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Town of Redcliff outlines unusual expenses from COVID-19 as provincial program will reimburse
By Medicine Hat News on December 17th, 2020
Unpaid taxes, computer upgrades for remote meetings and lower recreation revenue account for most of the Town of Redcliff’s COVID operating costs that could be recovered through a provincial municipal aid program. The Municipal Operating Support Transfer was set up this fall on a per-capita basis to help municipalities absorb unusual operating costs related to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic students support families with Holiday hampers
By MO CRANKER on December 17th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education school communities have come together during the Holiday Season. Schools within the division have been collecting donations of food and money from families to create Christmas hampers to give to families in need. Monsignor McCoy High School will be giving hampers to more than 35 families with connections ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aurora’s future here looking less bright
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 17th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Aurora Cannabis is cutting further in an effort to become profitable and find its space in the developing marijuana marketplace, but steep cuts at its only major operating facility could add more gloom to the outlook in Medicine Hat. The city’s economic development office however, says there are positives in the company’s actions, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS reminds of mental health support services as pandemic continues
By Medicine Hat News on December 17th, 2020
Alberta Health Services is touting a wide range of supports to help people through the pandemic and uncertain times. If you are in crisis, contact your health-care professional or call 911 if it’s an emergency. Throughout the South zone there are specific supports available: Addiction and mental health community clinics are available to help children, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat’s State of the City address will be held online Jan. 26
By Medicine Hat News on December 17th, 2020
The 2021 State of the City address by Mayor Ted Clugston will be held online next month. Organizers began promoting the event Tuesday ahead of the Jan. 26 event. It will be presented virtually over Zoom, and there will be no admission charge for the event that typically takes place in the ballroom of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rescued horse finds perfect job at Eagles Nest Ranch
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 17th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A horse that was rescued in Saskatchewan is proving to be the ideal therapy horse for young people at Eagles Nest Ranch in the Cypress Hills, says the one who rescued her. It was quite by chance that Leina Reinhardt heard about the 20-something horse called Bonnie who was in danger of being put ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County to write off $400K in unpaid oil and gas property taxes
By Medicine Hat News on December 17th, 2020
Cypress County will write off more than $400,000 in back taxes from oil and gas companies that it considers to be bad debt, bringing the three-year total to just under $800,000. The annual measure for writing off amounts owed by companies that are in receivership or defunct took place at county council’s meeting Tuesday in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City looks to alter dividend payout rules
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 16th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Major changes are coming to how the City of Medicine Hat’s business entities calculate how they pay profits to the city, along with a policy about how those dollars are used. The changes, presented at Tuesday’s corporate services committee meeting, would expand a distributable cash model across all the city’s business units, then earmark ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC management students learn valuable virtual lesson
By MO CRANKER on December 16th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Students at Medicine Hat College have had a year full of adaptation and innovation. For management students, the annual business pitches had to shift to a completely online format. Management 270 course instructor Maranda Davies says it was important to make the shift online a positive one. “When you look at how the business ... Read More »
1 responseSouth zone hospital outbreaks have all now concluded: AHS
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 16th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health Services says there are currently no COVID outbreaks in hospitals in the south zone, but visitation restrictions remain in place. On Nov. 26 there was one patient in geriatric acute care at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital who tested positive for COVID-19 but there have been no others, said a spokesperson for AHS ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL delays season start indefinitely
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on December 16th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Western Hockey League’s waiting game met another speed bump Tuesday with the announcement that it is no longer targeting a Jan. 8 return to play due to public health restrictions across Western Canada and the northwest U.S. The league initially planned to start its season on Oct. 2, however that date was pushed ... Read More »
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