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Sharland Grocery restoration wins national award
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 7th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The McKenzie Sharland Grocery Municipal Historic Resource in the North Flats has won an award following an eight-year process to have the building designated a Municipal Heritage Resource and to restore it after it suffered damage in the 2013 flood. Jeanie Gartly and Sam Boisvert received an Award of Excellence in the Conservation: Small ... Read More »
4 responsesParts of SW Saskatchewan receiving grants to decommission local landfills
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 7th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Locations in southwest Saskatchewan will receive about $750,000 in federal and provincial grants to decommission local landfills, it was announced Thursday. Burstall, Eatonia and Richmound are listed among 28 recipients of grants through the green-resilience stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Fund. The RM of Enterprise will receive $222,700 in grants from Ottawa ... Read More »
3 responsesFormer Hat businessman going to trial on fraud charges
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 7th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Allegations of fraud against a former Medicine Hat businessman will go to trial, court heard Thursday. Chad Dale Fontaine faces a total of five charges of fraud over $5,000 in three sets of charges filed by prosecutors since 2019. In July, the man changed his attorney, and this week, new defence counsel Greg White ... Read More »
2 responsesUCP door could now be open for Barnes to return
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 7th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Danielle Smith will become the next Alberta premier after a party leadership vote was counted Thursday, promising a united front in the coming provincial election and against the Liberal-led federal government. The outsider candidate also made strong overtures that two independent MLAs – including Medicine Hat’s Drew Barnes – voted out of caucus for ... Read More »
1 responseChristmas Doesn’t Have to Be Scary drive-in night features two Halloween-style films
By KENDALL KING on October 7th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Get ready for double the scares and double the fun as Christmas Doesn’t Have to Be Scary double feature drive-in night returns to the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede this Saturday. Now in its sixth year, the annual event offers Hatters a chance to enjoy some of their favourite Halloween films, while having a ... Read More »
1 responseCity tree pruning schedule keeping Dutch Elm at bay, for now
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 7th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat has an abundance of elm trees but not a high evidence of Dutch Elm disease. A provincial pruning ban between April 1 and Sept. 30 on all elms, which helps to curb the spread. Mike Muminovic, a certified arborist and owner of A Cut Above Tree Service, explained, “Beetles spread from tree ... Read More »
1 responseSuncor to sell renewable power assets
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 7th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Suncor will sell its renewable power assets and development plans – including major projects near Bow Island – to ATCO, the oilsands giant announced on Wednesday. The sale, including the Forty Mile Wind farm and proposed Forty Mile Solar field among other properties, is valued at $720 million when it is expected to close ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public meetings coming up on deal managing river flow for St. Mary’s, Milk
By Medicine Hat News on October 6th, 2022
The body that jointly manages the St. Mary’s and Milk rivers’ flow on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border will hold public meetings this month on the future of the international agreement. An effort to update the 113-year old treaty, which lays out apportionment, got underway in 2021 and is expected to continue for five ... Read More »
2 responsesMental health funding makes way for local schools collaboration
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 6th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com A combination of learning is going on with a collaboration taking place between the three local school districts and Medicine Hat College. The school districts have received funding through the Beej funding project to get more mental health support in place. Lorelei Boschman, chair of education at Medicine Hat College, runs the four-year Bachelor ... Read More »
2 responsesBike Medicine Hat launching ‘trishaw’ ride program for seniors
By KENDALL KING on October 6th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com A local cycling advocacy group is working to expand biking accessibility for Hatters of all ages with its new trishaw program, expected to launch next spring. Created and operated by Bike Medicine Hat, the program allows seniors, particularly those in care facilities, to enjoy the experience of cycling without exertion through use of a ... Read More »
2 responsesCity can now explore carbon capture
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 6th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat has the rights to explore the potential for storing carbon deep underground north of the city, the province’s energy ministry announced late Tuesday. Tenure to examine the pore space in geologic formations around the province were awarded to 19 proposals on Tuesday, part of the effort by the provincial ... Read More »
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