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Cypress County offering free First Aid course to residents as part of AHS grant funding
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 18th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Thanks to the aid of grant funding from Alberta Health Services, Cypress County is offering a free course in First Aid to residents. Starting last year, AHS began giving out grants to fire departments to support any kind of medical training, said Jason Linton, director of emergency services at Cypress Country. The county chose ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Solar farm, battery storage proposed for 790 acres near Fort Macleod
By Medicine Hat News on October 18th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A French utility developer has applied to build a large solar farm and battery storage system near the town of Fort Macleod. The “Jumbo Solar with Storage” facility would comprise about 790 acres on parts of 10 quarter-sections of previously cultivated land located one mile southwest of the town. The site, adjacent to Highway ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police release details on second Tuesday motorcycle collision
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 18th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Following a serious collision between a motorcycle and truck in the morning hours Tuesday that sent one person to hospital with serious injuries, first responders responded to a second serious accident between a motorcycle and SUV that evening. Shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday first responders were called to the intersection of S. Boundary Road ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Energy division expects low power pricing in 2025
By Collin Gallant on October 18th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Cheap power through 2025 is the prediction from the city’s energy division, officials recently told council committee overseeing the division. “We continue to see a downward trend that is a concern for our broader profitability, but is certainly good for our customers,” said managing director Rochelle Pancoast at the Oct. 3 meeting of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP urge proper precautions as break-ins at seasonal properties up 8%
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 18th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com With cooler weather rolling in, many Albertans are closing up seasonal properties for the season, and Alberta’s RCMP has provided tips to help keep these spaces secure. “In Alberta RCMP jurisdictions, there have been 348 break and enters to seasonal properties and cottages so far this year; this is an 8 per cent increase ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Average detached home price in Medicine Hat nears $400K
By Collin Gallant on October 17th, 2024
@@CollinGallant The average detached home price in Medicine Hat is approaching $400,000 after sales remained stubbornly on a slow pace in September and sales of other residential properties slowed. At the same time, developers continue to favour new apartment projects over single-family home construction, and an initial uptick of resale listings in September wasn’t sustained, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Motorcyclist left with serious injuries following morning collision
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 17th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Police say a motorcyclist sustained serious injuries and was transported to hospital after a collision with a truck around 7:20 a.m. in the 800 block of Gershaw Drive on Tuesday. First responders including police, fire and EMS responded to the report of a vehicle collision involving injuries that affected traffic along Gershaw Drive and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City submits plan for power line changes to AUC
By Medicine Hat News on October 17th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A plan to double capacity of lines bringing power from the north end of the city to the south along the eastern boundary has been submitted to Alberta utility regulators. The City of Medicine Hat’s distribution department wants to upgrade 40-year-old power lines as part of a ring reinforcement project announced last year. Public ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kelowna man gets 18 months for falsifying statements to buy guns in Montana
By Medicine Hat News on October 17th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A Kelowna man who used fake Montana identification to buy firearms to bring back into Canada to sell has been sent to jail for 18 months. Haptei John Kozak, 27, was also fined $10,000, after he pled guilty in May to four counts of making false statements during firearms transactions. “Black market firearms smugglers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medalta focuses efforts on future sustainability while facing financial challenges
By BRENDAN MILLER on October 17th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Medalta staff and board members say they are facing a tremendously difficult challenge as they shift their efforts toward “austerely financial” decisions to continue its operation next year. Public services committee members were presented a 10-month-old financial report from the executive director with Medalta that covered key statistics from the society while highlighting issues ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CPKC Holiday Train will roll through Medicine Hat on a Sunday this year
By Medicine Hat News on October 17th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Christmas is coming, and this year the CPKC Holiday Train will arrive in Medicine Hat on a Sunday. The food bank fundraiser and concert tour has traditionally arrived in the city mid-week for afternoon festivities at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City marshalling yard on N. Railway Street. This year, the special train adorned with ... Read More »
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