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Foremost property crime case leads to five arrests
By Medicine Hat News on May 9th, 2020
Five arrests have been made after a joint investigation by police agencies in southeast Alberta. Foremost-Bow Island RCMP announced Friday that an investigation in property crime in the village of Foremost over the winter culminated in a search warrant on May 6 that allegedly produced stolen property, a firearm and drugs. In total, 24 charges ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Losing her locks for right cause at right time
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on May 9th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Christine Bootland has spent her whole life waiting for a moment like this. The local cellist and music teacher has been growing out her hair for years and always said she would cut it off as a fundraiser one day. Then the world receded, public musical performances were put on hold, and Bootland decided ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sakamoto’s series debuts in a time that displays its importance
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 9th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The debut of Mark Sakamoto’s documentary series on how certain communities are successfully tackling some of society’s most vexing problems was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. But the Hatter behind the series “Good People,” which is now available online, says the outbreak adds poignancy to the underlying premise of the show commissioned by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Valleyview seniors treated to parade of loved ones
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 9th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade More than 25 residents at AgeCare Valleyview seniors’ residence braved the wind and spots of rain for a celebration on Friday afternoon. A convoy of vehicles decorated for the occasion drove past with horns blaring and occupants enthusiastically waving and calling out to the residents. The residents who were not up to coming outside ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local job numbers worsen but region fairing better than elsewhere in Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on May 9th, 2020
The unemployment rate in rural southern Alberta rose in April but sits well below other areas of Alberta as the effects of the pandemic response plowed into economic activity. The jobless rate in the Medicine Hat-Lethbridge economic region rose to 6.8 per cent last month – up 1.6 percentage points from March but less than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As Alberta readies re-opening, what will it all look like?
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 9th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant We’ve all heard the story about the boy who got caught smoking and was locked in a closest to finish a box of cigars before he was freed, supposedly cured of his desire for tobacco. It’s more than a little dated, kind of absurd and most likely a crime, to be honest, but the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mask launch brings workers back to Weddingstar
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on May 9th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Weddingstar is getting ahead of the flattening curve. With relaunch initiatives beginning all over the world, the Dunmore-based wedding supply company is offering people a fashionable way to limit their risk of exposure in public by launching a new line of face masks on its website. “When we started this we were looking at, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID Alberta update Friday, May 8
By Sean Rooney on May 8th, 2020
In the past week Alberta has seen more than 1,000 new recovered cases of COVID-19, now with only 1,963 active cases reported. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw began her daily press conference Friday by changing what she talked about first – recovered cases instead of new cases. There are now 4,020 recovered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Methanol demand down and expected to fall further
By Medicine Hat News on May 8th, 2020
Methanex says global demand for methanol declined seven per cent in early 2020, but it expects steeper decline in the spring as global trade slows and the price of crude oil remains low. The global producer that has major manufacturing facility in Medicine Hat reported in its first-quarter financial statements on Wednesday that it expects ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Group wants urban chicken debate reopened
By Medicine Hat News on May 8th, 2020
A group of Hatters is pushing to reopen the debate about raising urban chickens, saying the pandemic as well as successful pilot projects in other cities shows the value of hens to the community. The issue was last dealt with by city council prior to the 2013 election, with the majority saying the practice was ... Read More »
1 responseMH Mall operator collects less than half of April’s rent across Canada
By Medicine Hat News on May 8th, 2020
Medicine Hat Mall operator Primaris REIT collected less than half its rent across Canada due on April 1, its parent company has announced. Overall, H&R REIT received 83 per cent of rents that were due at the beginning of last month on commercial, industrial and multi-unit residential housing, though tenants that deferred or missed payments ... Read More »
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