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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 »
16 responsesMHC to get new electrical substation through provincial recovery plan
By MO CRANKER on July 17th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Medicine Hat College is set to receive a new electrical substation, paid for in full by the province. According to a release put out by the government, the school’s electrical substation is nearing the end of its lifespan. The work will help avoid unplanned power outages and disruptions to daily campus life. It will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Echo Dale lake open for swimming
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 17th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The lake at Echo Dale Regional Park will be opened for public swimming on Friday with more city recreation facilities and restrictions at the Gas City campground expected to be lifted early next week, the city has announced. The swimming lake and change rooms at the park west of Medicine Hat will reopen to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local buses to increase capacity, offer masks to passengers
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 17th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat Transit will increase capacity on buses next week and offer masks to passengers, officials announced on Thursday. They also say that 90,000 non-surgical masks have been provided by Alberta Health Services and the city is recommending that passengers use one or their own while travelling. “We want our drivers and passengers to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southwest Saskatchewan bracing for upswing in COVID-19 cases
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 17th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant New restrictions for care homes in Southwest Saskatchewan have been imposed as health officials brace for an upswing in COVID-19 cases across the region. They come as 31 out of 42 new cases in the province on Thursday were reported in the southernmost health region, which excludes Regina. New protocols to limit outside contact, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes calling for HIVCL audit following ARCHES findings
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 17th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Serious mismanagement of taxpayers’ money at a supervised consumption site in Lethbridge has been exposed by government and now a local MLA believes an audit needs to happen in Medicine Hat too. An audit of ARCHES, a not-for-profit organization in Lethbridge that established a SCS in that city, revealed funding misappropriation and non-compliance of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Serology testing coming to the Hat
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 16th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Hatters will soon have the option of having a serology test to determine if they have had COVID-19 without knowing it. Ichor Blood Services, a private mobile lab collection service company, has plans to make this available in Medicine Hat for a fee. Ichor collects a blood sample and the actual serology testing is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Strathcona Island Park boat launch opens back up
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 16th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade As the water in the South Saskatchewan River recedes to more “normal” levels, the boat launch in Strathcona Island Park is open again. About 10 days ago the river rose about 40 cm overnight, effectively shutting down the boat launch. A barricade was put in place by the City of Medicine Hat’s parks and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Broken tree removed from Third Street
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 16th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The City of Medicine Hat says the removal of a tree on Third Street downtown was to correct an issue that had occurred overnight. Early Wednesday morning city parks and recreations crews were at work removing a tree at a pedestrian crossing downtown near 20/20 Vision. Scott Richter, manager for parks and recreation, says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat well abandonment effort already approved for $1 million
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 16th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat’s effort to abandon natural gas wells has already been approved for a total of $1 million from a federal-provincial clean-up fund, and that only represents applications for very preliminary work, according to city officials. That information can forward Wednesday as Alberta government held a press conference to highlight its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Something for Everyone Market returning this weekend
By MO CRANKER on July 16th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker It’s been five long months of waiting, but the Something for Everyone Market will be returning this weekend. Saturday will feature a one-day market, which will look quite a bit different than previous iterations of the event. “We’re going to be outside on the midway this weekend,” said organizer Monica Kallis. “Gate 4 will ... Read More »
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