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Spike in home business prompts rule review
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 26th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant New rules for home-based businesses and home offices could be on the way next month during an update to the land-use bylaw. Those situations have skyrocketed in number during the pandemic, and on Wednesday city planning officials told the municipal planning commission they have turned their attention to studying the issue. More people are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nations, Métis and Inuit supports in public schools aim to make connection with students
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on March 26th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Presentations on First Nations, Métis and Inuit supports, and optimal learning coaches headlined the Medicine Hat Public School Division’s board meeting Tuesday. A presentation led by Darrell Willier, one of the division’s three FNMI support workers, highlighted the supports available for FNMI students. “The support worker’s role is to connect with each of our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hoefman collapses, delaying sentencing
By Alex McCuaig Special to the News on March 26th, 2021
The courtroom hearing the sentencing of Robert Hoefman erupted in pandemonium Thursday as the now convicted murderer and extortionist appeared to faint after standing to receive his life sentence. Hoefman’s son yelled for someone to grab the 59-year-old as he began a slow tilt to his right side and away from his lawyer and sheriff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Moving patients between hospitals is normal ‘load levelling’ procedure
By Gillian Slade Southern Alberta Newspapers on March 26th, 2021
Alberta Health Services says Medicine Hat Regional Hospital is hosting five COVID-19-positive patients, but they aren’t all local. Dr. Aaron Low, AHS South zone medical director, says two of the five patients at MHRH are in the ICU, and both were redirected from the west side of the South zone. “There are two (COVID) patients ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British Army decides to upgrade tanks, but Suffield fate unknown until later this year
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 26th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The British Army will upgrade rather than scrap its heavy tank divisions, the U.K. House of Commons was told this week, but will scale back the number of units and will make decisions on a worldwide network of training facilities, like CFB Suffield, later this year. That comes after debate about the need for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AgeCare Valleyview has no more active COVID cases
By Southern Alberta Newspapers on March 26th, 2021
A COVID outbreak at a Medicine Hat seniors’ residence that resulted in three deaths no longer has any active cases, says Alberta Health. AgeCare Valleyview had a total of 20 cases. Alberta Health says after the three deaths, the remaining 17 cases have all recovered and there are no active cases currently. A spokesperson for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local pub, food bank team for Easter dinners
By Gillian Slade Southern Alberta Newspapers on March 26th, 2021
A Medicine Hat restaurant provided 400 prepared meals to the Medicine Hat and District Food Bank on Thursday so its clients can enjoy a tasty Easter dinner next week. “Everyone’s gone through some hard times and some of the people that have to use a food bank have been customers and friends of mine,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City due $3.8M after Ottawa boosts gas tax fund again
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 26th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A doubling of the Federal Gas Tax allocation this year would add $3.8 million to the city’s construction budget, and could be slotted in to add new projects in the short term, local officials say. Ottawa announced Thursday it would provide a one-time boost of $2.2 billion across Canada to the fund cities use ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ballers take part in provincial free-throw competition
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on March 26th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi With high school sport seasons cancelled for the year, the Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association is challenging high school students throughout the province to compete in a virtual free-throw competition. Each student will get 20 free-throw attempts which will be recorded, and their score will be sent to the ASAA – the student with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC’s VP academic named to Indigenous education committee
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on March 25th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Dr. Vicky Roy, Medicine Hat College’s vice-president academic, has been selected to be part of the Indigenous Education Advisory Committee with Colleges and Institutes Canada. Roy will provide input on approaches related to Indigenous education and skills development as a member of the committee. She hopes their efforts will have a positive impact on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLAs continue to seek regional approach to restrictions
By Gillian Slade Southern Alberta Newspapers on March 25th, 2021
Some regional MLAs say the government’s decision not to ease COVID restrictions this week has created a sense of frustration among Albertans. On Monday, Health Minister Tyler Shandro said even though the benchmark for moving to Step 3 of restrictions was 300 COVID hospitalizations in the province, and this had been reached for a number ... Read More »
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