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Three more solar farms totalling more than $100M in construction announced for the region
By Collin Gallant on February 15th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Three new solar farms will be built in southeastern Alberta to meet a power supply contract for provincial government needs that was awarded on Friday to Canadian Solar, Inc. That firm is already moving ahead with the $49-million Suffield Solar Farm this spring, and officials at an announcement in Calgary said projects in Hays, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury finds Aaron Anand-Ford guilty of manslaughter
By medicinehatnews on February 15th, 2019
A man accused in the stabbing death of 24-year-old Dustin Hewer has been found not guilty of second-degree murder. Instead the jury found him guilty of the lesser offence of manslaughter. Aaron Anand-Ford stabbed Hewer 13 times on November 5, 2016, after the victim charged at his friend with a baseball bat. The jury reached ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!App launched by Search and Rescue Volunteer Association looks to make outdoors life safer and more fun
By Medicine Hat News on February 15th, 2019
The Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada has launched a new app to help people “Get informed and go outdoors.” The AdventureSmart Trip Planner is designed to help outdoor recreationalists with the three ‘T’s: trip planning, training and taking essentials. It also makes it easier for trippers to be rescued in the event they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newborn hearing test coming soon
By GILLIAN SLADE on February 15th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A pain-free test to screen for permamnent hearing loss will be available to newborns in Alberta, according to a government press release. The aim is to screen babies before they are a month old as part of a new program – Alberta’s Early Hearing Detection and Intervention. The screening can take place up to ... Read More »
1 responseSoutheast Alberta oil company says the production cuts worked and outlook is positive
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 15th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A major petroleum producer in southeast Alberta says the province’s oil production curtailment program stabilized its prices in late 2018 and the outlook is positive as it plans to triple its local exploration budget for 2019. IPC Alberta spent its first year of operating the Suffield Block completing a “gas optimization,” program and restarting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provincial regulators give go-ahead on massive solar farm near Suffield
By Medicine Hat News on February 14th, 2019
At the same time a major solar field near Suffield was approved for a development permit in Cypress County on Tuesday, provincial utility regulators gave final approval for the 23-megawatt, $45-million project to proceed. Officials with Canadian Solar told the county’s municipal planning commission during proceedings they expected minor alternation of their facility plan and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters popularize energy rebate programs
By Medicine Hat News on February 14th, 2019
Hatters are doing their part to reduce energy consumption – and getting their share of money set aside to incentivize home and business upgrades – according to officials with Energy Efficiency Alberta. That agency, which oversees programs of the provincial climate action plan, presented localized figures about an uptake of rebates during a lunch program ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public invited to attend SCAC annual general meeting
By GILLIAN SLADE on February 13th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The annual general meeting of the Senior Citizen Advisory Committee will take place Feb. 20 at 1:30 p.m. in the Veiner Centre and the public is welcome to attend. In addition to electing five people for the committee there will be a slideshow presentation about the official opening of the Veiner Centre and a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stubborn temperatures staying put for a while
By GILLIAN SLADE on February 13th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade There is no immediate relief coming from the frigid cold, says Environment Canada. “Just write off February. Just write it off. It’s not worth anything,” said Dave Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada. “The Chinooks are missing in action. Nothing can remove this bully of cold air that you’ve got.” If you want to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Deer crime down since drug site opens
By GILLIAN SLADE on February 12th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Red Deer has seen a reduction in crime even though a consumption site opened there last fall, according to a recent RCMP report. Robberies decreased by 25 per cent, with 115 occurring in the final quarter of 2018 compared to an all time high of 172 in 2016. Theft under $5,000 decreased by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health Canada exemption needed for supervised consumption but not for overdose prevention sites
By GILLIAN SLADE on February 12th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade A supervised consumption site requires an exemption under section 56.1 of the Health Act, according to Health Canada but an overdose prevention site, like the one in Red Deer, does not. On Health Canada’s website, listing all the applications for an exemption, there is no mention of Red Deer applying and/or receiving one. ... Read More »
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