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Aurora change could hit power profits
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 16th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A year-end city budget update to account for lost gas revenue and provincial grants will also have to be adjusted as first-year power sales are likely scaled back due to the Aurora Sun cannabis facility. The company announced Thursday that it now plans to only commission about 15 per cent of the massive greenhouse ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern Alberta left out of budget’s major highway work
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 15th, 2019
Dave Mabell Alberta Newspaper Group LETHBRIDGE Alberta’s new highways budget provides $4.4 billion to build and repair highways across the province. But there’s not one project identified for southern Alberta in budget details released Tuesday. Ring roads in Calgary and Edmonton will account for $2.9 billion of that amount, officials say. Another $104 million will ... Read More »
1 responseGirl Guides spread Holiday cheer with seniors
By MO CRANKER on November 15th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker A group of local girl guides brought Christmas cheer to seniors Thursday at Masterpiece Southland Meadows. More than 100 seniors were hand delivered stuffed animals, something the girl guides do every year to spread Holiday happiness. “We were excited to partner up with Girl Guides this year,” said recreation co-ordinator Michelle Klimosko. “It’s something ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gas companies making arrangements under new plan as county taxes due
By Medicine Hat News on November 15th, 2019
With Cypress County property taxes due today, some major natural gas companies in the region are scrambling to make arrangements before the deadline. Last week, county council granted two requests from major oilpatch companies asking to be transferred to monthly instalment tax payment plans without penalty so they could better manage cash flow. Canlin Energy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SCF’s Spirit of Giving Gala set for Saturday at the Medicine Hat Lodge
By Medicine Hat News on November 15th, 2019
The annual Santa Claus Fund Spirit of Giving Gala is taking place Saturday at the Medicine Hat Lodge – a few tickets are still on sale. The event is running during the evening and is offering a “culinary experience” to everyone who buys tickets, says executive director Deanna Doerksen. The centre point of the evening ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aurora ceases construction, at least for now
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 15th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Aurora Cannabis is putting the brakes on finishing the entire Aurora Sun complex in Medicine Hat and now says only one-sixth of the massive cannabis greenhouse will be operating next year. That announcement came late Thursday as the company released a new strategy to investors to deal with lower revenue than expected and a ... Read More »
4 responsesFormer gun club member pleads guilty to theft
By Medicine Hat News on November 15th, 2019
A former board member of a local gun club has pled guilty to stealing $36,000 from the group. Christa Keating entered the plea to theft over $5,000 in provincial court Thursday. Police said at the time of her late-August arrest they believed the theft was confined solely to the Medicine Hat Rifle and Revolver Club. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man facing criminal harassment charges will go to trial in May
By JEREMY APPEL on November 15th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel A man who was arrested for allegedly staring at and running towards multiple women downtown is going to trial for criminal harassment in May. Robert Horon appeared in provincial court Thursday, where defence counsel Greg White entered not-guilty pleas to all four charges of criminal harassment he faces. The trial is scheduled for May ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local firefighters train for icy water rescues
By JEREMY APPEL on November 15th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Local firefighters participated in a training exercise Thursday to simulate rescuing a victim who has fallen under surface ice. The training had firefighters rotate playing the role of victim and rescuer at the outdoor pond across the parking lot from the Family Leisure Centre, where they chainsawed a hole in the middle of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC faculty member charged with assault
By JEREMY APPEL on November 14th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat College’s department chair of health and human services has been charged with assault. Richard Gregory, 63, who received the Canadian Association of Social Workers’ Distinguished Service Award in May, appeared in provincial court Tuesday. He allegedly committed the offence on April 25, 2018, although the charge wasn’t laid until Oct. 24 of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nutrition program at Catholic schools ready to go
By JEREMY APPEL on November 14th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education’s nutrition program will be back up and running next week after funding uncertainties caused it to be put on hold for the first two months of the semester. St. Francis Xavier principal Nick Gale is overseeing the program, which will provide students with free lunches at his ... Read More »
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