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Alberta brought into Livestock Tax Deferral program for fifth year in six
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 20th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Every region of southern and central Alberta east of the mountain park region is now captured in a federal drought response program to allow livestock producers to defer income from sales spurred on by high feed prices. The Livestock Tax Deferral program helps ranchers avoid paying higher than expected taxes in a year when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Education Minister visits Irvine Ag Discovery Centre
By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on August 20th, 2021
Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange visited with Nichole Neubauer of Neubauer Farms and Prairie Rose Public Schools brass at the newly built Irvine School Agricultural Discovery Centre on Tuesday. The ADC will start up in September and students will learn about the farming and ranching life in a scaled-down approach with livestock demonstrations with cows, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat College is mandating indoor mask use at all times
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 20th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant On Wednesday, Medicine Hat College announced that effective immediately masks will be required in all indoor settings on campus where maintaining a two-metre distance isn’t possible. That includes classrooms, meeting rooms and common areas in both the Brooks and Medicine Hat campuses, according to a release from the institution. It also asks students, employees ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID cancels crucial pet fundraiser
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 20th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Paws in the Park, a large fundraising event hosted by the Humane Society of Southern Alberta set to happen Saturday in the Redcliff Lions Park, has been cancelled due to soaring COVID cases in the Medicine Hat area. Active cases in Medicine Hat and immediate area continue to spike; rising from near single digits ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City loosens Community Warmth program; rebates for utility customers
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 19th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city will loosen a utility relief program that typically allows only one-time help to clear up outstanding accounts, while a one-time credit is on the way for all local utility customers. This summer council directed staff to come up with a plan to distribute $4.5 million as a second “COVID relief” program, and ... Read More »
1 responseHydrogen Hub: Election ploy or business as usual?
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 19th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Two mayoral candidates are questioning the timing of major economic announcements just two months before Hatters go to the polls, with one calling a plan to create a local hydrogen strategy, “chasing rainbows,” while the other says it has potential but is still just an idea. “It’s being used to drum up some publicity ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede looks at new event centre, grandstand
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 19th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com A new event centre was recently approved and announced by the board of directors and shareholders of the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede. The announcement, which includes a digital rendering of the new project, states the proposed facility will include 5,000 stadium seats located between the north and south grandstand, a 9,000 square-foot banquet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cyclist grandpas cross Canada for clean drinking water
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 18th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com A group of four cyclists are tackling a “Sea 2 Sea 2 Sea” ride across Canada, a 65-day journey during which they hope to raise money and awareness for providing clean drinking water for people all over the world. With a total of 10,000 kilometres to be covered by bike, the Cycling 4 Water ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Get the shots, city tells under 40s
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 18th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Spiking COVID-19 cases in Medicine Hat are the result of low immunization levels among 20- to 40-year-olds, health and city emergency officials told media while launching a campaign to get more of that age group vaccinated. Medicine Hat’s active cases are 10 times higher than three weeks ago, and among the highest in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two Medicine Hat men arrested and charged in million-dollar stolen camper ring
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 18th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Police say they have broken up a $1-million stolen camper ring and arrested two Medicine Hat men they say are responsible. ALERT issued the release Tuesday stating they had charged Nathan Herter and Matthew Hillier, both aged 36, both of Medicine Hat, following a three-month investigation that spanned three provinces. Police allege the men ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crime rates in Redcliff drop year to year compared with spring 2020
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 18th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Crime rates fell across the board in Redcliff this spring, even when compared to a slower than usual spring of 2020, but driving infractions and accidents were up, a report to town council stated Monday. The quarterly report from the RCMP detachment in the town shows between April and June of this year, criminal ... Read More »
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