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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 »
Be the first to comment!AHS launching online chronic pain program
By Medicine Hat News on December 16th, 2020
An online program will be launched next month by Alberta Health Services to help those dealing with chronic pain. The program, called Explain Pain, is a series of seven classes provided free of charge via Zoom. It is appropriate for adults who have been experiencing chronic pain for three months or longer. The online classes ... Read More »
1 responseSask. moves into second phase of well abandonment program
By Medicine Hat News on December 16th, 2020
Saskatchewan has launched a second $200-million phase of a program to help properly abandon inactive oil and gas wells. The new, larger phase follows a $100-million funding envelop that was awarded to well licensees this summer towards work to properly retire low-economic wells and reduce liabilities. In April, Ottawa allocated $1.8 billion for inactive well ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More court proceedings going online due to COVID-19
By Medicine Hat News on December 16th, 2020
Alberta courts are putting more services online as new health restrictions lower occupancy at courthouses across the province. Provincial Court will also not deal with traffic matters in person, will adjourn all pending low-complexity, out-of-custody trials until the new year, and run criminal dockets at regional court centres, such as Medicine Hat, as well as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No word yet on when COVID vaccine will be available in South zone
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 15th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The initial doses of COVID vaccine are being administered in Calgary and Edmonton but it remains unclear what the timing is for access in the south zone and Medicine Hat. Health Minister Tyler Shandro said the first 3,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccine had arrived in the province and were in eight of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Occupants injured in weekend T-bone collision, charges pending for one driver
By Medicine Hat News on December 15th, 2020
A motor vehicle collision on Saturday resulted in injuries. At about 1:35 p.m. a Toyota Rav4 was travelling south on Carry Drive when a Mercedes Benz GLC that was going east on Calder Road failed to yield, resulting in a T-bone collision, says a Medicine Hat Police Service report. The people in the Rav4 had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pembina Pipeline relaunches capital spending in Cypress County
By Medicine Hat News on December 15th, 2020
Pembina Pipeline will restart a substantial capital program at its straddle plant in Cypress County that was paused earlier this year along with another major pipeline project. In its 2021 capital guidance released Monday, the company said it will move ahead with the two projects that were deferred as this energy sector was rocked by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!This weekend offers perfect conditions to see meteor shower
By Medicine Hat News on December 12th, 2020
There is the potential for some spectacular sky gazing this weekend. The Interpretive Centre at Police Point Park suggests that from sunset to sunrise, until Monday morning, there is an opportunity to watch the annual Geminids Meteor Shower. There could be as many as 150 meteors an hour to see. The new moon falls on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Santa Claus is Coming to Town in a parade near you
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on December 12th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Santa’s on his way. Jolly old St. Nick began a special five-night Santa Claus Is Coming To Town parade on Friday evening in Redcliff and Crescent Heights – a festive tour of local neighbourhoods with the goal of spreading Holiday cheer and drumming up donations for the Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund. “I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Village of Cereal will dissolve into hamlet status on Jan. 1
By Medicine Hat News on December 12th, 2020
The Village of Cereal will be dissolved on Jan. 1,and become a hamlet in Special Areas No. 3. That follows a vote this fall ordered by Alberta Municipal affairs after it found during an audit that the village was running a near 40 per cent operating budget deficit each year. Official process concluded this week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Humane Society, Something for Everyone host online auction for animals
By MO CRANKER on December 12th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Southern Alberta Humane Society and the Something for Everyone Market have teamed up for an online auction on Facebook in support of the animals. “This came from the Something for Everyone Market being cancelled,” said humane society board member De Seaton. “We got talking to Monica Kallis with the markets and it really ... Read More »
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