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Four deaths taken off official COVID list
By Medicine Hat News on February 12th, 2021
This week Alberta Health announced that four previous COVID-19 deaths had been determined not to be related to COVID-19. “To ensure reporting is as timely as possible, a death is counted and reported in the provincial total when a person is both diagnosed with COVID-19 and/or COVID-19 is determined to be a contributing cause of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local demand pushing greenhouses to expand
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 12th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Plans by several greenhouse operators to add 1.5 million in vegetable greenhouse space near Medicine Hat over the next several years is being led by consumers’ wish for domestic produce, says the head of one company leading the charge. Ryan Cramer, of Big Marble Farms, told the News on Thursday that after completing a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Twinning advocates won’t stop pushing Hwy 3
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 12th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Advocates for the twinning of Highway 3 say they hope to keep up momentum as the province plans to start work on some sections this summer. That includes a call to bring industry voices on board the effort, which has already brought support from Medicine Hat-based major manufacturer, Goodyear Tires. “We want to update ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College hosting online meet with community leaders
By MO CRANKER on February 12th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Medicine Hat College will virtually host local leaders this morning to talk regional vitality. The 90-min conversation begins at 9 a.m. There are limited tickets available and can be found on eventbrite.ca. Regional vitality planning project manager Christie Wilson says the meeting will play host to a number of important conversations. “This is going ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An undying love for the game: Local coaches earn Football Alberta Awards of Merit
By MO CRANKER on February 12th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker A pair of Hat football coaches have been recognized for their efforts to keep the sport alive during the COVID-19 pandemic. Crescent Heights High School head coach Sean Davis and Medicine Hat High School head coach Quinn Skelton were both given a 2020 Award of Merit from Football Alberta. Both coaches played a vital ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!YMCA will offer limited programs
By Medicine Hat News on February 11th, 2021
The YMCA in Medicine Hat is announcing how it plans to offer programming as health restrictions change. It will offer one-on-one dry-land and swimming lessons to those who register as well as reduced membership fee while centres remain generally closed due to restrictions. CEO Sharon Hayward said in a release the offers are a way ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No variant cases in South zone yet
By Medicine Hat News on February 11th, 2021
There are 120 variant cases of COVID-19 in Alberta but none in the South zone yet, according to online data from Alberta Health. Calgary zone has 58 cases, Edmonton 43 and Central zone 19. Several of the variant cases were identified from samples collected through the border pilot program at Calgary International airport that started ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Construction activity holds steady through pandemic
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 11th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Construction activity could have sunk in 2020 but instead wound up treading water, and observers are expecting better flow in the year ahead. New figures for building and development in Medicine Hat during the pandemic year show that while no new major projects were approved, several were completed, and residential activity shifted from new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Subsidy program available to assist with suicide bereavement counselling
By Medicine Hat News on February 11th, 2021
A subsidy program has been announced to assist southeastern Albertans with suicide bereavement counselling. The Canadian Mental Health Association of Alberta Southeast Region says the program provides support for family members and friends who have suffered a loss due to a death by suicide. The funding was provided through Alberta Ministry of Health to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County to open Welcome Centre
By Alberta Newspaper Group on February 11th, 2021
Cypress County will be keeping the doors open at the now former Walsh Visitors Information Centre under a new name starting in May. The Cypress County Welcome Centre will be opened after the province decided in early 2020 not to operate the Visitors Information Centre in the small border hamlet. The centre attracts 20,000 visitors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic school board talks upcoming mobile crisis unit
By MO CRANKER on February 11th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker It was a quick in-and-out meeting Tuesday for the Medicine Hat Catholic School Board of Education. The board first heard from Learning Services associate superintendent Hugh Lehr on a virtual meeting held Monday. “There were many people on the call – the mayor, school divisions, most agencies in town,” he said. “The ask was ... Read More »
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