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Medicine Hat’s suicide numbers are on pace to double last year’s
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 3rd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade If the current trend continues Medicine Hat could see double the number of suicides this year compared to 2019. Police chief Andy McGrogan calls it alarming. “Just a tragedy,” he said. There were five suicides in the whole of 2019, three males and two females. So far this year there have been eight confirmed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Been there done that
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 3rd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant There’s something strangely familiar about news that U.S. President Donald Trump is backing a proposed railway between Alaska and Alberta. Oh, I remember now… the Alberta Party began touting the incredibly long rail line through impossibly tough terrain during the last provincial election as a kind of Hail Mary touchdown attempt. It jibbed nicely ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Country Co-op receives Chair’s Award through REDI Enterprises
By Medicine Hat News on October 2nd, 2020
South Country Co-op Limited was officially recognized at REDI Enterprises Society’s annual general meeting this week with the 2020 Chair’s Award. Established in 2007, the award was created to recognize individuals, businesses and organizations that have contributed significantly to creating opportunities for people with disabilities to be included in the mainstream of the community. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City utility rates fall back for October
By Medicine Hat News on October 2nd, 2020
Power and gas prices will drop in October, according to utility rates posted Thursday by the City of Medicine Hat. The month’s electricity and natural gas commodity rates are between 12 and 18 per cent less than in September. Power sits at 6.2-cents per kilowatt hour, down from 7.5-cents last month, while gas falls 33-cents ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!International travellers testing positive in sharp decline since start of COVID-19 pandemic
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 2nd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Less than two per cent of those testing positive for COVID-19 in the past three months were international travellers, says Alberta Health. “Approximately 170 cases of COVID-19 in Alberta were acquired via travel internationally in the last three months,” said Tom McMillan, assistant director communication Alberta Health. In those three months Alberta Health reported ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cleantech manufacturer says Alberta grant program a good start to a growing need
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 2nd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A new provincial grant program to cover some costs for oilpatch companies to better manage or eliminate methane emissions is “a good start” according to a local “cleantech” manufacturer. Derek Keeler of Atlantis Research Labs, which makes the methane reducing PureJet, says the size of the issue – involving hundreds of thousands of sites ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Revamped children’s library opens at MHPL
By MO CRANKER on October 2nd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Medicine Hat Public Library is kicking off Library Month in a big way. The organization unveiled its newly-renovated children’s library this week and is extending hours at different points throughout the week. The renovations were made possible by the first of two donations by the Kinsmen Club of Medicine Hat, which the space ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC gets $1.6M to better Indigenous programming
By Medicine Hat News on October 2nd, 2020
Medicine Hat College will receive nearly $1.6 million in federal government grants for expansion and renovations to create classrooms and space for Indigenous programming, it was announced on Thursday in Lethbridge. Money will also provide elevator access to the lower floors, and install structural components for a solar power array on the roof, according to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Promoting hatred trial will go ahead
By Medicine Hat News on October 2nd, 2020
A Medicine Hat man accused of promoting hatred and gathering firearms will go to trial after all, the News has learned. In early March, Loki Hulgaard fired his defence attorney and attempted to remove a guilty plea on charges that he passed currency with anti-Semitic statements stamped on them. On Thursday, the matter was back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local advocates travel to Lethbridge to volunteer with its unsanctioned overdose prevention site
By MO CRANKER on October 2nd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker A pair of Hatters travelled to Lethbridge last week to volunteer outside the unsanctioned overdose prevention site. Kym Porter and Kari Ursulescu are members of the group Moms Stop the Harm, and have both lost a loved one to overdose. Porter lost her son Neil, and Ursulescu lost her partner Riley. The women say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Companies agree to asset swap involving Empress
By Medicine Hat News on October 1st, 2020
Plains Midstream will gain full control of two more straddle plant operations in Empress in exchange for a portion of its pipeline network via an asset swap with Interpipeline. The two companies announced the arrangement after the stock market closed Monday, stating it should lead to greater efficiencies for both firms. In the deal, Plains ... Read More »
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