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Cypress County considering reducing speed limits in hamlets
By Medicine Hat News on September 18th, 2020
Cypress County council will consider slowing down the pace of traffic in its hamlets next month with new speed limits in the residential areas. A survey done since June found that two-thirds to three-quarters of respondents from each hamlet favoured lowering the unposted, general speed limit from 50 kilometres per hour to 40. This week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hill County in Montana records third death
By Medicine Hat News on September 17th, 2020
A third death related to COVID-19 has been recorded in Hill County, Mont., the area across the U.S. border from southeast Alberta. Statistics published by that state’s Department of Public Health shows the fatality added last weekend in the county that includes the town of Havre. No specific details were announced. The overall number of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community Foundation unveils new Keep in Touch Program
By MO CRANKER on September 17th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Community Foundation of South Eastern Alberta has created a program to remind people that they’re not alone. The foundation started the Keep in Touch Program at the beginning of last month, and it gives people the chance to connect with another person on a regular basis. “We launched the program thanks to funding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CCDA subsidizing back-alley lights
By MO CRANKER on September 17th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The City Centre Development Agency is offering money to businesses to put up lights behind their shops. The CCDA is offering up to $400 for businesses after they install lights in back alleys in an attempt to make downtown a safer place. “The goal of this is to minimize the amount of vandalism as ... Read More »
1 responseNew technology should make on-demand transit better than Dial-a Ride: councillor
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 17th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A new pilot program to offer on-demand transit service in Medicine Hat may evoke a feeling of deja vu, but city officials are stressing the difference and advantages of the new effort. Starting in late September, riders on northeast and northwest bus routes will be able to request special pickup and drop-off spots on ... Read More »
2 responsesSuffield elk hunt will have increased tags handed out
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 17th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The annual elk hunt at CFB Suffield is planned to go ahead as usual – and with an increased number of tags – despite other military bases in Alberta being closed to public. Officials at the base confirmed that while they are still finalizing details, they expect to welcome hunters with conditions this fall ... Read More »
1 responseNeedle debris, drug usage spreading further around Lethbridge since supervised consumption site closed
By Tim Kalinowski on September 17th, 2020
tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com With still limited usage of the new mobile overdose prevention site by Lethbridge’s most vulnerable, Sage Clan Patrol leader Mark Brave Rock is warning local officials and residents that drug use and needle debris are now proliferating around the city in a way his group, which does community outreach and needle and drug debris ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City rinks opening in staggered fashion, while others sit waiting
By Medicine Hat News on September 16th, 2020
More arenas in Medicine Hat are set to open this month, but the Moose Recreation Centre on the Southeast Hill will only be opened “if demand warrants.” At the same time, offerings are again expanding at the Family Leisure Centre, the city’s parks and recreation department announced Tuesday. This fall the opening of the Crestwood ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Santa Claus Fund expects record need
By MO CRANKER on September 16th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund could see record levels of usage this year and is looking for creative ways to fundraise during the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual Toy Run took place this past weekend, with riders encouraged to participate in small groups due to the ongoing pandemic. “Obviously things looked very different ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘On demand’ transit coming to city’s north
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 16th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant “On demand” transit service is coming in Medicine Hat’s north end in a pilot project this fall, with administrators saying the hope is to boost ridership and, therefore revenue, while potentially reducing costs by aligning set routes. It will also add potential stops for weekday evening service and expand coverage, but only dispatch a ... Read More »
1 responseMcCoy’s football field renamed for late coach
By MO CRANKER on September 16th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education is making sure no one forgets the name Rick Boksteyn. The board voted recently to change the name of Monsignor McCoy Football Field to Rick Boksteyn Field – carrying on the coach’s legacy forever. “Rick was one of the first people I met when I started coaching,” ... Read More »
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