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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 21, 2002
Page
3
The local Habitat for Humanity chapter needs experienced volunteers in house framing to speed a fourth home. Three families already live in community built houses, and 500 sweat equity hours are required before mortgage repayment. To volunteer call the local office at 504-5043.
The public services committee approved a proposal to build a corn maze on four hectares of city land near the Family Leisure Centre. Medicine Hat Youth Action Society will maintain and operate the maze for three years as a fundraiser charging admission.
The city will offer free parking in downtown lots and the transit parkade for the July 20 Chili Cook Off. The public services committee backed a City Centre Development Agency request and approved sending a bylaw amendment to council to streamline future parking relief requests.
Readers are urged to send tips and story ideas to the city desk. Call 527-1101 Ext. 230 to share information or suggest local issues for coverage.
Photo radar will be set up at multiple locations in Medicine Hat on Friday June 21, including near Ross Glen waterpark and the Carry Drive area, to monitor speeding drivers.
About 500 residents tour an open house at George Davison School to view plans for the South Ridge Recreational facility. City leaders and partners from Southridge Community Association YMCA and Catholic and Public School Divisions tout a five year cooperative effort with input from the public. Some residents praise the project while others question access and traffic and whether a pool is included.
Medicine Hat weighs federal airport safety rules for smaller hubs as it plans a potential third fire hall. Officials say an 80 000 to 100 000 population, future activity at the airport could trigger on site protection needs. City council considers a $3 million third fire station and a $200 000 planning study this year.
Parks official Rodger Wizbar says full flood damage is not yet known as water remains high along the South Saskatchewan River in Medicine Hat. Heritage Pavilion at Strathcona Island Park is damaged and many trails and parks remain closed with estimates to cost and scope pending dry-out progress.
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