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Construction activity holds steady through pandemic
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 11th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Construction activity could have sunk in 2020 but instead wound up treading water, and observers are expecting better flow in the year ahead. New figures for building and development in Medicine Hat during the pandemic year show that while no new major projects were approved, several were completed, and residential activity shifted from new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County to open Welcome Centre
By Alberta Newspaper Group on February 11th, 2021
Cypress County will be keeping the doors open at the now former Walsh Visitors Information Centre under a new name starting in May. The Cypress County Welcome Centre will be opened after the province decided in early 2020 not to operate the Visitors Information Centre in the small border hamlet. The centre attracts 20,000 visitors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Subsidy program available to assist with suicide bereavement counselling
By Medicine Hat News on February 11th, 2021
A subsidy program has been announced to assist southeastern Albertans with suicide bereavement counselling. The Canadian Mental Health Association of Alberta Southeast Region says the program provides support for family members and friends who have suffered a loss due to a death by suicide. The funding was provided through Alberta Ministry of Health to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic school board talks upcoming mobile crisis unit
By MO CRANKER on February 11th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker It was a quick in-and-out meeting Tuesday for the Medicine Hat Catholic School Board of Education. The board first heard from Learning Services associate superintendent Hugh Lehr on a virtual meeting held Monday. “There were many people on the call – the mayor, school divisions, most agencies in town,” he said. “The ask was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another local pharmacy offering $150 COVID tests
By Medicine Hat News on February 11th, 2021
A local pharmacy is offering the public the option of a PCR COVID-19 test for a fee. Sandstone Pharmacies, which has a franchise in Medicine Hat on Carry Drive, says the demand for COVID testing is high, particularly in rural communities. “Being an organization which services communities across Alberta, we understand implicitly people’s need to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!International Petroleum meets year-end projections despite bumpy road in 2020
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 10th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant International Petroleum Corp. wound up meeting original year-end production targets in 2020, and remained cash positive in a rocky year that saw curtailments and plunging revenue as oil prices were rocked in the spring. The global producer, with major operations centred at Suffield, said Tuesday in its year-end financial report it is maintaining discipline ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds give more than $1M to regional community foundations
By MO CRANKER on February 10th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Community Foundations in southern Alberta will share more than $1 million in federal funding announced Tuesday. Multiple Community Foundation offices will share $1,267,320 to transform public spaces in response to COVID-19. “I was in a Zoom call today about this funding and we were talking about how our communities are struggling through COVID,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veiner Centre offers membership refunds; new operator will keep name the same
By Medicine Hat News on February 10th, 2021
The latest monthly edition of the Veiner Centre news is offering to reimburse Veiner Centre memberships for those who request this. Anyone wanting a refund should call the Veiner Centre, 403-529-8307. A contract to operate the Veiner Centre and Strathcona Centres was recently awarded by the city to Calgary-bases Kerby Centre, which had the only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Power plant’s future will be election issue
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 10th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City utility and elected officials say they hope to form a better relationship with ratepayers alongside a choice to halt major decisions on the power plant until after the fall election. One vocal opponent of a sale says the future of the utility will almost certainly become a ballot box issue. “I don’t think ... Read More »
2 responsesMontana hit harder by COVID but able to vaccinated faster than northern neighbours
By Medicine Hat News on February 10th, 2021
Montana, which compared to Alberta has recorded four times as many COVID-19 cases and deaths per capita, has now vaccinated four times more people in a similar comparison. State public health officials said Tuesday that 144,300 doses had been administered to the state’s 1 million residents, and 39,800 people are now considered fully immunized. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cold snap hasn’t reached water pipes yet
By Medicine Hat News on February 10th, 2021
Frigid weather can often result in frozen water pipes, but during this current cold snap only one situation has required the city to respond. Brian Graham, manager of field operations at environmental utilities, tells the News there had been just one call, and crews had to use hot water from inside the house to thaw ... Read More »
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