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City Notebook: Voters had their say
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 23rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Once upon a time, “Good night, Ted,” was the line long-time News editor Pete Mosey used in his column to needle then Mayor Ted Grimm to bed on Monday nights. But it’s probably needling enough for outgoing Mayor Ted Clugston that Grimm himself introduced incoming Mayor Linnsie Clark on election night last Monday. That ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Q&A with Linnsie Clark
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 23rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Linnsie Clark will become the first female mayor of Medicine Hat when she is sworn into office on Nov. 1. The 41-year-old Hatter is also the youngest person to hold the position in 50 years and the first lawyer in the post since at least the First World War. She recently sat down with ... Read More »
1 responseSecond dose required for Restrictions Exemption Program starting Oct. 25
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 23rd, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta government declared Friday, that beginning Oct. 25, a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is required for the Restrictions Exemption Program. The second dose must have been administered at least 14 days prior. Individuals who are not yet fully vaccinated are still able to access businesses and venues participating in REP by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kilpatrick optimistic entering second term as Redcliff’s mayor
By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on October 23rd, 2021
Incumbent Redcliff Mayor Dwight Kilpatrick will serve his second term as mayor after gaining 656 of 1,362 votes of the votes during the Alberta municipal election on Oct. 18. “I’m very pleased with the result,” said Kilpatrick. “It does vindicate you for what we’ve been doing for the last four years, because not only do ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bow Islanders not interested in rerouting Highway 3
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 22nd, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A plebiscite in Bow Island shows overwhelming opposition to a provincial plan to reroute Highway 3 from the middle of the town to farmland several kilometres south. The town’s council added the question to the ballot in this week’s municipal election and results show that 71% of voters oppose the plan while 29% were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Study finds women-owned businesses faced unique issues during pandemic
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 22nd, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Women’s Enterprise Organization of Canada released a study about the effects of the pandemic on female business owners. In its key findings, the study explains that Canadian women entrepreneurs have had to pivot and adapt to changes in the business environment caused by the pandemic. Most notably, the need to increase a business’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Friesen walks away from council with humble pride
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 22nd, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com After a total of seven terms on Medicine Hat city council, Julie Friesen will depart from her position on Nov. 1. Friesen’s political career began in 1989 when she was first elected to council. After a short period away from the council table, she was re-elected in 1998 and served until 2010, when she ... Read More »
1 responseOutbreak at MH hospital declared over
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 22nd, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The COVID-19 outbreak at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital has ended along with a similar status lifted at Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge. That leaves only the Cardston Health Centre on the Alberta Health Services acute care outbreak list for the South zone. An outbreak is declared when officials can trace the spread of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unfinished business for Phil Turnbull
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 22nd, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Phil Turnbull feels the work has been left undone. The outgoing city councillor, whose bid for re-election was unsuccessful this week, can’t help but look back on the past four years with a sense of disappointment in momentum lost. “I wanted to run to finish the job that we had started in our first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Construction underway on solar farm near Enchant
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 22nd, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Capital Power announced that construction began Thursday on its new solar energy farm near Enchant, the same day a transfer of ownership and new in-service date was approved by regulators. The Edmonton-based power generator purchased plans to build the 90,000-panel facility late last year from Calgary-based renewable developer SolarKrafte. A new sale approval this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kilpatrick re-elected in Redcliff
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 21st, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Incumbent Dwight won a four-way race for mayor pf Redcliff, fending off a hard challenge from one-term councillor Shawna Gale. Voting totals on Monday from the town show Kilpatrick won the contest with 656 votes to Gale’s 363. Also running were former mayor Ernie Reimer (238 votes) and challenger Mark Payne (105 votes). Along ... Read More »
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