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Cypress County announces multi-year deal with HALO
By Gillian Slade Southern Alberta Newspapers on March 25th, 2021
Cypress County announced a multi-year funding agreement for HALO on Wednesday that will cover up to 10% of the helicopter air ambulance service’s annual budget. Cypress County council approved a one-time investment of $250,000 for HALO to help compensate for the fundraising challenges the organization has experienced during the pandemic, and furthered its commitment to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zoning ask tests value of city strategy
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 25th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Collin Gallant cgallant@medicinehatnews.com Twitter: CollinGallant A new rezoning proposal asks city council to weigh two of its key priorities – expand the tax base in the long-term by supporting higher-density housing projects, or get construction rolling sooner on an empty lot near downtown. Wednesday’s meeting of the municipal planning commission heard an application to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College Art & Design grad show available in virtual tour
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on March 24th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The Medicine Hat College Art and Design grad show exhibit will open to the public April 9 – but you will only be able to walk through it virtually. A 3D video walk-through of the gallery will be recorded, and the virtual exhibit will be available on freeformshow.ca for visitors to navigate. “The change ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Contactless seed exchange will run for a week at variety of locations
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on March 24th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Community Food Connections Association to cancel its 2020 Seedy Saturday, the 2021 seed exchange program is being spread over a week. Alison Van Dyke, Community Food Connections Association’s food security co-ordinator, says they started brainstorming ideas for the seed exchange program in January because they wanted to give ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF’s new logo reflects new direction
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 24th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant CF Industries has a new logo to go along with a stated new direction toward net-zero fertilizer and ammonia production. The Illinois-based firm that operates the largest fertilizer production facility in Canadian in northeast Medicine Hat released its 2020 sustainability report. “We will decarbonize our network and aggressively scale our ability to produce green ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat News proudly welcomes its newest reporter
By Medicine Hat News on March 24th, 2021
Kellen Taniguchi had been making a name for himself as a rising young reporter in his home province of Manitoba, and the Medicine Hat News editorial board is thrilled to introduce him as the newest addition to the team. Taniguchi joins the News after completing his studies with the University of Winnipeg and Red River ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police release name of suspect wanted in domestic assault, stolen truck
By Medicine Hat News on March 24th, 2021
Police are searching for a Medicine Hat man with a history of violent behaviour and fleeing from cops. Gerald Mohr has been named the suspect in an alleged domestic violence incident on March 18, at which point a truck was stolen and driven off by a man. Anyone with information about his whereabouts should contact ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reasonable doubt, says Hoefman’s counsel
By Alex McCuaig Special to the News on March 24th, 2021
Medicine Hat’s chief Crown prosecutor put the pieces of the puzzle of who killed James Satre together during closing arguments Monday, painting a picture for the jury of Robert Hoefman’s guilt. Hoefman’s DNA on a pair of glasses linked to him that were splattered with the blood of Satre found at the scene of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta unveils overdose response app
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on March 24th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The Alberta government will be testing a new Digital Overdose Response System (DORS) mobile app in Calgary this summer in hopes of preventing overdose deaths in the province. In 2020, 1,128 people died in Alberta from opioid overdose, and the province’s substance use surveillance data shows COVID-19 continues to have a large impact on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cops search for Hat man with violent history
By Collin Gallant on March 23rd, 2021
Medicine Hat News Police are searching for a Medicine Hat man with a history of fleeing from police and violent behaviour. Gerald Mohr has been named as the suspect in an alleged domestic violence incident on March 18 at which point a truck was stolen and driven off by a man. A picture of Mohr ... Read More »
1 responseCommunity Vibrancy Board to take on big role
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 23rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council will begin next month the process of collapsing a group of advisory boards into one “Community Vibrancy Board.” The mandate for such a board, approved in concept last fall, is still to be determined, but the nine-member board of council appointees would take on special projects and also determine grant outlays. The ... Read More »
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