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Trucker jailed for driving at Mountie during Coutts blockade
By Alberta Newspaper Group on January 31st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE A southern Alberta man found guilty last year of dangerous driving at the Coutts border protests and assault with a weapon against an RCMP officer, has been sentenced to 10 months in jail. The sentence is two months less than what the Crown sought, but a significant departure from the conditional sentence order and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local young bright mind hopes to inspire youth to explore science
By Brendan Miller on January 31st, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com A local student is hoping to inspire other girls to explore the opportunities available in STEM fields following her recent success at the Canada Wide Science Fair. Katelynn Standell is in Grade 10 and was recognized on a national scale for a method she innovated to isolate and grow bacteriophage that are proven powerful ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SaskPower signs deal with nuclear energy firm for small-modular reactor
By Medicine Hat News on January 31st, 2024
@MedicineHatNews SaskPower and GE Hitachi have signed a development agreement toward commissioning a small-modular nuclear reactor in Saskatchewan, the Crown power provider announced Tuesday. Currently, SaskPower is evaluating two sites for suitability – Elbow, near Lake Diefenbaker, and Estevan – and in 2022 selected the BWRX-300 model from GE Hitachi as its preferred technology. On ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Students return to the lab for 32nd anniversary of Project Minerva
By Anna Smith Southern Alberta Newspapers on January 31st, 2024
Grade 9 girls from across southeastern Alberta gathered to explore potential futures in STEM alongside Praxis Science Outreach’s Project Minerva. Science outreach co-ordinator Patty Rooks oversaw roughly 35 students from the city and beyond in a series of scientific workstations at Medicine Hat High School on Tuesday, from monitoring air quality to basic chemistry experiments; ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ski and snowshoe rentals halted at Police Point Park
By Medicine Hat News on January 30th, 2024
Gliding the snowy trails on a pair on cross-country skis through Police Point Park will become more difficult for outdoor enthusiasts who don’t own their own gear. Ageing equipment and the rising cost of insurance has led the Interpretive Centre to make the difficult decision to halt the rentals of cross-country skis, boots and snowshoes. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Irrigation partnership group looks to build battery storage system
By Medicine Hat News on January 30th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A subsidiary of the St. Mary’s Irrigation District has applied to build a battery storage system near a hydro power facility it operates. Irrican, a 35-year-old power partnership between SMRID and Raymond Irrigation District, plans to install a Tesla 15.4-megawatt battery system near a canal drop and generating system about 6 kilometres south of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deborah Belyea found guilty of second-degree murder of her husband Alfred
By Brendan Miller on January 30th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Justice Dallas Miller handed down a guilty verdict to Deborah Belyea for the second-degree homicide of her husband and former Cypress County councillor Alfred Belyea, and will receive a life sentence. “In finding that Deborah Belyea did commit the murder by stabbing Alfred Belyea at least four times, it is clear that she committed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLAs given pension message over the weekend as NDP town halls near
By Medicine Hat News on January 30th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Two MLA offices in Medicine Hat were postered over the weekend with messages decrying the province’s exploration of a provincial pension plan as the issue promises to make headlines this week. On Wednesday, the opposition New Democrats will hold an in-person meeting in Medicine Hat to discuss the issue, which they oppose. A newly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air-soft pistol leads to police incident in the Flats; no charges laid
By Medicine Hat News on January 30th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Police say a realistic pellet gun was the cause of a brief “public alert” put out Sunday night asking Hatters to avoid the South Flats. Medicine Hat police reported that at about 6 p.m. on Jan. 28 they received a call from a member of the public that a person entered a home on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters have upcoming feedback opportunities
By Medicine Hat News on January 30th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Hatters are being asked for their positions on an “Arts, Heritage and Entertainment Plan” this week ahead of more outreach this spring on a transportation plan and a general “mingle” with municipal officials in February on a wide variety of topics. Committee meetings last week heard administration discuss the series of upcoming open house-style ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community grants totalling $100K awarded to groups in Medicine Hat
By Medicine Hat News on January 30th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Local groups were awarded more than $100,000 in total as the province released its list of Community Initiatives Program grants for the beginning of the calendar year. January dispersals involve applications received in the summer, and include $31,382 to the Medicine Hat and District Food Bank (the Root Cellar) toward the purchase of a ... Read More »
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