City puzzled by province critique on shelter talks
Coun Shila Sharps says Medicine Hat welcomed discussion on homeless shelters to the public. MLA Justin Wright criticized the city’s communications plan tied to a provincial strategy for a pilot service navigation centre. The Mustard Seed relocation item goes to the planning commission January 15 with a public notice issued last week.
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Cubs Edge Thunder in tight Medicine Hat tilt
Medicine Hat Cubs forward Caleb Garrecht leans into a shot as Airdrie defender pursues in the first period at the Eriplex. The Cubs led 6-3 after 40 minutes in a Friday night home game against the Thunder, unfinished at press time.
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Alberta mulls Coal Modernization Initiative banning new open-pit mines
Alberta unveils the Coal Modernization Initiative to ban new open-pit mining in the Eastern Slopes and curb mountaintop removal while keeping selenium from waterways. Existing or advanced projects like Grassy Mountain are excluded, and rules push underground mining or low overburden displacement to protect water.
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Local MLA to co chair panel on homelessness in Alberta
Cypress Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright is named co chair of Alberta's homelessness panel. The panel will advise on long term measures while frontline funding and streamlined grants reach providers including Indigenous led groups. Robin James of Lethbridge Housing Authority joins. over 8 000 Albertans received housing supports in 2023 24 with 1 800 new entrants to programs.
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