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Hat Art Club celebrates its 75-year anniversary
By MO CRANKER on January 16th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Hat Art Club has been a staple in the community for decades and is celebrating an important milestone this month – 75 years in existence. The club sits around 100 members on a given year and was founded in 1946 by Mrs. Helen Beny Gibson and Rev. L.T.H Pearson. The group began with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clearing the confusion with a handful of more mud
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 16th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant If you thought your power bill was confusing, then wait until you get into a “strategic assessment” of the city’s place in the utility sector. How the city exists in the market, how it makes money interacting with the provincial grid, its requirement to operate under special status, the economics and logistics of power, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FLC to do maintenance before reopen
By Medicine Hat News on January 16th, 2021
The parks and recreation department will move up maintenance projects at the Family Leisure Centre to have them complete before the facility is allowed to reopen. The north-side facility is typically closed a few weeks each summer so crews can drain the pool, re-grout tiles, replace pipes and perform mechanical work. That will take place ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Remove councillor rep from CCDA: Samraj
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 16th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council’s representative on the City Centre Development Agency Board says that position should be eliminated so the group can be seen to be fully in charge of its own matters. Coun. Kris Samraj told the News this week that since serving on the board he has seen frustration from business owners directed at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Mary’s River Irrigation District taking expansion plans to its members
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 16th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant More information about a major irrigation expansion program in southern Alberta is coming out as irrigation districts engage their members. Details of major projects in the St. Mary’s River Irrigation district are still privy to members of the organization that includes areas near Medicine Hat. Officials said that a general outline was mailed to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All in seniors’ residences to be vaccinated: Alberta Health
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 16th, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The province says people in seniors’ residences are being offered the COVID-19 vaccination even if they are not in government subsidized care. “All residents and staff in long-term care and designated supportive living facilities in the province are receiving the vaccine. This applies to both those accessing care through Alberta Health Services or outside ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flu shots way up, still no official cases
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 16th, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta has now provided influenza vaccine shots to more than 1.5 million Albertans, which is about 200,000 more than last year at this time. According to the latest influenza report from Alberta Health Services, dated Thursday, a total of 1,514,141 doses have been administered across the province. Of those, 95,033 were in the South ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!128-unit LTC facility announced with summer 2022 opening
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 15th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Construction on a new, $35-million, long-term care facility in south Medicine Hat will proceed this summer toward a 2022 opening. Points West Living told the News on Thursday that phase 1 of a planned care facility and seniors apartment complex will employ about 100 permanent staff when complete. This week, Medicine Hat city planners ... Read More »
1 responseCity crews will work several long days dealing with wind damage
By MO CRANKER on January 15th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker While the City of Medicine Hat was able to quickly get power to back to residents during a Wednesday wind storm, the work is far from over for electrical crews. The city dealt with multiple power outages Wednesday in Medicine Hat, Redcliff and other surrounding areas. The outages were brought on by downed power ... Read More »
1 responseProfitable power shadowed by green energy
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 15th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A new review that could result in the sale of Medicine Hat’s publicly owned power station was sparked by concerns that green energy could cut the bottom out of the utility’s gas-fired business plan, city councillors tell the News. City administrators are now seeking “strategic alternatives” for generating facilities, while potential partnerships likely mean ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff Youth Centre unveils new look
By MO CRANKER on January 15th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Redcliff Youth Centre was able to renovate its entire space thanks to $60,000 in funding. The youth centre applied for and received $30,000 from the Home Depot Foundation. That amount was then matched by the Alberta Government’s Community Facility Enhancement Program. “The Home Depot Foundation supports at-risk youth and the organizations that help ... Read More »
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