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City cashes in on well reclamation fund
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 13th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat’s effort to abandon gas wells has now received $5 million from a federal program to help provinces tackle the problem while putting oilfield service companies to work. That information comes Friday as Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage detailed the new phases of the program that totals $1 billion in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four deaths taken off official COVID list
By Medicine Hat News on February 12th, 2021
This week Alberta Health announced that four previous COVID-19 deaths had been determined not to be related to COVID-19. “To ensure reporting is as timely as possible, a death is counted and reported in the provincial total when a person is both diagnosed with COVID-19 and/or COVID-19 is determined to be a contributing cause of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Twinning advocates won’t stop pushing Hwy 3
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 12th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Advocates for the twinning of Highway 3 say they hope to keep up momentum as the province plans to start work on some sections this summer. That includes a call to bring industry voices on board the effort, which has already brought support from Medicine Hat-based major manufacturer, Goodyear Tires. “We want to update ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No news on Aurora Sun plant as company gives financial report Thursday
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 12th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Aurora Cannabis officials say the company is executing on its path to repositioning as a profitable “premium” producer, as they released a financial report Thursday that gave no new information on the future of the paused Sun facility in Medicine Hat. CEO Miguel Martin says the Edmonton-based company narrowed its unadjusted loss to $12 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta plans to ramp up efforts on rapid testing
By Medicine Hat News on February 12th, 2021
This week the provincial government announced the expansion of rapid COVID-19 testing that can give results within about 15 minutes. All operators of long-term care and designated supportive living facilities will be required to set up a program to test staff at least once per week, and the Alberta government will provide the testing kits ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local demand pushing greenhouses to expand
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 12th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Plans by several greenhouse operators to add 1.5 million in vegetable greenhouse space near Medicine Hat over the next several years is being led by consumers’ wish for domestic produce, says the head of one company leading the charge. Ryan Cramer, of Big Marble Farms, told the News on Thursday that after completing a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College hosting online meet with community leaders
By MO CRANKER on February 12th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Medicine Hat College will virtually host local leaders this morning to talk regional vitality. The 90-min conversation begins at 9 a.m. There are limited tickets available and can be found on eventbrite.ca. Regional vitality planning project manager Christie Wilson says the meeting will play host to a number of important conversations. “This is going ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An undying love for the game: Local coaches earn Football Alberta Awards of Merit
By MO CRANKER on February 12th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker A pair of Hat football coaches have been recognized for their efforts to keep the sport alive during the COVID-19 pandemic. Crescent Heights High School head coach Sean Davis and Medicine Hat High School head coach Quinn Skelton were both given a 2020 Award of Merit from Football Alberta. Both coaches played a vital ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!YMCA will offer limited programs
By Medicine Hat News on February 11th, 2021
The YMCA in Medicine Hat is announcing how it plans to offer programming as health restrictions change. It will offer one-on-one dry-land and swimming lessons to those who register as well as reduced membership fee while centres remain generally closed due to restrictions. CEO Sharon Hayward said in a release the offers are a way ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No variant cases in South zone yet
By Medicine Hat News on February 11th, 2021
There are 120 variant cases of COVID-19 in Alberta but none in the South zone yet, according to online data from Alberta Health. Calgary zone has 58 cases, Edmonton 43 and Central zone 19. Several of the variant cases were identified from samples collected through the border pilot program at Calgary International airport that started ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Construction activity holds steady through pandemic
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 11th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Construction activity could have sunk in 2020 but instead wound up treading water, and observers are expecting better flow in the year ahead. New figures for building and development in Medicine Hat during the pandemic year show that while no new major projects were approved, several were completed, and residential activity shifted from new ... Read More »
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