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COVID cases decline in SW Sask.
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 12th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews New cases of coronavirus in southwest Saskatchewan are decreasing, though at a slower rate that in late February, according to week-old figures published by the Saskatchewan Health Authority. That province’s weekly report on pandemic cases published Thursday covers the period from Feb. 27 to March 5. It states that 33 new positive diagnoses were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jobless rate down month to month, year over year in southern Alberta
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 12th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Unemployment fell in southern Alberta in February compared to both the previous month and one year earlier, according to figures provided Friday by Statistics Canada. The Medicine Hat-Lethbridge region saw the jobless rate settle to 6.6 per cent, two-tenths of a percentage point below the provincial average after sitting higher than that mark in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clocks change Sunday morning
By Medicine Hat News on March 12th, 2022
It’s that time of year again to turn the clocks ahead for Daylight Saving Time. The time change will take place Sunday at 2 a.m. Hatters are also encouraged to test their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors and change the batteries if necessary... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Water runoff forecasts show dry conditions for spring
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 12th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The final runoff predictions in Alberta and Saskatchewan outline dry times ahead for the region around Medicine Hat, and challenging soil moisture conditions without wet weather this spring. Alberta Environment predicts less than half the normal amount of runoff in the region south of a line from Lethbridge to Medicine Hat and then north ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veiner Centre event will support Ukraine
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 12th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat and area community is coming together for the Veiner Centre’s Stands with Ukraine fundraiser happening March 22. The fundraiser is an all-day public event hosted and organized by the Veiner Centre, with contributions from various local individuals, organizations and businesses. “The Veiner Centre does stand with Ukraine,” centre director Cori Fischer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Polar Plunge goes virtual but doesn’t dampen spirits
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 11th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Hatters will be freezin’ for a reason Saturday as they take part in a virtual Polar Plunge, an initiative where participants record themselves being soaked or dunked in frigid water with the goal of raising funds for Special Olympics. Anyone is eligible to register for the virtual initiative through Special Olympics Alberta’s website. Each ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor faces sanctions following review
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 11th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat doctor faces sanctions after a professional body found he prescribed marijuana as a treatment for pain five years ago without following proper protocol or follow-up treatment. That was determined at a hearing held by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta last October, from which the result was published this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another 2,600 sign on to fixed power rates
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 11th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant More than 2,600 Hatters have taken advantage of an offer to retroactively apply cheaper, fixed electricity to their January bills and going forward, city councillors were told Thursday. Two weeks ago, city council approved the program in response to loud complaints from utility customers over high bills caused by record-high default prices and extremely ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local seniors advocate joins volunteer board for Veiner Centre’s operator
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 11th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat resident Gordon Nott has taken a seat on the Kerby Centre’s volunteer board of directors, in an effort to provide local perspective and help guide the management of the Veiner Centre, a Kerby Centre subsidiary. “I look forward to supporting the Kerby administration team here in our city and building upon the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community Warmth COVID relief spent
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 11th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Close to $900,000 provided from city reserves in 2020 to help avoid utility customers clear up overdue bills avoid cutoffs has been spent, councillors heard Thursday. The Community Warmth Program typically pays out about $25,000 per year that it collects in voluntary donations, but was given most of a $1-million portion of a “COVID ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat filmmaker excited for release of feature horror
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 11th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com A local filmmaker is eagerly awaiting the March 15 release of her feature horror film Cold Wind Blowing. Hatter Dionne Copland wrote and directed the film following her graduation from the UBC’s Film Productions program in 2017. The film was produced under CyberCraft Video, an independent production company owned by Copland and her partner ... Read More »
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