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City mulling possible options to deal with likely wave of increased electricity demand
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 19th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city’s power utility could consider drawing up plans to hasten and help homeowners pay for upgrading the size of their connection ahead of a likely wave of increased electricity demand, members of a city committee said Thursday. Currently the costs of upsizing the size of wires, local transformers and home electrical panels is ... Read More »
1 responseCorrection to Thursday survey story
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 19th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A misstated calculation appeared in the Aug. 17 edition of the News. An article titled “Hatters happy with local quality of life, service, but more likely to argue about it” outlined the results of a satisfaction survey done this spring. It found that 81 per cent of respondents were satisfied with the city’s municipal ... Read More »
1 responseAccessing the beauty of Southern Alberta through paddling
By SAMANTHA JOHNSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 19th, 2022
Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Paddle Club has more members than ever before and has had a great season getting out onto rivers and creeks. As Robert Benn, Secretary of the club, stated, “it’s accessing the beauty of Southern Alberta that you can’t get to on road.” They have a ... Read More »
1 responseMHIP to host Enchanted Story Time next Sunday
By Medicine Hat News on August 19th, 2022
Gather round, princes and princesses, Enchanted Story Time draws near. The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program will be hosting an Enchanted Story Time event at Police Point Park next Sunday, with participants encouraged to dress up in their favourite costumes for the interactive event. Two walks will beheld, one at 10 a.m. and another at 11 ... Read More »
1 responseSE Alberta home to endangered short-horned lizard
By SAMANTHA JOHNSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 19th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Nature Conservancy of Canada does annual surveys for short-horned lizards on one of the properties they manage, and this year found a record number of eight lizards. Megan Jensen, NCC’s natural area manager for southeast Alberta, explained that other properties might have more, but this is the only one NCC manages, and this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ALERT unit seizes $106K worth of drugs
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 19th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Police have charged a man after $106,000 worth of drugs, including a large quantity of cocaine, were seized during a search of a southside hotel room. Police say that on Aug. 11, Medicine Hat Police officers and members of the Medicine Hat ALERT organized crime unit executed the search as part of an investigation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cops seize $100K in drugs at local hotel
By medicinehatnews on August 18th, 2022
Medicine Hat News Police have charged a man after $106,000 worth of drugs, including a large quantity of cocaine, were seized during a search of a southside hotel room. Police say that on Aug. 11, Medicine Hat Police officers and members of the Medicine Hat ALERT organized crime unit executed the search as part of ... Read More »
1 responseHatters happy with local quality of life, services, but more likely to argue about it
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 18th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Survey says… an overwhelming majority of Hatters are satisfied with city hall services and the local quality of life, but that comes with the caveat that Hatters are more likely to argue about it, according to analysis. A survey conducted last spring of residents by IPSOS research found 90 per cent satisfaction with the ... Read More »
1 responseCaring for livestock in extreme heat a delicate balance
By SAMANTHA JOHNSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 18th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com When cattle, goats, sheep, swine, chickens, or other types of livestock are overheated, it can cause many negative effects. The animal can stop eating, eat much less, drink less and not want to move around much. Dr. Melissa Moggy, Extension Coordinator at Alberta Farm Animal Care (afac.ab.ca), explained, “an animal might go down and ... Read More »
1 responsePower plant setting production records
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 18th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The recently expanded city power plant is setting production records as heat waves drag on in Southern Alberta. The Unit 17 turbine came online this spring to boost Medicine Hat’s maximum generation output by about 20 per cent. That extra capacity is at work this summer as temperatures push power use and prices higher ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park enacts fire ban
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 18th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A new fire ban at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park puts the Alberta side on a long list of areas in the region where hot, dry conditions have elevated the risk of wildfire. Most areas in the region on both sides of the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary saw levels of restriction elevated last week. Campfires and briquettes ... Read More »
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