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Hulgaard gets house arrest, probation for promoting hatred
By Medicine Hat News on October 23rd, 2020
A Medicine Hat man was ordered Thursday to undergo intensive counselling while spending one year under house arrest as he was sentenced for wilfully promoting hatred against Jewish people and immigrants. Loki Holger Hulgaard, 37, will also serve another two years probation and must avoid four locations in the city where anti-Semitic and anti-immigration stickers ... Read More »
1 responseUCP launching COVID test project for travellers
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 23rd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A new pilot project starting Nov. 2 will give international travellers a way to shorten the current 14-day quarantine requirement at Calgary International Airport and at the Coutts border crossing. Travellers returning from the U.S. will have the option of having an expedited COVID test, which could come back in as little as two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!JBS Foods earmarks $2M for Brooks pandemic support
By Medicine Hat News on October 23rd, 2020
JBS Foods has set aside $2 million for projects and programs in Brooks to help the community deal with the effects of the pandemic and long-term recovery, the food giant announced Thursday. The company’s packing plant in Brooks was the site of a significant outbreak of the coronavirus last spring and food processing plants across ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health minister acknowledges budget crunch but says maternity closure not a provincial decision
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 23rd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health says it did not decide that the maternity clinic in Medicine Hat would have to close but it is responsible for funding the Palliser Primary Care Network, which funded the clinic and has had no increase since 2012. Health Minister Tyler Shandro responded to questions about the clinic’s closure in the legislature ... Read More »
1 responseHat High student tests positive
By MO CRANKER on October 23rd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker A positive case of COVID-19 has been identified in a student at Medicine Hat High School. Medicine Hat Public School Division found out about the case Wednesday evening and sent out a release Thursday morning informing parents, guardians and staff. A total of 29 students and staff are now self isolating. The date people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New flood cash doesn’t mean program continued
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 22nd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant An injection of cash into a discontinued program that helped municipalities pay for flood protection projects doesn’t mean the Alberta Community Resiliency Program will be revived, provincial officials tell the News. The ACRP program provided millions for the City of Medicine Hat to build berms in low-laying communities and upgrade a water intake system ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rec-centre closures could rehash multi-plex plan
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 22nd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Discussions to close city-run recreation centres could revive a longstanding but never publicly discussed plan to build a multi-plex in the Box Springs Business Park. Several Medicine Hat city council members discussed the benefits of consolidating new modern facilities to replace aging arenas and recreation centres this week as a way to cut costs ... Read More »
1 responseHospital patients to pay for ‘non-urgent’ meds?
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 22nd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health Services is considering charging patients for non-urgent medications in its own hospitals, those of Covenant Health and also clinics. “The process under consideration would be for cases where there is no urgent medical need for a medication to be administered in a hospital or AHS/Covenant Health clinic,” said Kerry Williamson, executive director ... Read More »
4 responsesMedicine Hat Musical Theatre putting on ‘radio play’ version of It’s a Wonderful Life
By MO CRANKER on October 22nd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Medicine Hat Musical Theatre is putting on a Christmas classic this Holiday Season. The group is now rehearsing for winter showings of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” and ticket sales will begin at the beginning of next month. “We’re really looking forward to putting on this live radio play,” said MHMT’s Lyn Weisgerber. “We’ve had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Home Lotto out, $100K cash prize in
By MO CRANKER on October 22nd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Medicine Hat Kinsmen Club is changing things up this year. Instead of holding the annual Home Lotto, the group is hosting a Big Bag of Cash draw, which will grant one lucky Hatter $100,000. “The main reason we’re doing the Big Bag of Cash is because of COVID-19 protocols,” said co-chair Steven Pudwell. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Masterpiece Southland Meadows embraces reasons to celebrate
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 22nd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade It was a celebration of the third anniversary of the opening of Masterpiece Southland Meadows, as well as recently receiving a special award. Tim Garforth-Bles, president Masterpiece Care Corporation, says the first two years were filled with the excitement of a new seniors residence and this year has been an opportunity for new initiatives. ... Read More »
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