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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 »
Be the first to comment!Rossco’s donates 500 meals to the food bank for Holidays
By MO CRANKER on December 18th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Despite a difficult year in business, Ross Beach is still doing what he can to give back to the community. The owner of Rossco’s Pub is donating 500 meals to the Medicine Hat and District Food Bank this Holiday Season and says it is an important tradition for him. “This year has been the ... Read More »
2 responsesTown of Redcliff outlines unusual expenses from COVID-19 as provincial program will reimburse
By Medicine Hat News on December 17th, 2020
Unpaid taxes, computer upgrades for remote meetings and lower recreation revenue account for most of the Town of Redcliff’s COVID operating costs that could be recovered through a provincial municipal aid program. The Municipal Operating Support Transfer was set up this fall on a per-capita basis to help municipalities absorb unusual operating costs related to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic students support families with Holiday hampers
By MO CRANKER on December 17th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education school communities have come together during the Holiday Season. Schools within the division have been collecting donations of food and money from families to create Christmas hampers to give to families in need. Monsignor McCoy High School will be giving hampers to more than 35 families with connections ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aurora’s future here looking less bright
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 17th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Aurora Cannabis is cutting further in an effort to become profitable and find its space in the developing marijuana marketplace, but steep cuts at its only major operating facility could add more gloom to the outlook in Medicine Hat. The city’s economic development office however, says there are positives in the company’s actions, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County to write off $400K in unpaid oil and gas property taxes
By Medicine Hat News on December 17th, 2020
Cypress County will write off more than $400,000 in back taxes from oil and gas companies that it considers to be bad debt, bringing the three-year total to just under $800,000. The annual measure for writing off amounts owed by companies that are in receivership or defunct took place at county council’s meeting Tuesday in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat’s State of the City address will be held online Jan. 26
By Medicine Hat News on December 17th, 2020
The 2021 State of the City address by Mayor Ted Clugston will be held online next month. Organizers began promoting the event Tuesday ahead of the Jan. 26 event. It will be presented virtually over Zoom, and there will be no admission charge for the event that typically takes place in the ballroom of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rescued horse finds perfect job at Eagles Nest Ranch
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 17th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A horse that was rescued in Saskatchewan is proving to be the ideal therapy horse for young people at Eagles Nest Ranch in the Cypress Hills, says the one who rescued her. It was quite by chance that Leina Reinhardt heard about the 20-something horse called Bonnie who was in danger of being put ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS reminds of mental health support services as pandemic continues
By Medicine Hat News on December 17th, 2020
Alberta Health Services is touting a wide range of supports to help people through the pandemic and uncertain times. If you are in crisis, contact your health-care professional or call 911 if it’s an emergency. Throughout the South zone there are specific supports available: Addiction and mental health community clinics are available to help children, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South zone hospital outbreaks have all now concluded: AHS
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 16th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health Services says there are currently no COVID outbreaks in hospitals in the south zone, but visitation restrictions remain in place. On Nov. 26 there was one patient in geriatric acute care at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital who tested positive for COVID-19 but there have been no others, said a spokesperson for AHS ... Read More »
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