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Deer feeding ban could settle debate
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 18th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A ban on feeding deer could eventually reduce not only the population of deer in the city, but also confrontations between both humans and deer as well as neighbours who disagree about feeding them, city council heard on Monday. A first reading of the urban wildlife management bylaw was presented Monday along with a ... Read More »
1 responseNew truck stop could be coming to Suffield
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 18th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A new truck stop, restaurant, and convenience store may be coming to Suffield, according to recent decisions by the Cypress County municipal planning commission. That body approved late last month a proposal to build an Esso branded fuelling station and cardlock about three kilometres west of the hamlet, accessible from the Old Trans-Canada service ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council approves purchase of curling club building
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 18th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City Hall may buy the Medicine Hat Curling Club in a deal to help the struggling group get the aging facility back operating, but the larger plan likely includes a newly built city-owned curling club within a long-term recreation plan that is due out this summer. On Monday, council approved spending $870,000 to acquire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 90% of staff at MHPSD take on 2SLGBTQI+ training
By James Tubb on July 15th, 2023
SAMANTHA JOHNSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter reporter@medicinehatnews.com Staff within Medicine Hat Public School Division received 2SLGBTQI+ training this academic year. “The sessions were put on and every employee in the system was welcome. All staff who work in schools were expected to attend,” said superintendent Mark Davidson. “Over 90 per cent of the staff in ... Read More »
1 responseHeat-stunted crops becoming cattle feed for some producers
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 15th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Some producers in southern Alberta have begun turning heat-stunted crops into cattle feed, the provincial crop report said on Friday. That’s as pasture conditions worsen as scattered rain is not enough to reverse dry, hot conditions up to July 11 that reduced subsoil moisture levels. Across the region, about half of cropland is considered ... Read More »
1 responseStorm system ‘catches up quickly’ following Thursday downpour
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 15th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews An afternoon deluge on Thursday once again caused localized flooding but city road officials say the storm sewer system performed better than during a similar event in June. With little aid from city crews, 18 inches of water at some intersections was drained away in relativity short order, about 15 to 20 minutes by ... Read More »
1 responseCity Notebook: Do your bit
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 15th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city is looking for path and park ambassadors to help out in Medicine Hat’s greenspaces – a good idea, but one that still contradicts city statements that residents shouldn’t sweep their own gutters to avoid flooding. An explanation is required. The ambassador program asks Hatter to sign on and keep a watch on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Large solar project proposed for area west of Medicine Hat
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 15th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A new large solar field proposal in southeastern Alberta, which includes a large capacity battery storage system, has been proposed in the region west of Medicine Hat. Proteus Solar would be built on in three phases on about 1,000 acres of land owned by the Bow River Irrigation District located four kilometres south of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council set to debate procedural bylaw
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 15th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Council has proceeded with some fits and starts through almost two years after the 2021 election, including a 12-month period in which an interim chief operating officer conducted review of organizational culture before a full-time replacement was hired last February. In the meantime, several key issues, such as a utility rate review, remain in ... Read More »
1 responseSecond annual Heritage Gather begins today at Dunmore Equestrian Centre
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 14th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The 2023 Heritage Gather at Dunmore Equestrian, an inclusive event showcasing Indigenous culture and western heritage begins today and runs until Sunday. At 5:15 p.m. on Saturday and noon on Sunday, Dallas Arcand, a three-time world hoop dancing champion and motivational speaker, will be performing. “We definitely have a world-class hoop dancer and I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.K. public-sector pay proposal includes BATUS workers
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 14th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A pay proposal for public sector workers in the U.K. would see army personnel paid 5 per cent more plus receive a 1,000-pound “consolidated” increase to their base pay. The bid by the government on Thursday aimed to end an array of strikes that have crippled trains, health care and other services across the ... Read More »
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