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Daffodil blooms bring signs of spring in a new world
By Medicine Hat News on April 21st, 2020
Even in the middle of a COVID-19 pandemic you can rely on nature to perform, and the daffodils are sprouting. The Daffodil Project has observed countless bulbs coming up both at Pierce Place and also Len Mitzel Meadow. Pierce Place is near the Teepee, between the baseball diamonds and the highway. Len Mitzel Meadow is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City to roll out its economic aid in early May
By Medicine Hat News on April 21st, 2020
A “comprehensive package” of economic help the City of Medicine Hat can provide citizens, taxpayers and utility customers will be introduced at the May 4 city council meeting, Mayor Ted Clugston told reporters on Monday evening. “People have been asking about taxes, utilities and investments in the community,” said Clugston during a conference call with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Greg’s Remedy pharmacy wins award
By Medicine Hat News on April 21st, 2020
Local pharmacy Greg’s Remedy’s Rx is the recipient of an Alberta Business Award of Distinction 2020 for customer service. Greg Bueckert, owner and pharmacist, says his store is also the only pharmacy in Alberta nominated for the provincial Chamber of Commerce superior Customer Service Awards. “Now we have been notified that we have been shortlisted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drive-in movie success could lead to more
By Medicine Hat News on April 21st, 2020
It’s been 15 years since Redcliff’s Gemini drive-in movie theatre closed down, but for one night Saturday the town saw cars streaming in to an empty lot and keeping their distance. Noting cheekily that steamy windows might mean you’d need to put down the window a crack, Redcliff councillor Chris Czember announced the special night ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID concern grows in Brooks
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 21st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The mayor of Brooks calls the surge in COVID-19 cases in the last week concerning and is actively looking at additional measures. A week ago there were a handful of cases and by Sunday that number had soared to 102. “Very worried, very worried. I don’t think anybody can’t be worried about the growth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police monitoring COVID rules, but exemptions apply
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 18th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade How you shop at the retail stores that remain open has changed considerably with several members of the public expressing concern that social-distancing is not being adequately enforced. Insp. Brent Secondiak, Medicine Hat Police Service, says some warnings have been issued but so far no tickets for those who are not maintaining the requirements ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!REDI Enterprises thanking frontline staff with drive-by recognition
By Medicine Hat News on April 18th, 2020
Today REDI Enterprises is making a special effort to thank their frontline staff in group homes. On Saturday at 2 p.m. staff and community members will be holding a drive-by that will commence at REDI’s offices on Allowance Avenue. REDI operates 11 residences in Medicine Hat and five in Brooks. It provides 24/7 in-home support ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!We ask, they don’t tell
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 18th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Whenever journalists start opining about the “right to know” it’s almost too easy to dismiss it as whining or, worse, as some sort of dereliction of duty. Why don’t reporters simply do their jobs – the public might ask – pick up a phone and get the info out to people who are waiting ... Read More »
2 responsesAlberta ramps up testing at care centres
By Medicine Hat News & The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2020
Alberta announced 239 more cases of COVID-19, including an outbreak at a meat processing plant in Brooks with 33 cases. Medicine Hat has two new cases for a total of 13, but also five new recovered cases (nine total). A fire at a data lab had prevented these numbers from being updated the past couple ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City could debt-finance gas wells
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 18th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City hall officials will recommend debt-financing to pay for abandoning most of the city’s low-production gas wells over the next three years, the News has learned. Last fall, the 110-year-old petroleum production company announced it could no longer sustain deeply depressed prices for natural gas and would close in and reclaim about 2,000 money-losing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Siksika reports nearly 100 COVID-19 tests
By Medicine Hat News on April 18th, 2020
The Siksika Nation has tested 99 individuals for COVID-19, and reports zero positive results with 85 per cent of the results back, the reserve’s health authority announced Friday. Siksika Health Services stated that it has investigated a total of 115 individual cases of those who presented symptoms of the respiratory diseases and has closed 101. ... Read More »
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