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Still $2M owed from utility deferrals
By Medicine Hat News on December 3rd, 2020
Local utility customers still owe about $2 million from a springtime bill deferral program that ended nearly six months ago, officials confirmed this week. At its height, the City of Medicine Hat’s utility department was carrying unpaid accounts for about 6,900 home and small businesses as part of a provincial moratorium on gas and power ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mask bylaw explained
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 3rd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A 90-day bylaw requiring mask-use in Medicine Hat should be considered alongside laws against bullying and intimidation, said councillors as well as the head of a group that opposes mandatory masking. The bylaw specifically states that store owners or other members of the general public cannot demand proof of exemptions, though bylaw officers have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat man wins $250K with EXTRA win
By Mo Cranker on December 2nd, 2020
Medicine Hatter Gerald Kat has won $250,000 after guessing all seven numbers of the EXTRA number on his Lotto Max ticket for the Oct. 16 draw. Kat nabbed his winning ticket from the Maple Avenue Co-Op gas bar. He says he is stunned to win... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bow Island mom, kids are missing
By Medicine Hat News on December 2nd, 2020
Mounties in Bow Island are looking for a mother and her three children after neighbours haven’t seen the family for several weeks. Officers with the town’s detachment say Jessie Foyston, 41, is new to the community and doesn’t have any known local connections. Foyston, who is also known as Jessie Howell, has one son, Enrique ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta’s COVID fatality rate levels off as more testing now done
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 2nd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade While cases of COVID-19 and deaths in Alberta are climbing fast over the past month, the province’s fatality rate has declined since April. Official numbers from Alberta Health at the end of April show that 1.6 per cent of those who tested positive ended up dying. That figure has dropped to a current 0.9 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tackling web giants should be a federal priority
By Alberta Newspaper Group on December 2nd, 2020
Southern Alberta Newspapers Newspapers in communities from coast to coast dot the nation’s landscape like a media mosaic. From the Bay of Fundy to the Strait of Georgia, journalists are on the job telling the stories that matter most, stories that remain part of the vital fabric of the communities these newspapers still serve. Today ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Natural gas cost going down while power price ticks up in Medicine Hat
By Medicine Hat News on December 2nd, 2020
Utility prices are moving in different directions in December for residential and small- to medium-commercial accounts in Medicine Hat. The rate for natural gas of the month will be $2.77 per gigajoule according to rates published Tuesday by the city’s utility department. That is down from $3.14 in November, while the rate of power moves ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Places of worship are restricted to one-third capacity, website changed
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 2nd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade There has been a change to the COVID-19 restrictions for places of worship. When new restrictions were announced by the government last week, Premier Jason Kenney verbally stated that places of worship were restricted to one third of the building’s capacity under the fire code. When the government’s website was updated it was a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local resident says price differences on masks unfair to those who need them most
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 1st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A local resident says some stores are taking advantage of people needing face masks and that price gouging is taking place. Gordon Robertson says he went to a convenience store because he was in a hurry and needed a face mask. The store was selling a pack of five blue/white disposable face masks for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newell residents running out of time for electoral boundary feedback survey
By Medicine Hat News on December 1st, 2020
Tomorrow is the last day for County of Newell residents to complete a public feedback survey on potential changes to the county’s electoral boundaries. Changes would involve the electoral maps and reduce the number of divisions rom 10 to seven. That is part of a rebalancing exercise to even out populations in the districts, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds sign letter to council urging city mask bylaw
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 1st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A group of doctors in Medicine Hat called for an expedited debate on a local mask bylaw in an open letter to council, co-signed by more than 400 Hatters including nurses, teachers, former aldermen, school board trustees and others. Drs. Paul Parks and Nicoelle Wanner write in the letter that was delivered Monday that ... Read More »
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