Business & Economy

City looking for new curbside recycling partner

Medicine Hat, AB - The City of Medicine Hat and Can Pak Environmental partnered up to bring curbside recycling to the gas city just over a year ago. That partnership is over. On Tuesday, the city anno...

Sep 18, 2019 Photo by Bob Schneider

Council laments loss of gas wells while mayor remains silent

Medicine Hat, AB - The city expects to be able to take a substantial bite out its estimated $300 million in environmental liabilities connected to oil and gas development, council heard on Monday nigh...

Sep 17, 2019 Photo courtesy of Colton McKee - City energy commissioner Brad Maynes briefs council on the plan to shutter 2,000 gas wells during Monday's council meeting.

City-led survey asks local businesses for feedback on labour force

Medicine Hat, AB - A city-led initiative called "Invest Southeast Alberta" is launching its business attraction and labour market survey this week.Sandra Blythe, a business support officer with the ci...

Sep 16, 2019

Tourism trolley hits the road

Medicine Hat, AB - There's a new way to get around the gas city.Tourism Medicine Hat's "Sunshine Trolley" is hitting the road this week connecting all the major tourist stops around the city.Michael H...

Sep 13, 2019 Photo by Colton McKee

City receives high marks for embarking on well abandonment program

Medicine Hat, AB - The city's move to launch an abandonment of more than 2000 gas wells is being widely praised as a forward-thinking move and industry-leading initiative."What the city is doing with ...

Sep 12, 2019

Gas City to abandon majority of gas wells through $90 million program

Medicine Hat, AB - The City of Medicine Hat will be spending $90 million over the next three years as it commences a program to abandon more than 2000 of its gas wells, officials announced on Wednesda...

Sep 11, 2019 Photo courtesy Bob Schneider - Brad Maynes describes the city's gas well abandonment program Wednesday at city hall.

Box Springs Business Park map shows new FedEx location

MEDICINE HAT, AB - A major shipping and delivery retailer could be coming to Medicine Hat according to a photo on the Box Springs Business Park's website.The latest update on the Box Springs Business ...

Sep 11, 2019 Photo courtesy of Box Springs Business Park

Lack of pipeline capacity just one drag on Alberta economy; ATB

EDMONTON - The chief economist with the Alberta Treasury Branch says the provincial economy is being held back by a lack of pipeline capacity.Todd Hirsch says there are challenges from all sides, incl...

Sep 10, 2019 CHATNEWSTODAY file

Update - Servus back online

Medicine Hat, AB - Servus banking services are back online following a power outage which affected services for customers during much of Sunday.The outage began Sunday morning with Servus posting on s...

Sep 08, 2019

UPDATE - Services restored for Servus customers following outage

Medicine Hat, AB - Servus banking services are back online following a power outage which affected services for customers during much of Sunday.The outage began Sunday morning with Servus posting on s...

Sep 08, 2019