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Province updating its Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit to help streamline process
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 12th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The government of Alberta is altering its Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit program to allow for registered partnerships to apply with a single application. With an aim of reducing some of the red tape involved in the process, the province will now allow for a single application when a registered partnership is investing at least ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SPCA’s Animal Christmas Party marks final day of adoptions until holidays end
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 12th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com While a new furry friend is still not the ideal last-minute Christmas gift, for those who want to give an animal the gift of a new family this December, the SPCA is once again hosting its Animal Christmas Party. On the final day that adoptions are permitted, Dec 14, the Medicine Hat SPCA will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Union wins challenge on Canada Post strike layoffs; local workers surprised two sides still so far apart
By BRENDAN MILLER on December 12th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Although no members of the local 776 CUPW were laid off by Canada Post for participating in strike action, more than 300 members across the union received pink slips at the end of November for participating in the national strike that began Nov. 15. On Wednesday the union reported it has successfully challenged the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biodiesel announcement expected for Wheatland County, chosen over originally proposed Cypress County
By Medicine Hat News on December 11th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews More may be known today about a plan to boost biodiesel production at a refinery in Wheatland County after a company chose it over developing a new facility near Dunmore. Cielo Waste Solutions said in June it would change corporate priorities from developing its own conversion process to turn railway ties into a fuel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Energy firm boasts capital accomplishments, including wells in southeast Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on December 11th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Hemisphere Energy says it has completed a $9.9-million capital plan in the third quarter that included eight new wells in the Buffalo-Atlee area of southeast Alberta. That new production boosted the junior exploration company’s daily output by 18 per cent, to 6,300 barrels per day weighted almost entirely to oil. Vancouver-based Hemisphere recorded income ... Read More »
1 responseMedicine Hat Horseshoe Club results for 2024 season
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 11th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Horseshoe Club has wrapped up the 2024 season. The local horseshoe club held an awards night at Hat’s Restaurant on Nov. 14. Vern Koenig won the first division, with Doug Sherk finishing second and Larry Butts in third. Vivian Fry was the first place winner of the second division, with Terry Horkoff ... Read More »
1 responseHighway conditions improve since weekend snowfall, but RCMP remind motorists to drive to conditions
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 11th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Local highways around Medicine Hat have been cleared following a heavy snowfall Sunday throughout the region that caused whiteout conditions along several highways in southern Alberta, however RCMP say conditions remain slick due to a layer of ice under fresh fallen snow. Brooks RCMP say they have responded to several collisions, both severe and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grades reconfigured at St. John Paul II, St. Mary’s
By BRENDAN MILLER on December 11th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Ecole St. John Paul II will become a K-5 school for both English and French Immersion streams next school year, immediately affecting Grade 5 students currently enrolled. Board trustees voted Tuesday in favour of creating a new Grade 6 program at St. Mary’s School, including both English and French immersion options, while also voting ... Read More »
1 responseLocal MLA in Colorado this week aiming to boost partnerships in the U.S.
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 11th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright is taking part in a year-end tour alongside fellow representatives with the goal of cementing ties with partners in the U.S. Wright joined his U.S. counterparts at Council of State Governments West’s Western Legislative Academy in Colorado Springs on Monday, for a multi-day legislative leadership training program. “I am ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pets usually aren’t a good Christmas gift idea, SPCA reminds
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 11th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com With the season for gifts right around the corner, the Medicine Hat SPCA wants to remind residents that a new furry friend is rarely meant to go under the tree. The shelter is currently completely at capacity, says director Stacey Fettig, and has a lengthy waitlist to be able to surrender an animal. “For ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds sending $256.7M to Saskatchewan to help fund renewable power
By Medicine Hat News on December 11th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews SaskPower will receive $256.7 million in clean electricity funding from Ottawa to upgrade the Crown power provider’s system in that province, upsize an interconnection to the U.S. grid system and hook up renewable power projects. The announcement, made Dec. 5, is funded through the output-based industrial carbon levy and includes funding for computer modelling ... Read More »
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