Support pours in for family ravaged by COVID
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 4th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A Medicine Hat man whose father died of COVID-19 on New Year’s Eve is just now out of ICU after battling the disease himself for more than a month. And now co-workers and friends of Neil Jangula and his partner Donna Mayer are rallying around the couple who are both still in hospital. A ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Why all the rules? Hinshaw, Kenney explain
By Medicine Hat News on February 4th, 2021
Impassioned pleas about lifting COVID restrictions were made to Premier Jason Kenney and Dr. Deena Hinshaw in a telephone town hall meeting Wednesday evening. The president of Alberta Dance Educators described the hardships for that industry and pleaded for a reopening date of March 1. “This sector is being decimated and is threatening to collapse,” ... Read More »
1 responsePower plant expansion contracts awarded
By Medicine Hat News on February 4th, 2021
Two contracts totalling $4.8 million have been awarded to further construction of the City of Medicine Hat’s power plant expansion. This week council received the results of bidding for some equipment on the $66-million project to add another turbine to the city’s north-end power facility by the spring of 2022. Foundation work was also awarded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cancarb parent company secured status in EU Green Deal research
By Medicine Hat News on February 3rd, 2021
Cancarb’s parent company Tokai Carbon has secured status under a European Union Green Deal research initiative. Last summer the Tokyo-based industrial materials manufacturer, which produces rubber additives in Medicine Hat, acquired France-based graphite producer Carbone Savoie. On Tuesday the company announced it will now direct research and development capacity in that country toward new battery ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veiner Centre operator could take over by spring
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 3rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat will contract out operations at the Veiner Centre as early as this spring after council approved a proposal submitted by the Calgary-based Kerby Mission to operate the building and handle seniors programming. The move was approved by an 8-1 margin as council members argued it was the best route ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deaths at MH Regional Hospital were man in his 80s, woman in her 70s
By Medicine Hat News on February 3rd, 2021
AHS has issued a statement regarding the deaths connected with a COVID outbreak in acute care last month at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. An outbreak was declared on one unit at MHRH on Jan. 14 after three patients and two health-care workers linked to this unit tested positive, for a total of five cases. Two ... Read More »
3 responsesMobile mammography unit coming to Brooks
By Medicine Hat News on February 3rd, 2021
A mobile mammography unit will be available in Brooks later this month. Women between the ages of 50 and 74, which is the demographic most at risk of developing breast cancer, will have an opportunity to get a screen test mammogram on Feb. 24, 25, 26 and 28, and March 1-6, 8 and 9, The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Phillips granted complainant status in case over unauthorized surveillance
By Tim Kalinowski Alberta Newspaper Group on February 3rd, 2021
Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips has been granted complainant status in a case against two Lethbridge Police Service officers who undertook an unauthorized surveillance against her when she was Minister of the Environment with the former NDP government. The decision was posted on the Alberta Law Enforcement Review Board (LERB) website this week following Phillips’ hearing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trees come down so permanent berm can go up
By Medicine Hat News on February 2nd, 2021
Crews have started cutting down trees in Harlow, and a warning sign to walkers on the nearby trail explains that “mulchers” are at work. Removing trees will provide space for the building of a permanent berm that will start where the existing berm on Harris Street ends and extend further east. The berm will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council will push province for regional COVID approach
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 2nd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat city council will request the province take a regional approach that they say could mean local pandemic restrictions lifted sooner. Council approved sending a letter requesting the change from a province-wide view with a 9-0 count, though as many as four said they hope it at least would “start a dialogue” about ... Read More »
4 responsesTriplet calves, times two, bring national attention
By Alberta Newspaper Group on February 2nd, 2021
The calving season at Shaunavon, Sask.’s Oberle Farms got off to an eventful start with the birth of a healthy set of triplet Charolais calves at about 10 p.m. on Jan. 20. It was early in the calving season for the Oberles as the triplets were Nos. 9, 10 and 11 of what is expected ... Read More »
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