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Company wants farm status fast-tracked for tax bill on Aurora plant
By Collin Gallant on May 24th, 2024
@@CollinGallant The company repurposing the Aurora Sun greenhouse has requested they move more swiftly to tax-free status afforded to agricultural facilities in urban centres by provincial regulations. Bevo Farms has been operating at the huge growing facility in Medicine Hat’s northwest for two months, but faces a full-year assessment at the much higher non-residential (commercial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat schools to receive largest funding cut this fall
By BRENDAN MILLER on May 24th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com School boards in Medicine Hat will experience a funding cut of more than $1 million next semester, the highest in the province dollar-wise according to its projected operational funding for the 2024/24 school year. The report published May 6 shows Medicine Hat tops the list of all 13 schools boards across the province that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC and MHPSD to offer dual-credit courses for trades and health care
By ANNA SMITH on May 24th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Students in the Medicine Hat Public School Division will have new opportunities to explore trades and health care, as part of a dual-credit program through Medicine Hat College. The programs will enable students to pursue areas of interest and discover career pathways, while completing post-secondary courses and earning college and high school credits. “The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Already one of the wetter Mays in city history
By ANNA SMITH on May 23rd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The month of May has been unusually wet for the region, already well above averages with the possibility of the most precipitation in 15 years before the month rolls over. So far, the city has experienced 106.5 millimetres of precipitation in May, said warning preparedness meteorologist Natalie Hasell. The average amount of rain was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County Briefs: Voting results will appear on screen during livestreams of meetings
By ANNA SMITH on May 23rd, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com ANNA SMITH asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County council enjoyed a brief public meeting on Wednesday, with acting CAO Steven Toews commenting that they went through items so swiftly, it was nearly a struggle to flip pages fast enough. All three readings of a change to the council’s procedural bylaw were passed that would allow for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Changes coming to shore up security at city hall
By Collin Gallant on May 23rd, 2024
@@CollinGallant Changes are coming to how residents access city hall, including the closure of the main doors, according to a release that details new operational changes to accommodate construction and address safety concerns. “These changes are a temporary measure to provide a safer facility, and to accommodate the upcoming construction and installations,” city building management ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House arrest for man who robbed food bank in neighbouring town
By Medicine Hat News on May 23rd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A Magrath man who held up a food bank and thrift store in Raymond will serve a 90-day sentence under house arrest and curfew. The penalty was announced Tuesday at Provincial Court of Justice at Lethbridge, where Jayme Leroy Sheridan, 35, pleaded guilty to a single charge of theft under $5,000. Court heard that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police board up known drug house that plagued Riverside residents for years
By BRENDAN MILLER on May 23rd, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Several members of the Alberta Sheriffs’ Safer Communities and Neighbourhood unit and local police have shut down a property in Riverside that has received several drug activity and violence-related complaints dating back to August 2021. In a period between 2021 and September 2023, the Medicine Hat Police Service has responded to the property 49 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Youth charged in Redcliff business break-in
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 23rd, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Police have charged a youth with one count of break and enter with intent to commit after they responded to a business alarm in the early morning hours of Tuesday. Police responded to an alarm at a business located in the 700 block of Redcliff Drive and say upon arrival police found the building ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City, county and regional property owners listed as creditors for energy firm under CCA protection
By Medicine Hat News on May 23rd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The City of Medicine Hat’s energy company, Cypress County and about 100 land owners in southeast Alberta are listed among the creditors of Alpha Bow Energy, but that only accounts for a small share of money owed to rural municipalities, energy companies and property owners. The firm was granted Court Creditors Arrangement protection on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Linnsie Clark files court application for review of sanctions
By Collin Gallant on May 23rd, 2024
@@CollinGallant A court application to review and potentially reverse sanctions placed on Medicine Hat Mayor Linnsie Clark has now been filed, according to Clark. She told supporters on March 27 that she planned to ask for a judicial review of a council decision to limit her power and cut her salary for breaching the municipality’s ... Read More »
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