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In the News — Friday, May 1
By Collin Gallant on May 1st, 2020
A roundup of coverage in the Medicine Hat News and developing stories on the morning of Friday, May 1, 2020. Alberta’s ‘re-open’ planPremier Jason Kenney outlined how certain restrictions on business and general activity will be eased in the province in phases beginning this weekend. Find out details here. Alberta NumbersHealth officials reported 190 new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City prepping for flood despite no threat
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 1st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Flood prep in Medicine Hat will be jumpstarted even though there is no current threat, officials said this week. Ice jams in northern Alberta damaged 1,000 buildings this week in Fort McMurray, where 14,000 residents are evacuated, the province reported on Thursday. That situation is lessening however, as ice begins to melt and break ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede officially cancelled
By Medicine Hat News on May 1st, 2020
They had little choice, but on Tuesday night the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede made it official – there will be no Stampede this summer. In the wake of provincial restrictions confirmed to apply to outdoor festivals, the local Stampede’s board of directors decided there was no way to safely hold the 122nd edition of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advice from Hatters to Fort Mac: Don’t bomb the ice jam
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 1st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade As Fort McMurray deals with a flood created by an ice jam, there are some lessons to be learned from history. Late March 1951 the Royal Canadian Air Force was brought in to drop bombs in the South Saskatchewan River. Large slabs of ice about 10 feet thick created the blockage near Police Point. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Goodyear hopes to reopen production by month’s end
By Medicine Hat News on May 1st, 2020
Goodyear hopes to open North American production facilities by the end of May, but senior officials say that will be rolled out according to market demand and operating restrictions due to the pandemic. Much of the tire manufacturer’s global production facilities, including one that employs about 200 workers in Medicine Hat, were closed in late ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Testing of asymptomatic residents begins in Brooks
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 1st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Brooks has become the first location in the province where COVID-19 tests have been provided to those without any symptoms of the virus. Dr. Lizette Elumir, medical officer of health in the Alberta Health Services south zone, says on three days this week almost 4,000 tests were done in Brooks. A test centre was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Popular drive-in following the rules, it says
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 1st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Management at Tino’s Drive-In says the hallmark local burger joint is abiding by all of Alberta Health recommendations and is asking customers to do the same. Late Wednesday, the Medicine Hat Police Service said it would increase presence near the southwest area business as well as several other locations in the city that had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province unveils relaunch strategy
By Sean Rooney on April 30th, 2020
Jason Kenney announced Alberta’s plan to begin relaxing COVID-19 restrictions Thursday, while another 109 cases of the disease were reported in Brooks. Golf courses will be able to reopen as soon as this weekend, said Kenney, though the government press release stated Monday. Dental, physiotherapy and funeral services are among those pegged for Monday relaunch, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ladies of Harley will still celebrate even though Female Ride Day moved to August
By Medicine Hat News on April 30th, 2020
International Female Ride Day was scheduled for this Saturday, and while COVID-19 has pushed the date all the way back to Aug. 22, the local Ladies of Harley motorcycle group will still be celebrating this weekend with a safely-distanced ladies’ ride. The trip is scheduled to begin at Badlands Harley Davidson at noon and will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s ‘essential’ construction season begins
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 30th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Hatters can expect to see a number of city projects move ahead soon, as well as see workers less than six feet apart, emergency management officials said this week. The apparent breaking of calls to maintain physical distance to contain the spread of the coronavirus is necessary in some cases to maintain general safety ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Annual Blessing of the Bikes moves online
By Medicine Hat News on April 30th, 2020
The annual Blessing of the Bikes is going virtual. Both Fifth Avenue United Church and the local Harley Owners Group will be live streaming an online ceremony on Sunday at 11 a.m. on their respective Facebook pages to kick off the biking season while providing riders with a bit of spiritual guidance and protection. The ... Read More »
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