With the completion of the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir, Calgary and downstream communities on the Elbow River should see reduced flooding, including minor benefits for Medicine Hat.
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Category Archives: Medicine Hat (Alberta)
City reserve funds won’t last long without change
The City of Medicine Hat isn’t as rich as most people think, top administrators told council Monday, especially with the likelihood of depressed power profits on the horizon.
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Hydrogen exploration in southern Alberta has B.C. mining firm excited
Years after exploration companies began seeking out deposits of helium in southern Alberta, the search is also on for sites that produce pure hydrogen from domed formations deep underground.
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Cypress County conducting survey with local businesses to better meet needs
Cypress County wants to hear from its business community, to better shape the future of what can be offered.
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Company seeks three-year extension from AUC on wind farm in SE Alberta
A wind farm developer has requested a three-year extension on plans to build south of Irvine, due to “significant congestion” on the regional power grid and uncertainty about how it will be alleviated.
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Third Street top-lift paving wraps up downtown
Construction fencing was coming down Monday afternoon as paving and line-painting crews were completing their work on Third Street in the city centre.
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Seeding in southeast Alberta nearly complete
Seeding is nearing completion in southeast Alberta on May 20, according to the latest edition of the Alberta crop report.
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Major apartment block approval pushes city’s building permit numbers beyond 2024 totals
New apartment construction has pushed building permit numbers in 2025 well past last year’s total.
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City upgrades online construction maps with more info
The Capital Project Map, as well as Road Construction and Closures Map, have been updated for Medicine Hat’s 2025 construction season, keeping residents informed of closures and potential disruptions as they move through the city.
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City’s Transportation Plan will go before a public hearing
A new city Transportation Plan that would insert active priorities like cycling and trailways into long-term network planning – including maligned changes on Division Avenue – will go to a public hearing later this spring.
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