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Oyen to annex 177 acres from Special Areas No. 3
By Medicine Hat News on June 22nd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The Town of Oyen boundaries will grow July 1 as an annexation order has been issued for land described in a plan to create a new industrial subdivision. According to the weekly Orders in Cabinet list, published Friday, Oyen will gain portions of two quarter-sections from Special Areas No. 3. The parcel now sits ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reptile expo returns to Medicine Hat
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 22nd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Western Canadian Reptile and Plant Expo is creeping back into the city this weekend, with a variety of exotic reptile and planet specimens. Enthusiasts, experts and vendors from across the region will gather in the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede auditorium on June 22-23, for their yearly exciting and educational event. The Western ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Mary’s students write, produce and star in CFL-themed song and video
By BRENDAN MILLER on June 22nd, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com A Calgary film crew travelled to Medicine Hat on Friday to shoot a music video for a theme song that explains the rules of Canadian football, written and produced by performing arts students at St. Mary’s School. The school was approached with the unique concept by well-known Alberta historian Rob Lennard, who hosts the ... Read More »
1 responseCypress County moves into fire restriction notice
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 22nd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com As of 5 p.m. Friday, Cypress County graduated to a fire restriction, in response to current conditions. This is not unusual for the county, which is under at least a fire advisory every year from April 1 to Oct.31. This restriction notice outlines the kinds of fires allowed, including prohibiting fireworks, but allows for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks, Newell County pushing to become hydrogen hub
By Collin Gallant on June 22nd, 2024
@@CollinGallant Governments in the Brooks-Newell region are advancing a “Hydrogen Hub” in that area, it has been revealed, in a potential partnership to lobby premier and area MLA Danielle Smith alongside a private sector developer. That comes three years after Brooks regional economic developers took part in City of Medicine Hat-led studies to develop a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UFA giving back to communities with new grant opportunity
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 21st, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The UFA is reaffirming its commitment to rural communities with the newly named UFA Agricultural Community Foundation and resulting grant. “UFA has had a long history of giving back to our members and agriculture communities,” said UFA ACF advisory board chair Jennifer Wood. “So on Friday, June 14, we introduced the new UFA Agricultural ... Read More »
1 responseAHS shares window and balcony safety tips for parents
By Medicine Hat News on June 21st, 2024
With the coming warmer weather, many Albertans will be relying on open windows to cool their homes. However, AHS warns that open windows or balconies can pose a fall risk for children. Toddlers and preschoolers are at the highest risk of falling from a window or balcony, but falls can happen at any age, said ... Read More »
1 responseAurora making way more money in vegetable seedlings than it did in cannabis
By Medicine Hat News on June 21st, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Aurora Cannabis made more money on growing vegetable seedlings than on recreational cannabis over the last 12 months, but improved its largest segment, medical sales, by 20 per cent, the company reported Thursday. “Our business model is centred on our medical cannabis leadership in national legal markets,” Miguel Martin, CEO of the firm that ... Read More »
1 responseDeveloper fees for upgraded pipes, roads in the Hat facing 9% increase
By Collin Gallant on June 21st, 2024
@@CollinGallant Fees paid by developers to extend or upgrade pipes and roads to their subdivisions could rise by 9 per cent in a proposed update to the city’s off-site levies bylaw. The list of areas, known as development nodes, should also change slightly to localize costs in a small area of Medicine Hat’s far southeast ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat could avoid mandatory water restrictions
By Collin Gallant on June 21st, 2024
@@CollinGallant Hatters nearly tripled the city’s water conservation targets in May – albeit during heavy rain – and municipal water managers now say that although the situation could change, voluntary action may be all that is needed to protect supply. Medicine Hat has actually been at Stage 1 of its water reduction plan since last ... Read More »
1 responseSixteen local wordsmiths to be featured in summer series
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 21st, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Beginning July 6 local area authors will be participating in four meet-and-greet events at Unlimited Characters Book Store as they get set to host the Summer of Signings series. The series of meet-and-greets provides local authors an outlet to sell, discuss and autograph their books. Each meet-and-greet will feature roughly six or seven authors. ... Read More »
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