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By Eli J. Ridder | @EliRidder

Week in review: Medicine Hat’s regiment is leaving, south end rezoning and more

Mar 9, 2024 | 6:00 AM

This is week in review, a look back at the top stories that shaped Medicine Hat over the last seven days.

The regiment is leaving

The South Alberta Light Horse Regiment, known affectionately by its veterans as the “Sally H”, is undergoing a process that will see it realign and rebrand to being part of the King’s Own Calgary Regiment.

The change after decades of a Medicine Hat-based command comes as a shock to both its veterans and some of its current soldiers, according to sources who spoke with CHAT News.

Col. Christopher Hunt, in charge of Alberta’s reserve forces, said the move is a realignment that will bring the Medicine Hat and Lethbridge reserve units under Calgary’s command while SALH will live on as a small unit in Edmonton.

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Medicine Hat Public Library Comic Con taking place May 4

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Here’s that story: South Alberta Light Horse Regiment to ‘realign’ with larger reserve force

City council rezoning, third-party energy review

It was a busy week for city hall.

A property in the city’s south end was rezoned at city council on Monday. It’s expected that an apartment development with a maximum height of six stories will be proposed.

More on that: Property in Medicine Hat’s south end rezoned to mixed use, could be used for new residences

The city was denied federal cash from Canada’s Housing Accelerator Fund.

More on that: Medicine Hat plans to move ahead with housing supply plans despite federal funding denial

The finance minister also weighed in on the denial: Medicine Hat getting denied federal housing fund symptom of Alberta trend, says finance minister

Council in September 2023 decided it would carry out a third-party review of the city’s energy business. This week, the city chose KPMG LLC to carry out that inspection.

Here’s that story: Medicine Hat chooses KPMG for third-party energy business review

International Women’s Day coverage

Friday was International Women’s Day.

CHAT News highlighted a pair of women in Medicine Hat based on nominations from the community.

Here are those stories:

Medicine Hat businesswoman honoured for community impact

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