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40 Hot Meal initiative takes off
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 12th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A local effort to link donors with restaurants to provide meals to food bank clients is already beating expectations just two days after launching. The 40 Hot Meal initiative is the creation of Torrey Mattson and his wife, Sarah McKenzie, who came up with the idea Tuesday night just after the province announced a ... 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 »
Be the first to comment!$3.2M water, sewer contract awarded for SW residential area
By Medicine Hat News on December 11th, 2020
Long-suffering residents near Bullivant Crescent in the city’s southwest will see more major sewer work on two blocks in the area move forward in 2021. Council received bid results for water line and sanitary sewer replacement work there on Monday and awarded the $3.2-million project that will proceed in the spring. As well, “dilapidated” concrete ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young students write Christmas letters to seniors
By MO CRANKER on December 10th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Students at Vincent Massey School are stepping up to help bring Christmas to local seniors. Various classes of students, led by teacher Tracy Elderkin, are working on letters that will be delivered to more than 300 seniors around Dec. 25. “We’re trying to connect students to the community in a COVID-safe way,” she said. ... Read More »
3 responsesCatholic board reports on-target finances for first quarter
By MO CRANKER on December 10th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education trustees received a report this week on finances for the first quarter of this school year, in a presentation by secretary treasurer Greg MacPherson. That period is the first three months of the year, ending on Nov. 30. To date, the Catholic school board has $9.2 million in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Midwifery services now offered in Taber, with plans to expand
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 10th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health Services has announced that midwifery service is now available in Taber. At present there is one midwife, with plans to recruit another two, said a spokesperson for AHS. Midwives can assist with birth at home or at the Taber health centre. There are currently eight registered midwives working in the AHS south ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City rec facilities to close by Sunday
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 10th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant All major city recreation and cultural facilities will be closed this weekend in a repeat of spring shutdown to comply with new, tightening provincial health orders. As of a Sunday deadline, the Family Leisure Centre, Co-op Place, the Kinplex and Hounds Arenas will close their doors and suspend all programming until January, as will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man arrested after stolen classic car found
By Medicine Hat News on December 9th, 2020
A stolen muscle car has been recovered and a local man charged with a string of break-ins around town and Redcliff, Medicine Hat Police Service announced Tuesday. Police say they were searching for a bright red 1973 Pontiac Firebird last week, and now say a search warrant served Sunday found the classic car, other stolen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public school trustees discuss services for students with complex learning needs
By MO CRANKER on December 9th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker The Medicine Hat Public School Board took a long look at services offered to students with complex learning needs Tuesday night during its monthly meeting. The board took in a presentation from director of early learning Joanne Stockman, who went over the services offered by the public school division. It also touched on funding ... Read More »
1 responseDiligence urged as local cases plateau
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 9th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Local emergency officials say Medicine Hatters should be proud their actions are slowing down the local spread of the coronavirus, but vigilance is needed to avoid a repeat of rising caseloads. Merrick Brown also said that a provincewide mask mandate would likely align with local bylaw, and both are enforceable. Overall, he said Hatters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s off-site levy subsidy will continue for now
By Medicine Hat News on December 9th, 2020
A program to pay a share of private development fees out of city coffers will remain the same across Medicine Hat in 2021, but will increase to 90 per cent in cases of infill projects and along priority corridors. Council approved the measure, which keeps the general “municipal assist” at 30 per cent, at Monday ... Read More »
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