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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!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 responsePlans 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!Intermunicipal 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 »
Be the first to comment!Chamber announces 2020 Driving Business Forward award winners
By Medicine Hat News on October 17th, 2020
The winners are in from the 2020 Driving Business Forward awards, held live and remotely on Friday night in Medicine Hat. The 20th annual awards put on by the Chamber of Commerce was broadcast online, featured four local bands and feeds from several venues where appropriately sized crowds gathered around the city. F & S ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legion’s annual Poppy Campaign set to begin
By MO CRANKER on October 17th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Medicine Hat and Redcliff branches of the Royal Canadian Legion will be holding their annual Poppy Campaigns this year. The organizations sell poppies at a number of Medicine Hat and Redcliff businesses to raise funds for veterans. Poppy sales begin every year leading up to Remembrance Day, with many people wearing their poppy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The windows of St. Theresa’s: Securing a piece of local history
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 17th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A piece of Medicine Hat’s architectural history has finally returned home and is being made available to Hatters. In 1913 St. Theresa’s Academy was built above Altawana Drive, east of Division Avenue, dominating the skyline with stained glass windows that had been made in France. When the building was demolished in 1973 the stained ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police find man fast asleep inside county residence and with an ATM
By Medicine Hat News on October 16th, 2020
A man who was found asleep in what police allege was a break-in was also in possession of an automated bank machine, officials with the Redcliff detachment of the RCMP said Thursday. Authorities are now attempting to determine where the ATM came from after they found it in a related search. Police say they were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Who’s running for what and where in SW Saskatchewan?
By Medicine Hat News on October 16th, 2020
Maple Creek Mayor Michelle McKenzie will serve another term as she was the only candidate to submit a nomination for the top post in the town 90 minutes east of Medicine Hat. The race for council positions also include a father and daughter and a mother and daughter, not to mention the chief administrator of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flu shots available through doctors and pharmacies, but no AHS drop-in clinics this year
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 16th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Many pharmacies and doctors offices are already providing influenza immunization but families with children under five can make an appointment with Alberta Health Services for after Oct. 19. Due to COVID-19 there will be no AHS drop-in flu clinics. Those eligible to receive influenza immunization through AHS are required to book an AHS appointment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coulee Ridge ‘town hall’ meeting moves to online format over weather
By Medicine Hat News on October 15th, 2020
A planned in-person “town hall” meeting at the new community of Coulee Ridge later this week has been forced online by inclement weather, the developer has told the News. “We figured that the wind and noise in the tent and construction work (nearby) might be an issue, so we’ll be going on to Zoom (video ... Read More »
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