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Enbridge brings solar facility in Forty Mile online
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 7th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Enbridge has brought a new solar power facility near Burdett online in just six month in order to cut the carbon footprint of the pipeline giant. Alberta Solar One, a 10-megawatt solar panel array that covers a half section of land in the county of Forty Mile, was operating on March 24, the company ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat public will not take part in curriculum pilot project
By Medicine Hat News on April 7th, 2021
Late afternoon on Tuesday, the Medicine Hat Public School Division posted a statement on its website announcing it will not be participating in the piloting of Alberta’s new K-6 curriculum this fall. “We do not support the curriculum as presented, as it would set back Alberta’s world-class education system in a manner damaging to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Streak ends with shootout loss to Calgary
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on April 7th, 2021
mccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers had a five-game winning streak snapped with a 5-4 shootout loss to the Calgary Hitmen on Monday night at Co-op Place. After taking the first two games of a weekend set, the Tigers fell short of the sweep in the third round of the sudden-death skills competition. Calgary took hold ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council struggles with touchy downtown issue
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 7th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council members aren’t yet sure what, but vow something should be done about vagrancy, drug activity and bizarre behaviour in the city’s downtown. Coun. Phil Turnbull brought up the topic as the police commission minutes were presented at Monday night’s council meeting. They showed police were increasingly responding to the city centre to ... Read More »
1 responseCOVID one year ago: Much worse now than it started
By Gillian Slade Southern Alberta Newspapers on April 6th, 2021
There are currently more than 10 times the active COVID cases in Alberta compared to a year ago. April 1, 2020 — An Alberta Health press release, update a9 at 5 p.m., states there are 871 cases in the province and 12 in the South zone. There are 29 in hospital and 13 in ICU. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New restaurant offering new flavours in fast, healthy fashion
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 6th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Hatters will be able to pick up shawarma for lunch at 1820 Strachan Rd. when Osmow’s opens its doors on Friday afternoon. The restaurant’s owner, Paras Marwaha, says he worked construction all over Canada and it let him see where there was a need for Mediterranean cuisine. He opened his first location in Calgary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Authorities mum so far on church’s Easter service
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 6th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Police in Medicine Hat are expected to make a statement Tuesday regarding a local church potentially breaking capacity limits during Easter services, while Alberta Health Services says it is “working closely ” with local authorities about a potential breech of restrictions meant to slow the spread of coronavirus. Senior officials with Heights Baptist Church ... Read More »
1 responseRegional properties in long-term arrears avoid tax auction
By Medicine Hat News on April 6th, 2021
Another year has passed with no property tax auctions in either Medicine Hat or Cypress County. The annual event, set for March 31 each year, only proceeds if properties appear on the tax recovery list at the time the auction is set to begin. Administrators for both the city and county confirmed to the News ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daytime shelter, now set for North Railway, on hold awaiting permit
By Medicine Hat News on April 6th, 2021
A plan to move a daytime homeless shelter to North Railway from downtown, where business owners previously objected to its location, will require a permit approval by the municipal planning commission. The agenda for Wednesday’s meeting shows the shelter, which has grant funding until late September, would be located at 435 N. Railway St., and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council will urge UCP to get firefighters vaccinated
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 6th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Faced with a troubling new rise in COVID-19 numbers, the city’s emergency management officials say reopening plans are now uncertain while council members voted to petition for firefighters to be included in the coming phase of the vaccine rollout. Merrick Brown told council in a bi-weekly presentation by the emergency management director that the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes still against lockdowns after leaving ‘caucus’
By Gillian Slade Southern Alberta Newspapers on April 6th, 2021
A local MLA who joined a national group questioning the effectiveness of COVID lockdowns says he decided to withdraw because of a statement he felt was wrong. In early February Drew Barnes, MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat, joined the newly formed Liberty Coalition Canada also known as “End the Lockdowns National Caucus,” alongside Airdrie-East MLA Angela ... Read More »
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