City’s new promotional videos plea for safety
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 20th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A new series of online videos asks Hatters to “ACT NOW” to slow the spread of the coronavirus and limit the impact to vulnerable people, businesses and essential service workers. Police chief Andy McGrogan and fire chief Brian Stauth both ask in recorded messages on the city’s social media feeds to help protect their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Britain still mum on future of Suffield tanks
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 20th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A decision on Britain’s aging tank fleet that trains near Medicine Hat was left out of Thursday’s announcement in London of major increases for shipbuilding and modern warfare projects. Instead, questions of how the army might pay for billions of pounds needed for those modernizations will reportedly be determined in early 2021. British Prime ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New police chief will take it slow at first
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 20th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s new police chief has roots in the Gas City, and he says he’s most looking forward to re-establishing himself in the community. Mike Worden, who was raised here it the 1980s before leaving to start a 25-year policing career in Calgary, was hired this week to replace retiring chief Andy McGrogan. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pembina Pipelines commissions Cypress County propane plant, rail terminal
By Medicine Hat News on November 20th, 2020
Pembina Pipelines has commissioned its propane plant in Cypress County and rail terminal, recent financial statements from the owner of the Empress straddle plants reveal. In 2018 the company announced it would spend $120 million on a facility to remove propane from liquid natural gas that is exported from the province. That production is marketed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family turns tragedy into action for mental health
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 19th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A family affected by suicide will dedicate $100,000 to bolster mental health supports in Medicine Hat. Lindsay Niwa told reporters on Wednesday that her family has spent months attempting to reconcile the death of her brother, Brandon, last May. That has been a painful process that is still ongoing, she said, but now the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another 730 cases identified across the province, none in the Hat
By Medicine Hat News on November 19th, 2020
There were 730 new active COVID-19 cases identified in the last 24-hours for a total of 10,057 in the province. There are 287 people in hospital and 57 of those are in ICU. A total of 11 deaths have been recorded in the past day, which Alberta Health has attributed to COVID. In the south ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With roads a mess, more early winter on the way
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 19th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Early winter isn’t done yet this fall. New flurries were expected in southeast Alberta late Wednesday, and poor driving conditions persisted in southwest Saskatchewan. On Wednesday morning RCMP in southwest Saskatchewan advised against travel on the Trans-Canada Highway east and west of Swift Current as slick conditions forced several vehicles into the ditches overnight. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hidden Valley Ski Resort hopes for Dec. 12, but could be delayed a bit
By Alberta Newspaper Group on November 19th, 2020
Hidden Valley Ski Resort is expected to have the final details of what the ski season will look like within the next couple of weeks. The Cypress Hills Inter-provincial Park ski resort is tentatively aiming to open the slopes on Dec. 12. However, that date could be pushed back to Dec. 18, pending weather conditions. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with alleged break and enter at NE apartments
By Medicine Hat News on November 19th, 2020
Early Wednesday morning police responded to a call regarding a break and enter at an apartment complex. Medicine Hat Police Service were called to the crime in progress at the 100 block of First Street NE. A male had entered a locked apartment complex and was allegedly attempting to steal property from storage lockers belonging ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Work at airport clearing path for business
By GILLIAN SLADE on November 19th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The current construction upheaval at the airport is an early stage of development that will begin to materialize by next summer, the city says. When you turn into the airport off Highway 3, the development is taking place on both the sides of the road. “We are bringing online two commercial lots along that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Biggest cuts’ ever on the way, mayor says
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 19th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Mayor Ted Clugston says the “biggest cuts in the history of the city” budget will be outlined at a council meeting in early December before final budget amendments are decided later in the month. That statement came after Monday’s council meeting where a number of fees were increased in hopes of recovering more of ... Read More »
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