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Pembina Pipeline relaunches capital spending in Cypress County
By Medicine Hat News on December 15th, 2020
Pembina Pipeline will restart a substantial capital program at its straddle plant in Cypress County that was paused earlier this year along with another major pipeline project. In its 2021 capital guidance released Monday, the company said it will move ahead with the two projects that were deferred as this energy sector was rocked by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No word yet on when COVID vaccine will be available in South zone
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 15th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The initial doses of COVID vaccine are being administered in Calgary and Edmonton but it remains unclear what the timing is for access in the south zone and Medicine Hat. Health Minister Tyler Shandro said the first 3,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccine had arrived in the province and were in eight of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Music can calm the inner storms of stressful times
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 15th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A local music instructor says music can evoke strong emotions and can help us cope better with stressful times, such as a pandemic. Mark Ward, brass instructor at Medicine Hat College Conservatory of Music and Dance, says hearing a piece of music can strike a chord within us with strong emotions. You may associate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Savvy planning keeps St. Francis Christmas Dinner going
By MO CRANKER on December 15th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Students at St. Francis Xavier School were able to take part in a longstanding tradition thanks to extra planning from parent volunteers. The annual Christmas Dinner has been taking place at the school since 1979 and is usually held as a large group celebration before the Holidays. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, large gatherings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Santa Claus is Coming to Town in a parade near you
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on December 12th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Santa’s on his way. Jolly old St. Nick began a special five-night Santa Claus Is Coming To Town parade on Friday evening in Redcliff and Crescent Heights – a festive tour of local neighbourhoods with the goal of spreading Holiday cheer and drumming up donations for the Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund. “I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!This weekend offers perfect conditions to see meteor shower
By Medicine Hat News on December 12th, 2020
There is the potential for some spectacular sky gazing this weekend. The Interpretive Centre at Police Point Park suggests that from sunset to sunrise, until Monday morning, there is an opportunity to watch the annual Geminids Meteor Shower. There could be as many as 150 meteors an hour to see. The new moon falls on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Village of Cereal will dissolve into hamlet status on Jan. 1
By Medicine Hat News on December 12th, 2020
The Village of Cereal will be dissolved on Jan. 1,and become a hamlet in Special Areas No. 3. That follows a vote this fall ordered by Alberta Municipal affairs after it found during an audit that the village was running a near 40 per cent operating budget deficit each year. Official process concluded this week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Humane Society, Something for Everyone host online auction for animals
By MO CRANKER on December 12th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Southern Alberta Humane Society and the Something for Everyone Market have teamed up for an online auction on Facebook in support of the animals. “This came from the Something for Everyone Market being cancelled,” said humane society board member De Seaton. “We got talking to Monica Kallis with the markets and it really ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!40 Hot Meal initiative takes off
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 12th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A local effort to link donors with restaurants to provide meals to food bank clients is already beating expectations just two days after launching. The 40 Hot Meal initiative is the creation of Torrey Mattson and his wife, Sarah McKenzie, who came up with the idea Tuesday night just after the province announced a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Santa Claus Fund needs support after record-smashing season
By MO CRANKER on December 12th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker It has been another record year for the Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund. After an all-time high of usage in 2019, intake has gone up roughly 30 per cent this year. Executive director Deanna Doerksen says the pandemic is the root cause. “We’re seeing families that have never used our services before,” she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five years on, Syrian families have found their way
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 12th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Five years ago the first Syrian refugees arrived in Medicine Hat. Staff at Saamis Immigration Services Association, who helped them settle in, can hardly believe so much time has passed since the first family arrived on Dec. 29, 2015. Executive director Antonio Samayoa says preparation for that day included communications with the community, which ... Read More »
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