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Council looking at city’s tax rate process
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 5th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council could debate nudging its property tax burden when it sets rates later this month – which would affect rates to a much greater degree than a planned 3.5 per cent tax increase – but most council members say they hope to get a full view of implications before more study in the ... Read More »
6 responsesGrants ease Towne Square overrun
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 5th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A budget overrun at the Towne Square project will be cut in half by a new federal grant, which administrators say was on the way when they were grilled about the project in January. Major construction is complete to revamp the parking lot across from city hall into a flexible space to host festivals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Earth Day Bash on April 23 at Police Point Park
By Medicine Hat News on April 5th, 2022
What better way to celebrate Earth Day than spending time outside? Hatters are invited to do just that on April 23, when the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program will be hosting its Earth Day Bash. Participants can explore Police Point Park and collect stamps at information stations set up throughout the park, which explain the various ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City utility costs down but still above fixed-rate options
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 2nd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Floating utility rates in Medicine Hat will fall back slightly in April, but remain above fixed rates offered by the city after high prices during the high-use winter months. The power price will drop one-tenth of a penny to 10.63 cents per kilowatt hour this month, while natural gas falls to $4.59 per gigajoule, ... Read More »
2 responses‘Designated industrial zone’ would require a lot of land
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 2nd, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The provincial government is making a hard sell that creating a “designated industrial zone” could be a success in southeast Alberta to draw major industrial projects, but Medicine Hat officials who see some benefits are still mapping out the road ahead. The city’s land office, which just rezoned 1,000 acres for heavy industrial development, ... Read More »
1 responseTrio of local teachers nominated for first-year award
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 2nd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Three local teachers – Dalyce Mumma of Medicine Hat Public School Division, Sarah Kerr of Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education and Lisa Dixon of Prairie Rose Public Schools – are being recognized for excellence in their first year of teaching with nominations for the 2022 Edwin Parr Teacher Awards. Mumma, Kerr and Dixon ... Read More »
3 responsesHub Virtual School gets own building
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 2nd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Nearly two years since its inception, Medicine Hat Public School Division’s Hub Virtual School and Pathways Program finally have a physical campus, for which a grand opening ceremony was held Thursday. “The new campus for the Hub, our online school, and Pathways, one of our alternative personal settings, is a reflection of the love ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Musicians riding tandem bike, performing to raise money for Ukraine
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 2nd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Two classical musicians who are touring Alberta on a tandem bicycle to support aid for Ukraine will be in southeast Alberta this weekend for a pair of concerts. Cellist Mari Coetzee and her partner William Poffenroth will perform at St. Barnabus Church at 2 p.m. Sunday with an array of local musical guest performers. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kenney walks around issue of divisive rhetoric
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 1st, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Jason Kenney, who last week complained he was the target of illogical smear campaigns on social media, sidestepped questions about his conservative colleagues using the same sort of language when describing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Alberta premier was in Medicine Hat to announce new air ambulance funding and address business groups, when reporters ... Read More »
1 responseHALO nears five-year funding agreement with province
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 1st, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com After years of advocacy, HALO is in final negotiations for base operating grants, Premier Jason Kenney announced Thursday. During his visit to Medicine Hat, Kenney made a stop at the HALO hangar where he, joined by Health Minister Jason Copping, Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Michaela Frey and HALO CEO Paul Carolan, announced the expected funding ... Read More »
1 responseRCMP in Brooks seek suspects in apparent firing of gun
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 1st, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Mounties in Brooks are looking for a second suspect following discovery of bullet holes after an apparent car chase on Saturday night. RCMP officials say they got a call about two cars travelling at excessive speed at about 3 a.m., and found one vehicle parked in a residential area in the east side of ... Read More »
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