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Redcliff man faces commercial break and enter charges
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 3rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Utilizing a drone as well as a K9 team, Medicine Hat police on Jan. 1 arrested a 38-year-old man from Redcliff following a report of a break and enter at a commercial property. Police responded to a robbery in progress call shortly after 11 p.m. in the 1500 block of Brier Park Road and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utility cost drops as payback fee expires
By Medicine Hat News on January 3rd, 2025
@MedicineHatNews The power price in Medicine Hat will remain at a floor price of 7 cents per kilowatt hour in January but still decrease, as a charge to recover provincial deferral program costs from 2023 are eliminated. The city brought in blanket pricing based on Alberta market wholesale pricing in late 2023, but the switch ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Firefighters reminds motorists to avoid hose lines
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 3rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Fire Services is asking drivers not to drive over their hose lines while members are working at an emergency scene, posting the reminder to its Facebook page on Thursday. “Please do not drive over our hose lines,” states the online post that explains motorists can damage and cut off water supply during ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Industry specific equipment stolen Christmas Eve from helium processor near Patricia
By Medicine Hat News on January 3rd, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Thieves who cut “a large hole” in the side of a helium processing facility near Patricia on Dec. 24 made off with several highly specialized pieces of equipment, RCMP report. Authorities responded to the Royal Helium industrial site in Newell County on Christmas Eve, and said in a release on Tuesday that the stolen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nomination period open for provincial senior service award
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 3rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Albertans are encouraged to nominate an individual or group for this year’s Minister’s Seniors Service Awards, recognizing service and generosity toward seniors by volunteering or through philanthropy. Nominations are open for 13 awards, including the Alice Modin Award, which recognizes a senior individual or couple for exceptional commitment to their community through long-term volunteer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Power issues loom as council term winds down
By Collin Gallant on January 3rd, 2025
@CollinGallant A provincial audit of council procedures, decisions on several huge capital grants and projects, including a major solar project, as well as new utility rate review committee and the future look of the energy division – 2025 will be a busy year at Medicine Hat city hall. And that’s not even mentioning a set ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year in Review: Veiner Centre welcomes additional membership while adding vital senior support program in 2024
By BRENDAN MILLER on January 3rd, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Consistent membership growth has the Unison at Veiner Centre on course to reach record high number as the non-profit organization that serves seniors in Medicine Hat and surrounding communities is on track for more than 1,700 members by the year end, increasing by more than 100 since 2023. This year a new volunteer driven ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local power rates to rise, price formula to be reviewed
By Medicine Hat News on January 2nd, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Power rates will change today for the next three months in Medicine Hat, but the formula used to determine the local electricity price will remain unchanged until city council and power plant staff further review a late-year business review. That’s as a new full-year “Rate of Last Resort” comes into effect in the rest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year in Review: Students and schools reach new heights in 2024
By BRENDAN MILLER on January 2nd, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat News spoke with the superintendent of schools for both the Medicine Hat Public School Division and the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education to highlight student, staff and overall division successes that occurred in the classrooms throughout 2024. Medicine Hat Public School Division The conversation with MHPSD superintendent Tracy Hensel highlighted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters ring in the New Year at Big Marble Go Centre
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 2nd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com New Year’s Eve started a little earlier at the Big Marble Go Centre, permitting those young and young at heart to take part in festivities. Starting at noon Tuesday, the Centre initiated a “full facility takeover” event, in which the different recreational options were completely free of charge, from skating and floor hockey to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Story of the Year: Strife at city hall dominates 2024
By medicinehatnews on January 2nd, 2025
@CollinGallant Sanctions, reversals, reports, a court-hearing, meetings with the province and simmering subtext during city council meetings – the tension at city hall is the top story of 2024. An audit of the city’s council procedures and potentially other underlaying issues of the rankled relationship is now underway as Medicine Hat heads into an election ... Read More »
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