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International Petroleum meets year-end projections despite bumpy road in 2020

By COLLIN GALLANT on February 10th, 2021

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant International Petroleum Corp. wound up meeting original year-end production targets in 2020, and remained cash positive in a rocky year that saw curtailments and plunging revenue as oil prices were rocked in the spring. The global producer, with major operations centred at Suffield, said Tuesday in its year-end financial report it is maintaining discipline ... Read More »

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Any coal mining on eastern slopes will affect the Hat

By MO CRANKER on February 10th, 2021

mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Open pit coal mining set to take place on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains could have serious effects on Medicine Hat’s water quality, a local biologist says. Brent Smith, an instructor at Medicine Hat College, is launching a new program based around sustainable agriculture for the 2021 school year. He says coal ... Read More »

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Car crashes into Taylor home, female suspect arrested after fleeing on foot

By Medicine Hat News on February 10th, 2021

A vehicle crashed into a private home on Taylor Road on Monday night. A 9 p.m. 911 call came to police from a resident in the 700 block, who reported that a vehicle had just crashed into their house. The female driver had fled the scene on foot. Medicine Hat Police Service contained the area ... Read More »

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COVID vaccine clinics to open across Sask. this spring

By Medicine Hat News on February 10th, 2021

Mass immunization clinics will be staged at nine locations in southwest Saskatchewan when health officials there begin distributing the coronavirus vaccine to the general population this spring. Saskatchewan announced Tuesday its general rollout plan that describes two phases, including current work to vaccinate 190,000 persons in priority groups, health-care workers and all residents over the ... Read More »

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Canadian Pacific donation brings vital piece of equipment to MH Regional Hospital

By Medicine Hat News on February 10th, 2021

A large corporate donation to the Medicine Hat & District Health Foundation has made it possible to purchase vital equipment in the Intensive Care Unit at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. Canadian Pacific donated $23,000 to purchase a “LifePak 15” – an important piece of life-saving equipment. CP made the donation through its community investment program, ... Read More »

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Frigid February a danger to folks on the street

By Medicine Hat News on February 9th, 2021

Police responded to three citizens this weekend who were sleeping rough in the extreme cold temperatures that have engulfed Medicine Hat. Insp. Brent Secondiak says two men were sleeping in vestibules of buildings downtown and a young woman was sleeping in her vehicle. They were all taken to the overnight shelter. “They were aware of ... Read More »

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Abandoned pup officially has forever home

By MO CRANKER on February 9th, 2021

mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker More than a year after being abandoned at a local boarding kennel, seven-year-old Staffordshire Terrier Petey’s story is getting its happy ending. Petey and another dog, Rubble, were dropped off at Pet Park Boarding Kennel in late 2019. The dog’s owner left them there, and left the business with thousands in medical treatment that ... Read More »

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Humane Society raising operation funding with Valentine’s Day draw

By MO CRANKER on February 9th, 2021

mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Southern Alberta Humane Society is staying busy in 2021. The animal welfare organization is looking to pay down bills, and is hosting a Valentine’s Day draw. The draw is for a $700 basket, with tickets going for $10 each. “We only printed 200 tickets for this,” said board member De Seaton. “There aren’t ... Read More »

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Hatter charged in relation to storage unit B&Es in Brooks

By Medicine Hat News on February 9th, 2021

A Medicine Hat man has been charged with breaking into storage lockers in Brooks, the RCMP detachment in that city announced Monday. In late January, mounties were called to investigate a break-in to seven units at a local storage complex, and then on Feb. 4 executed a search warrant at a residence on Wild Rose ... Read More »

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Restaurants open Monday to eager customers

By Medicine Hat News on February 9th, 2021

With restaurants once more allowed to serve food to dine-in customers there was an air of celebration for many in Medicine Hat on Monday. “By yesterday I was already ecstatic,” said Katherine Raneses, owner of Humpty’s Family Restaurant. After two months of take-out service only at Station Cafe on Second Street SE downtown, regulars were ... Read More »

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City scrubs power sale option

By COLLIN GALLANT on February 9th, 2021

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A sale will not be considered as part of a current review of the City of Medicine Hat’s power plant, according to a statement from Mayor Ted Clugston and senior officials on Monday afternoon. Last month the utility department announced it was conducting a strategic review to determine the potential effect of growing renewable ... Read More »

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