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New StoryWalk up at Police Point Park, available even with closed Nature Centre
By MO CRANKER on October 8th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program launched a new StoryWalk during Culture Days and it will remain up through the majority of the month. The StoryWalk is on a trail near the Nature Centre but is open even when the centre is closed. The park says it is a great family activity that follows physical ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grocer and volunteers get festive with Ronald McDonald House
By Medicine Hat News on October 8th, 2020
Some fall decorations at the local Ronald McDonald House were provided by a sponsor and volunteers. Jeff Woods and a team from Save on Foods arrived with the pumpkins and created a beautiful display this week, said general manager Cassi Hider. Save On Foods is a major supporter of the charity and local house. Hider ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Survivor reaches out to others who struggle
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 7th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade After decades of battling addiction to drugs and alcohol, a local resident has a message of hope. Damyan Davis, 42, resident of Cypress County, says it is possible to get to a place of being recovered. The eldest of three boys in a middle-class home where his father was an alcoholic, Davis was already ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local school boards hosting suicide awareness event online
By MO CRANKER on October 7th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Local school boards and their partners are hosting a virtual suicide awareness event on Wednesday. The event is called Connecting with School Communities about Suicide: Hope and Resilience in Medicine Hat, and will feature a number of speakers. “As you are probably aware, there has been a series of deaths by suicide in the ... Read More »
1 responseHat Grannies for Africa hosting indoor sale to raise funds
By MO CRANKER on October 7th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Hat Grannies for Africa are hosting an indoor sale this month to support the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. The local group is holding a Pop Up Quilting Fabric Sale on Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 617 Second St., downtown. There is a $1 admission fee. The event is running ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No selling off Stampede land just yet
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 7th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Behind-the-scenes work to market a portion of the Stampede grounds as a potential infill housing development is off the books after city councillors passed an amendment to the new Municipal Development Plan on Monday. That document proposes more intense development in specific parts of mature neighbourhoods, including a potential housing development at the Stampede ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Getting worse south of the border in Hill County
By Medicine Hat News on October 7th, 2020
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Havre, Mont., approached 100 on Tuesday as 18 new positive cases were recorded in Hill County, directly south of Cypress County. Six recoveries were added, bringing the number of active cases in 97 in the region where case numbers have risen dramatically since the beginning of last week. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City balances budget off plunge at the pumps
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 7th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city’s financial picture has brightened since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, and by some measures even better once cost savings from facility closures and the drop in fuel prices are factored in. Mid-year financial statements presented to city council’s audit committee on Tuesday show that to Aug. 31, the overall city budget ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health minister appoints a pair of women to the AHS board
By Medicine Hat News on October 7th, 2020
Alberta’s minister of health recently appointed two new members to the Alberta Health Services board – Vicki Yellow Old Woman and cardiologist Dr. Sayeh Zielke. Yellow Old Woman is an experienced financial professional and recently served as the corporate financial officer for Siksika Health Services. “I am deeply honoured and humbled, and look forward to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seniors hold rally outside city hall to urge reopening of Veiner Centre
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 7th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade More than 40 seniors gathered outside city hall on Tuesday afternoon to express their desire that the Veiner Centre be re-opened and remain open. Since March, when the COVID-19 lockdown was established, the VC was closed and has remained closed. Many seniors who are members and belong to clubs that meet there, are not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montana counties continue struggle to control COVID-19 pandemic
By Medicine Hat News on October 6th, 2020
Cases of COVID-19 nearly doubled in Havre, Mont., over the first four days of October to sit at 85 active cases on Sunday night. Figures for Hill County, released Monday morning by state health officials, also show two new deaths from the respiratory disease, bringing the total to five. The total number of active cases ... Read More »
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