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Clugston to seek third term as mayor
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 27th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Ted Clugston will seek a third term as mayor, he announced at the conclusion of the annual State of the City address on Tuesday. “The choice to run again or not has weighed heavily on my mind,” he said during a pre-recorded message broadcast online in place of the traditional luncheon that was cancelled ... Read More »
2 responsesBody of missing Foremost man found
By Medicine Hat News on January 26th, 2021
The body of a man who went missing from his Foremost home in early November has been found. RCMP consider the death non-suspicious but have ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of death of Mark Jensen. The 51-year-old man was last seen by neighbours in the village south of Medicine Hat on Nov. 5, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Booming Bitcoin opens up expansion opportunities for Hut 8
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 26th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Cryptocurrency miner Hut 8 has secured upward of C$90 million in financing this month for potential expansion as the price of Bitcoin rides high to start 2021. The firm that has its main data-processing centre in Medicine Hat brought in C$77.5 million in a stock offering in mid January that it will use for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Setup begins for controversial phase 2 of Harlow berm
By Medicine Hat News on January 26th, 2021
Heavy equipment is at the scene to commence work on the extension of the Harlow berm. Carlie Collier, engineer with municipal works, says the initial work will include clearing a pathway for construction of the berm with the entire project costing about $3.6 million. The clearing will start next week, said Collier. It will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Project Joy put together to help seniors stay connected with loved ones during COVID
By MO CRANKER on January 26th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker A local seniors’ residence was recently gifted more than a dozen electronic devices thanks to Project Joy. Chinook Village applied to Project Joy and had the devices delivered last week. “It’s going to mean so much for the residents here,” said program manager Judy Fredeen. “It’s so hard to communicate right now with COVID, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Communication cards will help police bridge gap
By MO CRANKER on January 26th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Medicine Hat Police Service has rolled out a new tool to use in the community. Every local police officer has been issued a communication card, which were created in conjunction with Saamis Immigration. Each card has a series of pictures to allow officers to communicate with people who may not speak English as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community Marketing Grant returns to southern Alberta
By Southern Alberta Newspapers on January 26th, 2021
It has been one full year since the first case of the novel coronavirus was reported by Health Canada. In this time, we have seen restrictions come into place, lifted and mandated back. In among the rising and falling COVID-19 cases, our communities and economy have been tested, and in the end we have witnessed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flu shot popularity continues to rise even as Alberta remains at zero cases
By Medicine Hat News on January 26th, 2021
Albertans continue to get the influenza vaccine for a total of 1,518,893 people, according to the latest report from Alberta Health Services. The number of people getting the flu vaccine has increased every year. Towards the end of January 2016 it was 1,052,762 across Alberta and in 2019 there were 1,228,110 and last year 1,317,503. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Only bid for Veiner Centre off to council
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 26th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City Hall officials are recommending that operations at the Veiner Centre and municipal seniors’ programming be run by a Calgary-based not-for-profit society – a state of affairs they say would cut city costs and potentially increase offerings and membership. The Kerby Centre Society was the only group to complete a request for proposal process ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Therapy dog to be at college for much needed student support
By MO CRANKER on January 23rd, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Every Monday is going to be bring your dog to work day for Allison Helm. As a mental health programmer at Medicine Hat College, Helm will begin bringing her rescue pup Louie to MHC each Monday at 3 p.m. for students to spend time with. Louie is a seven-year-old Shepherd mix and is a ... Read More »
2 responsesWhat a difference a year (and real-life data) can make
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 23rd, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade One year ago Canada had its first two positive COVID-19 cases, in Ontario, and the top public health official considered the risk of contracting the virus nationwide to be low. “Canadians should not be concerned that they can pick up the virus from an infected individual by any casual contact, such as walking through ... Read More »
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