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Community Foundation of SE Alberta hands out $363K in emergency COVID support
By Medicine Hat News on July 28th, 2020
The Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta announced a total of $363,720 in grants through the Emergency Community Support Fund. The local chapter of the Community Foundation is still accepting applications for the COVID-19 Response Fund for SE Alberta. Local charities and not-for-profits working with vulnerable populations are encouraged to apply. Recipients Ronald McDonald House – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Couple bequests $2.75 million to Community Foundation
By MO CRANKER on July 28th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta received a big boost this month through a bequest of $2.75 million. The donation came from the estate of John and Mata Rinke and will have a large impact on the region. “This is huge for us,” said the foundation’s new executive director Sue Edwards. “This is one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public school parents, students seem eager for return
By MO CRANKER on July 28th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Medicine Hat Public School Division surveyed more than 3,000 people this summer to help create a back-to-school plan for this fall. Of the 2,306 survey responses from parents and guardians, 61 per cent are very/somewhat comfortable with in-person classes on a full time basis – 35 per cent are very/somewhat uncomfortable. For part-time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!False positive tests rare but still possible
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 25th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade There is potential for a positive COVID-19 test to in fact be wrong – a false-positive – and there is a higher chance of that in people without symptoms. At the end of May the health authority in Grey Bruce County Ontario reported five false positives out of a total of 3,000 tests done ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Gas City must still rely on it
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 25th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The Gas City will add another gas-fired power plant in 2022, but with billions being spent on wind and solar projects in the region, some city councillors questioned how renewable energy production is being considered. On Monday, council approved a plan to twin the three-year-old north-end power plant, known as Unit 16, with a ... Read More »
2 responsesPopular restaurant chain coming soon to Medicine Hat
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 25th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade About six months ago Mayor Ted Clugston revealed in his state of the city address that Medicine Hat would be getting a Denny’s restaurant. Observant Hatters may have noticed a “Denny’s” sign has gone up in the area near Walmart where a new hotel is in the final stages of construction. It appears as ... Read More »
1 responseKitten numbers spike at APARC, as does need
By MO CRANKER on July 25th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Kitten season is in full swing and Alberta Pound and Rescue Centres is in need of help. APARC’s Medicine Hat branch has more than 50 kittens living at the shelter right now, with a handful living at the Page and Whisker downtown. “This is a combination of orphan kittens, cats with moms and then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Safeway workers to vote on new deal
By Medicine Hat News on July 25th, 2020
Safeway workers across Alberta will vote on a new union contract in early August, weeks after a strike vote and mediators’ report on how to break a stalemate in talks that have gone on since March 2017. About 8,100 workers are represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers, Local No. 401, and voting to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police Point looks to attract pollinators
By MO CRANKER on July 25th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The parking lot at Police Point Park will soon be the place to bee. City parks staff as well as Medicine Hat College students and faculty are working to create the Police Point Pollinator Park in the parking lot closest to the Nature Centre. “This is an area where we wanted to have an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress Hills Sheepdog Trials forced to cancel due to pandemic restrictions
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 24th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade If it had not been for COVID you could have enjoyed the Cypress Hills Sheepdog Trials this weekend. The event was to have taken place today and this weekend but due to health guidelines because of the pandemic, the event has been postponed. It takes stamina, skill and determination to herd sheep across a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SW Saskatchewan communities cash in on infrastructure funds
By Medicine Hat News on July 24th, 2020
The Town of Maple Creek will receive nearly $300,000 for its community fire hall through the latest round of Municipal Economic Enhancement funding from the Saskatchewan government, while Shaunavon will receive close to $246,000 for a variety of projects. The province announced the $150-million program in May, and this week’s announcement brings the total projects ... Read More »
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