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Power issues loom as council term winds down
By Collin Gallant on January 3rd, 2025
@CollinGallant A provincial audit of council procedures, decisions on several huge capital grants and projects, including a major solar project, as well as new utility rate review committee and the future look of the energy division – 2025 will be a busy year at Medicine Hat city hall. And that’s not even mentioning a set ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year in Review: Veiner Centre welcomes additional membership while adding vital senior support program in 2024
By BRENDAN MILLER on January 3rd, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Consistent membership growth has the Unison at Veiner Centre on course to reach record high number as the non-profit organization that serves seniors in Medicine Hat and surrounding communities is on track for more than 1,700 members by the year end, increasing by more than 100 since 2023. This year a new volunteer driven ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local power rates to rise, price formula to be reviewed
By Medicine Hat News on January 2nd, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Power rates will change today for the next three months in Medicine Hat, but the formula used to determine the local electricity price will remain unchanged until city council and power plant staff further review a late-year business review. That’s as a new full-year “Rate of Last Resort” comes into effect in the rest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year in Review: Students and schools reach new heights in 2024
By BRENDAN MILLER on January 2nd, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat News spoke with the superintendent of schools for both the Medicine Hat Public School Division and the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education to highlight student, staff and overall division successes that occurred in the classrooms throughout 2024. Medicine Hat Public School Division The conversation with MHPSD superintendent Tracy Hensel highlighted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Story of the Year: Strife at city hall dominates 2024
By medicinehatnews on January 2nd, 2025
@CollinGallant Sanctions, reversals, reports, a court-hearing, meetings with the province and simmering subtext during city council meetings – the tension at city hall is the top story of 2024. An audit of the city’s council procedures and potentially other underlaying issues of the rankled relationship is now underway as Medicine Hat heads into an election ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters ring in the New Year at Big Marble Go Centre
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 2nd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com New Year’s Eve started a little earlier at the Big Marble Go Centre, permitting those young and young at heart to take part in festivities. Starting at noon Tuesday, the Centre initiated a “full facility takeover” event, in which the different recreational options were completely free of charge, from skating and floor hockey to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four new railway logistics parks opened in Washington
By Medicine Hat News on January 2nd, 2025
@MedicineHatNews The major railroad operator in Montana has opened up four more pre-certified logistics parks in 2024, including sites in Spokane and the Port of Everett, Wash. BNSF Railway promotes the industrial parks as economic development efforts along its nationwide Class 1 rail network. It works with local developers to align servicing and access standards ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks residents concerned with proposed solar power plant
By Medicine Hat News on January 2nd, 2025
@MedicineHatNews One hundred Brooks residents have registered to oppose the construction of a solar power plant on the west side of that city, though regulators have already dismissed one-third of applications for full standing as they don’t live close enough to the proposed site. The Salt Flats Solar project would see renewables developer Pace Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elated parents welcome Medicine Hat’s New Year’s baby
By Medicine Hat News on January 2nd, 2025
@MedicineHatNews The first baby born in Medicine Hat in the New Year arrived about 90 minutes after the turn of the calendar to 2025. Mattias Luke Giesbrecht was born at 1:29 a.m. at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital on Wednesday morning, making him the unofficial New Year’s Baby for the region. He is the fourth child ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council conflict took top spot, but it wasn’t the only big news story in 2024
By Collin Gallant on January 2nd, 2025
@@CollinGallant Court documents, debate and even formal decisions of city council to censure Mayor Linnsie Clark point to a fractious working relationship between the city’s chief elected official, other councillors and top administrators in 2024. It’s the Medicine Hat News story of the year, and comes one year after a widespread protest against high power ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police seek aid identifying shoplifting suspect
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 31st, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Police Service is seeking help from the public in regards to a series of local shoplifting incidents. On Dec 28, between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m, a male suspect and a believed accomplice visited local businesses and shoplifted several valuable pieces of merchandise. MHPS is seeking assistance in identifying one of ... Read More »
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