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Women’s Shelter kicks off quieter but important Family Violence Prevention month
By MO CRANKER on November 3rd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society kicked off Family Violence Prevention Month by decorating downtown with purple ribbons. The shelter is on track to put more than 8,300 feet of ribbon up around Medicine Hat and Redcliff, with 10 schools participating and decorating. “The month is going to be a bit quieter for us ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City to spend $500K on plan for land
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 3rd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City Hall will spend half a million dollars determining how to best develop three-quarter sections of land in the city’s north end for a potential industrial park. The city-owned land, north of the Box Springs Business Park, was annexed into the city in the 1980s as a potential lure to industrial interests. More recently ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viterra grain elevators make the news
By Medicine Hat News on November 3rd, 2020
Grain handler Viterra is being honoured for a facility east of Medicine Hat, while one to the west is expanding. The Gull Lake terminal was named the “Elevator of the Year” on the Canadian Pacific Railway system by the railroad last week. Meanwhile work to triple the storage capacity of the Cassils Road depot in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young rancher wise beyond his years; has 2,000 reasons to smile
By Ryan Dahlman on November 2nd, 2020
Hayes Howe has a lot of reasons to smile these days. Sure it has been cold, but he is enjoying life on his mom’s Two Rivers’ Black Angus ranch near Empress. Hayes rides horses, works cows with his mom and has done pretty well with showing livestock. Recently through, the Canadian Angus Association’s Canadian Angus ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Forever be Dracula
By medicinehatnews on November 2nd, 2020
“As a disciplinary tool, all dad had to do was give me that famous stare,” stated Bela Lugosi Jr., son of the icon that will forever be Dracula – Bela Lugosi. With 113 feature films and shorts, roles in hundreds of stage performances, and numerous radio broadcasts and public appearances – Bela Lugosi was a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: A warm reprieve before the blistering pace returns
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 2nd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Everyone can be forgiven for feeling a bit overloaded these days. The news cycle certainly is. The long empty times of disrupted lives ruled most of the spring before a hopefully more relaxed summer. Now a chinook gives us time to finish ripping out the rest of the gardens we so lovingly tended. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veiner Centre: Limited reopen begins Monday
By Medicine Hat News on November 2nd, 2020
The Veiner Centre will re-open on Monday morning for seniors programming with health restrictions in place, the City of Medicine Hat announced Friday. That comes nearly seven months after it and other city facilities first closed to meet guidelines meant to halt the spread of the coronavirus. The facility in the north River Flats will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hospitals reaching capacity in three Montana centres as dire COVID situation continues
By Medicine Hat News on November 2nd, 2020
Health officials in Montana are warning that hospitals are nearing capacity in Billings, Great Falls and Helena after steep increases in new coronavirus cases in late October. On Friday, 1,063 new cases along with 27 deaths were added to statewide figures that now show 10,450 active cases and 364 mortalities. About 360 people are hospitalized ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF, province’s plans a happy coincidence: minister
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 2nd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The Alberta government has announced incentives for new fertilizer and hydrogen plants less than 24 hours after CF Industries announced it planned to become a major player in the burgeoning hydrogen sector. “CF has a very interesting project and it’s the kind of project that we’re very interested in – but the timing is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat man charged in sexual assault cold case from 1994
By Medicine Hat News on November 2nd, 2020
A Medicine Hat man has been arrested and charged by Edmonton police in a sexual assault case that dates back 26 years. The Edmonton Police Service announced Friday that they issued the arrest warrant that was processed by local police after retesting evidence collected after a woman was allegedly raped in 1994. Dean Walter Moore, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Halloween safety extra necessary during the COVID-19 pandemic
By Medicine Hat News on November 2nd, 2020
Medicine Hat police are reminding the general public as well as trick-or-treaters to take precautions to have a safe and healthy Halloween. Along with general health guidelines to minimize and avoid physical contact, motorists, homeowners, as well as trick-or-treaters should be aware of general hazards that are present year in and year out. As always, ... Read More »
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