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Mobile clinic at MH Mall this weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 30th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A mobile vaccination clinic will be set up at the Medicine Hat Mall for the third straight week this weekend in an attempt to boost local vaccination rate. In September the City of Medicine Hat and Alberta Heath Services said they would team up to bring walk-up appointments to the city in partnership with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Irrigation district merger approved
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 30th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Irrigators along the Highway 3 corridor have voted in favour of amalgamating to create a half-million acre district stretching the length of Alberta’s rural south. Officials with the St. Mary’s River Irrigation District and the Taber Irrigation District announced this summer they were in talks to combine the districts. Voting that concluded last Friday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Getting to Know Your Leaders: Knodel has long felt natural in leadership roles
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 30th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Allison Knodel, one of Medicine Hat’s six newly elected city councillors, knew from a young age she wanted to have a positive impact within the community. Knodel, who was born and raised in Medicine Hat, has always valued education and so following her high school graduation, she enrolled in the Bachelor of Education program ... Read More »
1 responseNovember’s focus is family violence
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 29th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com November marks National Family Violence Prevention Month in Alberta. “It’s an issue that impacts everyone in our community,” Natasha Carvalho, executive director of Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society, said in a statement Wednesday. “One in four women and one in seven men will experience family violence in their lifetime in Canada.” As a way ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Getting to Know Your Leaders: Sharps plans to lead with her strong work ethic
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 29th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Shila Sharps, one of six new city councillors, is ready to take on the challenges ahead. Sharps, a self-proclaimed workaholic, was born in Medicine Hat and stayed until she was seven. In the following years, Sharps says her family lived in several different small towns across Alberta. She returned to Medicine Hat during her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Respiratory therapists honoured as their crucial need exposed
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 29th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Respiratory therapists across the country are being acknowledged and celebrated this week in honour of Respiratory Therapy Week. “The goal of Respiratory Therapy Week is to celebrate the profession and those working in it, and to educate the public and governments about the essential roles respiratory therapists play across the health are system,” Carolyn ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Invest MH switches directors
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 29th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Changes are coming to the city’s Invest Medicine Hat office months after controversy arose about the process to contract out the office that handled economic development and land sales. Citing health reasons, Jason Melhoff has stepped down as its managing director, according to a release from the city on Thursday morning. The role be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SaskEnergy upping the cost of natural gas for first time since 2013
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 29th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The price of natural gas delivered to homes and businesses in Saskatchewan is rising for the first time in seven years. Next week the commodity price will rise by about 52 cents to $3.20 per gigajoule, the Crown utility provider, SaskEnergy, announced Oct. 22. That change, approved by province’s rate review panel, marks the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another Halloween in a pandemic
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 29th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Halloween is usually a time for carefree fun, but with the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing the province is requesting Albertans take extra precautions this year to protect themselves and others. Wearing a mask, practising social distancing between members of different households, limiting the number of surfaces touched and washing or sanitizing hands frequently are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donations page set up for daughters of Alf Belyea
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 29th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A donations campaign has been set up to help the children of Alf Belyea cope financially with the loss of their father and the fact their mother has been charged in his death. Deborah Belyea remains in custody and is charged with the second-degree murder of the 72-year-old Cypress County councillor. The couple’s three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police chief wants all to pay attention to domestic violence
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 29th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The annual campaign to raise the issue of domestic violence kicks off in Medicine Hat this week with Police Chief Mike Worden saying all Hatters should be aware of the problem and how to seek help. A Medicine Hat man was charged with second-degree murder on Monday in what police allege was a case ... Read More »
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