Multi-family residential permits were up in April as were commercial property upgrades, according to the latest figures released by the City of Medicine Hat’s planning department.

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Physician shortages could make access to medical care increasingly difficult for Hatters, local physicians warn, as at least four more physicians and one gynecologist prepare to leave Medicine Hat practices.

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The three-year-old proposal to turn the site of the Medicine Hat Arena in to mixed-use housing would likely be rolled forward into a new plan to incentivize development, according to city administrators.

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New tax incentives meant to spur redevelopment and draw in business investment were introduced to a city committee on Thursday, with administrators saying safeguards are built in and the practice is becoming widespread.

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Aurora Cannabis is closing more facilities, including its largest remaining “sky-class” greenhouse, in favour of relying on a recently acquired growing company and to continue to cut production and expenses.

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City planners are proposing ground-floor commercial buildings with floors of apartments or condos above could help drive development and help reach urban intensification targets in a new “high density” mixed-use zone.

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A local business development network will benefit from more than $1 million in grant funding to bolster technological innovation, the province’s Alberta Innovates agency announced Wednesday.

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As the weather warms, many Hatters have begun planting home gardens. One Medicine Hat couple’s garden not only beautifies their front and backyards, it also provides them with fresh fruit and vegetables throughout the summer and early fall.

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Changes could be underfoot within the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education as a proposed plan for the amalgamation of three local schools and relocation of the division’s French-immersion program to a new facility, moves to the province’s Board of Education for approval.

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Nine years after widespread flooding, the City of Medicine Hat is heading into flood season with all berm projects suggested after the 2013 flood in place.

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