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Farm Transition Appreciation Day aims to bridge gaps made during succession planning
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 5th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The second annual Farm Transition Appreciation Day, a day dedicated to recognizing and spreading awareness about the complex process of farm transitions, will be held on Jan. 11. “Farm transition – also known as succession planning – refers to the process by which the farm is transferred from one generation of owners to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mall Safeway will close at 6 p.m. on Jan. 15
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 5th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com A reminder to all shoppers, Safeway and the Safeway Gas Bar at Medicine Hat Mall will be closing doors permanently on Jan. 15 at 6 p.m. The store will be converted into a FreshCo., however there is currently no set opening date. The Safeway on Division Avenue on the Southeast Hill will remain open ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montana, a state of 1.1 million, set to surpass 200K total COVID cases
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 5th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Montana’s 200,000th case of the coronavirus is expected to be diagnosed today as new cases rise in the state of 1.1 million people. Active cases rose to 3,738 on Tuesday following the long weekend, continuing an upward trend that began in late December. Ten new cases in Hill County brought active cases in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Electricity reaches record price level
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 5th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Power prices in Alberta have risen to record levels this month, and the price in Medicine Hat, which mimics the provincial average, followed along for customers without fixed-rate pricing. A local rate of 16.19 cents per kilowatt a hour is the highest ever recorded in the city, topping the previous record of 14.8 cents ... Read More »
1 responseCOVID-positive councillor urges Hatters to support others
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 5th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City councillor Ramona Robins told council on Tuesday she is recovering from COVID-19 and asked Hatters to reach out and support those who are bearing the brunt of the disease. Speaking via online video call, Robins said she is triple vaccinated and her symptoms were mild and are now resolving. She called on everyone ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ag producers expect challenges to continue into 2022
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 4th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The coming 12 months could be another turbulent year in agriculture, specifically in the first two quarters, experts warn. “My concern going forward is how we’re starting off 2022,” Steve Dziver, owner of Commodity Professionals Inc., said in a recent interview with Alberta Pork Producers Development Corp. “We’re not starting in a great spot.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House fire in Brooks leaves one man dead
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 4th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews An early morning house fire in Brooks on New Year’s Day left one person dead as firefighters battled the blaze and frigid conditions in the overnight hours. The RCMP detachment in that city states they evacuated two residents after attending a home on Greenbrook Road just before 4 a.m. on Jan. 1. A third ... Read More »
1 responseElectricity prices expected to rise to all-time record today
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 4th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews All-time record prices for electricity are expected today as the City of Medicine Hat announced its floating commodity price for January today. The city sets its rate at the average of other regulated rate option prices in the province for those without a fixed-rate contract. Those rates are approved by the Alberta Utilities Commission, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City looks to handle future surge of EVs
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 4th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant How to accommodate increased popularity of electric vehicles – both producing enough power as well as delivering it to home charging stations – will be included in a planned City of Medicine Hat “environmental road map” likely due in 2021. The topic has come up in general discussions at council as well as city ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council to discuss Towne Square project in first meeting of 2022
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 4th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews City council’s first meeting of 2022 is scheduled for tonight in a rare Tuesday meeting to accommodate the statutory holiday on Monday. Council members will conduct a public hearing into the final development permits applied for by the city’s own land development office for the “Towne Square” project located across from city hall. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parents celebrate birth of New Year’s baby
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 4th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Despite it all, Corbin and Amy Cooper say it was a “no brainer” to get married in late 2020 and start a family in 2021. Now, the Medicine Hat couple welcomed their first child as the New Year’s baby in 2022. Aera Beatrice Cooper was born at 1:49 p.m. on January 1, weighing eight ... Read More »
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