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Mask bylaw explained
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 3rd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A 90-day bylaw requiring mask-use in Medicine Hat should be considered alongside laws against bullying and intimidation, said councillors as well as the head of a group that opposes mandatory masking. The bylaw specifically states that store owners or other members of the general public cannot demand proof of exemptions, though bylaw officers have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat man wins $250K with EXTRA win
By Mo Cranker on December 2nd, 2020
Medicine Hatter Gerald Kat has won $250,000 after guessing all seven numbers of the EXTRA number on his Lotto Max ticket for the Oct. 16 draw. Kat nabbed his winning ticket from the Maple Avenue Co-Op gas bar. He says he is stunned to win... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bow Island mom, kids are missing
By Medicine Hat News on December 2nd, 2020
Mounties in Bow Island are looking for a mother and her three children after neighbours haven’t seen the family for several weeks. Officers with the town’s detachment say Jessie Foyston, 41, is new to the community and doesn’t have any known local connections. Foyston, who is also known as Jessie Howell, has one son, Enrique ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta’s COVID fatality rate levels off as more testing now done
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 2nd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade While cases of COVID-19 and deaths in Alberta are climbing fast over the past month, the province’s fatality rate has declined since April. Official numbers from Alberta Health at the end of April show that 1.6 per cent of those who tested positive ended up dying. That figure has dropped to a current 0.9 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business owners among those who signed letter to city council
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 2nd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Small business owners contacted by the News on Tuesday said they would like to see a mask bylaw if it increases the numbers of people wearing masks, and slows the spread of the coronavirus and keeps the community healthy and able to access their businesses. Two who signed a letter to council this week ... Read More »
2 responsesNatural gas cost going down while power price ticks up in Medicine Hat
By Medicine Hat News on December 2nd, 2020
Utility prices are moving in different directions in December for residential and small- to medium-commercial accounts in Medicine Hat. The rate for natural gas of the month will be $2.77 per gigajoule according to rates published Tuesday by the city’s utility department. That is down from $3.14 in November, while the rate of power moves ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tackling web giants should be a federal priority
By Alberta Newspaper Group on December 2nd, 2020
Southern Alberta Newspapers Newspapers in communities from coast to coast dot the nation’s landscape like a media mosaic. From the Bay of Fundy to the Strait of Georgia, journalists are on the job telling the stories that matter most, stories that remain part of the vital fabric of the communities these newspapers still serve. Today ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Places of worship are restricted to one-third capacity, website changed
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 2nd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade There has been a change to the COVID-19 restrictions for places of worship. When new restrictions were announced by the government last week, Premier Jason Kenney verbally stated that places of worship were restricted to one third of the building’s capacity under the fire code. When the government’s website was updated it was a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Group opposing mask bylaw going to city hall
By Medicine Hat News on December 2nd, 2020
The founder of a local social media group that opposes mandatory mask use says he is disappointed city council has moved up a debate on a local bylaw, but he plans to give a speech on the steps of city hall before tonight’s meeting. “We’re pretty disappointed that it’s been sped up, but on short ... Read More »
1 responseSanta for Seniors adapts to pandemic needs
By MO CRANKER on December 2nd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker It’s safe to say that Santa For Seniors is needed more than ever this year. In previous years, before the COVID-19 pandemic, many seniors spent time around the Holidays alone. Many seniors in the city have now spent the majority of 2020 isolated and unable to see their loved ones. Santa for Seniors organizer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Either way, let’s be nice: council on potential mask bylaw
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 2nd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council members are calling for greater “consideration” from the community no matter the side and no matter the results of a special council meeting tonight on a local mask bylaw. Elected officials in Medicine Hat will debate measures to make public mask use mandatory. That’s after a growing number of Hatters contacted the ... Read More »
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