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Can some urban sprawl be of benefit? A city study will likely say yes
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 22nd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant If you ever want to see a hand grenade go thump on the floor, there’s a good example in the video replay of this week’s council meeting. Luckily, it only led to a few awkward glances before bouncing out the door. But it will be back in the April-May time frame when the contents ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City closing landfill on Sundays and evenings starting now
By Medicine Hat News on February 21st, 2020
The Medicine Hat landfill will reduce its hours of operations in an effort to curb operating costs, the utility department announced Thursday. Effectively immediately, the facility will only be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday through Saturday on a year-round basis. That removes evenings in the summer time, as well as Sundays ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire service response issue for new community a long time in the making
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 21st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A new housing development in southwest Medicine Hat is beyond the quick reach of a new fire station on Trans-Canada Way, but there is a long, complex history behind why. The city’s 2010 fire services strategic plan showed that due to major population growth in the previous decade, about 20,000 residents lived outside the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police aware of tent on SE Hill
By GILLIAN SLADE on February 21st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Earlier this week a tent belonging to a homeless person was discovered near the Southeast Hill trail. Insp. Brent Secondiak of the Medicine Hat Police Service says he was aware of another one about a week ago and was also advised of one in January. He is surprised at the number of these in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sprinklers or station, that is the question
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 21st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Fire department response times are once again a hot topic in Medicine Hat just two years after a multi-million-dollar plan moved two firehalls to fill gaps in coverage areas. This week, city council approved a grant program to install resident sprinklers in a south-end subdivision that sits outside standard response times. That’s also outside ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City engineers will host open house on water, sewer and roadway plans
By Medicine Hat News on February 21st, 2020
City engineers are set to unveil plans for how to continue replacing water and sewer lines as well as a roadway along a busy mid-town route this summer. Kipling and Spencer Streets connect College Avenue to Kingsway Avenue. Last year, crews worked in portions of the corridor to replace aging water mains, storm drains and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Class size, curriculum and budgets top list of teacher concerns
By JEREMY APPEL on February 21st, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel The Alberta Teachers Association president swung through town Thursday to address the Southeastern Alberta Teachers Convention at Medicine Hat College. Jason Schilling is no stranger to the Hat, nor the college, having worked there for a summer in the early aughts teaching English as a Second Language. The News caught up with Schilling to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: Tommy Douglas the obvious choice
By Medicine Hat News on February 20th, 2020
So who’s your pick for whose face graces Canada’s new $5 bill? Terry Fox is getting a lot of love from the social media world but since the CBC identified Tommy Douglas as ‘the Greatest Canadian” in a TV promotion a few years back, the Father of Medicare would probably be the best choice. Viola ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pending Medicine Hat cannabis store included in sale
By Medicine Hat News on February 20th, 2020
Marijuana retailer Hide Tide has sold its seven Alberta stores, including one set to open in Medicine Hat, for a total of $12 million in stock to another chain, Halo Labs, it was announced last week. The deal involves chain stores branded as “Kush Bar,” which has two operating locations in Camrose and Morinville, plus ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City seeks snow, ice control feedback at open house
By Medicine Hat News on February 20th, 2020
The city is looking for your feedback on snow and ice control at an open house on Feb. 25 in the municipal works building, 188 Kipling Street SE, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. At the open house there will be education on current city practises, services, treatments used and the challenges faced during cold weather. There will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City to seek Veiner Centre operator
By GILLIAN SLADE on February 20th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A request for proposals will be released this spring for organizations to operate the Veiner Centre. Public services commissioner Brian Mastel says the city will also develop a proposal to compare with those submitted in response to the RFP. He said while “it could be the city” chosen, operations can be more nimble in ... Read More »
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