Local News
Cypress County applies for tree replacement funding
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 7th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County passed a motion to apply for grant funding via the Green Municipal Fund, for tree re-planting as part of the Dunmore Shelterbelt irrigation system replacement project. In August, public works staff removed trees that were noted to have low survivability after several years of drought conditions. Approximately 129 trees were removed. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College hosting information sessions overseas studies opportunities
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 7th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College is hosting a series of one-hour information and application sessions for students interested in studying abroad in South Korea, Japan and India. Students are invited to register to participate in the next upcoming session being held over the noon hour in Room C225 on Sept. 12, by emailing goabroad@mhc.ab.ca. The college ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lodge owners allowed refinancing to avoid more court action
By Collin Gallant on September 7th, 2024
@@CollinGallant A last minute deal between the Medicine Hat Lodge owners and Alberta Treasury Branch will allow Mayfield Investments to refinance loans with a different bank before further court action is taken. The matter was heard at a King’s Bench receivership hearing in Edmonton on Friday afternoon. It heard that deal from lunch-hour negotiations would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic skateboarder hope to inspire youth in the Hat
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 7th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com This weekend, the Medicine Hat Skateboarder’s Association is putting on its annual “Run to the Hills” skateboarding camp, but this year with a very special guest. “We collaborated with an organization called The Inside and the Medicine Hat Skateboard Association and ENR skate,” said Davie James with MHSA. “We just have a youth retreat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s clean energy plan working through ‘ugly picture’
By Collin Gallant on September 7th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s “clean energy strategy” is not a “to-do” list because of ongoing regulatory and technological flux as well as changing power markets, city energy administrators said Thursday. However, they told a council committee they have identified the challenges as well as potential options for when the picture becomes clear, but falling power prices ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jobless rate in MH-Lethbridge region on the downward trend
By Medicine Hat News on September 7th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The jobless rate in Medicine Hat-Lethbridge region was almost a point lower in August compared to a year ago, Statistics Canada data revealed Friday. The regional unemployment rate of 5.4 per cent last month is eight-tenths of a percentage point less than in August 2023, though slightly higher than the 5.2 per cent rate ... Read More »
1 responsePublic can now comment on 150 MW solar proposal in Cypress County
By Medicine Hat News on September 7th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A plan to build a major new solar field near the Cypress County hamlet of MacNeil – near the Empress plant sites – is now open for public comment. EDP Renewables plans to build the “Blue Bridge Solar Park” on portions of 18 different quarter-sections near the intersection of Highway 41 and Township Road ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ATA expands campaign calling out lack of per student funding
By BRENDAN MILLER on September 6th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com As the new school year is underway the Alberta Teachers Association has launched the second phase of its media advertising campaign targeted at informing Albertans of the province’s lack of educational funding per student, which ranks the lowest in Canada according to Statistics Canada. The campaign called ‘Stop the Excuses’ was founded last year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inaugural Top 7 Over 70 honoured
By BRENDAN MILLER on September 6th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Members of the Community Foundation of Medicine Hat and Southeast Alberta introduced recipients for the inaugural Top 7 Over 70 project during an announcement at Connaught Golf Club on Thursday afternoon. The seven recipients of the recognition project were not honoured for life achievements but instead celebrated for new skills, activities, businesses and projects ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Exterior incident leads to brief hold and secure procedure at St. Mary’s School
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 6th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com St. Mary’s School went into hold and secure protocols for roughly 30 minutes Thursday morning following a potential threat outside the building. Parents were quick to receive emails from the Catholic school division providing details on the hold and secure that was issued at 11:15 a.m. and was all cleared by 11.47 a.m. During ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court Briefs: Not guilty plea entered in arson case
By Medicine Hat News on September 6th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A Hat man accused of starting a fire to collect an insurance settlement has pleaded not guilty to the charge and may have a trial date determined later this month. Court of Justice at Medicine Hat heard Thursday that a Crown prosecutor based in Red Deer is handling the prosecution of Keith Leonard Knight, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
