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Alberta power prices will rise, but Hat setting its own new rate April 1
By Medicine Hat News on March 30th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Power prices are set to rise for default customers in the rest of Alberta, but that might not be reflected in local rates in Medicine Hat. Last fall, the city utility moved away from charging the default rate used in the rest of the province. It now bases the local energy rate based on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police investigating large number of community mailbox thefts
By BRENDAN MILLER on March 30th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat police say they have strong leads as they continue an investigation into a string of mailbox thefts that have been reported in South Ridge and Ross Glen. Police say thieves have been stealing mail from older style community mail boxes that have a brown exterior and have been broken or damaged. Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nominations open for women in business award
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 30th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Nominations have officially opened for the 2024 Inspire Award, meant for women in the business community who’ve made an impact. The Women in Business Committee of Medicine Hat has been hosting this award for roughly 12 years, said Joleine Martineau, WIB vice chair and Inspire Award co-ordinator. “It’s up to the public to nominate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nomadic Naturalist Series kicks off with bio-facts pop-up display
By Medicine Hat News on March 30th, 2024
Medicine Hat’s Interpretive Program is getting ready to host a series of pop-up events to provide residents hands-on learning experiences focused on the city’s local biology called the ‘Nomadic Naturalists Series.’ The first of the series will be held April 5 near the river lookout west of the Nature Centre and will have a pop-up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Finance officials suggest steady relative tax burden
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 30th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City finance officials are recommending maintaining the relative property tax burden when council approves rates and discusses comparisons between single-family residential, multi-family and non-residential (commercial) class. Thursday’s meeting of the corporate services committee also heard that overall bills will increase 4.7 per cent on average once an increase in the provincial education amount is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missing teen found safe, Brooks RCMP reports
By Medicine Hat News on March 30th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A Brooks teenager who was subject of a missing persons report has been found safe, RCMP in that city reported on Thursday. Earlier in the week Mounties put out a public call for information about the girl’s whereabouts after she left her home 10 days earlier and hadn’t been seen since. She was believed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clark to seek court ruling on sanctions
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 28th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Mayor Linnsie Clark will go to court to overturn sanctions placed upon her by council last week, she told a press conference on Wednesday, stating she will stick to her position that what council ruled a “breach of council conduct” was just her asking tough questions of administrators. Clark also told a crowd of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Highway bridge repairs begin today, minor traffic delays expected
By Medicine Hat News on March 28th, 2024
Bridge repair work to strengthen two bridges along the Trans-Canada Highway that cross over Box Springs Road begins today. Officials at Volker Stevin say they will be using part of the shoulder on both directions of the road to conduct repairs on the steel grinders under the bridge, leaving a full lane for traffic to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Live music, arts to be featured at upcoming spring market
By Medicine Hat News on March 28th, 2024
There is a buzz at Medalta as it gets set to host the ‘Bees & Blossoms’ two-day spring market April 5 and 6. Organizers say they are excited to present a spring market following big success of the ‘Heritage Christmas Market’ in November. The spring market will feature more than 40 unique artisan stalls as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tensions were mounting between mayor and city manager
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 28th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A letter from Linnsie Clark’s lawyer to investigators of a breach of conduct complaint argues the Medicine Hat mayor is correct that process wasn’t followed at city hall in a corporate reorganization last summer. Therefore, it concludes, Clark did not defame city manager Ann Mitchell during an Aug. 21 meeting that became the centre ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biologist turns tough-to-hear science into easy-to-read stories
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 28th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The annual meeting of the Grasslands Naturalists Society on Tuesday also featured the reveal of a new collection of stories from one of Alberta’s foremost biologists. Lorne Fitch, a noted authority on Alberta watersheds, has been working in biology for 50 years and is a retired provincial fish and wildlife biologist. He is one ... Read More »
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