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Visitors to enter through ‘YXH Gateway’
By MO CRANKER on December 19th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Anyone heading down Gershaw Drive will notice one of the newest additions to the city. A big, red sign reading ‘YXH’ has been built roadside near the airport and it sits at the entrance of YXH Gateway. The project has been in the works for years and will bring commercial development to the Medicine ... Read More »
1 responseHydrogen-powered future taking shape
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 19th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A world powered by hydrogen may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but industry observers say it’s being written into business plans of energy companies today and citizens could see the results in mere years. This week the Canadian government released its hydrogen roadmap, joining other major industrial nations, following an initial action ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘No choice’ but to lay first COVID charge, police say
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on December 19th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Nine months after the first public health orders came into effect, the Medicine Hat Police Service has laid its first charge. Staff Sgt. Jason Graham says a local man has been charged with one count of section 73(1) for contravening an order of the Chief Medical Officer of Health under the Public Health Act, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters making treats to brighten up an odd Christmas
By Medicine Hat News on December 19th, 2020
Despite the lack of mix-and-mingle this year, Hatters are still playing Kris Kringle, and getting into the Christmas spirit in their own kitchens, according to the head of Nutters Every Day Naturals. The bulk and specialty food retailer has seen overall sales remain somewhat stable, though sales of signature trays of nuts, candies and other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s COVID relief projects OK’d
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 19th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A list of construction projects in Medicine Hat worth a combined $7.5 million has been approved by the province under a municipal stimulus project meant to bolster economic activity during a COVID-induced slowdown. In October, the city released its list of projects to put towards the Municipal Stimulus Program offered by the province and paid ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Santa Claus is coming to places he missed!
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on December 19th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Don’t fret Cottonwood and Dunmore, Santa Claus is still coming to town! The surprise hit Santa Claus Is Coming To Town parade – which aims to spread Holiday cheer while drumming up donations for the Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund – will be back out in full force Saturday to hit the areas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Westland Insurance continues its expansion all the way to East Coast
By Medicine Hat News on December 18th, 2020
Expansion plans of an insurance agency that acquired a network in southwest Saskatchewan this fall have reached the Atlantic Ocean. Westland Insurance took over Innovation Credit Union’s insurance wing, including Dickson Agencies in Swift Current, in September as the B.C.-based firm began adding independent brokerages across the prairies. On Thursday it announced that it was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Holiday Cookbook 2020
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on December 18th, 2020
This Christmas season has undoubtedly been like no other, with changes to virtually every aspect of the way we enjoy the holiday with friends and family – but if there’s one thing COVID hasn’t impacted too heavily, it’s holiday baking. Gingerbread has always been an important part of every Christmas season in the McCracken household. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rapid testing increased, but not added here
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 18th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health is increasing the number of locations where a rapid test for COVID is done but Medicine Hat is not yet on the list. The government announced three weeks ago it was starting to use the Abbott IDNow and Pan Bio COVID-19 testing kits purchased by the federal government and sent here earlier ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coffee, by bike, for food banks
By MO CRANKER on December 18th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Going for a bike ride in the middle of December with a 30-pound backpack isn’t exactly a popular winter activity. But for Hatter John Whidden, it was something he was quite excited for. Whidden started his Thursday trek around 8:30 a.m. in South Ridge and made his way around the city, delivering coffee to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayor backs changes to dividend payouts
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 18th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Mayor Ted Clugston is supporting proposed changes to city hall accounting that would see cash earned by municipal business units used more freely across the organization, but also puts his idea of building a Heritage Savings Reserve near the back of the line for new deposits. “It’s an important change,” he told the News ... Read More »
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