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AHS reinstating parking fees at Alberta hospitals
By Medicine Hat News on August 15th, 2020
After providing free parking at hospitals during the pandemic, Alberta Health Services has announced that parking fees will once more be imposed. Parking fees will be reinstated for employees on Aug. 31 and for the public on Sept. 1. AHS says in a press release that parking fees help to ensure there is parking available ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Counties facing property tax pickle of a lifetime
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 15th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A lot of people have a lot of ideas about how property tax bills should work. Without fail that accompanies a deriding of the archaic-seeming system of assessing property values and sending out a bill. It’s a pastime to talk about real estate values, look at the tax bill and exclaim, “Wha?!” To this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local physicians hold vigil in slain doc’s honour
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 15th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade At the going down of the sun in Medicine Hat many gathered to remember a physician in Red Deer whose life was cut short by a brutal attack in his office on Monday. Dr. Nicoelle Wanner led the vigil saying that even though local physicians did not know Dr. Walter Reynolds personally it was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lions Club hosting drive-by fundraiser barbecue at Mike’s Meats
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 15th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The Lions Club of Medicine Hat is celebrating Stampede happiness with a drive-by barbecue at Mike’s Meats, 1056 Foundry St., on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be burgers, corn and hotdogs for sale. Helping with the preparations on Friday afternoon was Second World War veteran Roy Gale, who turned 100 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paving projects set to begin next week
By Medicine Hat News on August 15th, 2020
Paving on Gershaw Drive and a main route in Crescent Heights will take place next week, the city’s municipal works department has announced. Replacing the top lift of asphalt will proceed on three blocks of Gershaw Drive and adjacent portion of Seventh Street SW will take place from Aug. 18-20. In the north end, crews ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Health Services issues algae advisory for Reesor Lake, Acadia Valley Reservoir
By Medicine Hat News on August 15th, 2020
Alberta Health Services has issued an advisory about blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) bloom at Reesor Lake in Cypress County and in the Acadia Valley Reservoir. Residents and visitors to these bodies of water should take the following precautions: – Avoid all contact with blue-green algae. If contact occurs, wash with tap water as soon as possible. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rural schools working out online options
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 15th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Rural educators in southeast Alberta will offer online learning this fall, like their urban counterparts in Medicine Hat, for pupils who can not or choose not to attend school due to the coronavirus pandemic. But, the Prairie Rose School Division is stressing connection to specific schools in its widespread and low-tech options are required ... Read More »
1 responseRailway crossing repair in northwest will begin Tuesday
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2020
Repairs to a railway road crossing in the city’s northwest will cause vehicle traffic to be detoured for two days next week. The spur line that crosses Brier Park Road between Box Springs Road and Semrau Drive will be rebuilt starting Aug. 18, the city announced this week, though Canadian Pacific Railway is performing the ... Read More »
1 responsePolice explain decision to not name suspect in sexual assault case
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2020
Police in Medicine Hat are explaining their decision not to name a man charged after a sexual assault investigation involving a child in July. A release late Thursday states that several social media posts emanating from the city describe the case which police say is subject to a court-imposed publication ban and involves a minor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Curious’ child calls 911 hundreds of times in a day
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2020
Medicine Hat Police Service investigated a complaint involving an overwhelming number of frivolous 911 phone calls and determined the source was a “curious five-year-old.” A Thursday MHPS release said the Medicine Hat 911 communication centre received hundreds of calls over a 24-hour period from a disconnected cellular phone in the city, suspecting that a child ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta environment ministry could be altering mule deer hunting rules
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2020
Alberta’s Environment and Parks ministry is looking to update mule deer management plans potentially to alter hunting regulations and allocations in different regions. A release from the ministry on Wednesday states that the current plan was developed in 1989, and while populations in some areas are declining, there is an over-abundance in others. “Alberta Environment ... Read More »
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