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Police Point Park still allowing cross-country ski, snowshoe rentals
By MO CRANKER on November 18th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Police Point Park is letting people know that cross-county ski and snowshoe rentals are still up and running during business hours. The Nature Centre is open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday. People are asked to show up by 3 p.m. so there is enough time to process the request and for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City sells off last lots of Saamis Heights
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 18th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat’s land development wing has struck a deal to unload 96 lots – the entire remaining inventory of the Saamis 7 subdivision – to a private developer. The $7.15-million sale, to Lansdowne Equity Ventures, would see batches of 20 lots transferred in 12-month intervals. The private real-estate company takes over ... Read More »
1 responseLocal Servus branch donates $5,000 to the Santa Claus Fund
By MO CRANKER on November 18th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund received a large donation this week, allowing it to bring Christmas to more families in the community. The donation of $5,000 from a local branch of Servus Credit Union will go toward board games, something every family gets when using the SCF. Servus 13th Avenue branch manager ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Frozen kitten finds forever home at Sanatec
By MO CRANKER on November 18th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Local business Sanatec Environmental added a new member to its team this week, just in an unusual way. While working near the hamlet of Burdett, Sanatec staff noticed a small kitten walking in their truck tracks in the snow. Upon further inspection, the cat was quite cold and one of its eyes was almost ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Massive pronghorn herd visits city limits
By GILLIAN SLADE on November 18th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A large herd of pronghorn stopped for a visit early Tuesday morning. A herd of about 1,000 could be seen just off the service road along the Trans-Canada Highway between Medicine Hat and Dunmore. Biologist Joel Nicholson with Alberta environment and sustainable resource development says there is no need for alarm. It is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayor still hopes to avoid mask bylaw, but it’s close
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 18th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Mayor Ted Clugston hoped for six months that the public’s adherence to coronavirus guidance would keep infections from rising in Medicine Hat, he told reporters late Monday. But he’s now contemplating his support for a local mask bylaw that he often argued might not be needed. A majority of councillors on Monday asked the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat’s new police chief named
By Medicine Hat News on November 17th, 2020
Medicine Hat’s new police chief will be Mike Worden, a Hat native who spent the past 25 years with the Calgary Police Service, it was announced at Monday’s council meeting. The hiring ends a six-month committee process to replace retiring chief Andy McGrogan. Worden, who is currently a superintendent covering Calgary’s southwest district, which has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New online tool available for messaging close contacts of COVID-positive tests
By GILLIAN SLADE on November 17th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade There is a new online tool to automatically send text messages to close contacts of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. Anyone in Alberta who gets a positive COVID test result is asked by Alberta Health Services to immediately visit http://www.ahs.ca/closecontacts and click on the COVID-19 “close contact tool” and enter the names ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utility service fees expected to rise
By Medicine Hat News on November 17th, 2020
Bills for utility service would rise $4.75 per month for the average household in 2021, according to budget amendments outlined at Monday’s city council meeting. The near 2.3 per cent increase is a little more than half the amount originally projected when budgets were passed two years ago, with the pullback attributed to a wage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doubled tax penalties will take three years to unfold
By Medicine Hat News on November 17th, 2020
A controversial proposal to double property tax penalties next year in Medicine Hat will instead be done over three. City council was prepared to debate a phased-in jump to default fees on Monday, two weeks after members sent the issue back to committee. The measure would see the penalty on unpaid tax accounts, which is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mask bylaw could come in two weeks if case spike persists
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 17th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A majority of Medicine Hat city councillors say they will push for a mandatory mask bylaw in two weeks if they don’t see a major turnaround in rising coronavirus numbers across the area. The same number stressed that the public should heed a call from public health officials and do the responsible thing voluntarily ... Read More »
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