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Heritage in the Hat: The heart of North Railway
By Sally Sehn on June 16th, 2020
The historic Hartley Block, located at 505 North Railway Street, is a brick two-storey building which pre-dates both the nearby Corona and Cecil Hotels. It was the first sizeable business building constructed on the north side of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) tracks. The Hartley Block was built in 1910 for Charles Henry Hartley, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lift station switch part of Harlow berm project
By GILLIAN SLADE on June 16th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The permanent berm planned for 14 homes in Harlow will facilitate the city’s agenda to close a lift station in the area. The city plans to close the current lift station at the end of Seventh Avenue, just off First Street SW, and have a pipeline connect to the Harris Street lift station. Dwight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!High winds leave only minor damage behind on Saturday
By Medicine Hat News on June 16th, 2020
Wind gusts of up to 97 kilometres per hour that accompanied Saturday night’s storm broke two substantial limbs off a single tree at Kiwanis Central Park, but the remainder of the park and others throughout the city only sustained minor damage. The City of Medicine Hat parks department says only two trees in municipal parks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cineplex begins reopening plans for theatres in Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on June 16th, 2020
Cineplex said Monday that six of its Alberta movie theatre locations could reopen on June 26, then plans for most to be open to the public in early July. The company will announce which six closer to the date, but said operations plans and seating schemes were being developed to help patrons remain physically separated. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quietly loud: Mural Fest spreads out annual graffiti beautification
By MO CRANKER on June 16th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Though it happened quietly and without promotion, Medicine Hat’s downtown gained three new graffiti murals this weekend as part of the second annual Mural Fest. The event is running in partnership with the City Centre Development Agency and is taking place over the course of the next few months. The first phase took place ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat remains at one active case
By medicinehatnews on June 15th, 2020
Twenty new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Alberta Monday, bringing the number of active cases in the province to 440. Brooks reported one new case and now sits at two, while Medicine Hat remains at one. Medicine Hat has reported 35 recovered cases, while Brooks has reported 1,107 recoveries with nine deaths. Cypress County, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Who’s open and who’s not? Who’s ready and who’s not?
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 13th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Alberta moved to Part 2 of the “relaunch” plan on Friday … or is it “Phase 2A” of the “reopen” plan? Actually it’s “Stage 2” with a bit of Stage 3 mixed in, and it happened a week earlier than expected, which itself is a statement considering there was no set timetable. Saskatchewan, for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pair of spray parks to open this weekend as part of Stage 2 relaunch
By Medicine Hat News on June 13th, 2020
Two spray parks in Medicine Hat will open for public use this weekend, the city’s parks department announced late Friday. Facilities at Strathcona Island Park and Kiwanis Central Park will see water turned on and nearby washrooms opened Saturday. That comes after health officials moved the province to Stage 2 in a reopen plan in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Motz endorses Leslyn Lewis for CPC leadership
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 13th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Glen Motz is endorsing Leslyn Lewis to become Conservative Party leader, saying she can broaden the appeal of the party, and win the next federal election. The Toronto lawyer is currently considered to be well back of leadership front runners, Peter MacKay and Erin O’Toole, in the race to replace Andrew Scheer through a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Friends, loved ones provide beautiful birthday drive-by
By MO CRANKER on June 13th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Friends and family got together Friday to wish Mike Durst a happy 56th birthday. Durst’s wife Lee was by his side as friends drove by AgeCare Valleyview, honked their horns and wished him a special day. Lee says her husband has been living with ALS for the past two years and that gestures like ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World Elder Abuse Day Monday
By GILLIAN SLADE on June 13th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Monday is World Elder Abuse Day and those who work with seniors suggest the full impact of social isolation during the COVID-19 lockdown may not be fully apparent for a few more months. Shantel Ottenbreit, community resource worker for the city, says during a recent conference call with provincial emergency social services workers this ... Read More »
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