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City mulls its power position
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 19th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant New regulations to deal with a coming wave of electricity storage projects are being debated in the legislature less than a year after city administrators began studying what a remake of the provincial grid would mean for power plant profits. Medicine Hat power officials said Thursday they are now examining the potential rules laid ... Read More »
1 responseHat assault suspect arrested in Calgary
By admin on November 18th, 2021
Medicine Hat News A Medicine Hat man wanted in connection to a violent assault in the city last week has been apprehended in Calgary while local police are still searching for his alleged partner. Jeremiah Amero was taken into custody Wednesday by the Calgary Police Service, seven days after the Medicine Hat Police Service said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ALERT seizes nearly two kilos of meth
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 18th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Police say they have seized nearly two kilograms of methamphetamine and $100,000 in cash from a home in Medicine Hat. That was the result of a search warrant on Nov. 5 after a two-month investigation that netted 1.9 kilograms of the narcotic, a variety of other drugs, a firearm and just more than $100,000 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!High risk incident as a result of search warrant
By Medicine Hat News on November 18th, 2021
Medicine Hat Police Services Regional Property Crimes Unit was called to a high risk incident Wednesday afternoon while executing a search warrant. The Regional Property Crimes Unit had obtained a search warrant for a residence in the 100 block of First Avenue SW., that allowed entry to the location to search for stolen property and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New connectFirst Credit Union branch coming to Strachan Corner
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 18th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The credit union that keyed in on Medicine Hat in recent ad campaigns will now build a new branch in the Gas City next year, the News has learned. The ads, by connectFirst Credit Union, are part of a province-wide campaign to expand the entity and its customer base throughout Alberta. Now, connectFirst has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Musical Theatre rolling with the punches through pandemic
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 18th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Musical Theatre has made a triumphant return to the stage following a year’s closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “There’s no question that the pandemic took its toll on musical theatre and any kind of those community groups,” Paul Parks, board president for Medicine Hat Musical Theatre, told the News. “The only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local Indigenous artist Soncho Austin developing Canadian musician series of trading card NFTs
By LAUREN THOMSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 18th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Local Indigenous artist Soncho Austin is on a journey to highlight Canadian musicians and hopes to help support Indigenous reconciliation with profits from his artwork. Austin, 30 years old, said he has been drawing since he could hold a crayon and hasn’t stopped since. “My grandma has my first picture framed from when I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHCBE launches St. Joseph’s Education Centre at Monsignor McCoy
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 18th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education is working with students to provide support which goes beyond that of traditional learning with the St. Joseph’s Education Centre at Monsignor McCoy High School. The centre, which was introduced at the beginning of the fall school year, is an amalgamation of an in-person learning support centre and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta to introduce rules to help align battery storage in electrical system
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 18th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Alberta will introduce rules to help align battery storage in the electrical system, the government announced Wednesday, stating changes are needed to govern and support the emerging technology. That comes 10 months after the City of Medicine Hat announced to great controversy that it was studying how its lucrative power export business might be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat to receive funding for DART worker
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 17th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat is now included in a program to help determine if people in hospital are suffering from domestic abuse. Local women’s shelter director Natasha Carvalho announced the news Monday during a presentation to city council on her group’s Family domestic violence awareness month activities. Alberta Health Services stated earlier in the day it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Old Tyme Christmas Fair and Farmers Market returns
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 17th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Olde Tyme Christmas Fair and Farmers Market will be taking place at Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede Grounds on Dec. 2. The event will include Christmas music, food and a variety of local vendors. Attendees can partake in hay rides, antique truck rides or tour the Pioneer Village buildings, all of which will ... Read More »
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