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Finlay Bridge facelift needed again
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 21st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Finlay Bridge, the last iron span of its era still in use in Western Canada, will be stripped and given a new concrete deck this summer, city council heard on Tuesday. But councillors didn’t have to reach back too far into the past to recall to 2008 work on the 1900s era bridge that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province offers $170M to seniors’ care facilities as part of relaunch strategy
By Medicine Hat News on May 21st, 2020
Long-term care facilities, seniors’ lodges and designated supportive facilities across Alberta will be receiving a boost from the provincial government as it rolls out its COVID-19 relaunch strategy. The Minister of Health’s office announced Tuesday it has earmarked $170 million to assist those most vulnerable to COVID-19. The funding will be used for extra cleaning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City, school boards will reopen playgrounds when they’re ready
By Medicine Hat News on May 21st, 2020
The city’s parks department and local school boards are jointly planning how and when to reopen swing sets and playground equipment from pandemic lockdown provisions, city officials told reporters on Wednesday morning. And that could be soon, said city emergency management director Merrick Brown, who received new health orders on Tuesday regarding playgrounds. “We want ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Longtime local grain elevator shutting down
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 21st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A grain elevator that has been part of the historic landscape in Medicine Hat for decades will be closing. The Parrish & Heimbecker grain elevator nestled between the coulees and Kipling Street will be winding down operations starting July 1. Anthony Kulbacki, vice president of operations for P&H – based at the head office ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bad optics made worse when premier’s office refuses to comment about salaries: Groom
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 21st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Local political science instructor says Premier Jason Kenney is being held to account for the high salaries paid to his staff because his platform to get elected was all about fiscal responsibility. Jim Groom, political science instructor at Medicine Hat College, says Kenney promised Albertans a different approach where spending was going to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sask. RCMP charge two SE Alberta men with drug-related offences
By Alberta Newspaper Group on May 20th, 2020
Saskatchewan RCMP’s Roving Traffic Unit makes big drug seizures over three day period, arrests include Ralston and Dunmore men Contributed In the afternoon of May 13, a westbound vehicle was stopped on Highway 1 west of Swift Current to check for a valid driver’s licence. Both occupants were found to be in possession of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prairie Gleaners still offering support around the world
By Medicine Hat News on May 20th, 2020
The Prairie Gleaners Society hasn’t let a pandemic prevent it from making an impact – if anything it’s only made those efforts more important. The local charity recently filled a request to send a 40-foot shipping container packed with locally-sourced dehydrated soup mix to Zambia through Dynamic Churches International and Saskatoon’s Bare Foot Ministries. After ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suncor suspends its wind project in Forty Mile due to COVID
By Alberta Newspaper Group on May 20th, 2020
Suncor’s Forty Mile Wind Power Project has suspended construction for the remainder of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Suncor released a revised 2020 corporate guidance for capital operating costs and production outlook on March 23, reflecting significant declines in crude oil prices and uncertainty surrounding the economic impact of COVID-19,” said Todd Andersen on ... Read More »
1 responseCommunity Foundation partners with others to offer $364K to local charities
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on May 20th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta is helping ensure local charities can thrive through the COVID-19 pandemic. Just four days after announcing $52,100 in grants for local charities assisting vulnerable populations affected by the pandemic, the Community Foundation revealed that $363,720 in funding is available to further support charitable organizations across the region in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No more cases at Masterpiece since positive staff test
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 20th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade There have been no additional cases of COVID-19 at Masterpiece since an employee was confirmed positive last week. “As of (Monday), we do not have any additional cases of COVID-19 in either staff or residents,” said Paula Isfeld, vice president of care, Masterpiece Southland Meadows seniors’ residence. On Friday Isfeld confirmed that the results ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fringe right-wing party calls out premier for staff salaries
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 20th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The Freedom Conservative Party says high salaries for the UCP premier’s office staff hearkens back to attitudes in the former conservative government. Rick Northey, FCP president, calls it the “PC old boys’ club.” “They are and always have been completely disconnected from the average hardworking Albertan trying to get ahead and suffering unprecedented economic ... Read More »
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