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Catholic division dealing with active COVID cases at two schools
By Medicine Hat News on April 24th, 2021
Alberta Health Services identified three cases of COVID-19 at Notre Dame Academy on Thursday and an additional case at St. Francis Xavier School. The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education posted both statements on its website and say all close contacts of the positive cases have been identified and contacted directly to quarantine. The MHCBE ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former alderman Wayne Craven passes away
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 24th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Wayne Craven, whose rich, deep voice was unmistakable in city council debates for decades and throughout Medicine Hat community for much longer, has died. He was 80 years old and died early Friday morning after battling cancer, said his wife Sandra. “He was diagnosed two years ago, but you wouldn’t have known it from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic schools still in good shape for in-person learning
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on April 23rd, 2021
Despite Calgary and Edmonton schools moving to online learning for students due to rising numbers of COVID cases and lack of substitute teachers, Medicine Hat Catholic schools are in a good position to continue in-person classes. Dwayne Zarichny, superintendent of Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education, says schools remain well below levels of COVID cases ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sport shops adapt for another COVID summer
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on April 23rd, 2021
With Alberta’s spring doing its annual dance with the remnants of a Canadian winter, Hatters are gearing up at local sporting goods stores in anticipation of another COVID-impacted summer. But the shortage of outdoor recreational equipment is likely to have a bigger impact on what residents can do than a mid-May snowstorm. And not all ... Read More »
1 responsePower capacity expansion necessary despite uncertainty of major buyer
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 23rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Power plant expansion is still required in Medicine Hat even though the city’s second largest power contract is still in limbo, officials said Thursday as construction was officially kicked off on the new Unit 17 power plant. A virtual ceremony saw planners turn sod on the $65-million project that would add 44-megawatts of generating ... Read More »
1 responseCarbon black demand expected to rise: Cancarb parent
By Medicine Hat News on April 23rd, 2021
Cancarb parent-company Tokai Carbon expects strong growth in demand for carbon black in North America due to a “rapid rebound” in global tire production, the Tokyo-based materials manufacturer stated in its financial year-end note to shareholders. The company completed a 20-per cent capacity expansion at Medicine Hat facility in 2020, and states that U.S. plants ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public division dealing with positive cases in multiple schools
By Medicine Hat News on April 23rd, 2021
The Medicine Hat Public School Division announced three new cases of COVID-19 in its schools late Wednesday night. Alberta Health Services have identified two additional cases at Crescent Heights High School, totalling three active cases at the school. The division’s statement says the school remains on alert and all close contacts of positive cases have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters clean up their community for Earth Day
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 23rd, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi On Earth Day, volunteers with the Grasslands Naturalists were picking up garbage at the end of Ranchlands Boulevard in the northeast corner of the city. “There were five of us and we spent not quite an hour and got a nice pile of trash,” said Martha Munz Gue, one of the volunteers. “It’s the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City eyes hydrogen as power expands
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 23rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.comS@CollinGallant City utility officials sunk the ceremonial shovel into natural gas-fired power plant expansion on April 22 – Earth Day – noting it would be best-in-class for emission control, but also that they are exploring the potential to use zero-emission hydrogen to generate power in the future. “We’re very much aware of it, and it’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CORE director hopes vaccines curbed recent outbreak
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 23rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Officials with the CORE Association say they are confident a COVID-19 outbreak in the organization will be limited to four cases thanks to widespread uptake of vaccine among clients and other mitigation efforts. Rita Bessant is the executive director of the agency that works with developmentally delayed adults and children and also operates group ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parents, advocates embrace idea of $10/day childcare
By Jalyce Thompson on April 22nd, 2021
The federal government announced Monday its plan to invest $30 billion in early learning and childcare services. The government says the national plan will decrease childcare fees by 50% by 2022. By 2026, daily childcare costs are to be $10. Alberta’s pilot project by the former NDP government had the childcare cost at $25 a ... Read More »
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