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Havre’s county in Montana continues to see rise in COVID-19 cases
By Medicine Hat News on August 26th, 2020
Health officials in Hill County, Mont., are reporting another spike in COVID-19 cases in the region that includes the town of Havre. The number of active cases now sits at 20 as of Tuesday after 13 new positive cases were identified. That comes after cases were decreasing after a rise in July. The state recorded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four charged with drug, firearms offences after bust in Brooks
By Medicine Hat News on August 26th, 2020
Four people have been arrested and charged with drug and firearms offences after an Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team investigation in Brooks. More than $46,000 worth of drugs and cash were seized. Jak Burchell, 30, has been charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of the proceeds of crime, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local senior using home turf for ‘virtual’ Kidney March
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 26th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade After celebrating his 75th birthday by doing the 100-kilometre Kidney March last year, Fred Robins is ready to do it again. Unlike last year though, the Kidney March in K-Country will not bring together 450 participants and hundreds of volunteers for support during a three-day event. Due to COVID, it is “virtual” this year, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mask protocol for Alberta students returning to school
By Medicine Hat News on August 26th, 2020
The government of Alberta released new information regarding school entry last week, with details emerging on mask protocol. Families will be given a self screening assessment tool upon registration and are expected to use it every day. Exemptions from mask wearing will be handled on a case-by-case basis. Exemptions can be granted to people who: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vehicle strikes power poll, knocking out power to 1,300 city addresses on Tuesday afternoon
By Medicine Hat News on August 26th, 2020
A car crash that tipped over a power pole in the city’s southwest knocked out power to 1,300 addresses on Tuesday afternoon. At about 12:30 p.m, customers across the southwest industrial park, Tower Estates, and the Southwest Hill were without power after a single-vehicle crash damaged the pole and started a small grass fire near ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City to issue request for proposals to operate Veiner Centre, Meals on Wheels
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 25th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade This week the City of Medicine Hat will issue a request for proposals to operate the Veiner Centre and the Meals on Wheels program. The chair of the Senior Citizens Advisory Council, LaVerne Noble, said she is “apprehensive” regarding the process. “I can’t wrap my head around this and where it is going to ... Read More »
1 responseMammography service coming to Bow Island
By Medicine Hat News on August 25th, 2020
A mobile mammography service will be available in Bow Island on Sept. 4 and 5, says Alberta Health Services. Women ages 50 to 74, the group considered most at risk of developing breast cancer, will have access to mammography at the Provincial Building, 802 6 Street East in Bow Island. You can book an appointment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police make arrest following arson investigation
By Medicine Hat News on August 25th, 2020
Police have made an arrest following an arson investigation. Last week, fire crews were called to a duplex in Crestwood at about 6 p.m. on Aug. 19 to put out a blaze. No one was injured and the fire was contained to one side of the building located on the 2500 Block of 22 Ave., ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks drilling company fined $50K over worker injury
By Medicine Hat News on August 22nd, 2020
A Brooks-based drilling company will pay $50,000 for safety infractions after a worker fell from a walkway while cleaning a rig near Rosetown, Sask., in 2018. Saskatchewan Occupational Health and Safety announced the fine on Friday following a guilty plea in provincial court from Bonanza Drilling. A surcharge was added to the fine of $35,700 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s first round of COVID relief officially in the books
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 22nd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The first $500,000 is out the door in business grants offered by the city to business owners struggling with COVID restart costs. Mayor Ted Clugston announced that during a press conference this week, again outlining his belief that Medicine Hat is the most generous municipality in Canada when dealing with troubles faced by businesses. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Santa Claus Fund receives $15K grant from Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on August 22nd, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Even Santa needs a gift from time to time. The Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund got a much-needed boost last week in the form of a $15,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta. Santa Claus Fund executive director Deanna Doerksen says the entirety of the grant will go toward providing families ... Read More »
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