Premier Jason Kenney visited the Hinton Training Centre on Aug. 4 to announce a provincial funding investment totalling $8.25M towards updates and improvements of the facility.
The Vista Coal Mine Phase II Expansion Project near Hinton is facing a review by the new Impact Assessment Agency of Canada.
Mortality rates of the mountain pine beetle (MPB) remain similarly low this year to last year, but that doesn’t mean Hinton can say goodbye to the pest yet.
The Government of Alberta is proposing property assessment model changes, which could have negative effects on revenues of municipalities across the province, according to an impact report from Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA).
Less than one in four Alberta small businesses are back to making normal sales, according to new data released Aug. 5 from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s Small Business Recovery Dashboard
Locals Sonny and John Bennett won the grand prize in the 17th Annual Yellowhead County pride contest this summer.
Hinton’s Victim Support Services (VS) is looking for volunteers to get involved and provide support to locals in need.
A rumour about the removal of the Freedom Express bus by council arose online on Friday, July 31, which was quickly shut down by the Mayor, several council members, and other Town of Hinton administrative members.
While Hinton’s active COVID-19 cases remained at four this week, Yellowhead County gained one active case over the last weekend.
