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Pembina Pipelines gets OK for solar system at Empress plant in Cypress County
By Medicine Hat News on April 13th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Pembina Pipelines has won approval to build a small solar power system at its Empress LNG straddle plant in northeast Cypress County. “Project Sunshine” would be a 4.9-megawatt solar panel array built on the plant site and augment a larger power co-generation system at the facility. That also required Pembina to amend its status ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Group wants city to seek investigation into council dispute
By Collin Gallant on April 13th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A group that called for a provincial audit during last summer’s utility price debate is now asking the city to voluntarily request an investigation into council disputes, while another petition seeks a show of support for Mayor Linnsie Clark. Municipal Affairs says it’s not prepared to intervene at this point, stating that while residents ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police unveil trading cards to celebrate 125th anniversary
By Medicine Hat News on April 13th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Police Service has released a set of 30 trading cards called “Cop Cards” for kids and residents young at heart to collect while also engaging with the local police department. Thirty active police and peace officers have their own cards featuring photography selected by each individual member as well as a short ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opposition asks for Saamis Solar to at least be scaled back
By Medicine Hat News on April 13th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Landowners with development aspirations near the proposed Saamis Solar park want the 1,600-acre plan stopped or scaled back to protect prospects, a regulatory hearing heard on Friday. That could provide high-end homes north of Ranchlands, they argued, but unless the city’s growth aspirations are met, it may not occur for 20-plus years. It was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SEAWA to screen film on water shortage for Earth Day
By ANNA SMITH on April 13th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The South East Alberta Watershed Alliance is bringing the ever-pressing issue of drought to the forefront this Earth Day, with a screening of Dried Up, What Now? The film, produced by Livingstone Landowners Group, Kevin Van Tighem and Yvan Lebel, focuses on declining water levels in southern Alberta, with a focus on some of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Curling club cites community support as it prepares fall restart
By BRENDAN MILLER on April 13th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Slip on your sliders, dust off your rocks and shake out your brooms, curling will be back in the Hat this October. It’s been more than 19 months since the club had to cease operations due to a brine leak that prevented ice from being maintained. Over the time club officials worked countless hours ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public schools superintendent announces departure
By BRENDAN MILLER on April 13th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Mark Davidson, who has served as superintendent for the Medicine Hat Public School Division for eight years, informed the board of trustees of his decision to move on. In the news release the division said, “Mark has transformed MHPSD as a leader and a champion of student success. Mark’s leadership has demonstrably improved inclusive ... Read More »
1 responseCity to upgrade playground areas at three local parks
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 13th, 2024
Residents will see three parks in the city with playground upgrades this year. The city has started work to install enhanced playground infrastructure within Tower Estates Park, Muir Park and Hill Pool Park. The upgrades will begin at the Tower Estates and Hill Pool Park locations with estimated completion by the end of July for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City development incentives to launch Monday
By Medicine Hat News on April 13th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Starting Monday, the City of Medicine Hat will begin to accept applications for 2024 development incentives. The two incentives launching this year are planned to leverage the city’s existing land and infrastructure for additional high-density housing, in order to enhance the livability of the city centre area. The aim is to encourage new development, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Screening for Life to come to Bow Island from April 24-26
By Medicine Hat News on April 13th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews For those most at risk when it comes to developing breast cancer, mobile mammography services will be available in Bow Island from April 22-24. The service is for women aged 45-74, and offered via Alberta Health Services in the form of screen testing. A mammogram is an X-ray of the breast and has proven ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!James Marshall celebrates 85 years with exhibition at Medalta
By ANNA SMITH on April 12th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com On Wednesday night, the Yuill Family Gallery at Medalta was overflowing with visitors celebrating a lifetime of art from Medicine Hat’s own James Marshall. Visitors were invited to look at over 100 pieces of Marshall’s artwork, created over the course of his life, with some dating as far back as the 1960s. The evening ... Read More »
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