City News

Medicine Hat – On Tuesday, May 11 and Thursday, May 13, taxpayers of the Business Improvement Area (BIA) levy voted with respect to the disestablishment of the City Centre Development Area (CCDA). .

Medicine Hat – Construction at Athletic Park is now underway, following the announcement earlier this year of more than $3M towards upgrades for the ball diamond, part of the recently proposed Waterfront District. .

Medicine Hat – City Council will meet virtually on Monday, May 17 at 6:30 p. m. to ensure alignment with current Alberta Health restrictions related to COVID-19.

Medicine Hat – Beginning this week, taxpayers of the Business Improvement Area (BIA) levy will be voting for or against the disestablishment of the City Centre Development Area (CCDA). .

Medicine Hat – Medicine Hat was incorporated as a city on Wednesday, May 9, 1906. Though no formal celebrations are planned due to the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic in the province and the accompanying restrictions, officials mark the 115 anniversary with reflection and reverence to the community’s past.

Medicine Hat – The City of Medicine Hat’s newest power generation station, known as Unit 17, is now under construction. Contractors occupied the work site on April 15, 2021.

Medicine Hat – The City of Medicine Hat is beginning tree removal operations during the week of March 15, 2021, as part of a project to construct a three-metre wide multi-use trail that spans 550 metres from Kingsway Avenue SE to 5 Street SE downtown. .

Medicine Hat – In August 2020, the federal government announced the new COVID-19 Resilience funding stream under the existing Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP). The federal and provincial government adjusted previous ICIP parameters in response to COVID 19, allowing municipalities to choose whether to continue to use their approved funding for eligible projects under the original Public Transit Stream, or to reallocate for projects that would stimulate local construction and support economic recovery from the pandemic.

Medicine Hat – The City of Medicine Hat is starting the preliminary steps for a provincially-mandated water sampling program that will test the concentration of lead in drinking water. In 2019, Health Canada reduced the maximum acceptable concentration for lead in drinking water from 0. 010 milligrams per litre to 0. 005 milligrams per litre (or 5 parts per billion).

Medicine Hat – City Council will allow Bylaw #4637 (Mandatory Face Coverings bylaw) to expire on March 4, and instead defer to the provincial mask mandate announced by Alberta Health on December 8, 2020. .