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City of Medicine Hat making housing a priority in 2024
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 26th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Easing affordability and addressing the housing supply will be a City Hall priority, Mayor Linnsie Clark said this week in her State of the City address, potentially with local tax incentives and zoning changes to offset. Coming off a historically poor year for local residential building, Clark says Medicine Hat is suffering alongside other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire crews quick to snuff out shipping container blaze
By Medicine Hat News on January 25th, 2024
Fire crews form Station No. 3 were quick to extinguish a fire at a storage compound near the airport Tuesday night. Crews responded to a call that a fire had broke out in a rental storage compound along 18th Avenue SW shortly before 9:30 p.m. The fire damaged a steel shipping container used for transportation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPSD seeks parent feedback on proposed grade reconfigurations
By Brendan Miller on January 25th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Parents with children attending four public schools in Medicine Hat received an email from the board Wednesday asking for their feedback as they look to reconfigure grades taught in those schools. The public school board is considering changing the grades in the following schools: Vincent Massey School currently teaches ELP to Grade 6 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan again freezing leasing rates for ranchers who use Crown land
By Medicine Hat News on January 25th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Saskatchewan is again freezing grazing lease rates for ranchers who access Crown land and will reduce rent on land that has reduced capacity due to drought, that province announced Wednesday. “The beef cattle sector continues to experience challenges with tight margins and ongoing concerns related to multiple years of dry conditions,” said Agriculture Minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City eyes short-notice power conservation options
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 25th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City officials are determining the feasibility of turning off the lights on short notice at large city facilities in case of another provincial power emergency. On Jan. 13 the city’s communications office sent out a message on social media asking Hatters to turn off unnecessary lights as the Alberta power grid operator asked for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SaskEnergy says record set for natural gas use on Jan. 12 during extreme cold snap
By Medicine Hat News on January 25th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews SaskEnergy says a new record for natural gas use was set earlier this month when a cold snap sent temperatures down to -40C. The provincial Crown natural gas supplier reports that 1.7 million gigajoules of the fuel was consumed over 24 hours on Jan. 12 as extreme cold warnings blanketed the province. That is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2024 Best of Medicine Hat voting now open
By Medicine Hat News on January 25th, 2024
With a lot of discussion regarding the negativity regarding social media and small businesses, the Medicine Hat News offers the alternative chance for Medicine Hat citizens to vote who they think is the best. The 11th edition of the ever-popular Best of Medicine Hat is back and the voting period begins today. The 2024 Best ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local MP lauds judge’s Emergencies Act ruling
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 25th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s MP says the work of a Commons committee looking into the use of the Emergencies Act in 2022 will continue and could change now that a federal judgment has ruled against the government’s choice to use it to break up convoy protests. Glen Motz, the MP for Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner, told the News ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conference to inspire young women to get involved in science
By Medicine Hat News on January 25th, 2024
The Praxis Science Outreach Society will be holding a one-day conference at the end of the month designed to get girls involved in STEM subjects. The 32nd annual Operation Minerva Conference aims to develop awareness and showcase career opportunities that exist in the STEM fields. The conference will include innovative workshops and displays and will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reservations for camping open Feb. 1; Gas City opens May 31 after construction
By Medicine Hat News on January 24th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Reservations for city campgrounds will open Feb. 1 ahead of the spring camping season, though Gas City Campground will open a month later than usual on May 31 due to construction. Campers can block off spots online on the city’s reservation system at both the 98-site Gas City location and 10-site Echo Dale Regional ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fort Macleod teenager found safe, RCMP say
By Medicine Hat News on January 24th, 2024
A 16-year-old from Fort Macleod who had been missing since New Year’s Eve has been located safe, RCMP report. Police had sought the public’ assistance on Monday as Carter Bradley Smith hadn’t been seen in more than two weeks. Reports suggested the young man might be in the Lethbridge area, though no details on where ... Read More »
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