Rising real estate prices will push property tax assessments higher this year in Medicine Hat for both homes and businesses, though that won’t push tax bills higher than a planned 5.6 per cent increase.
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Local clubs reiterate opposition to possible long-term industrial development plans
Members of racing and shooting groups located in north Medicine Hat are again objecting to land-planning changes they say will threaten their facilities near a proposed industrial development zone.
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Councils converge for public hearing on proposed updates to Inter-municipal Development Plan
Three local councils will stage a joint public hearing tonight toward passing updates to the Inter-municipal Development Plan between Medicine Hat, Redcliff and Cypress County.
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Utility prices remain low even during extreme cold
Even current cold weather is not helping boost power and natural prices in Alberta, City of Medicine Hat utility officials told a committee meeting this month.
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Big Marble first to sell power back to city
The first agreement under new rules allowing local businesses to sell power back into the City of Medicine Hat system may be nearing completion, the News has learned.
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Local jobless rates still high year over year
The unemployment rate in rural southern Alberta remains much higher than one year ago, according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada.
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Borrowing underway for city utility projects
City council has begun the process to borrow $51.7 million to fund an initial batch of utility construction projects over the next two years.
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All options on table for how Saamis Solar unfolds, city’s energy chair says
The chairman of the city’s energy committee says there is no rush to build portions of the Saamis Solar Park, but the controversial project gives them “a lot of flexibility” no matter how several substantial hurdles faced by the power business are settled.
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Saamis Solar field viability. Yay or nay?
Supporters and opponents of the now city-owned Saamis Solar park project said Wednesday that a thorough airing of the project’s economic case will prove their points to either halt or accelerate building the array on the city’s north end.
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Construction plan tops city’s Saamis Solar priorities
The City of Medicine Hat is now closing a deal to buy one of the largest solar fields ever proposed in Western Canada, but when it might be built is still a work in progress, say city officials.
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