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City budget issues focus on rec facilities
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 9th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant An ongoing city recreation review is geared toward centralizing facilities and rinks in favour of maintaining existing facilities spread throughout the Medicine Hat, city council was told Monday. Council members have discussed the idea of reducing operating costs by conglomerating operations since approving budget cuts last fall, but a critic of the idea says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kamaran expected to resolve assault charges before trial date
By ALEX McCUAIG Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 9th, 2021
amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com The man accused of assaulting two family members who run a neighbouring gas station in Walsh last year is expected to resolve his matters in two weeks, avoiding a trial scheduled for next month. Anwar Kamaran, owner of Save On Gas, was charged in August with two counts of assault causing bodily harm in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council names Community Vibrancy Board members
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 9th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The city’s new Community Vibrancy Board is now populated after council members voted on applicants Monday. The board replaces several public advisory committees and boards which provided advice to council, determined grant award winners and were involved in special outreach projects for city hall. Elected to three-year terms are Niki Gray, Jill Reid, Amy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Minor Softball hits the diamond Thursday as COVID restrictions on youth sports lift
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on June 9th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The Alberta government says play ball. The Medicine Hat Minor Softball Association is starting its U-19 house league Thursday with the rest of the age groups starting on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday, says the association’s president, Michelle Campbell. “Our U-19 house league consists of kids in Grades 10, 11 and 12 and being that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real estate: As good a year as recent memory
By ALEX McCUAIG Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 9th, 2021
amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com The president of the Medicine Hat Real Estate Board says it’s been over a decade since he’s seen the local housing market as hot as it is this year. Year-over-year data from the board reflects that with a more than 120 per cent increase in home sales in May. Board president Frank Devine says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Get vaccinated and restrictions will lift, city says
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 9th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Hatters and Albertans will see more pandemic restrictions lifted this week, and potentially most later this month, if – stressed city emergency planners on Monday – Hatters and Albertans roll up their sleeves and get vaccinated. “We’ve gone through a few iterations in the province of reopening plans, but this is really in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public feedback deadline approaches for Jenner wind farm expansion
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 9th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A proposal to more than double the size of a wind farm to be built near Jenner is approaching a deadline for public feedback in the approval process. Jenner Wind was initially planned to be constructed in three phases, with an initial 22 turbine towers included in a successful bid to supply power to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Annual skate competition returns in full force
By ALEX McCUAIG Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 9th, 2021
amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com It’ll likely be the first skateboard competition to be held in the province following the lifting of public health restrictions but there are few rivals to Medicine Hat’s Beat the Heat contest at the best of times. More than $7,000 in cash plus other prizes will be on offer as the city’s annual skateboard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another year of virtual convocation at MHC
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on June 8th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi For the second year in a row, Medicine Hat College will be celebrating its graduating class virtually with convocation 2021 events taking place throughout the week on MHC’s social media and website. “The Class of 2021 deserves a standing ovation,” says Kevin Shufflebotham, president and CEO of MHC in a news release. “Despite the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Methanex plant upgrade allows it to better meet environmental goals
By Medicine Hat News on June 8th, 2021
Work last fall at the Methanex plant site in Medicine Hat allows it to inject more carbon dioxide into its production line to help meet environmental goals, the company says in its sustainability report released this month. The major upgrade also reduces the amount of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas, released by general operations by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa doles out cash to regional communities to track infrastructure needs
By Medicine Hat News on June 8th, 2021
Bow Island, Foremost and the County of Forty Mile will receive about $50,000 each from the federal government to help track their infrastructure needs, it was announced on Monday. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities listed the local projects among 21 in Alberta to buy software, perform inspections and map roads, water pipes and other infrastructure ... Read More »
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