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City says it supports upstream flood mitigation
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 3rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat will not take a strong position on a potential new off-stream reservoir west of Calgary but generally supports flood mitigation efforts upstream, senior administrators tell the News. The proposed Springbank Dam would allow managers to take water off the Elbow River and into a massive new valley during high-stream ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ecole Connaught on alert after positive COVID-19 case detected
By Medicine Hat News on April 3rd, 2021
Ecole Connaught School has been put on alert after Alberta Health Services identified a positive case of COVID-19. The Medicine Hat Public School Division put a notice on its website Wednesday evening, which says all close contacts of the positive case have been put into quarantine. “We will support this individual and their family and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pair of local athletic groups get needed Jumpstart grants
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 3rd, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The Medicine Hat Minor Softball Association and the Panthers Track and Field Club will each receive a $15,000 grant from the Jumpstart sport relief fund to purchase new equipment for the upcoming seasons. The funding is part of the $12 million committed to Jumpstart in February by Canadian Tire Corporation. Michelle Campbell, president of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Montana residents over 16 eligible for vaccine starting today
By Medicine Hat News on April 1st, 2021
Montana has opened up vaccine eligibility to all residents over the age of 16 staring April 1, state officials announced this week. Health authorities in the state of about 1.1 million reported Wednesday they had administered 487,700 total does of the two-phase vaccines and about 191,500 residents were considered fully immunized. About one-quarter of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Michael’s School closing as a caution after outbreak declared
By Medicine Hat News on April 1st, 2021
A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at St. Michael’s School as a total of five cases have been identified as of Wednesday evening, according to a post the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education’s website. In consultation with the Alberta Health Services, the division has decided to close the school as of Thursday out of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local churches prepared for another pandemic Easter
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 1st, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant One year after in-person Easter services were cancelled and services thrown online in the rushed early days of the COVID pandemic, local church leaders say they are prepared for a second spring celebration under restrictions. Capacity limits still linger, but clergy who spoke to the News this week say they are grateful the worst ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kenney on hand to kickstart Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre
By Dale Woodward Southern Alberta Newspapers on April 1st, 2021
The shovels officially dug into the dirt Wednesday afternoon at the Lethbridge Exhibition Centre. Construction has commenced on the 268,000-square foot Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre, the largest development project in the history of Lethbridge & District Exhibition, at the official sod-turning ceremony Wednesday afternoon at Exhibition Park, with Premier Jason Kenney on hand to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Hatter starts radio station amid pandemic
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 1st, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Winning a DJ for a day contest in Medicine Hat just a couple of years after graduating high school led Cameron Dennison to a career in radio. “They (CJCY) picked me up in a limousine with my cousin and we went down in the limousine and had a really fantastic day at the station,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Truck driver dead after head-on collision
By Medicine Hat News on April 1st, 2021
A semi-truck driver is dead after a head-on collision between two transport trucks near Gleichen on Tuesday evening. The crash happened at 7:10 p.m. on Highway 901, between the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 24, north of Carseland. RCMP say they discovered one driver of a truck dead at the scene while the other was treated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Country Co-op pays out $12.5M in cash, equity
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 1st, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi South Country Co-op members will want to start checking their mailboxes – the annual cash and equity payback cheques were sent out last Friday and are on the way. The company announced a cash and equity payback of $12.5 million to members for the 2020 program. South Country Co-op’s CEO says COVID-19 created some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daily COVID update, southeast Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on March 31st, 2021
Medicine Hat is now at 19 active cases. There have been 584 total cases to date, with 548 recoveries and 17 deaths. Other active numbers: Cypress County – Six Forty Mile – Seven Lethbridge – 491 Taber – 51 Brooks – Three Calgary – 3,169 Edmonton – 1,340 Red Deer – 197 Province: 576 new ... Read More »
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