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Land rezoning, committee reports on the agenda for online city council meeting
By Medicine Hat News on April 6th, 2020
A summary of the posted agenda of the Medicine Hat city council meeting scheduled for Monday, April 6. Due to public health restrictions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, public and media are not permitted to attend, but proceedings will be broadcast on the city’s website (www.medicinehat.ca) starting at 6:30 p.m. until conclusion. Agenda: – Adoption of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat SPCA updates policies as a result of COVID-19 pandemic
By MO CRANKER on April 6th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker The Medicine Hat SPCA has updated its policies as a result of COVID-19. SPCA board vice-president Kimberley MacKinnon says the organization is working with a skeleton staff and it has closed its shelter down for animal visitation. “We’re moving to online and an over-the-phone process as much as possible,” she said. “People can look ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds, Alta. team up on beef packing
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2020
Provincial meat inspectors will work with federal counterparts as part of a new agreement between Alberta Agriculture and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, it was announced late Wednesday. The move will allow for increased production and help smooth out manpower issues, say both sides. Federal Ag Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said the partnership comprises a contingency ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local doctors encouraged by show of support
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 4th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Local doctors say Hatters clapping their hands in support of frontline healthcare workers on Friday is an encouragement during the COVID-19 pandemic. “While we, the health professionals, are bracing to face the outbreak of COVID-19 in coming weeks, the gesture of thanks from police and public is making our resolve even stronger to serve ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yard waste collection to start Monday
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 4th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Green thumbs can stop twiddling. Yard waste collection in green carts will begin on Monday, April 6, the city’s environmental utilities department announced on Friday, marking one week before the service traditionally begins. That is to accommodate Hatters who are beginning to get active with lawn care and to reduce the number of drop ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!George Thorogood concert postponed due to COVID-19
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2020
George Thorogood and the Destroyers are postponing their April 14 concert date in Medicine Hat due to COVID-19 concerns. The tour is being rescheduled and a new date in the Hat will be announced soon. The Canalta Centre is encouraging fans to hold onto their tickets at this time. The venue will update social media ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City notebook: Stanfield’s steps up
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 4th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant My dad was from Cape Breton and for his entire life would settle for nothing less than Stanfield’s long underwear. That firm employs about 500 workers in Truro, N.S., and kept stubbornly at it even as coal mines and fisheries suffered decades of decline. It was a point of pride, and dad felt supporting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Recovered from COVID-19? Reach out to the News
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2020
If you are one of the people who tested positive for COVID-19 in Medicine Hat and would like to share your experience, the News would like to hear from you. Our readers would like to know what it has been like to experience COVID-19, the effect it has had on you, and what you would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hill County cases remain at one
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2020
The number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Hill County, Mont. – which includes Havre – remains at one, according to that state’s Department of Emergency services. A male in his sixties was diagnosed on March 25, and remains the lone resident of the county to have tested positive while the statewide number rose to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat doctor joins HALO
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2020
HALO Air Ambulance is welcoming Dr. Paul Parks on its team. Paul Carolan, HALO Air Ambulance, announced Friday that the organization is very proud to welcome Parks as its chief medical officer. Parks is an emergency department physician in Medicine Hat. “With the unprecedented public health crisis, we find ourselves in, the timing of this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!IPC Alberta says it can weather oil prices at ‘zero’ in Western Canada
By Medicine Hat News on April 3rd, 2020
IPC Alberta says that it has financial capacity to weather oil prices at “zero” in Western Canada for more than a year. The company that has major operations inland around CFB Suffield drilling block, as well as northern Alberta, gave no price forecast in a corporate update Thursday regarding the impact of collapsing world prices ... Read More »
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