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Brooks-MH special transit service in trouble
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 27th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A transit service between Brooks and Medicine Hat is a vital link to get necessary medical treatment for some, and it will be in jeopardy without an injection of funding. “Some patrons need access to life-sustaining health care services such as kidney care, mental health, cancer treatment. It is considered an essential service,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff Public Library hosting book sale through most of September
By MO CRANKER on August 27th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Redcliff Public Library will be hosting an almost month-long book sale starting Sept. 1. The sale will run until the 26th and will consist of books from the library shelves, as well as donated titles. “We’ve got a bit of everything,” said library manager Tracy Laturnus. “We’ve got a good mix of genres and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire restrictions in southeastern Alberta become full bans, permits rescinded
By Medicine Hat News on August 27th, 2020
Fire restrictions are increasing throughout southeastern Alberta as hot dry weather continues to bake the region. On Wednesday both Cypress County and the County of Forty Miles raised their long-standing fire advisories to outright fire bans. That prohibits the use of incinerators and burning barrels, wood camp fires, charcoal barbecues and all fireworks. Fire permits ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Planning commission meeting cancelled, delays presentation
By Medicine Hat News on August 27th, 2020
The presentation of a new long-term development plan for Medicine Hat is delayed after Wednesday’s meeting of the municipal planning commission was cancelled. Only two members of the commission, chair Coun. Brian Varga and public member Frank Devine, were present when the meeting was called to order at 2:30 p.m. at city hall. That’s too ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!24-tonne lift means Cancarb expansion nearly complete
By Medicine Hat News on August 27th, 2020
One of the last and largest puzzle pieces of the year-long expansion of Cancarb in Medicine Hat was lifted into place Wednesday – all 24 tonnes of it. Crews and heavy cranes placed a new storage bin five storeys high in the carbon black maker’s production line at about 10 a.m., then proceeded to perch ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Long-term development plan suggests urban villages
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 26th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A new long-term development plan for Medicine Hat suggest four “urban villages” be established throughout the city to promote tighter, less costly development but deletes targets for population density. Increasing density was a key leg of initial discussions of updates for the Municipal Development plan when the process of updating the 30-year outlook was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cecil’s ATM robbed in break and enter
By Medicine Hat News on August 26th, 2020
Soon after midnight, in the early hours of Tuesday morning, Medicine Hat Police responded to a break and enter at the Cecil Hotel on Fourth Street SE, just off N. Railway Street. A person had gained access to the front doors of the hotel and then gained access to the lobby ATM. The ATM was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC excited to partner on RenuWell project
By MO CRANKER on August 26th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Medicine Hat College will play a key role in the RenuWell project that was announced earlier this month. The project has received $2.1 million in funding from the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre and it will repurpose inactive oil and gas wells. The well sites will become community solar energy projects, distributing 2 MW ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Havre’s county in Montana continues to see rise in COVID-19 cases
By Medicine Hat News on August 26th, 2020
Health officials in Hill County, Mont., are reporting another spike in COVID-19 cases in the region that includes the town of Havre. The number of active cases now sits at 20 as of Tuesday after 13 new positive cases were identified. That comes after cases were decreasing after a rise in July. The state recorded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shaw opens concept store outlet at MH Mall
By Medicine Hat News on August 26th, 2020
Shaw is promoting its new service and download speeds with the opening of a new “concept store” outlet in Medicine Hat. The store, located near the food court of the Medicine Hat Mall, cost several hundred thousand dollars to renovate and outfit, according to company officials who gave a tour on Tuesday morning to Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local senior using home turf for ‘virtual’ Kidney March
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 26th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade After celebrating his 75th birthday by doing the 100-kilometre Kidney March last year, Fred Robins is ready to do it again. Unlike last year though, the Kidney March in K-Country will not bring together 450 participants and hundreds of volunteers for support during a three-day event. Due to COVID, it is “virtual” this year, ... Read More »
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