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Community housing manager not happy with treatment of homeless people
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on May 11th, 2021
There is no shortage of leaders in Medicine Hat pointing to social issues in the city which rival those of the pandemic crisis. But in an open letter posted Friday, the director of an organization tasked with dealing with homelessness expressed frustration with a lack of support. Providing support to Hatters “can’t just be based ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA wants more info on closures, critiques vaccine rate
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on May 11th, 2021
As new COVID-19 public health measures come into effect, the city’s MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat is calling the unrest in the province “disturbing” after a weekend of high-profile arrests. But Drew Barnes says he supports vaccination as a way to combat the virus and believes COVID is spread by person-to-person contact. And what he says ... Read More »
1 responseHatters urged to join in on virtual Kidney Walk
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on May 11th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Hatters can lace up their running shoes and take part in the annual Kidney Walk, which will be held virtually by the Kidney Foundation of Canada for the second straight year due to the pandemic. Walkers can run at a time of their choosing and join participants from Alberta, B.C., Saskatchewan and Yukon at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!June’s chuckwagon races cancelled
By Medicine Hat News on May 11th, 2021
The Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede is cancelling its current chuckwagon races scheduled for June 17-20. The World Chuckwagon Association races are to be rescheduled and the Chuckwagon committee and the WPCA are working together to reschedule the races this year. “The situation we find ourselves in is disappointing and we are doing our best ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As online learning begins, public division reports three more cases
By Medicine Hat News on May 11th, 2021
Three positive COVID-19 cases were announced at three different Medicine Hat Public School Division schools over the weekend. On Saturday, Alberta Health Services identified positive cases at Crestwood School and Medicine Hat High School. An additional case at Elm Street School was announced by the division on Sunday. The MHPSD has identified all close contacts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CCDA hire ahead of vote draw questions
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on May 11th, 2021
It’s been a tumultuous decade for the organization tasked to advocate for Medicine Hat’s downtown. But if it’s given a new lease on life following this week’s vote to disband the agency, its new manager promises to do better. For downtown business owner Shila Sharps, it’s too little to late for the problem-plagued City Centre ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crop seeding well ahead of where it was last year
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 8th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Cash crops, peas and lentils are helping southern Alberta lead the pack in terms of seeding this spring, according to Alberta Agriculture’s first crop report of 2021. That said, two thirds of the acres set aside for durum are also complete, leading to an overall estimate that planting all crops was about halfway done ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donation helps MHPS implement use of mental health app
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on May 8th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The Brandon Niwa Legacy Fund – the Beej Project, has donated $23,000 toward a partnership with the Medicine Hat Police Service to cover the cost of technology needed to launch a new mental health app for officers to use in the field, while also creating opportunities for research at Medicine Hat College. MHPS will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Commercials released with very familiar backdrop
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 8th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A credit union looking to expand its presence across Alberta picked Medicine Hat as the centre of a stylish new ad campaign. “It represents Alberta so well, so many of Alberta’s aspects and layers,” said Dennis Lenarduzzi, the creative director behind the project of connectFirst Credit Union. “But we didn’t want it to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former school in Flats on sale for $609K
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 8th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Another former school building in Medicine Hat is among the spring real estate listings. The 1912 era building on Balmoral Street and Allowance Avenue, most recently home to CAPE School two years ago, is listed for sale by Commercial One real estate on behalf of the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education. The asking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fitness facilities feel strain of another closure
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on May 8th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Indoor fitness and recreation facilities had to close again Wednesday after Premier Jason Kenney announced further COVID-19 restrictions on Tuesday evening. Also, effective Sunday, all indoor sport, performance and recreation activities for youth and adults must stop. Local gyms and facilities in Medicine Hat are no stranger to closing down, but one owner says ... Read More »
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