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Developer fees for upgraded pipes, roads in the Hat facing 9% increase
By Collin Gallant on June 21st, 2024
@@CollinGallant Fees paid by developers to extend or upgrade pipes and roads to their subdivisions could rise by 9 per cent in a proposed update to the city’s off-site levies bylaw. The list of areas, known as development nodes, should also change slightly to localize costs in a small area of Medicine Hat’s far southeast ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat could avoid mandatory water restrictions
By Collin Gallant on June 21st, 2024
@@CollinGallant Hatters nearly tripled the city’s water conservation targets in May – albeit during heavy rain – and municipal water managers now say that although the situation could change, voluntary action may be all that is needed to protect supply. Medicine Hat has actually been at Stage 1 of its water reduction plan since last ... Read More »
1 responseSixteen local wordsmiths to be featured in summer series
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 21st, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Beginning July 6 local area authors will be participating in four meet-and-greet events at Unlimited Characters Book Store as they get set to host the Summer of Signings series. The series of meet-and-greets provides local authors an outlet to sell, discuss and autograph their books. Each meet-and-greet will feature roughly six or seven authors. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Speed-friending returns to the Medicine Hat Public Library
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 21st, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com To help residents make connections, the Medicine Hat Public Library is pleased to bring back speed-friending, an event which proved successful earlier in the year. In a similar format to speed-dating, participants speak with other attendees for a limited amount of time, in order to quickly discover who may be an ideal new friend. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police Commission receives presentation around use of force statistics
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 21st, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Members of the Medicine Hat Police Commission on Thursday heard a presentation from MHPS’s subject experts who train officers in correct use of force on the job. Sgt. Devon Klein, in charge of the controlled tactics unit, told members of the commission that in every police interaction the potential to use force always exists, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local students learn the value of the dollar through financial literacy event
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 20th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Approximately 500 students from schools in the constituency of Cypress-Medicine Hat took part in an online conference that focused on teaching practical advice and tips on saving, investing and developing the right mindset to achieve financial wellness. Enriched Academy has partnered with the province to develop SmartMoney and deliver financial literacy programs to Alberta ... Read More »
1 responseSaskatchewan’s population tops 1.23M
By Medicine Hat News on June 20th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The population of Saskatchewan in nearing one and one-quarter million people, that province announced Wednesday. According to quarterly population updates provided by Statistics Canada, there were 1,231,043 people in Saskatchewan on April 1. That’s 30,503 more than the same time last year, and a 2.6 per cent annual increase. The population reached 1 million ... Read More »
1 responseRCMP in Saskatchewan recover gold bar, stolen guns in raid
By Medicine Hat News on June 20th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A gold bar and two stolen guns were seized during a drug raid in Kindersley, Sask., on June 10, the RCMP reports. A release states officers from the Kindersley Detachment and Prince Albert Crime Reduction unit executed two search warrants on June 10 and took three men into custody. Police say they found 198 ... Read More »
1 responseMajor flooding in Montana produces surprise gift for Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on June 20th, 2024
@- JUSTIN SIBBET LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Alberta Newspapers Millions of litres of water flowing freely from a broken irrigation pipe in Montana is headed north. A major break at the St. Mary River Siphon near Babb, Mont., on Monday, water that would normally have been diverted to the American portion of the Milk River, ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta Teachers Association outlines underfunding of public education
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 20th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat News The Alberta Teachers Association says more than one-third of Alberta school divisions will be cutting teaching positions next year despite a significant increase in student enrolment. The Medicine Hat Public School Division board was included in the report that includes 17 provincial divisions expected to cut a total of 250 full-time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Only partial approval for major solar play near Hays
By Collin Gallant on June 20th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Alberta utility regulators have approved smaller portions of a proposed solar power facility near Hays, Alta., that was held up by an approvals pause last fall, but has denied the largest portion of the project containing key infrastructure. Texas-based Proteus Power put forth three related applications to build the “Alberta Solar” projects on land ... Read More »
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