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Suncor to build $300M wind farm
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 3rd, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant One of Canada’s largest oil companies will build a wind farm near Bow Island over the next two years at a cost of $300 million, Suncor announced on Monday as it released its 2020 capital spending guidance to investors. The Forty Mile Wind Power project, also known as the Forty Mile Granlea wind farm, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local cannabis shop hosting free edibles seminar Saturday
By MO CRANKER on December 2nd, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker A local cannabis store is hoping to help Hatters learn all there is to know about edibles and how to make them properly. Giving and Receiving Ltd., a locally-owned and operated cannabis shop, is hosting cannabis infusions and cooking seminar on Dec. 7 from 3-5 p.m. at its Second Street downtown location. “With new ... Read More »
2 responsesLions spread Christmas cheer
By MO CRANKER on December 2nd, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker The Lions Club of Medicine Hat spent their Wednesday night spreading a bit of Holiday cheer. Lions members gathered at the hospital to set up Christmas decorations and ornaments in the children’s ward – something the organization has been doing for years. “We’re here for our community,” said vice-president James Higgins. “I don’t know ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parks and Recreation: Parks for people
By Keziah Lesko-Gosselin on December 2nd, 2019
From software and architecture to logos and movie sets, design is the underlying requirement for virtually everything that has a function in our society. In many cases, what makes for ‘good’ design is its capacity to blend in seamlessly with its surroundings, while serving an efficient purpose. Urban parks can be perfect case studies in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar Dec. 2-8, 2019
By Medicine Hat News on December 2nd, 2019
Dec. 3 – Tigers vs. Lethbridge Hurricanes, Canalta Centre, 7 p.m. Dec. 4 – Roving Gyms, Downtown YMCA, 5:30-7 p.m. Dec. 5 – Old Tyme Christmas Market and Christmas Farmers’ Market, Pioneer Village, 5-8 p.m. Dec. 6-7 – Medicine Hat High School drama presents “Elf: The Musical,” MHHS theatre, 7 p.m. Dec. 6-8 – Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tom Jackson performing in the Hat on Dec. 10
By MO CRANKER on December 2nd, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Musician Tom Jackson is making a trip to the Hat this year to perform a showing of the 32nd annual Huron Carole. Jackson, a longtime musician and activist, will be performing at the Esplanade Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. and he is asking Hatters to bring food and monetary donations to the Medicine Hat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Park Meadows Estates light display bigger and brighter than ever
By Medicine Hat News on November 30th, 2019
Park Meadows Estates has long been known for its impressive display of Christmas lights, and this year folks have worked to make it even better. The lights, which were turned on earlier this week, are even more plentiful than last year. Ivan Ulriksen says organizers purchased an additional 200 boxes of Christmas lights this year. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dunmore man charged over September robbery of 7-Eleven
By Medicine Hat News on November 30th, 2019
A 26-year-old male from Dunmore has been charged in connection to a September robbery of the Carry Drive 7-Eleven. On Sept. 11 at 11:39 p.m., a suspect wearing a bandana over his face and sunglasses entered the convenience store with a weapon, demanding cash from a staff member. They then fled the scene with an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bow Island school’s board reports $1.6M shortfall
By Medicine Hat News on November 30th, 2019
Southern Alberta’s rural Catholic school board is facing a $1.6-million shortfall as a result of changes in the provincial education budget, administrators said this week. The Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4 operates 15 schools in Lethbridge, Coaldale and Taber, as well as St. Michael’s in Bow Island since it left Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Label of Alberta’s largest solar play about to get passed around
By Medicine Hat News on November 30th, 2019
The largest solar power facility in Alberta is about to be eclipsed. The Brooks Solar facility, visible from Highway 1 near that city, has long been promoted as the largest such power-generating facility in the province at 15 megawatts. In December another project of the plant owner, Vancouver-based Elemental Energy, is set to come on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City OKs Southlands lot purchase
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 30th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A neighbourhood commercial plaza is planned for a long-vacant parcel of land in Southlands after council agreed to a conditional sale offer last week. The lot, which faces both S. Boundary Road and Southlands Drive, is the subject of initial plans by DAAS Developments to construct buildings for professional offices and retail space that ... Read More »
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