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4-3 split vote OKs sprinkler subsidy
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 19th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City Hall will give new home buyers in Coulee Ridge a $2,500 grant toward installing fire sprinklers after the motion was approved at Tuesday night’s council meeting. Following a lengthy debate, four of seven council members approved the $100,000 item for the first 40 lots in the planned community, where residential sprinklers are a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gas in the Hat priced higher than elsewhere
By GILLIAN SLADE on February 19th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Fill your gas tank with 45 litres of gas in Calgary last Saturday and you would have paid $8 less than if you’d purchased it in Medicine Hat. A Calgary Esso gas bar was selling for 90.9 cents a litre while an Esso gas bar in Medicine Hat was charging 109.9 – a difference ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Folium Biosciences merger falls through
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 19th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A proposed merger of Folium Biosciences and a U.S. investment company has fallen through, it was announced on Tuesday by Australis Capital, a firm connected to Aurora Cannabis. The deal – amounting to a reverse takeover whereby Folium, a CBD producer with a major project in Medicine Hat, would assume control of its investor, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TC Energy details plans for natural gas pipeline to the Hat
By Medicine Hat News on February 19th, 2020
TC Energy is providing a timeline to build a new natural gas pipeline to Medicine Hat three months after the city’s utility company entered into new supply agreements to expand deliveries. The new 24-inch line will be added as a loop on the existing line on the Nova Gas Transmission system that already runs through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar Feb. 18-23, 2020
By Medicine Hat News on February 18th, 2020
Feb. 18-20 – Play Time in the Play Space, MH Public Library, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Feb. 18 – Stitching in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Feb. 18 – School’s Out Movie “Toy Story,” MH Public Library, 2 p.m. Feb. 18 – Medicine for the Soul Book Club, MH Public Library, 6:30-8 p.m. Feb. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter opens downtown cafe to share late grandmother’s recipes
By MO CRANKER on February 18th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Lula Abduljabar is one month into her latest adventure and she is excited to be a business owner. One month ago, Abduljabar opened Fatumas Ethiopian Cafe downtown to share her late grandmother’s recipes and to carry on her legacy. “She raised me and taught me how to cook,” said Abduljabar. “I wanted her name ... Read More »
1 responseMonths after abandonment, seven-year-old Rubble still looking for a home
By MO CRANKER on February 18th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Months after being dropped off at a local boarding kennel, seven-year-old Fila de Sao Miguel Rubble is still looking for his forever home. Rubble and another dog Petey were never picked up after being left at Pet Park Boarding Kennel in September. The Southern Alberta Humane Society is now working to find Rubble a ... Read More »
1 responseHistoric Clay District thinking long term with train project
By MO CRANKER on February 18th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Medalta is working on a long-term project that will bring a lot of excitement to Hatters. The organization announced recently that it is slowly working toward making a tourist train a reality. “Back in 2015, a group here decided to build a locomotive,” said executive director Mike Onieu. “The Saamis Rotary Club and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another south zone flu death brings total to four
By Medicine Hat News on February 15th, 2020
There has been another flu-related death in the south zone, bringing the total to four this season, according to the latest numbers released by Alberta Health Services. The total number of laboratory-confirmed flu-related deaths for the province now stands at 25. The data covers the period from Aug. 25, 2019. In addition to the four ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arrest after ‘high-risk’ incident closes schools
By MO CRANKER on February 15th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker One man has been arrested and is in the hospital after a “high-risk” incident led to the closing of two Hat schools. The Medicine Hat Police Service sent out a notice just after noon letting people know that Notre Dame Academy and Roy Wilson Learning Centre were on secure and hold because of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Check your cameras, meteorite suspected to have fallen north of Medicine Hat
By JEREMY APPEL on February 15th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel A meteorite is suspected of falling just north of the Hat in the daylight last weekend, according to a University of Calgary researcher. Fabio Ciceri, a PhD student in planetary science, told the News he came across a video of the “daylight fireball” on social media. He said he “immediately started investigating” and found ... Read More »
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