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City Notebook: Has Barnes ‘gone rogue,’ or just ‘blowing off steam’?
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 20th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A day in politics can seem like a week, and several weeks ago this column mused widely about what’s happening behind the scenes with Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes. At that point he was seemingly out of step with his party on a couple fronts and this week, the Fair Deal Panel member released ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City scoffs at CTF report, and the idea that it shouldn’t be in business
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 20th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council members are taking issue not only with a report they say unfairly paints Medicine Hat as the highest spending city in Alberta, but also with the author’s rebuttal that Medicine Hat get out of the utility business if it skews the numbers. This week the Canadian Taxpayers Federation stated that, based on ... Read More »
1 responseHatters could be splashing around by second week of July
By Medicine Hat News on June 20th, 2020
Medicine Hat’s two remaining splash parks will reopen on Saturday, while a tentative schedule released by the city parks department shows the public could return to two swimming pools and some fitness facilities by the second week of July. Outdoor spray parks at Ross Glen Towne Centre and Saamis Rotary Park will be open to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knitting group passes pandemic time with love
By GILLIAN SLADE on June 20th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Many seniors in long-term-care at River Ridge Seniors Village received blankets on Friday that were knitted by some of the residents. When Molly Webster had previously noticed the comfort that a small blanket could bring someone in long-term-care, she was determined to ensure everyone that needed one would get one. Webster, a resident at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!War vet celebrating milestone 100th birthday Sunday
By GILLIAN SLADE on June 20th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A local resident who spent five years serving in Europe during the Second World War, Roy Gale, will celebrate his 100th birthday on Sunday. “He’s honest, direct, everything he says is right and he’s never been afraid of work,” is how his son Stan Gales sums up his dad. “He’s an inspiration to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cadet takes second place with virtual speech on Victory in Europe Day
By MO CRANKER on June 20th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker A young Hatter combined a love of cadets and history to bring home a second-place award from the annual SPIRIT of Victory public speaking event. Jerusalem Cooper joined air cadets earlier this year and says the second-place honour was a great surprise. “Because of the coronavirus I wasn’t able to perform my speech anywhere,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SW Sask. Experiences eight-hour power outage Thursday morning
By Medicine Hat News on June 19th, 2020
Medicine Hat News A broken power pole in Southwest Saskatchewan left the town of Maple creek without electricity for about eight hours on Thursday. SaskPower reported the outage that also affected Richmound, Tompkins, Golden Prairie and nearby rural areas at about 4:20 a.m. Crews had restored power to all rural areas by 11 a.m., then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A special goodbye for Mother Teresa students, staff and principal
By MO CRANKER on June 19th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker It was a special day Thursday for teachers and students at Mother Teresa School. Faculty set up lawn chairs and designed signs, then waited for students and their parents to drive by and say goodbye for the year. “I had two staff who really, really thought it would be important to say goodbye to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medical transport takes all kinds
By GILLIAN SLADE on June 19th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta’s ambulances in the sky include fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, and the decision about which to dispatch comes down to the needs of the patient, says Alberta Health Services. The location of an injured patient, such as the scene of an accident, and the type of injury would influence the decision on whether EMS ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harlow berm for the greater good: city
By GILLIAN SLADE on June 19th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A city councillor says the second phase of the Harlow berm will go ahead regardless of resistance, and that the Riverside berm did not go ahead because it would have been too costly to fight. Many Riverside river-front properties have riparian rights to the land by the water. After the 2013 flood when many ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat shouldn’t be in power business,CTF says
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 19th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant It shouldn’t matter that Medicine Hat’s public utilities are potentially skewing financial comparisons, according to a lobby group critical of government spending, because Medicine Hat should not be in the utility business. This week the Canadian Taxpayers Federation released analysis comparison stating Medicine Hat spent far more than any other city in the province ... Read More »
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