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Federal COVID relief cash will subsidize day camps at YMCA until the end of March
By Medicine Hat News on December 3rd, 2020
The local YMCA is providing childcare options for school-aged children. Money from the federal government’s COVID-19 emergency community support fund, administered by the United Way, will be used to offset the cost of licensed day camps until March 31. It can mean a savings of up to 60 per cent for families on PD days ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Still $2M owed from utility deferrals
By Medicine Hat News on December 3rd, 2020
Local utility customers still owe about $2 million from a springtime bill deferral program that ended nearly six months ago, officials confirmed this week. At its height, the City of Medicine Hat’s utility department was carrying unpaid accounts for about 6,900 home and small businesses as part of a provincial moratorium on gas and power ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coulee Ridge plows through despite pandemic
By Medicine Hat News on December 3rd, 2020
Moving the Coulee Ridge land development forward during a pandemic has been a monumental task, says the developer behind the southend community. And just wait until what it looks like next spring, Don SandFord, CEO of Enclave Ventures, told reporters on Wednesday during a ceremonial first scoop ahead of digging the initial foundation this week. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mask bylaw in effect at midnight
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 3rd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A bylaw requiring masks to be worn in public buildings, businesses, buses and taxis will be in effect at midnight tonight, following a special meeting of council held Wednesday. Hatters face fines of $50 for not complying with the measure that the majority of council said was an important piece of bringing down rising ... Read More »
4 responsesAHS says South Zone hospitals ready for surge
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 3rd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health Services is confident that the south zone and Medicine Hat Regional Hospital are prepared should there be a sudden surge in the number of COVID patients needing hospitalization. Linda Iwasiw, acting chief of the south zone for AHS, says the average hospital occupancy rate is 75 to 80 per cent. MHRH currently ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!About 50 show up to protest mask bylaw
By Medicine Hat News on December 3rd, 2020
Roughly 50 Hatters gathered outside the doors of Medicine Hat city hall on Wednesday to express belief that a mask bylaw is a step in the wrong direction. The majority of those in attendance also sought entry to the evening’s city council debate – which had a 50-person capacity and resulted in a mandatory mask ... Read More »
3 responsesLocal young farmer featured in McDonald’s Canada commercial
By MO CRANKER on December 3rd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker If you’re watching TV this week and commercials hit, it might be worth it to watch through them. A new commercial for fast food chain McDonald’s based around sustainable agriculture and Canadian beef features a young area farmer who shares a bit of his family’s story. Logan Neubauer is a fifth generation farmer at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mask bylaw explained
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 3rd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A 90-day bylaw requiring mask-use in Medicine Hat should be considered alongside laws against bullying and intimidation, said councillors as well as the head of a group that opposes mandatory masking. The bylaw specifically states that store owners or other members of the general public cannot demand proof of exemptions, though bylaw officers have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat man wins $250K with EXTRA win
By Mo Cranker on December 2nd, 2020
Medicine Hatter Gerald Kat has won $250,000 after guessing all seven numbers of the EXTRA number on his Lotto Max ticket for the Oct. 16 draw. Kat nabbed his winning ticket from the Maple Avenue Co-Op gas bar. He says he is stunned to win... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bow Island mom, kids are missing
By Medicine Hat News on December 2nd, 2020
Mounties in Bow Island are looking for a mother and her three children after neighbours haven’t seen the family for several weeks. Officers with the town’s detachment say Jessie Foyston, 41, is new to the community and doesn’t have any known local connections. Foyston, who is also known as Jessie Howell, has one son, Enrique ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta’s COVID fatality rate levels off as more testing now done
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 2nd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade While cases of COVID-19 and deaths in Alberta are climbing fast over the past month, the province’s fatality rate has declined since April. Official numbers from Alberta Health at the end of April show that 1.6 per cent of those who tested positive ended up dying. That figure has dropped to a current 0.9 ... Read More »
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