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Allowance Ave Mustard Seed location to shut down after commission decision
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 17th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Mustard Seed must halt operations at their Allowance Avenue location following the decision at the Wednesday Municipal Planning Commission meeting, said the City of Medicine Hat. The reasoning behind this lies in a permit deemed invalid last October, said the City, after a review of the file. The change of use application was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carbon capture project will buy its own power from southern Alberta solar play
By Medicine Hat News on January 17th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews A project that would remove carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere will offset its own carbon footprint through an electricity contract with a southern Alberta solar project. Quebec-based developer Deep Sky is developing the extraction facility near Innisfail, and would sequester the CO2 at an underground hub near Edmonton, but has signed a power ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks RCMP report significant cryptocurrency scam of more than $280,000
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 17th, 2025
news@medicinehatnews.com Brooks RCMP say they received a report Tuesday from an individual who claims to have lost more than $280,000 in Bitcoin. Police say the individual said in the summer they had invested through a website that initially appeared legitimate and over time they monitored their investments and saw profits, leading the individual to believe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Open house planned for MHPSD’s new Heights Academy
By Medicine Hat News on January 17th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Crescent Heights High School will showcase its Heights Academy during an open house planned at the end of the month. Students enrolled in the Grade 7-9 academy will have the opportunity to participate in several sports including football, volleyball, basketball, soccer, golf, rec ed, speed swimming and e-sports. As well, the new academy offers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. John Paul II’s French immersion moving to St. Mary’s in 2027
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 17th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education trustees voted to move the St. John Paul II School’s French Immersion program to St. Mary’s School starting in the 2027-28 school year. Due to the projected student enrolment growth of St. John Paul II School, as well as the French immersion program itself, the division is sending ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Workshops to aid in chronic pain offered by AHS
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 17th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Alberta Health Services is aiming to help individuals take charge of their own health with a free virtual workshop for those living with chronic pain symptoms or supporting someone with a long-term health condition. “Better Choices, Better Health is a six-week series of workshops designed to support Albertans who are living with chronic pain ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First responders will face off as part of annual sledge hockey showcase, the Larry Godin Classic
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 16th, 2025
Local first responders will hit the ice Saturday to promote the sport of sledge hockey and support the Medicine Hat Adaptive Sports and Recreation organization, during the annual Larry Godin Classic. Puck drop between the Medicine Hat Police Service and Medicine Hat Fire & Emergency Services is at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Big ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s new substation application with AUC up for public comment
By Medicine Hat News on January 16th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews A plan to build a substation to serve southwest Medicine Hat is open for public comment by Alberta regulators. The city’s electric distribution division has said the infrastructure and line upgrade is required to bring more stable flow to the area to accommodate growth and improve reliability city wide. An application to the Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!County Council: Cypress councillors pass first reading of altered inter-municipal development plan
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 16th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com In its first meeting of 2025, Cypress County council reviewed and passed a first reading of a significantly altered Tri-Area IDP, which featured several changes to key policy areas in the plan. The motion was passed for third reading, and an open house on the subject will be hosted at Medicine Hat College on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Numerous charges laid against Lethbridge male following months-long investigation into fatal crash
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 16th, 2025
Medicine Hat News Coaldale RCMP have laid charges in an August fatal collision. A total of 15 charges have been laid on a Lethbridge resident following a two-vehicle collision north of Coalhurst on Highway 3, at the interchange of Highway 3A. On Aug. 21 at 12:05 a.m., Coaldale RCMP responded alongside fire and EMS on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Temporary addition of shelter spaces at Mustard Seed denied
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 16th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The application that would allow for 20 temporary overnight spaces at the Mustard Seed Community Impart Centre on Allowance Avenue has been denied, as of the Jan. 15 municipal planning commission meeting. The recommended motion as put forward by the MPC was to approve the application for six months, subject to several conditions, including ... Read More »
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