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SE counties welcome renewables pause
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 17th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Counties in southeast Alberta are welcoming a six-month moratorium on new renewable energy facility approvals while the province evaluates placing restrictions on where they can be placed and regulations for their eventual cleanup. Such a move was called for by Cypress County council in July, shortly before Premier Danielle Smith announced it on Aug. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City planning department focused on finding more land suitable for multi-family housing
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 17th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city planning department says that it is prioritizing finding more land suitable for multi-family housing developments as a way to smoothly bolster activity in residential development. This week the News reported that figures show an historically slow year is developing for new detached home construction along with new duplex, row housing and apartment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City waits while Alberta, Ottawa debate net-zero
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 16th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City power officials are watching closely a dispute between the province and Ottawa over net zero targets that will have long-lasting implications on power production and planning in Medicine Hat. Currently, the city’s power plant exclusively uses natural gas to produce electricity, with about one-sixth of total capacity driven by steam turbines at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Pet Fest will be one-stop fur-baby shop while supporting Animal Food Bank
By FERNANDO MORENO Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 16th, 2023
mhnews@medicinehatnews.com Animal lovers are encouraged to accompany their furry friends to the inaugural Medicine Hat Pet Fest on Sept. 30 to engage in a variety of activities including shopping, treat tasting, demonstrations, caricatures, kids zone, a silent auction and much more. “The idea of Pet Fest came about as a combined goal of doing a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City under grip of heatwave, but nothing Hatters haven’t seen before
By FERNANDO MORENO Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 16th, 2023
mhnews@medicinehatnews.com Southern Alberta has been under a heat warning since Monday and Medicine Hat has been no exception to this phase of climate. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, records were broken Monday in Pincher Creek and Taber, though nothing historical occurred in Medicine Hat. It was close though, as the city’s temperature of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local bellydancers perform, learn at Cairo ShimmyQuake convention
By Medicine Hat News on August 16th, 2023
A pair of local bellydancers recently brought their talents all the way down to sunny California. Krista Vandermeulen and Lindsay Perry, owners of Medicine Hat’s Tone Bellydance, performed at the Cairo ShimmyQuake convention in Glendale. CSQ draws “hundreds of dancers from around the world to participate in workshops led by industry ‘masters’, shop specialty vendors, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Burstall will hold fall byelection to fill recently vacated council seat
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 16th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews BURSTALL, Sask. The Town of Burstall will hold a byelection to fill a council seat this fall. The vacancy was created when Coun. Owen Wittig resigned this month after accepting the position of town foreman. Provincial regulations bar employees of a municipality from holding elected office. The byelection would be held Oct. 25. Nomination ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede royals continue prestigious tradition
By FERNANDO MORENO Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 15th, 2023
mhnews@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat has its own legacy of royalty, reigning in the form of rodeo culture. The titles come with a lot of perks but also challenges and responsibilities. The Queen and Princess know a lot about learning to work facing weaknesses and still succeeding in spite of them. Community engagement and participation is not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North-end bar badly damaged by Monday morning fire
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 15th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The investigation continues after a fire gutted a north-end pub early Monday morning. The windows of “Glassy Sports bar and grill” were left caked with smoke and residue on Monday as police and fire investigators worked to determine the cause of the blaze at 552 Rutherford St. SE. That location was home for years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Home builds in Medicine Hat on pace for record low
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 15th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant New home construction in Medicine Hat could set a record low this year, despite high and rising real estate values. That, according to construction sector analysis, is the result of uncertainty among prospective new home buyers who face a double whammy of rising interest rates and inflation on homebuilding materials. “There’s a lot of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gas City Entertainment Expo plans full-day event for October
By FERNANDO MORENO Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 15th, 2023
mhnews@medicinehatnews.com Gas City Entertainment Expo is coming back on Oct. 21. Fans, vendors, gamers and cosplayers alike will be able to mingle regardless of level or skill set. This one-day event is for people with interest in pop culture expressions. “It’s just a really wide assortment of different things throughout the whole day,” says Walter ... Read More »
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