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One dead in B.C after SUV collides with bus
By Medicine Hat News on July 20th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Mounties in Swift Current are looking for an 87-year-old Montana woman who was last heard from by family a week ago and may have become confused on a trip through the province. Catherine Rawson stands five-feet-tall with a slim build, brown eyes and reddish-white hair, and may be driving a yellow 2004 Toyota Corolla ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quonset Days kicks off with secret show
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 19th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The “greatest outdoor party on dirt” kicked off on Thursday night with their secret show, Jess Moskaluke, and is ready for a weekend visitors are unlikely to forget. Quonset Days is a familiar event for the region, having originally begun in 2010 after the death of Peter Biemans, father of co-founder Trevor Biemans. “It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff Boil water order lifted
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 19th, 2024
Redcliff residents are safe and able to drink tap water again. The Alberta Health Services confirmed Thursday a satisfactory water quality was restored to Redcliff and residents are no longer required to boil water for use and consumption. The boil water order was put in place Sunday after the town’s water treatment plant experienced a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City quiet on carbon capture facility as Methanex ramps up production
By Collin Gallant on July 19th, 2024
@@CollinGallant A private sector deal to partner on building carbon capture capacity at a local plant site is not the agreement that the City of Medicine Hat is still apparently preparing for its own carbon storage hub with separate private company. On Wednesday, Methanex outlined an initial agreement with Alberta-based “carbon solutions” firm Entropy to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spruce trees removed from Central Park
By Medicine Hat News on July 19th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Contractors removed eight large spruce trees in the northwest corner of Central Park this week. Portions of the park were closed on Wednesday and Thursday. Work is also proceeding in the park on the Southeast Hill to seed areas around sprinkler heads and lines that were replaced in 2023, forcing the park’s closure to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wind farm plans to add solar to facility southwest of Medicine Hat
By Medicine Hat News on July 19th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A company that is completing a wind farm near Winnifred in the County of Forty Mile has applied to build a solar farm within its boundaries. Enerfin Renewables filed the application with the Alberta Utilities Commission this week to build the 60-megawatt array on 240 acres of land surrounding the wind farm’s operations building. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Growth model series causing loss of family services workers, says AUPE
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 19th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees is expressing concern regarding a hiring practice which puts unnecessary strain on workers who look out for the province’s younger residents. This model was put into practice by the province, called the Growth Model Series, as intended to improve recruitment and retention in the Children and Family Services, ... Read More »
1 responseCity to reclassify land use of Aurora greenhouse
By Medicine Hat News on July 18th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The conversation of a greenhouse originally built to grow cannabis to instead grow vegetable starters and cut flowers proceeded through the municipal planning commission on Wednesday and on to council for final approval. Bevo Farms has been operating in the former Aurora Sun greenhouse in northwest Medicine Hat since the spring. The half completed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County, Sask. fire bans in place to combat increasing wildfire risk
By Medicine Hat News on July 18th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Local fire bans are in place on the Saskatchewan portions of Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park while that province enacted a blanket fire ban in northern parks to deal with a worsening wildfire situation on Wednesday. The Specials Areas in Alberta also issued a fire advisory on July 15, as did the Village of Empress ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress approves new anti-boar bylaw during meeting Tuesday
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 18th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com During the Cypress County Council meeting that took place on Tuesday, the County took a proactive stance to prevent the incursion of wild boars. “I think everyone is familiar with the destruction that wild boar can cause,” said CAO Tarolyn Aaserud. Agricultural Supervisor Lisa Sulz was present for questions and prepared the request. Coin. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Snowball test era like ‘science fiction’
By Collin Gallant on July 18th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Bob Wallace opened his paper on Wednesday morning and was taken back 60 years when he was one of few civilians given an up close view to one of the largest conventional explosions ever conducted. “I remember feeling the shockwaves and the blast waves pass through us – it was so hot and really ... Read More »
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