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City scrubs power sale option
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 9th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A sale will not be considered as part of a current review of the City of Medicine Hat’s power plant, according to a statement from Mayor Ted Clugston and senior officials on Monday afternoon. Last month the utility department announced it was conducting a strategic review to determine the potential effect of growing renewable ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local LTC workers sign deal with three-year wage freeze
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 9th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Long-term care workers at southeast Alberta’s publicly operated Cypress View Foundation will see no raises for the next three years, according to the latest bulletin from Alberta Labour. It’s the last of the outstanding contracts for the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local No. 46, and the latest in a string of wage freezes, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Restaurants open Monday to eager customers
By Medicine Hat News on February 9th, 2021
With restaurants once more allowed to serve food to dine-in customers there was an air of celebration for many in Medicine Hat on Monday. “By yesterday I was already ecstatic,” said Katherine Raneses, owner of Humpty’s Family Restaurant. After two months of take-out service only at Station Cafe on Second Street SE downtown, regulars were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City rec facilities begin slow reopen
By Medicine Hat News on February 9th, 2021
A few skaters were back on the ice in Medicine Hat on Monday as city administrators reacted to weekend notice that some group activities on the rink and leisure facilities would be allowed as the reopening process began. One-one-one fitness instruction, some private group bookings and rentals were previously announced, and the city has said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH Stampede introduces its new GM
By MO CRANKER on February 6th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede has found its new general manager. Hatter Kara Brake will take over the duties Feb. 16, and she is excited to start her new career. “This is an amazing organization with a huge, rich history and it has an amazing reputation in Medicine Hat,” said Brake. “Being asked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yuhas signs with AJHL’s Drumheller Dragons
By MO CRANKER on February 6th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker One of Medicine Hat’s brightest hockey stars has signed with a junior A club. Vann Yuhas will be joining the AJHL’s Drumheller Dragons next season to continue his career. The club announced Thursday that they had signed the Hat forward to a deal. Yuhas says he is excited for the move to Drumheller. “I’m ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan awards contract for Lake Diefenbaker irrigation project
By Medicine Hat News on February 6th, 2021
The Saskatchewan government has awarded its lead engineering contract on the proposed Lake Diefenbaker irrigation expansion to Clifton Associates. The $4-billion project was announced last summer by the province, which said phases built over the next 10 years would add 2,500 jobs per year and billions to the province’s gross domestic product. Phase one, estimated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another week rolls by with no influenza
By Medicine Hat News on February 6th, 2021
More than 1.5 million Albertans have now been vaccinated against influenza for this season – 96,013 in the South zone. There are still no recorded cases of influenza in the province, and so few cases across Canada that it has still not officially declared a flu season. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SE Alberta’s renewable energy surge renewed
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 6th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant This week’s announcement that Suncor will restart on its Forty Mile Wind project brings the cumulative budget for wind farm construction in southeast Alberta this year back over the $1-billion mark. Six major projects are set to begin or continue with major construction in Cypress County, the County of Forty Mile, or Special Areas ... Read More »
2 responsesA brief history of Medicine Hat’s first ‘mall’
By Medicine Hat News on February 6th, 2021
There are some Hatters that will tell you the Arcade Plaza downtown used to be the “mall” before there were any others in town. Three floors of stores and offices with bright sunlight streaming down the spiral staircase is a distinguishing characteristic, plus a wide range of bricks as a decorative feature inside the plaza ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Send love through Sweethearts for Seniors
By Medicine Hat News on February 6th, 2021
An opportunity for loved ones to send special messages to residents of Good Samaritan’s seniors homes for Valentine’s Day sounds like a match made in heaven. Sweethearts for Seniors is designed to bring joy during a difficult pandemic year. Family members and friends of those seniors can send special heartfelt messages and have them delivered ... Read More »
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