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Paving projects set to begin next week
By Medicine Hat News on August 15th, 2020
Paving on Gershaw Drive and a main route in Crescent Heights will take place next week, the city’s municipal works department has announced. Replacing the top lift of asphalt will proceed on three blocks of Gershaw Drive and adjacent portion of Seventh Street SW will take place from Aug. 18-20. In the north end, crews ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Health Services issues algae advisory for Reesor Lake, Acadia Valley Reservoir
By Medicine Hat News on August 15th, 2020
Alberta Health Services has issued an advisory about blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) bloom at Reesor Lake in Cypress County and in the Acadia Valley Reservoir. Residents and visitors to these bodies of water should take the following precautions: – Avoid all contact with blue-green algae. If contact occurs, wash with tap water as soon as possible. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rural schools working out online options
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 15th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Rural educators in southeast Alberta will offer online learning this fall, like their urban counterparts in Medicine Hat, for pupils who can not or choose not to attend school due to the coronavirus pandemic. But, the Prairie Rose School Division is stressing connection to specific schools in its widespread and low-tech options are required ... Read More »
1 responseRailway crossing repair in northwest will begin Tuesday
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2020
Repairs to a railway road crossing in the city’s northwest will cause vehicle traffic to be detoured for two days next week. The spur line that crosses Brier Park Road between Box Springs Road and Semrau Drive will be rebuilt starting Aug. 18, the city announced this week, though Canadian Pacific Railway is performing the ... Read More »
1 responsePolice explain decision to not name suspect in sexual assault case
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2020
Police in Medicine Hat are explaining their decision not to name a man charged after a sexual assault investigation involving a child in July. A release late Thursday states that several social media posts emanating from the city describe the case which police say is subject to a court-imposed publication ban and involves a minor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta environment ministry could be altering mule deer hunting rules
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2020
Alberta’s Environment and Parks ministry is looking to update mule deer management plans potentially to alter hunting regulations and allocations in different regions. A release from the ministry on Wednesday states that the current plan was developed in 1989, and while populations in some areas are declining, there is an over-abundance in others. “Alberta Environment ... Read More »
1 response‘Curious’ child calls 911 hundreds of times in a day
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2020
Medicine Hat Police Service investigated a complaint involving an overwhelming number of frivolous 911 phone calls and determined the source was a “curious five-year-old.” A Thursday MHPS release said the Medicine Hat 911 communication centre received hundreds of calls over a 24-hour period from a disconnected cellular phone in the city, suspecting that a child ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hut 8 to upgrade local data processing centre
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2020
Hut 8 will upgrade its data processing centre in Medicine Hat this fall as it takes over full management of the facility that handles cryptocurrency exchanges for a fee. The firm will also begin renting out a portion of its facility to a client “crypto-miner” in order to diversify its income stream, according to financial ... Read More »
1 responseCity worker vote starts string of contract talks
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 14th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Unionized city workers voted on a new contract proposal late Thursday, though the details of the deal or the vote’s result likely won’t be known until Monday. Typically, negotiated settlements that pass a union membership vote are then dealt with by elected officials at the following city council meeting. If both sides ratify the ... Read More »
1 responsePhysician shortage coming, local doc warns
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 14th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta’s physicians are being actively recruited by other provinces and countries, which could lead to a dire shortage like Albertans saw a decade ago, says a local emergency doctor. Dr. Paul Parks, Medicine Hat emergency physician and president of the emergency medicine section for the Alberta Medical Association, says morale is at “an all-time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Road work causing detour near Valleyview seniors’ residence
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2020
If you need to go to Valleyview seniors’ residence or the Alberta Health Services building across the road, current roadworks will mean having to detour. The intersection of Valleyview Road and First Street SW is currently undergoing significant road work and rehabilitation. Valleyview Drive is completely blocked off from First Street all the way to ... Read More »
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