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Pandemic forces Methanex to extend shutdown of plant in Trinidad indefinitely
By Medicine Hat News on January 8th, 2021
Methanex has extended a shutdown of its methanol plant in Trinidad indefinitely as it seeks to secure a new natural gas supply contract, the global producer that has major operations in Medicine Hat announced on Thursday. The plant was initially idled last March as the company managed curbed production levels in light of a global ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business owners object to day shelter locale
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 8th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Downtown business owners plan to formally object to a daytime homeless shelter that is now operating near the downtown intersection of Third Street and Sixth Avenue. They say groups of shelter users congregate near their storefronts on one of downtown’s busiest street, and better space could be found. Announced in mid-December, it provides space ... Read More »
1 responseCould Kenney face the music from his own party?
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 7th, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Premier Jason Kenney might be more concerned with how the United Conservative Party is viewing him at the moment than with what will happen in the next provincial election. Jim Groom, political science instructor Medicine Hat College, says whether the public outcry about elected officials travelling outside the country over Christmas and New Year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New chief speaks fondly of fallen Calgary officer
By MO CRANKER on January 7th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker All eyes were on Calgary at the turn of the New Year when the country learned of a police officer’s tragic death. During a New Year’s Eve traffic stop, 37-year-old Sgt. Andrew Harnett was dragged and killed by a fleeing SUV. He is the 12th Calgary police officer to die while on duty. Medicine ... Read More »
1 responseArtist Allan Jensen remembered for love of community
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 7th, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade An artist who loomed large in the community passed away on Boxing Day. Allan Jensen, was 79 having been born on Sept. 18, 1941 in Drumheller, the youngest of four children who began a teaching career in Munson, Alta. In Medicine Hat he developed new art courses at Crescent Heights High School and Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City expects compatibility with UCP’s red tape reduction plans
By Medicine Hat News on January 7th, 2021
The City of Medicine Hat should have “minimal” problems aligning its development guidelines with new “Red Tape Reduction” legislation from the province, local officials said Wednesday. Many of the measures in the updated Municipal Government act regarding development timelines are already in compliance with city practice, said planning general manager Kent Snyder. But, the city ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provincial flood maps don’t include the expected effects of Medicine Hat’s berms
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 7th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Hatters can see the potential effects of up to a 1-in-1,000-year flood in a new provincial flood mapping study, but harder to discern are the effects of berms built by the city since major flooding in 2013. Myriad flooding scenarios and even the migrating paths of creeks and the South Saskatchewan River over time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!News names McCracken city editor
By Mo Cranker on January 6th, 2021
Medicine Hat News Ryan McCracken has been a fixture in the local sports community since he started at the News in 2014, but in recent months he has become an integral facet of regular news coverage in Medicine Hat as well. Back in June, McCracken was appointed as sports editor and the News is now ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CCDA, city council liaison say new mandate needed
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 6th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Both the head of the City Centre Development Agency and city council’s liaison with the business improvement district say a new mandate for the organization is needed and perhaps a more solid line drawn between it and city hall. CCDA chair Jeremy Silver, however, says the city can’t have it both ways considering a ... Read More »
2 responsesBarnes calling for more accountability regarding COVID vaccine rollout
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 6th, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A local MLA is calling for more accountability about rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine. Drew Barnes, MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat, says Albertans deserve to know how many of the 975 doses supplied to Medicine Hat on Dec. 22 have been administered so far, adding this can be made public without violating any privacy issues. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fifty-one felines: Page and Whisker looks back on successful first year
By MO CRANKER on January 6th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker It has been just about a year since the Page and Whisker opened its doors downtown. The store opened on Jan. 10 last year with the goal of selling books, raising cash for Alberta Pound and Rescue Centres, and of course, finding homes for cats. Since opening, the store has adopted out 51 cats ... Read More »
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