Cypress County Council passed a motion to give its six-month notice to withdraw from the Alberta Rural Renewal immigration stream.
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Category Archives: Medicine Hat (Alberta)
Natural gas rates rise for March
Gas rates will rise in March for City of Medicine Hat customers, while power prices remain stuck at a floor rate until they are next reset at the start of April.
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‘They’re Stoked’ Industry welcomes city carbon deal
Local plan owners are encouraged that one of the world’s largest energy infrastructure companies is taking over a proposed carbon sequestration hub, while the head of the city’s energy committee says it’s the right move for Medicine Hat.
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Budget cash to flow to CRH, U of L, twinning
The provincial budget announced Thursday in Edmonton contains a number of financial commitments to southern Alberta.
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Wind farm construction about to begin but company says extension is needed
A wind farm first proposed in 2006 near Seven Persons will proceed to construction next month, according to the company behind Peace Butte Wind, but that likely won’t give enough time to meet an in-service deadline at the end of the year.
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About two thirds of city contracts awarded within region
Two out of every three dollars in city contracts is spent in the southeast region, according to a new purchasing report provided to Medicine Hat council, and only 50 cents spent outside the province.
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Not much for Medicine Hat or area in Budget 2025
The province will run a large deficit in 2025 while continuing to determine the threat of U.S. tariffs to the Alberta economy, usher in a personal income tax cut in the new budget, but provide few new major spending projects in the southeast.
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City ready to talk to Saamis Solar opposition group again
Talks between city energy officials and a local political group organizing opposition to the Saamis Solar Park could be back on the table, both sides tell the News.
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City hands off carbon-capture plans, and costs
The city will hand off its plans to study and develop a carbon sequestration hub in southeast Alberta to Imperial Oil – and recuperate most of the costs incurred by the municipality, officials told the News on Monday.
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City approved for north-end power line replacement
The city’s power distribution department has been approved to replace a portion of power line that rings the city’s east side, but will need to win further approval at hearings this spring.
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