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AgeCare Valleyview seniors’ home hosting weekend garage sale
By Medicine Hat News on September 11th, 2019
AgeCare Valleyview seniors’ residence is hosting a garage sale Friday and Saturday. The address for AgeCare is 65 Valleyview Drive. The event on Friday will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. In addition to all the shopping you will be able to do there will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City hall plaza work drags on
By GILLIAN SLADE on September 11th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The city says work on the plaza at city hall is going to take much longer than expected and cost considerably more. Additional work has been identified as necessary and the original contract for the work, about $800,000, will now cost $1.8 million, said Mike Hirsch, facilities project co-ordinator. The plaza upgrades that started ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHSA working on bringing skate spot to Crescent Heights area
By Mo Cranker on September 7th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker The Medicine Hat Skateboard Association is hoping to get work started this fall on an integrated skate spot in the Crescent Heights area Before it can get shovels in the ground, the group needs to raise the last $20,000 for the project. “We’re looking to put this one in Crescent Heights near McCoy high ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!S. Alberta jobless rate rises over last year
By Medicine Hat News on September 7th, 2019
The jobless rate in southern Alberta rose in August to 7.1 per cent, a two percentage point increase over last summer, according to new statistics out on Friday. That rate nearly matches the average in the province, where the actual number of working people remained even over 12 months, though the size of the workforce ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shaunavon to get $750K in gov’t funds for potable water system upgrade
By Medicine Hat News on September 7th, 2019
The town of Shaunavon will receive about $750,000 in federal and provincial funding to upgrade its potable water systems, it was announced Thursday. The project is the latest in a host of announcements this week from Ottawa and Saskatchewan relating to that province’s portion of federal New Building fund and Investing in Canada plan. In ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters with hospital-area parking permits must pick up new ones
By Medicine Hat News on September 7th, 2019
If you have a residential parking permit in the area around the hospital, it will expire at the end of this month. The city says new residential parking permits are now available for pickup so that you are prepared before the expiration of the existing ones on Sept. 30. To apply for a new permit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Folium seeks temporary local facility
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 7th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A company planning to process hemp oil at a new 100,000 square-foot plant in Medicine Hat could begin operations this fall in a temporary facility, officials with Folium Biosciences tell the News. Earlier this week city council awarded the firm’s proposed $30-million plant additional development subsidy, amounting to about $250,000. But with construction season ... Read More »
3 responsesSmall chemical spill closes downtown YMCA
By MO CRANKER on September 7th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker One person was taken to hospital for precautionary reasons Friday after a chemical spill at the downtown YMCA. Medicine Hat Fire Department platoon chief Kevin Heinrich told the News an unexpected chemical reaction caused the spill and that the building was closed for precautionary reasons. “A call came in that there was a chlorine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One person taken to hospital for precautionary reasons after chemical spill at YMCA
By Mo Cranker on September 6th, 2019
One person was taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons Friday after a chemical spill at the downtown YMCA. Medicine Hat Fire Department platoon chief Kevin Heinrich told the News an unexpected chemical reaction caused the spill and that the building was closed to play things safe. “A call came in that there was a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Potable water line in southwest Sask. receives $17.6M in federal funds
By Medicine Hat News on September 6th, 2019
A proposed potable water line to serve the region north of Gull Lake, Sask., will receive $17.6 million in federal and provincial funding, it was announced Wednesday. The Town of Cabri “Southwest Regional Potable Water Supply System” proposal was one of 12 projects that received money for green and community projects under the federal Investing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sunday fire started by smoking materials, quickly extinguished by firefighters
By Mo Cranker on September 2nd, 2019
Members of the Medicine Hat Fire Department were on scene at a Sunday morning fire within five minutes of the 911 call, quickly putting out the blaze and minimizing damage to the basement it started in. MHFD platoon chief Tom Coffey confirmed Monday that smoking materials were the cause of the fire and that it ... Read More »
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