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MHCBE expecting $525K deficit
By Tim Kalinowski on November 28th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal It’s a good news/bad news situation for local Catholic schools according to the MHCBE’s 2017-2018 Fall Budget Update tabled at Monday’s public meeting. On one hand, with all the numbers now in from the 2016/2017 school year, last year’s operating deficit was reduced from about $317,000 to a much more palatable $197,105. Unfortunately, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palliative unit the hot topic at PTHAC
By Gillian Slade on November 28th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The decision to close the palliative care ward at the city’s hospital and use only Carmel Hospice is still controversial and was discussed at the health advisory council on Monday. Veronica Swan was one of about 14 members of the public who expressed their opinions. “They (hospital) have to care for people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!$50K in drugs, cash seized in ALERT investigation and arrest
By Peggy Revell on November 28th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Police say they have seized $50,000 in drugs and cash after arresting an alleged dealer in Brooks. The investigation by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams began in October after information was received about suspected drug trafficking activities. On Nov. 24, ALERT’s Medicine Hat organized crime team searched a Brooks home in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leading educator on dementia says drugs and force no way to treat aggressive patients
By Gillian Slade on November 28th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade One of North America’s leading educators on dementia says there are better ways to handle aggressive patients than giving anti-psychotic drugs and using physical restraints. If someone with dementia is aggressive and violent, the first question is what made them feel they needed to “fight for their life,” says Teepa Snow, a ... Read More »
1 responseGroup hopes prairie drivers use app aimed at keeping wildlife safe
By Tim Kalinowski on November 28th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Wildlife-related vehicle collisions account for more than 54 per cent of rural accidents. The odds are if you live in a rural area in Alberta or Saskatchewan, you know someone who has been killed or badly injured as a result of a vehicle collision with wildlife. Pronghorn Xing (Crossing) is seeking to better ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Making the Christmas season merry
By Jeremy Appel on November 27th, 2017
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Firefighters from CFB Suffield were outside the Hat’s Wal-Mart on Saturday and Sunday to collect gifts and donations for the Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund. The department had one of its yellow firetrucks outside the store, where people could drop off their presents. Aaron Schafer, a Suffield firefighter for the past five ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four deaths in Alberta to influenza so far
By Gillian Slade on November 25th, 2017
Medicine Hat News There have been four deaths linked to flu this season and one of those was in the south zone, according to numbers released by Alberta Health Services. There have been 694 cases of lab-confirmed influenza A, with 32 of those in the south zone this flu season. A year ago that number ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No oncologist in the Hat right now
By Gillian Slade on November 25th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Medicine Hat Regional Hospital is currently operating with no oncologist. Dr. Soundouss Raissouni, oncologist at the Margery E. Yuill Cancer Centre, is now on maternity leave. The position for a locum has been advertised since May but Alberta Health Services has not been successful in filling it, said Dr. J. Dean Ruether, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Renowned novelist speaks at library event
By Jeremy Appel on November 25th, 2017
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The Medicine Hat Public Library held a special event Friday for donors to celebrate the opening of its newly-renovated theatre, featuring a talk from acclaimed Canadian novelist Terry Fallis. Fallis spoke in the theatre about the inspiration behind his new book “One Brother Shy,” reading a passage from it before taking questions from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Motz hopes task force can put focus on rural crime spike
By Tim Kalinowski on November 25th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner MP Glen Motz is hopeful his new parliamentary Alberta Caucus Rural Crime Task Force will bring greater attention to the issue of increasing rural crime in southern Alberta and across the province. “It is rampant throughout Alberta,” says Motz. “Rural crime has taken off. The Mounties’ resources are stretched. People are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!County reeve optimistic about gov’t fire aid
By Tim Kalinowski on November 25th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Cypress County Reeve Richard Oster is hopeful meetings with government ministers last week will eventually yield results for locals near Hilda devastated by the wildfires of Oct. 17. “Last Wednesday we met with Minister of Agriculture Oneil Carlier, and Friday we met with Shaye Anderson, the Minister of Public Works. Both meetings were ... Read More »
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