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Easter-egg kits available through Police Point Park
By Medicine Hat News on April 11th, 2020
The chicks and bunnies are self-isolating for the time being, but the Police Point Nature Centre is offering another mainstay of its Easter weekend festivities to Hatters for home use this weekend. Kits for decorating Ukrainian-style Easter eggs are being offered for purchase via telephone and pick-up from the centre in the morning to mid-afternoon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City closes outdoor play areas
By Medicine Hat News on April 11th, 2020
Medicine Hat News The City of Medicine Hat has closed all outdoor play structures in parks and school playgrounds, effective immediately. “There has been a lot of confusion in the community related to mass gatherings and the use of outdoor spaces,” Merrick Brown, director of emergency management, said in a statement. “As preventative measures continue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress runoff higher, flooding possible
By Medicine Hat News on April 9th, 2020
Runoff from the prairie snowpack and the Cypress Hills will be 50 to 100 per cent higher than a typical year, Alberta Environment states in its recent monthly outlook. The Alberta plains runoff estimates show levels well above normal for almost all of Southeast Alberta, as of mid-March. On Tuesday in Montana, the National Weather ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elkwater Hurrerite Colony adapting to restrictions
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 9th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic poses some unique challenges in a Hutterite Colony, but in Elkwater they have found solutions. Mike Hofer, farm manager for the Elkwater Hutterite Colony, says the usual practise of everyone eating together in one big dining area has stopped. Each family now eats on its own. The colony ... Read More »
1 responseCongregating online: Churches get ready to celebrate Easter amid unique circumstances
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 9th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant With church services and public gatherings restricted, religious leaders in Medicine Hat say their members are accepting and even thriving in new online environments, but all are praying for times they can join together again in person. Thursday begins the culmination on Easter or Holy Week – the most important time on the Christian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Service groups step up to help
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 9th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Local service clubs are echoing a call of solidarity from their respective international leadership to help communities weather the storm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The heads of global organizations of the Rotary, Kiwanis, Optimists and Lions clubs issued a joint letter Tuesday stating their combined 3.2 million members are dedicated to helping out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College looks to build on job placement relations
By Medicine Hat News on April 9th, 2020
Medicine Hat College is examining the possibility of enhancing collaboration with A&H Steel, including potential scholarships, job placements and on-campus instruction. Students in MHC’s built environment engineering technology program had a one-day workshop that allowed them to work alongside professionals in their field when four A&H employees visited campus back in February to teach them ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weather delays seeding for farmers
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 9th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Farmers say the planting season is up to three weeks behind schedule thanks to colder temperatures and snow still on the ground. Cory Nelson, who farms near Burdett, says this is the week he would traditionally be seeding but he is now aiming for April 20 to 25. Mike Hofer, farm manager for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man with firearm, tent in Police Point Park charged and in custody
By Medicine Hat News on April 8th, 2020
A 26-year-old is in custody after police responded to a man roaming Police Point Park with a firearm Monday evening. Around 6:20 p.m., the Medicine Hat Police Service was notified by an employee of the park’s nature centre that two people who were walking out of the park had advised him that they had seen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Visitors to long-term facilities banned
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 8th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta’s chief medical officer has ordered a province-wide ban on visitors to long-term care facilities, licensed group homes and others facilities, to limit the spread of COVID-19. “Under an amended public health order, no visitors will be allowed unless a resident is dying or the visitor is essential for delivering care that cannot be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Councils adapt by streaming
By Medicine Hat News on April 8th, 2020
Local governments across Alberta are conducting business online – broadcasting meetings by video streaming as audiences and even reporters are barred in light of restrictions on the size of public gatherings. Medicine Hat city council held its first regularly scheduled meeting Monday since pandemic protocols were instituted in late March. Tuesday, Cypress County’s elected representatives ... Read More »
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