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Pembina ups capital budget for Empress in Cypress County
By Medicine Hat News on November 2nd, 2019
Pembina Pipelines will build new power facilities at its straddle plant in Cypress County, according to the company’s new earnings release. That brings the total combined capital budget to improve the Empress plant site to about $240 million over the next three years. Half the amount is a previously announced effort to build propane production ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prescribed fires to take place at Suffield National Wildlife Area this weekend
By Medicine Hat News on November 2nd, 2019
CFB Suffield has partnered with Environment and Climate Change Canada to conduct prescribed fires this weekend. The fires will affect a few small areas of grassland at the CFB Suffied National Wildlife Area, which is a section of the base where no ground military training occurs to protect the native grasslands and wildlife habitats. According ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local man arrested near Ponoka, facing charges that include vehicle theft
By Medicine Hat News on November 2nd, 2019
A Medicine Hat Man has been arrested in central Alberta after a woman he was travelling with ran into a gas station and hid beneath the counter. Mounties from the Ponoka detachment attended the scene on Oct. 30 and took Tyler John Figley, 35, into custody after they discovered the truck he was driving to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Mall serving cupcakes Saturday in show-off of new wing
By Medicine Hat News on November 1st, 2019
The Medicine Hat Mall wants to show off its new wing with a CakeWalk. The former Sears wing now houses Old Navy, Dollarama and Ardene, and the mall will serve cupcakes and coffee Saturday at guest services to help mark the coming end of the Phase 3 redevelopment. Patrons can enter to win one of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Solar play near Oyen officially opposed by nearby landowner
By Medicine Hat News on October 31st, 2019
A solar project planned in partnership between a developer and the Town of Oyen will be challenged by a landowner in regulatory proceedings this fall. The Alberta Utility Commission announced Wednesday it will conduct a written hearing on the Oyen Community Solar Project, a proposed 15-megawatt solar array to be 2.5 kilometres from the town. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Workers for Whitla Wind project sign on with Christian Labour Association
By Medicine Hat News on October 29th, 2019
Workers on a major renewable energy project near Bow Island have a first contract in place after several unions jostled before the Alberta Labour Board in efforts to represent them. The Christian Labour Association of Canada, Local 63, states in a release that 87 employees of Borea Construction have ratified a 30-month contract that provides ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Royal Purple fashion show and tea Nov. 16 at St. John’s Presbyterian
By Medicine Hat News on October 29th, 2019
A fall fashion show and tea will take place Nov. 16 at 1:30 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church. Tickets are $12 and available by calling Yvonne 403-977-8775. The event is hosted by Medicine Hat Royal Purple and will feature fashion from Stone Furs & Apparel and Pennington’s... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province sending fiscal policy down to municipalities
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 26th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant It’s generally agreed that Jason Kenney and the United Conservatives are prepped for a fight with the federal government, but it’s obvious from the provincial budget that their guns are also trained downward. Municipalities are still considering the implications of a budget that reduces capital and operating grants and delays some major projects in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tickets are still available to The Roast of Ken Sauer for Nov. 1
By Medicine Hat News on October 25th, 2019
Tickets are still available for the charity fundraiser event – The Roast of Ken Sauer – Nov. 1 at the Cypress Centre. Greg Niwa, one of the organizers of the event, says the three people who will be doing the roasting have had a meeting of the minds in terms of strategy. “We’ve got enough ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local Ducks Unlimited chapter hosting annual fundraising dinner on Friday
By Medicine Hat News on October 24th, 2019
The Medicine Hat chapter of Ducks Unlimited is holding its annual fundraising dinner and auction on Friday and there is still time to purchase tickets. The event takes place at HomeStay Inn & Suites from 5:30 p.m., with dinner plus live and silent auctions featuring the latest and exclusive Ducks Unlimited merchandise -including art, collectibles, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar Oct. 21-27, 2019
By Medicine Hat News on October 21st, 2019
Oct. 21 – Sunrise Coffee Time, MH Public Library, 10 a.m. Oct. 21 – The Good Life: A Political Book Club, MH Public Library, 7-9 p.m. Oct. 22 – Stitching in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Oct. 23 – Sunrise Coffee Time, MH Public Library, 10 a.m. Oct. 23 – Roving Gyms, Downtown ... Read More »
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