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City OKs sale of old fire hall for new food bank
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 21st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council signed off on a deal to sell the former Maple Avenue fire station in exchange for cash and the Medicine Hat Food Bank’s current location, as the agency plans to begin a major expansion. The sale of the vacant firehall was approved by a 7-1 count, though several other councillors expressed regret ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!$66M going to power plant twin
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 21st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat city council approved a plan to twin its three-year-old north-end power plant at a potential cost of $66 million on Monday night. Citing the need to have backup, on-demand, gas-fired power on hand to meet customer needs, council members voted 8-0 to build “Unit 17” after two years of planning in order ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID cases spike in Montana
By Medicine Hat News on July 21st, 2020
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Hill County, Mont., has risen from one to 32 over the course of two weeks, according to public health officials in the region that includes the town of Havre. On July 6, the first active case in months was recorded when a woman in her 30s tested ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Land, lots of land, and more news coming
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 18th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A new proposal to use the Maple Avenue Firehall for an expansion of the food bank to a community food centre will be brought forward to city council on Monday, the agency announced late Friday. And that might not be the biggest news coming forward from the city’s land department in the near future. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Was lockdown the right call?
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 18th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Five months into the COVID-19 pandemic it is clear that there are other health issues killing more Albertans annually and they did not require the extraordinary lockdown that has affected the economy. Drew Barnes, MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat says he understands the need for the lockdown to protect everyone in the early stages, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The goats are coming back
By MO CRANKER on July 18th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker There’s nothing like a good sequel and while it may be tough to pull one off, Return of the Goats is bound to be a good one. The super team of goats first came to the Hat on June 26 with the goal of tackling leafy spurge around Police Point Park. After more than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat food bank could be getting a new home
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 18th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A proposed building swap could mean a new location and expanded services for the Medicine Hat and District Food Bank if it is approved at Monday night’s city council meeting. A release from the food bank on Friday afternoon and the agenda posted on the city’s web page details the idea to build the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A fresh new look: Rotary Track getting resurfaced this weekend
By MO CRANKER on July 18th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Rotary Track is getting a face lift this weekend and people are being asked to avoid the area until work is done. The track was built in 2007 and every five years the lines need to be repainted. Every 10 years the surface needs to be redone. Both will take place this weekend. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ichor wouldn’t be Hat’s first mobile blood collection service
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 18th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Everything old is new again but this time it comes with an added fee. A home service for blood sample collection that was considered routine by the former Medicine Hat Diagnostic Lab, became obsolete after its contract with the government was cancelled about five years ago. Ichor Blood Services, a private mobile lab collection ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Maser’s lumber lot to become automatic car wash
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 18th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A development group from Lethbridge has begun putting the former Maser’s lumber lot on Dunmore Road to a fresh start. Excavation began this week at the high-profile, but long vacant lot towards building a large, automatic car wash that will also include other leasable commercial space and the potential for a convenience store pad ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!HALO charity crop shaping up
By MO CRANKER on July 17th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker HALO’s second annual charity crop is shaping up to be a good one. “We have 360 acres this year,” said HALO’s Paul Carolan. “We’ve got canola this year and wheat – both irrigated and dryland. “We’ve got a bit to go here until we harvest, but the crops are looking good.” The program came ... Read More »
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