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Medicine Hat COVID numbers on the rise
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 29th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat’s active COVID case number is quickly moving upwards and is well ahead of most other major municipalities in the province, according to figures released Wednesday afternoon. The Hat added 15 new diagnoses from the previous day, bringing the total to 45 active cases, according to Alberta government’s statistical website, more than double ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat gets first crack at hosting 2026 Special Olympic Summer Games
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 28th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The Hat will have first crack to host the 2026 Canadian Special Olympic Summer Games, making up for losing the 2022 games that were first shuffled and eventually cancelled, a city committee heard on Monday. The pandemic has negated the ability to hold provincial qualifying tournaments this year toward what would be the national ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Esplanade upgrading costs will be more than matched by new grant
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 28th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The higher cost of upgrading the audio and ticketing system and a smoke machine at the Esplanade will be more than offset by a new federal government grant, the city’s public services committee heard on Monday. The city set aside $50,000 to replace the “front-of-house console” that controls the theatre’s sound system within the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dry conditions driving early harvest
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 28th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Hot, dry conditions are driving an early harvest in Southeast Alberta and Southwest Saskatchewan, the two provinces’ latest crop reports state. The Saskatchewan ministry of agriculture reports that about half of fall and spring cereals, oilseed and pulse crops are ahead of schedule, heading out as heat speeds up the growing cycle. The most ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Day shelter to begin winding down operations sooner than expected
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 28th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A day shelter set up on North Railway Street will begin the process of winding up operations sooner than expected, just as criticism from businesses neighbouring the facility is ramping up. The shelter, currently located at 435 North Railway St., was set up as a response to COVID health restrictions that limited access to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bringing the zoo to you: Dunmore Equestrian Centre puts on petting zoo at retirement homes
By LAUREN THOMSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 27th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com The Dunmore Equestrian Centre helped arrange a petting zoo for two different seniors care homes on Monday, complete with mini donkeys, a sheep, a chicken, a dog and a few kittens. Joyce Stuber with the Dunmore Equestrian Centre was at Sunnyside long term care in South Country Village on Monday afternoon with the small ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Body of drowned man located
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 27th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The body of a man who drown while helping his children to safety has been found in Lake Diefenbaker, the RCMP in Elbow, Sask. has announced. On Canada Day, police reported they were searching for the body of the unnamed 36-year-old man who jumped in the water to help a struggling child but did ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede fireworks cancelled
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 27th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Continued hot, dry weather and worsening fire risk has forced the cancellation of the planned fireworks near the Medicine Hat Stampede grandstand this weekend. Stampede officials made the announcement on Monday morning in conjunction with local fire officials. “Due to the extremely dry conditions, it’s just not possible to put on a show this ... Read More »
1 responsePlot thickens in dispute over remediating one of Alberta’s first natural gas wells
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 27th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The plot has thickened in a dispute over who is responsible for remediating one of the first natural gas wells drilled in Alberta. The “Medicine Hat No. 18” well has a license number that suggests it was the 215th well drilled in the province, sometime in the very early 1900s, but years after it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID case at Hat summer school
By Medicine Hat News on July 27th, 2021
A positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Medicine Hat’s summer school Program. Warren Buckler, principal of Medicine Hat Public School Division summer school, stated Alberta Health Services identified a positive case of COVID-19 connected to the school in a release that was made available to press on Monday. In the press release, Buckler ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Work on pedestrian bridges set to get underway Thursday
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 27th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Maintenance work on several pedestrian bridges in Medicine Hat is set to get underway on Thursday. The Division Avenue elevated crossing that links Riverside to Crescent Heights over the CP rail line will be closed starting July 29 as contract crews repair metal work and concrete, install new handrails and remove overgrown vegetation. That ... Read More »
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