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More than 56 grams of cocaine located during traffic stop in the Flats
By Medicine Hat News on May 5th, 2021
A traffic stop quickly turned into a trafficking stop early Tuesday morning after police pulled over a vehicle for not having its lights on. City police say the incident occurred at 1:30 a.m. after a vehicle was pulled over on Bridge Street in the Flats. The driver provided a false licence which led to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another large wind play is seeking regulator approval
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 5th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A fourth major wind farm for the area west of Seven Persons is before provincial utility regulators. Winnifred Wind would be located near the County of Forty Mile hamlet of the same name, built by Enerfin Canada, a subsidiary of Spanish renewable development company Elecnor. That company submitted plans to local municipalities over the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta government gives $100K toward local mental health
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on May 5th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The Alberta government is providing a $100,000 grant to help the mental health crisis response and improve suicide prevention services in Medicine Hat. Led by Alberta Health Services and the Medicine Hat Police Service, the grant will fund additional mental health therapist resources who will work with the MHPS, RCMP, Canadian Mental Health Association ... Read More »
1 responsePost-secondary about more than job training, says advocacy group
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on May 5th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The provincial government introduced Alberta 2030: Building Skills for Job Initiatives on Thursday – a strategy for post-secondary education which includes a focus on students developing skills for jobs and work-integrated learning. However, not everyone sees Alberta 2030 in a positive light. “We and our coalition partners believe that it’s really setting the stage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Glasgo defends restrictions as cases spike
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on May 5th, 2021
With debate raging in Alberta about public health measures as COVID case counts continue to surge, Premier Jason Kenney dropped the hammer on another set of restrictions Tuesday evening – the third in the last month. Schools, businesses, churches and the number of people that can attend social gatherings will all be affected by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One year after massive COVID-19 outbreak, City of Brooks, County of Newell tout community unity
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on May 5th, 2021
As COVID cases continue to climb across Alberta, one part of the province can relate to the challenges faced by communities struggling to cope. One year ago today, Brooks and the County of Newell were struggling to deal with more than a 1,000 cases of COVID-19, challenges with getting testing facilities running and businesses being ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assessments will still mean tax fluctuation
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 5th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City officials are stressing that tax bills may go up or down even though they are a not asking for more money from entire tax base. On Monday, council approved tax rates for 2020 property taxes, as well as additional reserve spending to make up for a drop in assessment values. That municipal tax ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Mary’s becomes second Catholic school to temporarily shift online
By Medicine Hat News on May 4th, 2021
Students at St. Mary’s School started online learning on Monday and students will continue learning virtually until they can return to the classroom May 17. The school is the second within the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education to transition to online learning, joining Notre Dame Academy which is continuing online for the remainder of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Schools ready for another virtual switch
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on May 4th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Local school divisions are preparing for a transition to online learning for junior and senior high school students as Medicine Hat trends toward becoming a COVID-19 “hot spot.” Premier Jason Kenney introduced targeted restrictions Thursday for regions with a COVID-19 case rate of at least 350 per 100,000 people and 250 total active cases. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!0% property tax hike made official
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 4th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant There will be no general change in municipal property tax rates for Medicine Hat this year as council approved a plan to use $832,000 more in reserve spending to make up for assessment values that were hammered by the COVID pandemic. That amount relates decreasing value of hotel business in mid 2020, and outweighed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More restrictions likely, one way or another
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 4th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The pandemic is worsening in Medicine Hat where new cases push the city toward a slate of regional restrictions, say local emergency officials, but those measures outlined just four days ago may be superseded by new rules expected Tuesday. “I wish I could stand here and tell you that we’re doing great as a ... Read More »
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