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MHN analysis: Who’s paying for the profits?
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 2nd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s unique place in the Alberta market allows it to market exclusively to customers in a franchise area of Medicine Hat, Redcliff and parts of Cypress County. But, in Alberta’s unique provincial power market it can also sell power to the grid and make major profits when demand and prices spike. It has ... Read More »
1 responseCity council to consider up to $25M in utility relief for Hatters
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 2nd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews City council will consider refunding almost $25 million in power profits to utility accounts on Tuesday as well as launching an interim power rate while a third-party review of local rates is completed. That is according to an agenda package released late Friday for the Sept. 5 meeting – the date when council members ... Read More »
1 responseLocal Highland dancers make the most of Scotland trip
By FERNANDO MORENO Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 2nd, 2023
mhnews@medicinehatnews.com Eleven students of Diamond V Highland Dance Academy are back from Scotland for a trip that lasted from August 2-14. It was a quick and compact trip. The kids’ levels ranged from beginners to premiers and many of them returned with awards. “They just blew my mind,” says Lee Vossler, highland dance teacher in ... Read More »
1 responseCity services program for Ukrainians could be extended to all refugees
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 2nd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A year-old program to provide Ukrainians fleeing conflict in their country with certain city services free of charge for three months could be extended and offered to all refugees when they initially settle in Medicine Hat. The city’s public services committee heard this week that the program launched in May 2022 provided up to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters honour those lost at Overdose Awareness event
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 2nd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Drug Coalition held its Overdose Awareness Day event in the library courtyard on Thursday evening, its sixth year honouring the day in Medicine Hat, welcoming the largest turnout yet. Kayla Smith is a harm reduction outreach worker with SafeLink Alberta and a registered social worker. She’s been with SafeLink for more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City blocking pedestrian underpass overnight for winter
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 2nd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Locking metal gates are now in place at the pedestrian underpass linking N. and S. Railway streets in downtown Medicine Hat, and will be used in the overnight hours starting Monday evening. City municipal works officials said the nightly closures, from 11 p.m. until 6 a.m., are part of a “secure spaces” program meant ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premier praises successes at Agriculture Discovery Centre
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 2nd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Agriculture Discovery Centre at Irvine School says it was honoured to have Premier Danielle Smith come out for a visit on Thursday evening, with several trustees, members of the Prairie Rose Public Schools executive team, students at Irvine School and their parents coming out for the event. The Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA had seen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council meets again regarding soaring local power bills
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 1st, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Council members met Wednesday night in a closed session with utility administrators, presumably to discuss measures to address the high cost of power prior to a planned presentation next week. Wednesday’s special session of council was the second in three days to address the issue, including a brief meeting Monday to bump up debate ... Read More »
1 responseCity not bound by RRO, but default rate acts like one
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 1st, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The power price Hatters have seen released monthly since 2009 is often referred to as a “regulated rate option,” but it is not legally a “regulated rate option” as defined by provincial rules, Alberta utility regulators tell the News. The issue of technical definitions arises as city council and the power division are facing ... Read More »
1 responseHeather Bach ready to be ‘arrested’ for the SPCA
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 1st, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Heather Bach will be taken prisoner during the afternoon on Sept. 23 for the Katch N’ Kennel Medicine Hat SPCA fundraiser. Prisoners will be put in jail on the grounds of the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede. “It’s interesting to know you are going to be arrested prior to being arrested,” said Bach. “I ... Read More »
1 responseEsplanade Arts & Heritage Centre has fall kids, teen programming geared for every age group
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 1st, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Fall programming at the Esplanade has something for every age between two and 17, with adult programming starting again in 2024. For ages 2-5, there is an eight-week sensory art class for tots and preschoolers. “Everything that would be exploratory,” said education co-ordinator Dayna Walls. “It is process driven and less product based. More ... Read More »
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