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City looks to alter dividend payout rules
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 16th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Major changes are coming to how the City of Medicine Hat’s business entities calculate how they pay profits to the city, along with a policy about how those dollars are used. The changes, presented at Tuesday’s corporate services committee meeting, would expand a distributable cash model across all the city’s business units, then earmark ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More court proceedings going online due to COVID-19
By Medicine Hat News on December 16th, 2020
Alberta courts are putting more services online as new health restrictions lower occupancy at courthouses across the province. Provincial Court will also not deal with traffic matters in person, will adjourn all pending low-complexity, out-of-custody trials until the new year, and run criminal dockets at regional court centres, such as Medicine Hat, as well as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sask. moves into second phase of well abandonment program
By Medicine Hat News on December 16th, 2020
Saskatchewan has launched a second $200-million phase of a program to help properly abandon inactive oil and gas wells. The new, larger phase follows a $100-million funding envelop that was awarded to well licensees this summer towards work to properly retire low-economic wells and reduce liabilities. In April, Ottawa allocated $1.8 billion for inactive well ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drone assists in nabbing fleeing auto-theft suspect
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 16th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Medicine Hat Police Service used a drone to assist in tracking down a suspect on Monday and now two individuals are facing several charges. On Monday morning at about 11 a.m. a MHPS officer attempted to stop a Dodge pickup truck after the driver failed to stop at a red light. The officer activated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Occupants injured in weekend T-bone collision, charges pending for one driver
By Medicine Hat News on December 15th, 2020
A motor vehicle collision on Saturday resulted in injuries. At about 1:35 p.m. a Toyota Rav4 was travelling south on Carry Drive when a Mercedes Benz GLC that was going east on Calder Road failed to yield, resulting in a T-bone collision, says a Medicine Hat Police Service report. The people in the Rav4 had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No word yet on when COVID vaccine will be available in South zone
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 15th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The initial doses of COVID vaccine are being administered in Calgary and Edmonton but it remains unclear what the timing is for access in the south zone and Medicine Hat. Health Minister Tyler Shandro said the first 3,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccine had arrived in the province and were in eight of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pair of Hatters receive Premiers Council awards
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 15th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Two Hatters have been honoured for their efforts to break down barriers for Albertans with physical and mental health difficulties. The Premier’s Council on the status of persons with disabilities presents awards each year to those who work toward inclusion and “removing barriers” either physical or relating to behaviour, attitudes or mental health. This ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Music can calm the inner storms of stressful times
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 15th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A local music instructor says music can evoke strong emotions and can help us cope better with stressful times, such as a pandemic. Mark Ward, brass instructor at Medicine Hat College Conservatory of Music and Dance, says hearing a piece of music can strike a chord within us with strong emotions. You may associate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pembina Pipeline relaunches capital spending in Cypress County
By Medicine Hat News on December 15th, 2020
Pembina Pipeline will restart a substantial capital program at its straddle plant in Cypress County that was paused earlier this year along with another major pipeline project. In its 2021 capital guidance released Monday, the company said it will move ahead with the two projects that were deferred as this energy sector was rocked by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Savvy planning keeps St. Francis Christmas Dinner going
By MO CRANKER on December 15th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Students at St. Francis Xavier School were able to take part in a longstanding tradition thanks to extra planning from parent volunteers. The annual Christmas Dinner has been taking place at the school since 1979 and is usually held as a large group celebration before the Holidays. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, large gatherings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Santa Claus is Coming to Town in a parade near you
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on December 12th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Santa’s on his way. Jolly old St. Nick began a special five-night Santa Claus Is Coming To Town parade on Friday evening in Redcliff and Crescent Heights – a festive tour of local neighbourhoods with the goal of spreading Holiday cheer and drumming up donations for the Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund. “I ... Read More »
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