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Transition MH working toward sustainable future
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 13th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Transition Medicine Hat, a community organization which promotes sustainable living through education, continues to grow one year after its establishment. Rob Gardner, local ecology and sustainability specialist, founded the organization, which primarily operates from a half-hectare demonstration farm and garden north of the city. Gardner hosts educational tours of the farm and garden, open ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City eyes tax incentives for business
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 13th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant New tax incentives meant to spur redevelopment and draw in business investment were introduced to a city committee on Thursday, with administrators saying safeguards are built in and the practice is becoming widespread. “This creates a level playing field with other municipalities, who we know are considering this (sort of legislation),” said corporate services ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public hearing on zoning change is June 6, not end of May
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 13th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews An incorrect date was included in an article in a recent edition of the News regarding a proposed new land classification. A “high-density mixed-use” zone would allow developers to construct buildings taller than six storeys in intensification areas when ground floor commercial space is paired with residential suites above. The article included an incorrect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman facing several charges after traffic stop finds weapons
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 13th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Cypress County resident is charged with more than a dozen offences after police seized a number of weapons from a vehicle she was driving near Bassano. The Brooks RCMP says Alberta Sheriffs pulled over the vehicle on Wednesday after receiving a complaint of a potentially impaired driver. They say the driver provided a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Burnout peaking, morale at a low: Parks says health-care system unsustainable in current state
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 13th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Alberta’s health-care system is not sustainable in its current state, Medicine Hat doctor Paul Parks said in a recent interview with the Calgary Herald. Parks, who is also the Alberta Medical Association’s president of the section of emergency medicine, attributes the “broken” system to years of mismanagement by the provincial government, heightened by the ... Read More »
1 responsePainted butterflies will scatter in Hope for Nature campaign
By Medicine Hat News on May 12th, 2022
Hand-painted wooden butterflies will soon be scattered throughout Police Point Park. The butterflies are part of the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program’s Hope for Nature – an offshoot of the city’s Project Hope campaign, which promotes positivity through shared messages of hope. Park interpreters are inviting Hatters to drop-in to the park’s Nature Centre and decorate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Standoff following ‘violent episode’ ends with man taken into custody
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 12th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Police say they set off flash-bangs to help end a five-hour standoff on Tuesday night in northeast Crescent Heights before taking a man into custody. Medicine Hat police reported at 5:30 p.m. that during a “check welfare” visit to a home on the 2100 block of 10th Avenue NE, they determined that a “violent ... Read More »
1 responseLocal couple’s yards have become garden ‘system’
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 12th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com As the weather warms, many Hatters have begun planting home gardens. One Medicine Hat couple’s garden not only beautifies their front and backyards, it also provides them with fresh fruit and vegetables throughout the summer and early fall. Since purchasing their home in 2003, Brent and Kellie Smith have designed a sustainable home garden ... Read More »
1 responseMedicine Hat’s Nutters celebrates 40 years
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 12th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s own Nutters Everyday Naturals is celebrating its 40th anniversary Saturday. “We’re just very excited to be celebrating 40 years of being part of the Medicine Hat community,” Donald Cranston, managing director, told the News. The family-based business, which was established in 1982, has grown from one Medicine Hat store to 23 locations ... Read More »
1 responseLocal biz network gets grant to boost tech innovation
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 12th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A local business development network will benefit from more than $1 million in grant funding to bolster technological innovation, the province’s Alberta Innovates agency announced Wednesday. APEX was among eight economic development and educational institutions to share in $18.7 million awarded Wednesday by Alberta Innovates. Their mission is to conduct analysis of the unmanned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Is mixed-use development the answer?
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 12th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City planners are proposing ground-floor commercial buildings with floors of apartments or condos above could help drive development and help reach urban intensification targets in a new “high density” mixed-use zone. That would also allow much taller buildings than are allowed now, but could be used on high traffic routes, adding residential units without ... Read More »
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