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$3B in line upgrades needed for power expansion
By Collin Gallant on March 21st, 2025
@@CollinGallant A second major wind farm proposal near the Hat is delayed as power companies worry that existing lines can’t carry their electricity out of the region. At the same time, Alberta’s grid operator suggests more than $3 billion in “near term” line upgrades are needed soon in southeast Alberta. And as a back-drop, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Education strike expected to officially following last agreement vote; local works still without agreement
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 21st, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Today members of CUPE local 5040 who work for the Foothills School Division are expected to vote in the last of nine agreements reached this week between striking education workers and school districts. On Thursday two more CUPE locals voted to accept tentative agreements. CUPE local 520 members at the Calgary Catholic School Division ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local MLA named new parliamentary secretary for rural health
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 21st, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com On Thursday, Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright was named among three new parliamentary secretaries who were officially sworn into their new roles. Wright, who will continue in the role of military liaison with the province, has been named the new Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health in the south zone. “It is an honour to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat College hosting mental health summit on Tuesday
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 21st, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Next Tuesday Medicine Hat College will be hosting a headstrong summit in collaboration with the Mental Health Commission of Canada, focusing on reducing the stigma around mental health. The workshop was developed by the commission following a five-year research period with educators and students, and is built to inspire youth to become leaders within ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local judge to lead provincial electoral boundary review
By Medicine Hat News on March 20th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews A local judge will head the upcoming review of potential electoral boundary changes in Alberta. King’s Bench Justice Dallas K. Miller was named chair of the commission that convenes every two provincial elections to rebalance or even add ridings. It recognizes population changes, can move boundaries to keep relatively even numbers and considers other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHIP invites public to hunt for invasive plant species
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 20th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com With the spring season fast approaching, the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is on the hunt for invasive plant species in Police Point Park. As such, they are inviting residents to come out and assist with the endeavour in a free public program, where participants will learn invasive plant survey techniques and different methods of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inuit musician celebrating album’s 30th anniversary with concert at Esplanade
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 20th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Inuit artist Susan Aglukark will be coming to the Esplanade on March 25, celebrating the anniversary of the album that changed it all. The 1995 album This Child was a “a stunning blend of folk, pop and traditional Inuit storytelling that became a triple-platinum phenomenon,” said a press release announcing the tour. Now, 30 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP seek public’s assistance in locating missing person
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 20th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com RCMP are asking the public for information on 32-year-old Joushua Kinsella-Gow, who also goes by Astrid, and who was last seen in Okotoks on Feb. 19. Kinsella-Gow is described as 5-foot-7 with brown hair, and was possibly travelling toward the Calgary area. RCMP are asking anyone with information on the whereabouts of Kinsella-Gow to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Several land conservation projects in southern Alberta receive provincial funds
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 20th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com As a result of a request for proposal issued in 2024, $5 million in grant funding will be awarded to 19 land conservation projects, protecting nearly 21,000 acres across the province. The Land Trust Grant Program helps to create and steward new conservation easements, which are legally binding voluntary agreements between a landowner and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province amending Act in effort to fight federal emissions cap
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 20th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com ANNA SMITH asmith@medicinehatnews.com Local Journalism Initiative Proposed amendments to the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act seek to update the definition of essential infrastructure to include facilities where oil and gas production and emission data and records are held. The definition would also include a two-kilometre-deep zone north of the Alberta-United States border, said the province, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s new corporate services head announced
By Medicine Hat News on March 20th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews The City of Medicine Hat has hired a new corporate services managing director, it announced Wednesday. Jilian Campbell joins the city at the end of the month from a similar roll with Strathcona County, a hybrid municipality near Edmonton which is the local government for 75,000 residents of Sherwood Park. There she was manager ... Read More »
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