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Power profits padded by up to $50M
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 30th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Wild power prices in Alberta this year could bring $50 million more than expected into the City of Medicine Hat’s coffers, council’s audit committee heard Monday as mid-year financial statements were presented. Record high prices in the Alberta power market will likely continue to year end, it predicts, and would push unadjusted earnings from ... Read More »
2 responsesAcademy of Learning Career College, South Country Co-op team up for toy drops
By Medicine Hat News on November 30th, 2021
Medicine Hat’s Academy of Learning Career College has partnered with South Country Co-op for a series of Christmas toy drops in support of the Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund. Toy drops are set up at Co-op gas bars, Agro sites, liquor stores and food stores, along with Co-op Mall on 13th Avenue until Dec. ... Read More »
2 responsesMedalta raffle promises big cash prize for lucky winner
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 30th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com For the second year in a row, Medalta has replaced its usual Black & White Gala with a raffle that will land one lucky Hatter a cash prize for the holidays. “Like a lot of charities, we were unable to do our signature fundraising event in 2021,” said Mike Onieu, executive director of Medalta. ... Read More »
1 responseNo COVID patients in Medicine Hat ICU for first time in months
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 30th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s intensive care unit is void of COVID-19 patients for the first time in months, Alberta Health Services confirmed to the News on Monday. It is unconfirmed whether the decrease in ICU patients is a result of improved health or loss of life. Currently, the province is seeing a downward trend in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fatal collision on Highway 41 kills man, sends woman to hospital
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 30th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A fatal head-on collision on Highway 41 on Sunday closed the road for about 12 hours while crews cleaned up a rolled-over semi-trailer filled with flammable liquid, the Redcliff RCMP detachment said on Monday. Mounties, Cypress County fire and ambulance crews attended the scene at about 9:30 a.m. on Sunday to find a northbound ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indoor vertical farm gets provincial backing
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 30th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Government of Alberta introduced Monday the first of four approved Investment and Growth Fund projects, which promise to bring development and innovation to the province. The first project is an indoor vertical farm, which will be situated in Calgary’s southeast industrial area on 108 Avenue. GoodLeaf Farms, an Ontario-based corporation and creator of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Industry enters carbon hub talks
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 30th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A second power producer in Alberta says it will develop plans for off-site carbon capture for its power plants, joining the City of Medicine Hat, which has said a CO2 storage hub is key for the viability of its plant and other local industry. Capital Power and Enbridge announced jointly on Monday that the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Special reading of Christmas classic to raise money for refugee sponsorship
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 30th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Charles Dickens’ beloved story “A Christmas Carol” encourages goodwill and kindness toward others; it’s only fitting this tale be read at Medicine Hat and Area Refugee Team’s holiday fundraising concert on Dec. 16. The event, titled ‘A Dickens of a Christmas,’ will be held at St. John’s Presbyterian Church. The reading will be performed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mustard Seed working to end homelessness this Giving Tuesday
By JAMES TUBB on November 27th, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Mustard Seed is asking for support this Giving Tuesday to help end homelessness. This year will mark the ninth annual Giving Tuesday in Canada. It is a charitable event that occurs post-Black Friday and Cyber Monday and is a time where charities, companies and individuals rally together for their favourite causes. The Mustard ... Read More »
1 responseGround breaks on Southlands project
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 27th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Work on a new commercial and professional office plaza in south Medicine Hat is underway, filling a lot left vacant for more than 10 years and giving a physical signal of a recovery that officials say is underway in the development community. The first building of “Southlands Commons” will become the new practice of ... Read More »
1 response15MW flare gas power plant planned for Kindersley, Sask.
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 27th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The first project in an effort by SaskPower to buy power created from flare gas will be located near Kindersley. The 15-megawatt “Kopahawakenum” power-plant built near Coleville, Sask. as a $30-million partnership between the Flying Dust First Nation and Alberta-based power developer Genalta. It will fall under a provincial government program to incentivize the ... Read More »
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