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Local resident says price differences on masks unfair to those who need them most
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 1st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A local resident says some stores are taking advantage of people needing face masks and that price gouging is taking place. Gordon Robertson says he went to a convenience store because he was in a hurry and needed a face mask. The store was selling a pack of five blue/white disposable face masks for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newell residents running out of time for electoral boundary feedback survey
By Medicine Hat News on December 1st, 2020
Tomorrow is the last day for County of Newell residents to complete a public feedback survey on potential changes to the county’s electoral boundaries. Changes would involve the electoral maps and reduce the number of divisions rom 10 to seven. That is part of a rebalancing exercise to even out populations in the districts, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds sign letter to council urging city mask bylaw
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 1st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A group of doctors in Medicine Hat called for an expedited debate on a local mask bylaw in an open letter to council, co-signed by more than 400 Hatters including nurses, teachers, former aldermen, school board trustees and others. Drs. Paul Parks and Nicoelle Wanner write in the letter that was delivered Monday that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local doctors call for expedited debate on MH mask bylaw
By Collin Gallant on November 30th, 2020
A group of doctors in Medicine Hat is calling for an expedited debate on a local mask bylaw in an open letter to council that is co-signed by more than 400 Hatters including nurses, teachers, former aldermen, school board trustees and others. Drs. Park Parks and Nicoelle Wanner write in the letter that was delivered ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian Mental Health Association offering free online workshop to southeastern Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on November 28th, 2020
The Canadian Mental Health Association is offering an online workshop open to the general public and free to southeastern Albertans. Living Works Start, on a 90-minute program, teaches people how to recognize the signs of someone thinking about suicide, and provides the tools to connect them with help and support. Please use the link below ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nearly 1.3 million Albertans already vaccinated for influenza
By GILLIAN SLADE on November 28th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The fourth weekly influenza report indicates 1,298,466 people in Alberta have now received the flu vaccine this season. This number is more typical for much later in the season – around January. In the south zone, which includes Medicine Hat, 83,138 people have been immunized, with 559,822 in Calgary, 118,465 in the central zone, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bentley appeals murder conviction
By Medicine Hat News on November 28th, 2020
A man sentenced to spend at least the next 10 years in prison for the stabbing death of a Medicine Hat women is appealing his second-degree murder conviction. Noah Bentley, 30, was convicted in the 2018 death of Brenda Woloski last winter in Court of Queen’s Bench in Medicine Hat and sentenced this month to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks mayor says operating room vital to city’s obstetrics
By GILLIAN SLADE on November 27th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The Mayor of Brooks says defunding the city’s maternity clinic is bad enough but fears that are circulating of the operating room being sacrificed are causing even more stress. Barry Morishita says nobody from Alberta Health Services has talked to the city about such plans, but an Ernst & Young report on AHS earlier ... Read More »
1 responseFurther clarification of cohort restrictions in Alberta
By GILLIAN SLADE on November 27th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health has provided additional clarification on the new COVID restrictions announced this week, including for those who live alone and for places of worship. No social gatherings are allowed at all except if you live alone, in which case you can decide on two people who will be your cohort for the duration. ... Read More »
1 responseCommunity Foundation’s volunteer door-hanger campaign ready for delivery
By Medicine Hat News on November 26th, 2020
Hatters looking for help, or for a way to help out, can expect more information coming soon to a doorknob near them. The Community Foundation of Southeast Alberta is in the midst of a door-hanger campaign that will promote volunteer opportunities for those looking to pitch in as well as outline community resources for those ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Applications open for provincial residential tenancy disputes
By Medicine Hat News on November 25th, 2020
The Alberta Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service is now accepting applications from residents and landlords of mobile-home communities for tenancy-related disputes, including return of security deposits and disputes over damages. Legislation passed in May has made this possible. Residents and landlords of mobile-home communities can also participate in an online survey until Dec. 13 about ... Read More »
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