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Medalta educational programming gets $10K boost
By MO CRANKER on September 8th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Historic Clay District’s education programming has gotten a boost thanks to Saamis Rotary. The money comes from the local club as well as its national parent organization. Medalta executive director Mike Onieu applied for the money and says the education program is a big priority for the organization. “The education program requires a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coulee Ridge coming to life this week
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 8th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A new housing development in Medicine Hat that’s leaned heavily on a virtual marketing campaign is becoming a reality. On Wednesday, Coulee Ridge will open up for public viewing to coincide with the launch of the 2020 Canadian Homebuilders Parade of Homes. And again, 18 months after it was first proposed, the “lake and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council with busy agenda tonight
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 8th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat News City Councillors are set to debate new rules to allow and promote infill residential projects and other updates to development guidelines following a public hearing at tonight’s city council meeting. The meeting will be again be held at Esplanade studio theatre, starting at 6:30 p.m., and be open to the public ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s get back at it
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 5th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant People are conditioned to see Labour Day as the end of fun. As a kid, it’s back to school time. It’s usually when you can decide if your CFL team is going to do anything this season. And that continues in adulthood with September being a sort of “back-at-it” period following lazy summer days ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman seriously injured in moped collision with truck
By Medicine Hat News on September 5th, 2020
A serious traffic collision on Thursday afternoon resulted in a woman being air lifted to Calgary. About 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 3 a moped being driven by a 35-year old Medicine Hat female was northbound on S. Railway Street. As she approached the intersection at Fifth Street SE she made an abrupt lane change and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Water Run able to go despite pandemic
By MO CRANKER on September 5th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The annual Water Run is taking place this fall but it will look a little different compared to previous years. The run is being held Oct. 10 outside the downtown YMCA and will kick off at 11 a.m. The run will likely be capped at 150 participants this year, organizer Dave McElhinney says. “We’re ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Last period of flu season saw very low levels
By GILLIAN SLADE on September 5th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade In the final weeks of the official 2019/2020 influenza season there were exceptionally low levels. According to the FluWatch report, issued by the Public Health Agency of Canada, the percentage of positive tests remained at the” lowest level recorded for the past nine seasons.” COVID-19 contributed to this, according to the report, due to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire bans continue for long weekend
By Medicine Hat News on September 5th, 2020
A fire ban in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park will remain in place through the long weekend. Hot, dry weather in late August led to Alberta Parks to put restrictions on all wood and charcoal fires in the park, and counties in southeast Alberta have put similar measures in place. Cypress County and the County of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!DND working with British Army on their plans for Suffield
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 5th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant In response to reports stating British Army tank training may be scrapped at CFB Suffield, the Canadian Department of National Defence says the base has many functions training domestic and allied forces. “We are working closely with our British counterparts as they continue to plan a variety of training exercises for their soldiers and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City briefs: Central Park getting fire pit installed
By Medicine Hat News on September 5th, 2020
A fire pit will be installed at Kiwanis Central Park this month thanks to a new sponsorship agreement between the city and Plains Midstream Canada. The pit will be installed on Wednesday on the site that formerly featured a horseshoe pit and near the winter ice skating rink and Kiwanis Kitchen. Benches were installed this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern Alberta job numbers better than average
By Medicine Hat News on September 5th, 2020
Unemployment in rural southern Alberta sits well below the provincial average and other areas where joblessness is as much as double last year’s rates. New figures on Friday from Statistics Canada peg the unemployment rate in the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat economic region at 8.6 per cent in August. That’s down 1.1 percentage points from July, but ... Read More »
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