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Province seeks farm research feedback
By Medicine Hat News on January 10th, 2020
The province’s agriculture ministry is seeking feedback on how it prioritizes, conducts and supports research programs with a public survey this month. The effort, which ends on Jan. 31, will also survey farm and ranch producer groups, research associations and post-secondary institutions. “This is an opportunity to transform how we do research and attract investment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fair Deal Panel in the Hat Jan. 17
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 10th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade You have an opportunity to provide feedback to the provincial government’s Fair Deal Panel in Medicine Hat on Jan. 17 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The event takes place in the auditorium at the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede grounds, 2055 – 21th Avenue SE. The Fair Deal Panel is consulting Albertans on how best to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!High-end used bookstore opens downtown
By MO CRANKER on January 10th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Medicine Hat’s newest business will be opening its doors for the first time today. The Page and Whisker, located on Second Street SE downtown, is a high-end used book store that will also be used to help felines find their forever homes. “We’re excited to finally hold our soft opening for the public,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Subdivision water hookup deal done
By Medicine Hat News on January 10th, 2020
Seven lots in a southwest subdivision will be hooked up to the city’s water system after council passed a local improvement tax on Monday to pay for the project. Cactus Coulee Place, located on a roadway that joins S. Boundary Road to Highway 3, is currently serviced with cisterns and septic tanks. That will change ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks out, Halifax in as biodiesel company alters its plans
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 10th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant An effort to build trash-to-diesel refineries in southern Alberta has reached the East Coast. Cielo Waste Solutions, which plans to build a biodiesel plant in Medicine Hat, has added Halifax as a potential location but deleted Brooks, it announced Thursday as part of a joint announcement with investor group Renewable U. The enterprise essentially ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supervised consumption limbo hinders social study on Medicine Hat
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 10th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The conclusion of a University of Lethbridge study about social issues in Medicine Hat is on hold. The study that began last summer asked people questions such as what they liked about their neighbourhood, when last someone did drugs near their business, the last time a car was broken into, or if they felt ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals’ take on guns just ‘hype’ and ‘rhetoric’: Motz
By JEREMY APPEL on January 10th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel A petition accusing the federal government of circumventing parliamentary procedures to ban certain firearms has amassed more than 77,000 signatures. Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner MP Glen Motz sponsored and assisted in drafting petition e-2341, which was initiated by Hatter Bradley Manysiak. It criticizes the Liberals’ move to prohibit “military-style assault rifles,” as well as the government’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nature Centre hosting Young Artists Inspired by Nature
By MO CRANKER on January 10th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Police Point Park’s Nature Centre is housing this year’s Young Artists Inspired by Nature show. The display is made up of art from local high school students from a few different schools around the city. “We’re always happy to host this exhibit,” said park interpreter Justine Bolen. “This is Medicine Hat High School, Crescent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!EV charging network reaches the Hat
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 9th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant An effort by municipalities to create a network of electric vehicle charging stations in southern Alberta reached Medicine Hat on Wednesday. A ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opened the “Peaks to Prairies” charging network that will be fully operation at 20 locations this spring. Medicine Hat is the easternmost point on the network, which was supported ... Read More »
1 responsePlanning commission OKs elevator billboard plan
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 9th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A plan to erect 10 billboards on two sides of a former grain elevator in central Medicine Hat was approved by the planning commission on Wednesday afternoon with planners and commission members stating that it’s a sign of modern times. “I think it’s a great concept,” said planning commission chair, Coun. Brian Varga. “That ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local women awarded Program for Continuing Education scholarships
By JEREMY APPEL on January 9th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Two Hatters have received post-secondary scholarships for women who have been out of school for at least two years. The Program for Continuing Education scholarship is an initiative of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, which is based out of a women’s college in Nevada, Mo., but has a chapter in the Hat. “I’m really grateful, especially ... Read More »
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