been reprimanded for actions it took during the 2022 Brooks-Medicine Hat byelection that saw Premier Danielle Smith win a seat in the legislature. Government bodies are prevented by election regulations from advertising or making announcements during elections periods, but little else is publicly known about the ... Read More »
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