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City portfolio weathering a rough year
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 27th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant During the worst of the stock market crash in March, the City of Medicine Hat’s equities investment fund had lost $20 million, but proceeded to gain back about half those losses over the next six weeks, city councillors heard Thursday. The city’s most recent financial statements give an overview of the rollercoaster ride that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bottle drive today to support North Flats Neighbourhood Association
By Medicine Hat News on June 27th, 2020
Medicine Hat News The North Flats Neighbourhood Association is hoping a bottle drive on Saturday will help it keep its doors open for next school year. The group, which has offered free after-school and summer programming for kids in the Flats since 1996, recently had its funding cut by the Alberta government, and was subsequently ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff opening pool, splash park on Monday
By JUSTIN SEWARD Alberta Newspaper Group on June 27th, 2020
It looks like Redcliff residents will be able to jump into the local pool after all this summer. The town confirmed the pool and the new-look splash park at Lions Park will open June 29. Public swimming will be opened on Monday and lessons will begin July 6. The decision came after pools and splash ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police arrest suspect for arson
By Medicine Hat News on June 27th, 2020
A Medicine Hat man is under arrest on charges that he set fire to a car and threatened to burn down a house, police reported Friday. The Medicine Hat Police Service says that an early morning vehicle fire on May 29 at Hemingway Crescent caused $29,000 in damage. On June 19 a man walking near ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID case breakdown for Alberta
By GILLIAN SLADE on June 27th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The County of Warner, tucked between County of Forty Mile and Cardston County, has the distinction of not having had any cases of COVID-19. County of Forty Mile and Taber had a couple cases each going back to early April and then nothing more since then. The number of “active” cases of COVID-19 in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let the spurge buffet begin!
By MO CRANKER on June 27th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker For the next week or so, Police Point Park will be home to the city’s newest bed and breakfast. The only catch is that you need to be a goat to stay and eat. The park is hosting around 200 goats with the goal of fighting leafy spurge, an invasive weed that is common ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ronald McDonald House Charities hosting virtual fundraiser
By Medicine Hat News on June 26th, 2020
Ronald McDonald House Charities is holding its first provincial, virtual fundraising walk-run called #HustlefortheHouseAB. The virtual event takes place the week of July 6-12 across the province. Participants choose the date, distance, time and location. RMHC says you can do a neighbourhood loop, run in the park or on trails or even use a treadmill ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC likely going part online, part in person
By MO CRANKER on June 26th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Classes this fall at Medicine Hat College are going to look much different compared to previous years. College faculty members are preparing classes to be delivered in a combination of in-person and online formatting. “We’ve been working for the last five or six weeks to figure out how exactly we will deliver our programs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID cost city $1.9M through April
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 26th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The impact of the coronavirus on the municipal operating budget was been $1.5 million to the end of April, and could rise to $2.3 million by year end, administrators told a city committee late Thursday. That figure doesn’t include council reallocating $8.2 million from city reserves for business and charity sector grants and push ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCP bill would relax rules for donors of municipal votes
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 26th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A proposal to change how local elections are run and campaigns for city hall are funded would see donation limits for individuals donating to multiple candidates essentially disappear. Bill 29, presented Wednesday in the Legislature, also nixes the idea to have campaigns disclose donors prior to Election Day, removes the need for dedicated campaign ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Blood Services to resume mobile clinics in Medicine Hat, but by appointment only
By Medicine Hat News on June 26th, 2020
Canadian Blood Services will resume mobile donor events in Medicine Hat this summer. Donors in the area are requested to book appointments in order to meet physical distancing requirements. CBS has introduced enhanced wellness measures in donor centres including mandatory masks, wellness screening, physical distancing, increased cleaning and the elimination of walk-in appointments. “We are ... Read More »
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