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$200M coming for road, bridge work
By Medicine Hat News on June 20th, 2020
The province put an additional $200 million toward a rural roads and bridges rehabilitation program and water system repair across the province on Friday while stating that more money for municipal construction could be announced as soon as next week. Premier Jason Kenney and Transportation Minister Ric McIver made the announcement saying the extra cash ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Walking the Flats’ exhibit takes viewers through artist’s life in the historic neighbourhood
By MO CRANKER on June 20th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker MO CRANKER mcranker@medicinehatnews.com Twitter: mocranker It’s been a long time coming, but the wait has been worth it for Theresa Eisenbarth. The local artist was able to unveil her first standalone gallery at the Esplanade on Monday and is excited to have it up and running. “I got approved for this last year, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Has Barnes ‘gone rogue,’ or just ‘blowing off steam’?
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 20th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A day in politics can seem like a week, and several weeks ago this column mused widely about what’s happening behind the scenes with Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes. At that point he was seemingly out of step with his party on a couple fronts and this week, the Fair Deal Panel member released ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters could be splashing around by second week of July
By Medicine Hat News on June 20th, 2020
Medicine Hat’s two remaining splash parks will reopen on Saturday, while a tentative schedule released by the city parks department shows the public could return to two swimming pools and some fitness facilities by the second week of July. Outdoor spray parks at Ross Glen Towne Centre and Saamis Rotary Park will be open to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knitting group passes pandemic time with love
By GILLIAN SLADE on June 20th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Many seniors in long-term-care at River Ridge Seniors Village received blankets on Friday that were knitted by some of the residents. When Molly Webster had previously noticed the comfort that a small blanket could bring someone in long-term-care, she was determined to ensure everyone that needed one would get one. Webster, a resident at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cadet takes second place with virtual speech on Victory in Europe Day
By MO CRANKER on June 20th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker A young Hatter combined a love of cadets and history to bring home a second-place award from the annual SPIRIT of Victory public speaking event. Jerusalem Cooper joined air cadets earlier this year and says the second-place honour was a great surprise. “Because of the coronavirus I wasn’t able to perform my speech anywhere,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SW Sask. Experiences eight-hour power outage Thursday morning
By Medicine Hat News on June 19th, 2020
Medicine Hat News A broken power pole in Southwest Saskatchewan left the town of Maple creek without electricity for about eight hours on Thursday. SaskPower reported the outage that also affected Richmound, Tompkins, Golden Prairie and nearby rural areas at about 4:20 a.m. Crews had restored power to all rural areas by 11 a.m., then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harlow berm for the greater good: city
By GILLIAN SLADE on June 19th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A city councillor says the second phase of the Harlow berm will go ahead regardless of resistance, and that the Riverside berm did not go ahead because it would have been too costly to fight. Many Riverside river-front properties have riparian rights to the land by the water. After the 2013 flood when many ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police arrest man who pulls out knife during investigation
By Medicine Hat News on June 19th, 2020
Police say they arrested a man on Thursday morning after he pulled out a knife while officers were conducting an investigation. Officers were called to the 1000 block of Balmoral Street at about 6 a.m. on a report that a 20-year-old man had taken a vehicle without the consent of its owner. They found the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID response to cost Brooks $900K
By Medicine Hat News on June 19th, 2020
Responding to the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown will cost the City of Brooks almost $900,000 in lost revenue, extra costs and financial aid measures, local administrators stated this week. The city of 15,000 residents an hour west of Medicine Hat was the centre of one of Alberta’s largest outbreaks of COVID-19. Once additional expenses, lost ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat shouldn’t be in power business,CTF says
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 19th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant It shouldn’t matter that Medicine Hat’s public utilities are potentially skewing financial comparisons, according to a lobby group critical of government spending, because Medicine Hat should not be in the utility business. This week the Canadian Taxpayers Federation released analysis comparison stating Medicine Hat spent far more than any other city in the province ... Read More »
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