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Hatters line up again for limited rapid COVID-19 test kits
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 21st, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s Community Health Service’s stock of free COVID-19 test kits was replenished Monday after running out of 400 kits on Dec. 17. The kits provided to Alberta Health Services by Alberta Health and are in “very high demand,” AHS stated on its South zone Twitter account. Again on Monday there was a line ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SE Hill group will open Central Park concession on certain winter days
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 18th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Winter weather is here to stay, but one community group is asking Hatters to get out, embrace it, then stop by to warm up. The Southeast Hill Neighbourhood Association says it will operate the Kiwanis Kitchen at Central Park as a limited concession on certain days this winter, starting this weekend. The non-profit group ... Read More »
1 responseMother Nature’s Preschool partners with city to promote inter-generational experience
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 18th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com The City of Medicine Hat and Mother Nature’s Preschool are teaming up to promote inter-generational experiences and break down ageism. Sherry Jean is the founder and manager of Mother Nature’s Preschool, Medicine Hat’s only inter-generational centre. The centre, located next to Chinook Village Retirement Community, was created with the goal of bringing children and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Only 400 rapid kits sent to the Hat
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 18th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Rapid COVID tests offered by the province went rapidly out the door of the Dunmore Road community health centre on Friday morning as distribution of the antigen tests was opened across the province. Officials stated that 400 of the kits, each containing five rapid tests, were claimed on a first-come-first-serve basis on the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council to take on budget once again
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 18th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A month-long budget block will be tackled Monday as council takes up proposed amendments for 2022 that could include new money to operate two shuttered rec facilities as well as new resources for city council members and a downtown planning study. Those four items were included at the Dec. 6 meeting, though the planning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A Christmas Q&A with Medicine Hat’s biggest Holiday fans
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 18th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com The News asked some little Hatters their thoughts on Christmas. Their answers didn’t disappoint: The News: Santa’s busy working at Christmas time, but what does he do the rest of the year? Jack (Grade 2): Eats food to get fat! Ayla (Grade 1): Sleep. Chloe (Grade 1): He bakes Christmas cookies! The News: How ... Read More »
1 responseHatter honoured for improving life for people with disabilities
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 18th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Hatter Frank Gilham has been recognized for his contributions to make better the lives of those living with disabilities. The long-time financial officer of REDI Enterprises was presented with the Gary MacPherson Leadership award from Premier’s Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities at the Dec. 6 meeting of Medicine Hat city council. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local real estate market enjoying strong finish to 2021
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 17th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The Medicine Hat real estate market is mounting a strong finish to 2021 after a record-smashing start to the year that ebbed during the summer. Figures for November show the highest number of residential sales for the month, which is typically slower, going back 10 years. A total of 125 closures in the month ... Read More »
2 responsesProposed substation locations up for feedback
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 17th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Potential sites for a new electrical substation in southwest Medicine Hat are ready to go back for community consultation before the process moves on to a provincial regulatory body likely in early 2022. Utility division head Brad Maynes told Thursday’s meeting of the utility and infrastructure committee about feedback from an initial mailout on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter surrounded by loved ones for 104th birthday
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 17th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Susie Richter of Medicine Hat celebrated a milestone this past weekend, when she turned 104 years old. “The aids that work here, they all tell me, ‘You can’t be 104,'” Richter told the News. “(They think I’m) at the most 80.” Richter, who was born on a Saskatchewan farm in 1917, was grateful for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City police remind public to watch out for scam artists this Holiday Season
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 17th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Police Service is reminding Hatters to remain vigilant through the Holiday Season and New Year, as phone and email scams are a common community issue. “This year, consistently we have seen a variety of different scams come through the Medicine Hat Police Service and through our community,” Sgt. Adam Gregory of ... Read More »
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