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Police bike auction back on and set for Saturday
By Medicine Hat News on August 20th, 2020
A select number of bicycles recovered by police over the last year will go on the auction block this weekend. That follows the cancellation of the general auction of all stolen, lost or otherwise unclaimed property which was cancelled in June due to restrictions on crowd size to control the COVID-19 pandemic. The Medicine Hat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire restrictions in place in both southeast Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan
By Medicine Hat News on August 20th, 2020
Blazing hot and windy weather is behind expanding fire restrictions in southeast Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan. The County of Newell imposed fire restrictions on Tuesday limiting the use of fireworks, charcoal, burning barrels and other incinerators while campfire pits and approved gas barbecues are still allowed. Cypress county has had similar restrictions in place since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Couple donates $250K to Ronald McDonald House
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 20th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A local couple says the uncertainty of COVID-19 provides the perfect time to support local worthy causes. Danny and Cindy Meier of Medicine Hat have donated $250,000 to Ronald McDonald House Charities. “This is the year to do something to try to help,” said Danny, noting COVID has resulted in some tough times and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trail section closing temporarily for utility line replacement on Spencer Street
By Medicine Hat News on August 19th, 2020
A portion of the city’s trail network will be closed next week until early September as nearby construction replaces utility lines along Spencer Street. The effort to replace water sewer and drainage pipes along the Kipling and Spencer streets corridor began in the spring. Starting Aug. 24, trenching and work on a storm sewer outfall ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How Alberta’s COVID numbers stack up with other provinces
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 18th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade One glance at the number of COVID-19 cases in each province and it looks as though Alberta is not doing that great – but there is more to the story. The population in each province varies and so do the number of tests. Ultimately it is the number of tests that determines the number ... Read More »
1 responsePolice seek arson suspect after apartment fire
By Medicine Hat News on August 18th, 2020
About 4 a.m. Monday police and fire services responded to a fire in an apartment building on Sprague Way. “It appears that an unidentified person had intentionally started a fire within the stairwell,” states a police report. “No one was injured and the damage was minimal due to the fire being put out at an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County to look at possible cat bylaw
By Medicine Hat News on August 18th, 2020
Cypress County councillors will get their first look at a “cat bylaw” that’s proposed for the area around Medicine Hat when they meet Tuesday morning. The agenda for the regular meeting of council shows first reading of the bylaw is set to take place with a tentative date for a public hearing and potential passage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Couple raffling off cottage in Wales for charity
By Medicine Hat News on August 15th, 2020
If you have ever wished you owned a stone cottage in the U.K. this may be your chance. A couple in Wales who have a connection to Medicine Hat are raffling off their cottage and will give some of the proceeds to charity. Ryan McLean, 41, a Canadian citizen who grew up in Medicine Hat, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ag-boosting grant means upgrade for MH Brew Co.
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 15th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The canning line at the Medicine Hat Brewing Co. is moving almost four times faster thanks to new equipment partly paid for by a government grant to diversify the agricultural processing sector. Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Michaela Glasgo highlighted the grants – $50,000 from the Canadian Agriculture partnership – this week. That two-year-old federal-provincial program ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS reinstating parking fees at Alberta hospitals
By Medicine Hat News on August 15th, 2020
After providing free parking at hospitals during the pandemic, Alberta Health Services has announced that parking fees will once more be imposed. Parking fees will be reinstated for employees on Aug. 31 and for the public on Sept. 1. AHS says in a press release that parking fees help to ensure there is parking available ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Counties facing property tax pickle of a lifetime
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 15th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A lot of people have a lot of ideas about how property tax bills should work. Without fail that accompanies a deriding of the archaic-seeming system of assessing property values and sending out a bill. It’s a pastime to talk about real estate values, look at the tax bill and exclaim, “Wha?!” To this ... Read More »
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