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Home Lotto out, $100K cash prize in
By MO CRANKER on October 22nd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Medicine Hat Kinsmen Club is changing things up this year. Instead of holding the annual Home Lotto, the group is hosting a Big Bag of Cash draw, which will grant one lucky Hatter $100,000. “The main reason we’re doing the Big Bag of Cash is because of COVID-19 protocols,” said co-chair Steven Pudwell. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College, city, chamber team up on vitality project
By MO CRANKER on October 21st, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Medicine Hat College, the City of Medicine Hat and the local Chamber of Commerce are teaming up to create a Regional Vitality Planning Project Collaboration. “We’re really excited to be a part of this,” said MHC president Kevin Shufflebotham. “I’m really looking forward to seeing what comes out of it, and how the college ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montana passes Alberta for total COVID cases despite being four times smaller
By Medicine Hat News on October 21st, 2020
Montana’s total number of COVID-19 cases has shot past Alberta’s, despite the state having less than one quarter the population. State health officials announced that a steep rise in new cases over the last month, including a near-record 706 on Tuesday, has brought the total number of infections to just under 24,100. That is about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern Alberta issued snowfall warning from border to border
By Medicine Hat News on October 21st, 2020
A snowfall warning has been issued for the southernmost areas of Alberta, including Foremost and portions of Cypress County. Environment Canada predicts that up to four inches of snow could fall by the end of the day Wednesday, with the heaviest accumulations in the Cypress Hills and on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Habitat for Humanity Medicine Hat to break ground on its first home build since 2012
By Alberta Newspaper Group on October 21st, 2020
Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta-Medicine Hat Chapter will officially break ground Friday on its first build since 2012. “Since 2018 we have been recruiting families, which was a difficult process,” said Annette Fahselt-Andreas, Medicine Hat Chapter’s construction chair. “We had the highest intake out of any other area as for people applying. We finally qualified ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One of four weekend COVID deaths was in South zone
By Medicine Hat News on October 20th, 2020
There have been four deaths reportedly linked to COVID-19 in the province over the weekend and one of those is in this region. Alberta Health reported on Monday that there had been a COVID-19 death in Lethbridge County, where there are currently 25 active cases. Lethbridge itself now has 134 active cases. Across the province ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Online program being offered free of charge to sufferers of chronic pain
By Medicine Hat News on October 20th, 2020
Alberta Health Services is providing a free online program for those with chronic pain. The Alberta Healthy Living Program is offering this and other health education workshops via Zoom, an online video communication app. The workshops are led by AHS staff and volunteers. It is an opportunity to meet others online with similar health experiences. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Highway 3 twinning group ramps up efforts for full stretch
By Medicine Hat News on October 17th, 2020
With one stretch of Highway 3 approved for twinning, efforts are underway to convince the provincial government to expand the project. The Highway 3 Twinning Development Association said Wednesday it is urging the Alberta government to fund four other sections of the highway. The association wants four specific stretches of the highway to be twinned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plans for solar plays on decommissioned fertilizer plants get key regulator OK
By Collin Gallant on October 17th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews@CollinGallant An engineering plan key to building a massive solar energy field in northwest Medicine Hat has earned approval from the province’s environment ministry and utility regulators. Renewable power company DP Energy has said it plans to use concrete pads as mounts rather than driving piles at former industrial sites that have covenants against ground ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Extended summer ends with taste of winter on the way
By MO CRANKER on October 17th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker While it may have felt like summer just a week or so ago, it sure won’t this weekend. Medicine Hat is expected to see its first taste of winter on Saturday and Sunday, with highs of -1C being forecast for both days. A mixture of rain and snow is expected Saturday, meaning roads and ... Read More »
1 responseIntermunicipal agreement signed
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 17th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A new intermunicipal collaboration committee will now move forward on common problems and potential joint service delivery in Medicine Hat, Redcliff and Cypress County. The agreement, terms and general work plan were finalized Friday at a ceremonial signing at Cypress County offices in Dunmore. Officials said that in a time strain on municipal budgets, ... Read More »
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