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Restaurants more ready for restrictions this time
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 10th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Restaurants in the city are relaunching efforts to attract takeout and pickup diners as they head toward heavier health restrictions next week, but local restaurateurs say it’s not the scramble they saw in the spring. Eating establishments will be limited to takeout and delivery service only for the next four weeks as the province ... Read More »
1 responseLocal artist puts together colouring book of city landmarks
By MO CRANKER on December 9th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker A local artist has created a new colouring book that highlights some of the city’s most memorable landmarks. ‘Colour the Hat: A Colouring Book of Medicine Hat Landmarks’ was published recently by Leanne Stock and is being sold by Medicine Hat Public Library. Stock says the book took her 100-plus hours to create and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community stalwart Evelyn Stall passes at 101
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 9th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade If people think you are likely to “ruffle a few feathers” in heaven it’s perhaps fair to say you have made a lasting impression in your community. Just a month short of her 102nd birthday, Evelyn Stall passed away on Sunday. “She will be thoroughly missed in this community for the good she has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Country Mouse Farm allowing tree cutters to attend the U-Cut Experience for one more weekend
By Alberta Newspaper Group on December 9th, 2020
Christmas tree cutters have just this weekend left to take in the U-Cut Experience at Country Mouse Farm in Cypress County. The annual Experience runs for the first two weekends in December. “When you come out to the farm, we’re still able to serve hot chocolate and Auntie’s famous ginger snap cookies. You get to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man arrested after stolen classic car found
By Medicine Hat News on December 9th, 2020
A stolen muscle car has been recovered and a local man charged with a string of break-ins around town and Redcliff, Medicine Hat Police Service announced Tuesday. Police say they were searching for a bright red 1973 Pontiac Firebird last week, and now say a search warrant served Sunday found the classic car, other stolen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public school trustees discuss services for students with complex learning needs
By MO CRANKER on December 9th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker The Medicine Hat Public School Board took a long look at services offered to students with complex learning needs Tuesday night during its monthly meeting. The board took in a presentation from director of early learning Joanne Stockman, who went over the services offered by the public school division. It also touched on funding ... Read More »
1 responseDiligence urged as local cases plateau
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 9th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Local emergency officials say Medicine Hatters should be proud their actions are slowing down the local spread of the coronavirus, but vigilance is needed to avoid a repeat of rising caseloads. Merrick Brown also said that a provincewide mask mandate would likely align with local bylaw, and both are enforceable. Overall, he said Hatters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s off-site levy subsidy will continue for now
By Medicine Hat News on December 9th, 2020
A program to pay a share of private development fees out of city coffers will remain the same across Medicine Hat in 2021, but will increase to 90 per cent in cases of infill projects and along priority corridors. Council approved the measure, which keeps the general “municipal assist” at 30 per cent, at Monday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Post-COVID future for rec centres depends on a lot
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 9th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant On Monday night, council agreed to a 2021 budget plan that would keep the Moose Rec centre arena, the Heights outdoor pool and the Crestwood Rec centre closed through the end of 2021. Those were the only facilities to not reopen from health restrictions this summer and fall as administrators weighted cost benefits of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP search for bulls that got away
By Medicine Hat News on December 8th, 2020
The Redcliff RCMP are searching for two bulls that got away from a cattle hauler accident that occurred west of the town on Sunday. The truck hauling more than 30 bulls was on its side in the ditch when officials from Cypress County’s Box Springs Fire Department attended the scene. Livestock were transferred to area ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes questions private lab service switch
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 8th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A local MLA questions the motivation for returning to a private contractor to run laboratory services locally. “I am very concerned that this is big centralized government at its worst,” said Drew Barnes, MLA for Cypress Medicine Hat. “If it’s not broke don’t fix it.” Alberta Health Services announced a few months ago that ... Read More »
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