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Invest bid en route to council

By COLLIN GALLANT on July 22nd, 2021

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council will still have to approve the idea of a privately-operated land sales and economic development department next month before the city finalizes any contract with the single applicant, senior municipal officials told the News on Wednesday. Questions have swirled around a process that calls for proposals to operate Invest Medicine Hat services ... Read More »

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Cypress County declares state of agricultural disaster

By Alex McCuaig, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 21st, 2021

amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County council voted Tuesday to declare a state of agricultural disaster as prolonged drought continues to devastate drylands crops and pasture in the region. Council heard they are the third in the province to declare an agricultural disaster following the Foothills and Stettler counties. And far more are expected to follow in the ... Read More »

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Orka Management enters only bid in Invest Medicine Hat RFP process

By COLLIN GALLANT on July 21st, 2021

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The company formed by managers of a city department has submitted the only offer to handle a private operation of that department with top city officials now set to speak about the Invest Medicine Hat contract on Wednesday. The request for proposals to provide economic development services for the City of Medicine Hat, as ... Read More »

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Feds nearly doubling the Canada Gas Tax Grant outlays to municipalities in Saskatchewan

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 21st, 2021

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Ottawa is nearly doubling the Canada Gas Tax Grant outlays to municipalities in Saskatchewan, it was announced Tuesday. The fund’s name officially changed to the Canada Community-Building Grant on June 29. It is administered by the provinces through agreements with Ottawa, pays for municipal infrastructure work like roads and firehalls, and this year will ... Read More »

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Meetings on rural crime response in SE Alberta underway

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 21st, 2021

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A series of meetings on rural crime response is underway in Southern Alberta with a visit to Redcliff by Justice Minister Kaycee Madu set for Thursday night. This year, Alberta Sheriffs were given expanded duties and authority to assist the RCMP on urgent calls as well as investigate a wider range of vehicle offences. ... Read More »

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Hubs to better serve local youth

By COLLIN GALLANT on July 21st, 2021

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Young people seeking help for mental health or addictions issues can now “knock on any door” of social service agencies in Medicine Hat to receive referrals for specific needs, the province and local coordinating agency announced Tuesday. Associate minister of Mental Health and Addictions Mike Ellis told a gathering at Police Point Park that ... Read More »

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Public consultation on parks plan open

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 20th, 2021

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A public consultation process for the future of parks development set for this summer moved to targeted meetings with broad community groups this week. The city department launched the review in the early winter, generally proposing that clustered development in regional parks would have greater effect than reinvestment in smaller community greenspaces. Broad consultation ... Read More »

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Foremost Rodeo and chilli cook off set to return this week

By Alex McCuaig, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 20th, 2021

amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com The County of 40 Mile is gearing up for what promises to be the biggest event for the municipality since 2019 as the 74th Foremost Rodeo and chilli cook off make a return this week. “We’re ready to put on a rodeo,” said an enthusiastic Jess Cowie, member of the local ag society. “Everyone ... Read More »

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Travel insurance providers adapting to post-pandemic world

By Alex McCuaig, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 20th, 2021

amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com With travel once again an option, tourists and snowbirds alike may want to take a hard look at health insurance policies with the COVID-19 still active. Samantha Reinhart, co-owner of Medicine Hat-based Bolton Insurance, says the pandemic predictably altered the business of travel insurance. “When it hit, it slowed right down,” said Reinhart. But ... Read More »

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Roundup of feral cats within Cypress County

By Anna Smith, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 20th, 2021

From June 21-23, the Canadian Animal Task Force was in Suffield, Irvine and Walsh, humanely trapping local feral cats. R.J. Bailot, the executive director and co-founder of the Canadian Animal Task Force, estimates that approximately 150 cats were taken from Cypress County as part of what is often called a “Trap, Neuter, Release” program, designed ... Read More »

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