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Cheers to random acts of kindness: Hatter delivering packages of beer and cider to isolated individuals
By Medicine Hat News on April 6th, 2020
Leah Thomson Special to the News Amid the daily COVID-19 updates and increasing uncertainty, local resident Amber Farrer is bringing beers and smiles to the Medicine Hat community. While birthday party parades are surely making memorable moments for Hat children, Farrer is doing something for parents, too. With confirmed cases of COVID-19 sitting at more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat SPCA updates policies as a result of COVID-19 pandemic
By MO CRANKER on April 6th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker The Medicine Hat SPCA has updated its policies as a result of COVID-19. SPCA board vice-president Kimberley MacKinnon says the organization is working with a skeleton staff and it has closed its shelter down for animal visitation. “We’re moving to online and an over-the-phone process as much as possible,” she said. “People can look ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yard waste collection to start Monday
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 4th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Green thumbs can stop twiddling. Yard waste collection in green carts will begin on Monday, April 6, the city’s environmental utilities department announced on Friday, marking one week before the service traditionally begins. That is to accommodate Hatters who are beginning to get active with lawn care and to reduce the number of drop ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local doctors encouraged by show of support
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 4th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Local doctors say Hatters clapping their hands in support of frontline healthcare workers on Friday is an encouragement during the COVID-19 pandemic. “While we, the health professionals, are bracing to face the outbreak of COVID-19 in coming weeks, the gesture of thanks from police and public is making our resolve even stronger to serve ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds, Alta. team up on beef packing
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2020
Provincial meat inspectors will work with federal counterparts as part of a new agreement between Alberta Agriculture and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, it was announced late Wednesday. The move will allow for increased production and help smooth out manpower issues, say both sides. Federal Ag Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said the partnership comprises a contingency ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hut 8 reports huge gains
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2020
Hut 8 Cryptocurrency is reporting a huge gain in revenue and a 50 per cent increase in profit over the past year, thanks mostly to increased operations at its Medicine Hat data-processing facility. The company’s year-end financial statements, made public on Friday, show profits rose by $12 million in 2019 despite what the company described ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City notebook: Stanfield’s steps up
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 4th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant My dad was from Cape Breton and for his entire life would settle for nothing less than Stanfield’s long underwear. That firm employs about 500 workers in Truro, N.S., and kept stubbornly at it even as coal mines and fisheries suffered decades of decline. It was a point of pride, and dad felt supporting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Recovered from COVID-19? Reach out to the News
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2020
If you are one of the people who tested positive for COVID-19 in Medicine Hat and would like to share your experience, the News would like to hear from you. Our readers would like to know what it has been like to experience COVID-19, the effect it has had on you, and what you would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hill County cases remain at one
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2020
The number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Hill County, Mont. – which includes Havre – remains at one, according to that state’s Department of Emergency services. A male in his sixties was diagnosed on March 25, and remains the lone resident of the county to have tested positive while the statewide number rose to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hospital suspends parking fees
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2020
The parking fees you’ve been used to paying at the hospital are now suspended due to COVID-19 Alberta Health announced it has directed Alberta Health Services to temporarily suspend parking fees for both health-care workers and the general public during the pandemic. Starting April 3, parking at all AHS facilities will be free to health-care ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A feather in his police cap: Local officer wins Blue Line Magazine’s Rookie of the Year award
By JEREMY APPEL on April 4th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel A 28-year-old Medicine Hat Police Service constable has been named Blue Line Magazine’s Rookie of the Year. Taylor Olenic, who’s been a cop for nearly two years, says his peers nominated him for the law enforcement trade publication’s annual honour, which he learned about in early February. As the rookie of the year, he ... Read More »
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