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Council to tackle long-term plans, COVID cash and gas well debt
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 3rd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Long-term development, plans to spend COVID stimulus funds and approving major borrowing for gas well closures headline the agenda of Monday’s Medicine Hat city council meeting. After several relatively quick meetings in past months, the session that returns to council chambers at city hall after six months, could be much longer. Councillors will debate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Locally raised artist chosen for Royal Academy exhibition
By Medicine Hat News on October 3rd, 2020
Work by a Medicine Hat-raised artist has been selected for the prestigious Royal Academy of Art’s Summer Exhibition in London, U.K. Chris Bennett was born in England, then raised in the Hat, attending Medicine Hat High School and graduating from the Alberta College of Art and Design before moving to London to work in 2004. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID test swabbing centre to open in Redcliff on Monday
By Medicine Hat News on October 3rd, 2020
A new COVID test swabbing centre has been established in Redcliff, says Alberta Health Services. The building is located at 2400 S. Highway Drive and will be used starting Monday. It is only for people who have been given an appointment for a test after they have been in contact with AHS. The new Redcliff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mobile site in Lethbridge has more capacity than old SCS: Associate minister’s office
By Medicine Hat News on October 3rd, 2020
Capacity at the new mobile supervised consumption site in Lethbridge is able to meet the needs of the old ARCHES site, a press secretary for mental health and addictions minister Jason Luan says. Kassandra Kitz claims that its own data states that in the months prior to COVID-19, ARCHES was seeing roughly 150 clients per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC gets $1.6M to better Indigenous programming
By Medicine Hat News on October 2nd, 2020
Medicine Hat College will receive nearly $1.6 million in federal government grants for expansion and renovations to create classrooms and space for Indigenous programming, it was announced on Thursday in Lethbridge. Money will also provide elevator access to the lower floors, and install structural components for a solar power array on the roof, according to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sport and event council develops guide to assist those looking to host
By Medicine Hat News on October 1st, 2020
The Medicine Hat Sport and Event Council has released a new facility guide that aims to assist with organizations looking to either host or bid to host local events. The 112-page digital guide – which MHSEC has been working on for the past year and a half – features comprehensive information on local event venues, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman charged by police after alleged break-in, stabbing
By Medicine Hat News on October 1st, 2020
A Medicine Hat woman has been charged after an alleged break-in and stabbing incident in the city’s southeast late Tuesday night. Police were called to a residence on Carswell Road at about 11:50 p.m. and found a 28-year-old man with non-life-threatening injuries. He was transported to hospital and police arrested a 20-year-old female. The unnamed ... Read More »
2 responsesPolice break up stolen goods ring
By Medicine Hat News on October 1st, 2020
Authorities say they have broken up a stolen goods ring after searching a Medicine Hat home last week. Five law enforcement agencies in southeast Alberta collaborated in the investigation of rural break-ins that resulted in the arrest of two Medicine Hat men and warrants issued for two others. ALERT crime unit investigators says they seized ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Companies agree to asset swap involving Empress
By Medicine Hat News on October 1st, 2020
Plains Midstream will gain full control of two more straddle plant operations in Empress in exchange for a portion of its pipeline network via an asset swap with Interpipeline. The two companies announced the arrangement after the stock market closed Monday, stating it should lead to greater efficiencies for both firms. In the deal, Plains ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Number needing daily breakfast outgrows size of The Champion’s Centre
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 1st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The number of people seeking a cooked breakfast at the Champion’s Centre on N. Railway Street each morning has outgrown the size of the facility and this Saturday there is an opportunity for the community to respond. “Last Friday there were 137 and our average is 90 to 95,” said Colette Eirich, managing director ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Support pours in for family after fire
By Medicine Hat News on September 30th, 2020
Fundraising for a local family whose home was gutted by fire while they attended a funeral on Monday has shot past its goal in less than 12 hours. The family is identified in the post as Jody and Anton Selwood and their children, one of whom uses a wheelchair and has special needs. A relative ... Read More »
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