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Hut 8 to upgrade local data processing centre
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2020
Hut 8 will upgrade its data processing centre in Medicine Hat this fall as it takes over full management of the facility that handles cryptocurrency exchanges for a fee. The firm will also begin renting out a portion of its facility to a client “crypto-miner” in order to diversify its income stream, according to financial ... Read More »
1 responseRailway crossing repair in northwest will begin Tuesday
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2020
Repairs to a railway road crossing in the city’s northwest will cause vehicle traffic to be detoured for two days next week. The spur line that crosses Brier Park Road between Box Springs Road and Semrau Drive will be rebuilt starting Aug. 18, the city announced this week, though Canadian Pacific Railway is performing the ... Read More »
1 responsePolice explain decision to not name suspect in sexual assault case
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2020
Police in Medicine Hat are explaining their decision not to name a man charged after a sexual assault investigation involving a child in July. A release late Thursday states that several social media posts emanating from the city describe the case which police say is subject to a court-imposed publication ban and involves a minor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Curious’ child calls 911 hundreds of times in a day
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2020
Medicine Hat Police Service investigated a complaint involving an overwhelming number of frivolous 911 phone calls and determined the source was a “curious five-year-old.” A Thursday MHPS release said the Medicine Hat 911 communication centre received hundreds of calls over a 24-hour period from a disconnected cellular phone in the city, suspecting that a child ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City worker vote starts string of contract talks
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 14th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Unionized city workers voted on a new contract proposal late Thursday, though the details of the deal or the vote’s result likely won’t be known until Monday. Typically, negotiated settlements that pass a union membership vote are then dealt with by elected officials at the following city council meeting. If both sides ratify the ... Read More »
1 responseRoad work causing detour near Valleyview seniors’ residence
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2020
If you need to go to Valleyview seniors’ residence or the Alberta Health Services building across the road, current roadworks will mean having to detour. The intersection of Valleyview Road and First Street SW is currently undergoing significant road work and rehabilitation. Valleyview Drive is completely blocked off from First Street all the way to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vigil at MH hospital for slain Red Deer doctor
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 14th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade There will be a vigil in Medicine Hat to remember the Red Deer physician who was killed in an attack on Monday. The vigil for Dr. Walter Reynolds will take place tonight at 7 p.m. near the old entrance to the hospital, where you would enter to reach the atrium. A local doctor says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Health recommends testing for all K-12 teachers, staff
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 14th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health is recommending asymptomatic COVID-19 testing for all teachers and staff in the K-12 education system before school starts at the end of the month. Arrangements for the tests can be made through two local pharmacies: Sandstone Pharmacies, 116 Carry Dr., located in the Carry Drive Clinic building (403-528-2111), and Shoppers Drug Mart, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At-home learning options available for parents who choose so
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 13th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s two school divisions are readying online-learning programs for students whose parents are weighing options ahead of an Aug. 31 return to class. Pupils across Alberta have been home since mid-March when pandemic protocols barred large indoor gatherings. For public school students, the return could be via an online learning “At home HUB,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cancarb parent makes sales adjustment over COVID-19
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 13th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The parent company of Cancarb in Medicine Hat reduced its whole-year sales forecast by one third this month as it presented its first quarterly financial report that included the coronavirus pandemic. Tokai Carbon saw net sales across its product line fall by 32 per cent during the first six months of 2020, compared to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Volunteers set to return to Meals on Wheels delivery
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 13th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The seniors who have traditionally volunteered their time to deliver Meals on Wheels are starting to do so again, says the city. Throughout the COVID-19 lockdown and since, city employees have been doing the delivery of meals to protect the volunteer drivers who are seniors and considered to be in a vulnerable demographic. Now ... Read More »
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