By Medicine Hat News on February 2nd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews BROOKS Thieves made off with about $400 worth of empty beer bottles from a microbrewery in Brooks on Wednesday, RCMP officers in that city report. Officers attended the âPiston Broke Breweryâ to discover the lock on an outside fenced storage area cut and a stockpile of bottles missing. There is no security footage or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Brendan Miller on February 2nd, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com While local advocacy groups scramble to react to a video message posted Wednesday by Premier Danielle Smith on the platform X introducing the UCPâs new sweeping transgender policy, the areaâs other MLA has voiced his support. Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright provided the News the following statement: âWhen I ran in the last election, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By COLLIN GALLANT on February 2nd, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City administrators are clarifying who has ultimate control over operating the Medicine Hat power system following an emergency alert earlier this month and a flurry of questions from the public. Two weeks ago as Alberta shuddered in the midst of record-breaking cold, the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) made a public appeal to turn ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Medicine Hat News on February 2nd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Methanex expects its new plant in Louisiana to reach full operating capacity this month, the company announced with financial reports this week. Geismar 3, built at a cost of US$1.3 billion over three years, was green-lit in favour of a 2013 proposal to twin the companyâs Medicine Hat plant. That came after several years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Brendan Miller on February 2nd, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Students at CAPE School are busy adding the final touches to Canadian history projects they will be presenting to a panel of community judges on Saturday. Each year CAPE School asks students in Grades 4-9 to participate in either a Science or Heritage fair as part of their curriculum rather than as an extracurricular ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 2nd, 2024
The Medicine Hat Police Service is hiring for the position of police constable. Any applicants selected from this process will be sworn in as police cadets and commence 20 weeks of police recruit training at the MHPS starting in early 2025. The Police Officer Cadet Training Program is accredited by Lethbridge College and follows standards ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 2nd, 2024
Medicine Hat College has announced a new program for students interested in fitness, health, sport, rehabilitation and recreation. Launching this fall, the two-year kinesiology diploma will provide students with the theory and experience for a career as an exercise professional, exploring topics including anatomy and physiology, nutrition, fitness assessment and exercise prescription, coaching and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Medicine Hat News on February 2nd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A steam train that passed through the Hat in December will return in late April as it begins a continent-wide tour celebrating CP Railwayâs major expansion to the U.S. and Mexico. The Empress 2816 engine was delivered to Calgary in late 2023 and will be the feature locomotive on the 11-stop âFinal Spikeâ tour ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Medicine Hat News on February 1st, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Local power rates will receive only a minor adjustment today after the City of Medicine Hatâs power utility moved to set electricity prices in three-month blocks rather than offering contract rates or resetting the default price monthly. The bare rate for January through March is 8.42 cents per kilowatt hour, but with an additional ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Brendan Miller on February 1st, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com More than 130 people packed the libraryâs Honor Currie Room to attend a town hall-style meeting with NDP Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips and Calgary-Foothills MLA Court Ellingson for a conversation around the provinceâs proposed Alberta Pension Plan. Extra chairs and space were needed to accommodate the number of people who attended, and not all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By COLLIN GALLANT on February 1st, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat has been preparing for two months to enter talks toward a potential water sharing agreement in southern Alberta to deal with the likelihood that drought will continue into next summer, the News has learned. Separate to that, local emergency planners will update the cityâs response plan as a âmatter ... Read More »
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