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Local church appears to defy capacity limit
By medicinehatnews on April 4th, 2021
A church in Medicine Hat that is challenging pandemic restrictions in court appears to have held a full service on Easter Sunday despite a capacity limit put in by health officials and new calls for vigilance against COVID-19. Heights Baptist Church on Division Avenue was one of two churches in Medicine Hat that advertised on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC introduces two new deans
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 3rd, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Medicine Hat College’s school of arts, science and education and school of business and continuing studies will be under new leadership this upcoming semester. Clay Bos will be stepping into a permanent position of dean of the school of arts, science and education after leading in an interim position since August. “I’m delighted to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Township Road 120 improvements
By Southern Alberta Newspapers on April 3rd, 2021
Cypress County council voted to go with option one for the Township Road 120 pavement and rehabilitation improvements at the March 23 council meeting. The option will see the municipality go with an estimated approved budget of $7.8 million and increase the budget by $2.6 million to include the .88 kilometres paving of Range Road ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local power prices rise again
By Medicine Hat News on April 3rd, 2021
The price of power is rising in Medicine Hat this month for customers not on the fixed rate. Prices published Thursday by the municipal utility department state the rate for power in April will rise to 8.78-cents per kilowatt hour, up from 7.33-cents in March. Natural gas for residential and small to medium commercial use ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New ‘smart’ car wash plans to be major time saver for Hatters
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 3rd, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Hatters will be able to have sparkling clean vehicles within minutes when the new Mint Smartwash opens in May or June this year. Drivers will be able to pull in, put their car in neutral and let the conveyor system pull their car through the express car wash. “You’re in and out of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff getting a compressed natural gas station thanks to federal cash
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 3rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A new compressed natural gas fuelling station will be built in Redcliff, in part because of a federal government grant to expand a network of stations and promote the fuel to long-haul truckers. The $3-million grant to Envoy Energy is to complete three stations in Western Canada – in Redcliff, Swift Current and Prawda, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City says it supports upstream flood mitigation
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 3rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat will not take a strong position on a potential new off-stream reservoir west of Calgary but generally supports flood mitigation efforts upstream, senior administrators tell the News. The proposed Springbank Dam would allow managers to take water off the Elbow River and into a massive new valley during high-stream ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ecole Connaught on alert after positive COVID-19 case detected
By Medicine Hat News on April 3rd, 2021
Ecole Connaught School has been put on alert after Alberta Health Services identified a positive case of COVID-19. The Medicine Hat Public School Division put a notice on its website Wednesday evening, which says all close contacts of the positive case have been put into quarantine. “We will support this individual and their family and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pair of local athletic groups get needed Jumpstart grants
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 3rd, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The Medicine Hat Minor Softball Association and the Panthers Track and Field Club will each receive a $15,000 grant from the Jumpstart sport relief fund to purchase new equipment for the upcoming seasons. The funding is part of the $12 million committed to Jumpstart in February by Canadian Tire Corporation. Michelle Campbell, president of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local churches prepared for another pandemic Easter
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 1st, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant One year after in-person Easter services were cancelled and services thrown online in the rushed early days of the COVID pandemic, local church leaders say they are prepared for a second spring celebration under restrictions. Capacity limits still linger, but clergy who spoke to the News this week say they are grateful the worst ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kenney on hand to kickstart Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre
By Dale Woodward Southern Alberta Newspapers on April 1st, 2021
The shovels officially dug into the dirt Wednesday afternoon at the Lethbridge Exhibition Centre. Construction has commenced on the 268,000-square foot Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre, the largest development project in the history of Lethbridge & District Exhibition, at the official sod-turning ceremony Wednesday afternoon at Exhibition Park, with Premier Jason Kenney on hand to ... Read More »
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