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Social media shoutfest rages on
By medicinehatnews on May 30th, 2019
It’s a noble but most-likely wrong opinion that people want accuracy, context or a broad range of opinions on the news of the day. Even a quick look at social media these days — several years after it was generally agreed that it was warping societal discourse — shows that a large number of people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: A Perfect canvas awaits
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 27th, 2019
I was recently invited to an occasion at the Axxess condo. There sure is a lot of infrastructure work going on around Saamis Drive. Ended up – after marvelling at the immensity of that project – staring out at the view from the south side of the furthest south Axxess building, not really immediately “catching” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: More delays will mean more deaths
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 24th, 2019
In a recent letter, UCP Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes called on Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro to defund the city’s safe consumption services, and to re-open further consultation. These calls show not only a lack of understanding as to the integral role that supervised consumption services play within a comprehensive harm reduction strategy, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council compensation about as clear as mud
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 23rd, 2019
For 16 straight years the City of Medicine Hat’s financial statements have won honours for clarity and readability by the Government Finance Officers Association. Unfortunately, the committee must have skipped the section on local council compensation. Once, again the 2018 annual financial statements of the corporation of Medicine Hat includes a confusing breakdown of how ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New energy in Alberta politics trumping previous administration
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 22nd, 2019
Call it confrontational but at least Premier Jason Kenney doesn’t want to build a wall like Donald Trump does. Too many Albertans have cottages in British Columbia apparently. However, judging by the actions of Kenney and Sonya Savage, minister of energy, and their visit to Senate of Canada’s Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!See energy investments for what they are
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 17th, 2019
The first of its kind in Canada – a solar thermal power plant in Medicine Hat that cost $10 million – is coming to an end after just five years. For those who saw this investment as more than a research project, and that probably means most people, there is disappointment that we are not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: It’s a health issue, not a moral issue
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 17th, 2019
I am very concerned about the letter that Cypress-Medicine Hat UCP MLA Drew Barnes has written to the health minister requesting a reallocation of funds set aside for the supervised consumption site (SCS) in Medicine Hat. First and foremost, these decisions should be informed by science and medicine, not decided through political sentiments. I say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Recognizing nurses’ key role
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 14th, 2019
Modern nursing began in the 19th century with Florence Nightingale, the famed “Lady with the Lamp.” Thanks to modern technology, the profession has been taken to heights Nightingale could never have imagined when she was tending to wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. But despite the long passage of time, nursing is still based on ... Read More »
1 responseNational Affairs: Federal progressive vote is up for grab
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 13th, 2019
@ChantalHbert If there were any doubts that the upcoming federal election really has become Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives to lose, the results of Monday’s byelection in the B.C. riding of Nanaimo-Ladysmith should have dispelled them. No, the last byelection to be held before next fall’s federal campaign did not feature a great surge to the right. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mental health awareness, not illness, is everyone’s issue
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 11th, 2019
Change is slow but forward progress is forward progress. Canadian Mental Association’s Mental Health Week is May 6-12 and while there seems to be an increased and concerted effort to talk about mental health and it is now part of our consciousness, the understanding still needs some work. The theme for this year’s Mental Health ... Read More »
1 responseActions speak louder than words
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 10th, 2019
Kudos to city council for unanimously deciding to boycott the national conference of municipalities in Quebec City. Apart from sending a message to Quebec and the federal government about its opposition to pipelines and the impact that is having on us, it also sends a message to Hatters. Calgary’s Mayor Naheed Nenshi has criticized Medicine ... Read More »
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