COVID 19 update – March 21
By Collin Gallant on March 21, 2020.
Medicine Hat News Here is a roundup of news on Saturday, current as of 9 a.m. Most of the City of Medicine’s utility customers will see their bills automatically deferred for 90 days, the city announced late Friday. The measure affects all residential, farm and small commercial customers with accounts with the city department and follows announcements late in the week by both the province government and the municipal utility department. No action by customers is required. Other customer classes, such as medium to large commercial and industrial customers are encouraged to contact the collections department if needed at collections@medicinehat.ca. Complete information can be found here. Rural gas customers can expect more information abut how a provincial utility deferral program will be applied by AltaGas. Community Supports A comprehensive listing of community supports for a wide variety of needs – everything from emergency shelter details to a list of local grocery delivery services and information about government employment supports – has been posted on the City of Medicine Hat’s website. Cabin Fever Health reporter Gillian Slade speaks with locals about how to stay engaged and active during social distancing, here one story in a continuing series and her ongoing coverage Police report calm Chief Andy McGrogan says that police activity is generally down since Alberta Health Services called for Albertans to remain home and less their interactions. Downtown bank closed ATB has limited hours and decided to close a number of branches across the province including the Second Street location in Medicine Hat. Other locations in southern Alberta include this in Brooks, Lethbridge and Stirling. More information is here. Border restrictions Non-essential cross border traffic halted at midnight eastern time on Friday, though commercial traffic and that which is deemed essential is continuing. A roundup of national news is located here. 20-19
