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Project Rainbow hosting potluck dinner to promote inclusiveness over the Holidays
By Medicine Hat News on December 13th, 2019
Project Rainbow Medicine Hat is hosting a family winter holiday potluck dinner Dec. 18 and everyone’s invited. A poster advertising the event describes it as “a festive meal with vegan options available in a 2SLBGTQIA+ inclusive environment.” Guests are encouraged to bring their own holiday-inspired dishes to Today Is INC on N. Railway Street SE. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grain marketing firm to build new elevator at Swift
By Medicine Hat News on December 13th, 2019
Grain marketing company G3 will build a new high-efficiency elevator at Swift Current in 2020, the successor to the Canadian Wheat Board announced on Thursday morning. The facility, complete with loop-track loading scheme, would have a capacity of 42,000 tonnes and, pending final regulatory approval, would accept deliveries in 2021. The Winnipeg-based firm that acquired ... Read More »
1 responseDeadlines for Suffield Solar facility extended by four months by AUC
By Medicine Hat News on December 10th, 2019
A proposed deadlines to build the Suffield Solar facility has been extended by four months to August, 2020, the Alberta Utility Commission has announced. Construction on the 23-megawatt power production array was begun this summer near Range Road 100 and the Trans-Canada Highway west of the hamlet of Suffield by developer, Canadian Solar. The Guelph, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AgeCare giving southern Albertans a chance to give gift of Christmas
By Medicine Hat News on December 10th, 2019
You can make it a Christmas to remember for seniors by participating in a special program arranged by AgeCare. If you know of a senior who is in need, you can register them online, you can become a secret Santa and/or volunteer to wrap a gift and deliver it. In Medicine Hat, Brooks and Lethbridge, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wanner’s portrait enshrined at legislature
By JEREMY APPEL on December 10th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel The official portrait of former Medicine Hat MLA and speaker of the legislature Robert Wanner was unveiled in Edmonton Monday morning, along with a local twist. The portrait was painted by Joe Versikaitis, a former Hatter who trained locally and now lives in Calgary. Wanner describes the experience of being inscribed in the legislature’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Power plant opens in SW Sask.
By Medicine Hat News on December 7th, 2019
The Chinook Power Station was officially opened Friday by SaskPower officials who say the massive gas-fired plant in southwest Saskatchewan was built on time and without accessing a $75-million contingency fund in the budget. The final cost of the 350-megawatt facility near Swift Current is expected to be $605 million. It will employ 25 full-time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daffodil Project taking break to let blooms flourish
By Medicine Hat News on December 7th, 2019
The Daffodil Project has now completed its fifth planting season and is exactly half way through the planned term of the project from 2015 to 2025. Each year the team has made adjustments to planting locations and employed strategies to maximize success for the bulbs planted. At a recent committee meeting it was decided that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Songs of love from Selah Singers touch mentor battling cancer
By MO CRANKER on December 7th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Earlier this week Ralph Browne’s family was surprised when his choir, the Selah Singers, sang for him outside of the family home. Roughly 75 members of the choir sang for Browne, who has been battling cancer for the majority of this year. Browne’s family says he is beyond thankful for the night of songs. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Regina Co-op refinery strike could impact gasoline users in the Hat
By Medicine Hat News on December 7th, 2019
A labour dispute at a refinery in Regina could have implications for Hatters that typically purchase fuel at Co-op gas stations. A labour dispute has led to a disruption at the Federated Co-operatives Limited refinery in Regina. Members of Unifor Local 594 voted earlier this week in favour of a strike mandate and the union ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local jobless rate falls while province, nation hit with tough month
By Medicine Hat News on December 7th, 2019
The unemployment rate in southern Alberta bucked the provincial and national trend in November, according to new figures out Friday. The jobless rate in the Lethbridge Medicine Hat region sank to 4.9 per cent during the month, down one-and-a-half percentage points from October, but still one point higher than one year ago. The current regional ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beaulieu murder trial starts Monday
By Medicine Hat News on December 7th, 2019
Leonard Beaulieu’s second-degree murder trial begins Monday. The accused, who’s being tried by judge alone, was arrested alongside Luke Boxell in relation to the New Year’s Eve 2016 killing of 21-year-old Jordan Pede. The victim was found suffering from a gunshot wound at Strathcona Park before getting airlifted to Calgary General Hospital where he was ... Read More »
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