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Yuhas signs with AJHL’s Drumheller Dragons
By MO CRANKER on February 6th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker One of Medicine Hat’s brightest hockey stars has signed with a junior A club. Vann Yuhas will be joining the AJHL’s Drumheller Dragons next season to continue his career. The club announced Thursday that they had signed the Hat forward to a deal. Yuhas says he is excited for the move to Drumheller. “I’m ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan awards contract for Lake Diefenbaker irrigation project
By Medicine Hat News on February 6th, 2021
The Saskatchewan government has awarded its lead engineering contract on the proposed Lake Diefenbaker irrigation expansion to Clifton Associates. The $4-billion project was announced last summer by the province, which said phases built over the next 10 years would add 2,500 jobs per year and billions to the province’s gross domestic product. Phase one, estimated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another week rolls by with no influenza
By Medicine Hat News on February 6th, 2021
More than 1.5 million Albertans have now been vaccinated against influenza for this season – 96,013 in the South zone. There are still no recorded cases of influenza in the province, and so few cases across Canada that it has still not officially declared a flu season. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SE Alberta’s renewable energy surge renewed
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 6th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant This week’s announcement that Suncor will restart on its Forty Mile Wind project brings the cumulative budget for wind farm construction in southeast Alberta this year back over the $1-billion mark. Six major projects are set to begin or continue with major construction in Cypress County, the County of Forty Mile, or Special Areas ... Read More »
2 responsesA brief history of Medicine Hat’s first ‘mall’
By Medicine Hat News on February 6th, 2021
There are some Hatters that will tell you the Arcade Plaza downtown used to be the “mall” before there were any others in town. Three floors of stores and offices with bright sunlight streaming down the spiral staircase is a distinguishing characteristic, plus a wide range of bricks as a decorative feature inside the plaza ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Send love through Sweethearts for Seniors
By Medicine Hat News on February 6th, 2021
An opportunity for loved ones to send special messages to residents of Good Samaritan’s seniors homes for Valentine’s Day sounds like a match made in heaven. Sweethearts for Seniors is designed to bring joy during a difficult pandemic year. Family members and friends of those seniors can send special heartfelt messages and have them delivered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tax group urges power plant sale
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 5th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is renewing its stance that the City of Medicine Hat should get out of the power generation business as the city considers a sale of the 110-year-old enterprise. The fiscally conservative lobby group first called for the city to divest business units this summer as council members defended a critique ... Read More »
1 responseLongtime lover of community passes at 93
By MO CRANKER on February 5th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker A well-known and beloved member of the Medicine Hat community passed away late last month. Dave Mann spent decades living in Medicine Hat and worked at the Medicine Hat News for more than 20 years. He touched the lives of countless Hatters while helping to raise toys and money for the Santa Claus Fund. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maternity services will continue for moms already expecting
By Medicine Hat News on February 5th, 2021
Although the Medicine Hat Family Medicine Maternity Clinic is closing July 15, arrangements have been made for services to continue for mothers already expecting by then. Last month it was announced that any woman who is pregnant and has a due date before July 15 could still come to the FMMC but beyond that time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lantic Sugar says Taber operations should return to normal this year
By Medicine Hat News on February 5th, 2021
Lantic Sugar expects operations at its Taber sugar beet plant to return to normal output in 2021, but could incur higher production costs as it adheres to pandemic safety protocols. The statement was part of the company’s first-quarter earnings release Wednesday. Through the company’s entire production network, sales volume increased 1.1 per cent in late ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local groups eye COVID relief money
By MO CRANKER on February 5th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Roughly a week after a sport, theatre and rodeo funding announcement from the provincial government, Hatters are still working through the application process. The government announced up to $17 million for the three sectors, with the goal of helping each through the pandemic. Medicine Hat Mavericks general manager Greg Morrison says his team is ... Read More »
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