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Redcliff RCMP arrest woman in relation to car prowling
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 24th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Redcliff Mounties have arrested a Medicine Hat women in relation to car prowling in the town. Just before 7 a.m. on Thursday, RCMP officers were called to a four block radius at the 400-900 Blocks of First and Second Streets SE to discover several vehicles had been broken into and loose change, wallets and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Backflips, cliffhangers, kiss of death’: Freestyle motocross and snowmobile show coming to the Hat in August
By MO CRANKER, Special to the News on July 23rd, 2021
With the province open for summer, Medicine Hatters have a selection of events to look forward to – including one that will show off life-or-death stunts. Global FMX will present a two-day Freestyle Motocross and Snowmobile Show on Aug. 11 and 12 at the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede. Global FMX owner Kris Garwasiuk says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Riparian Areas Rock walk planned for Sunday morning
By Medicine Hat News on July 23rd, 2021
Medicine Hat Interpretive Centre’s Riparian Areas Rock series returns this weekend for its second of three schedule guided summer walks. This Sunday’s walk begins at 11 a.m. and will allow participants to explore Ross Creek and Seven Persons Creek between Medalta and the IXL brick plant. While registration is not required, the interpretive centre asks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Councillors weigh in on Invest issue
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 23rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City councillors say they are waiting to see what’s been proposed and what it will cost before making a decision on contracting out economic development and land sales in the City of Medicine Hat. Coun. Jim Turner told the News he has followed coverage in the media about a potential contracting out process for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bluearth gains approval for sixth solar power facility in SE Alberta
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 23rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Bluearth Renewables has gained approval to build its sixth and largest solar power facility in Southeast Alberta. Wheatcrest Solar would produce 60 megawatts of power in peak conditions when the planned 130,000-panel array is installed on a half-section of privately-owned land north Enchant in the M.D. of Taber. On Wednesday, the Alberta Utilities Commission ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat utility customers shielded from ‘rate riders’
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 22nd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Hatters still owe a combined $1.5 million on their city utility bills one year after a pandemic program to defer payments ended, but that money won’t be recovered through a province-wide rider on all utility bills. Most Albertans will see extra charges of less than $1 per month added beginning in August to pay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Mike Ellis apologizes after Twitter mishap
By Medicine Hat News on July 22nd, 2021
UCP MLA Mike Ellis is apologizing for an incident that took place during the Associate Minister for Mental Health and Addictions’ visit to Medicine Hat on Tuesday. A picture was taken that included a computer screen containing visible personal information of a patient at an AHS facility. It was then posted on the associate minister’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man clocked going nearly five times over limit in school zone
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 22nd, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A man clocked driving almost five times the speed limit through a Medicine Hat school zone has been charged with dangerous driving, Medicine Hat Police Service said Thursday. A release states that in the early evening on July 16 officers observed a white Lincoln Navigator travelling rapidly down Southview Drive. Radar pegged the rate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chief administrator insists no conflict in Invest RFP process
By Alex McCuaig, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 22nd, 2021
amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat chief administrator insists there is no conflict in the process involving Orka Management Group staff being involved in the lead up to a request for proposals being issued for Invest Medicine Hat. But the standard conflict of interest definitions used in city procurement packages were altered in the RFP bid involving ... Read More »
1 responseInvest bid en route to council
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 22nd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council will still have to approve the idea of a privately-operated land sales and economic development department next month before the city finalizes any contract with the single applicant, senior municipal officials told the News on Wednesday. Questions have swirled around a process that calls for proposals to operate Invest Medicine Hat services ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County declares state of agricultural disaster
By Alex McCuaig, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 21st, 2021
amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County council voted Tuesday to declare a state of agricultural disaster as prolonged drought continues to devastate drylands crops and pasture in the region. Council heard they are the third in the province to declare an agricultural disaster following the Foothills and Stettler counties. And far more are expected to follow in the ... Read More »
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