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ER hours in Oyen cut, with 10 acute care beds closed
By Medicine Hat News on January 12th, 2023
Alberta Health Services is temporarily reducing emergency department operating hours and closing 10 acute care beds at Oyen’s Big Country Hospital due to a lack of nursing staff. Currently open 24/7, the hospital’s ED will begin closing nightly from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., starting Jan. 16. Nursing staff will be onsite during daytime operating ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City to develop environmental roadmap in 2023
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 12th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A local “environmental roadmap” to reduce carbon emissions and prepare infrastructure and operations for more extreme and less predictable weather needs to be aggressive, but also needs to fit Medicine Hat’s “unique” situation, council members said Tuesday. Such a plan has been promised since 2018, but with initial work completed in 2022, the next ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Echo Dale, Gas City campgrounds open for registration Jan. 16
By Medicine Hat News on January 12th, 2023
Registration for the Echo Dale and Gas City campgrounds opens Jan. 16 at 7 a.m. Registration can be completed online at medicinehat.ca, or by calling 403-529-8158. Echo Dale Campground is comprised of 10 individual campsites, while Gas City Campground has 98, as well as two comfort cabins... Read More »
1 responseFilm crew returns to follow firefighters
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 12th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A German documentary film crew is back in the city this month to follow local firefighters as they work in winter conditions. That was announced at Monday’s meeting of the public services committee. The resulting show, titled “Alberta Alert” will then be completed in Germany. “It will be shown on Discovery Channel in Europe, ... Read More »
1 responseWells close as efforts to sell ADM Mill land continue
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 11th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Work is again proceeding to permanently close in two natural gas wells that sit on the ADM Mill property, but it’s not clear whether that is foreshadowing ahead of a potential sale. A larger issue may be combining a number of land titles at the 110-year-old property, sources tell the News. In December, initial ... Read More »
1 responseIrvine community centre plan sparks controversy
By KENDALL KING on January 11th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County councillors are standing behind construction of the Irvine Community Resource Centre, despite opposition from a group of Irvine and area residents. First proposed in 2017, the centre – which will house the Irvine Community Library and two public meeting spaces – has long been an item of consideration for county council, but ... Read More »
1 responseRural counties want more say on renewable power projects
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 11th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A group of rural municipalities is looking to exert more local authority over how renewable power projects are approved by provincial regulators. On Tuesday, Cypress County council discussed joining an advocacy campaign being launched by the County of Rockyview, near Calgary, which would lobby the province and propose how to give local council’s more ... Read More »
1 responseGlobal Helium will search near Medicine Hat
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 11th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Exploration company Global Helium says it has optioned a major land base south of Medicine Hat to look for the valued element in mature natural gas wells. The Calgary-based company announced Tuesday it has an agreement to drill one test well on land controlled by a large, but unnamed mineral rights holder. The result ... Read More »
1 responseSteps being taken by Prairie Rose to improve mental health of students, staff
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 11th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Prairie Rose Public Schools human resources manager Tammy Toews and division psychologist Greg Godard gave a presentation to the board Tuesday on employee wellness and the strategies in place. HONE Work + Life is a digital platform all employees can access, which measures criticism, fatigue, relationships, time constraints, pressure, engagement and overall well being. ... Read More »
1 responseOld Italian favourite set to reopen in Hat’s downtown
By KENDALL KING on January 11th, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat restaurant D’Carlo Pasta House will soon be returning to the city, with a new downtown location set to open before the end of January. An Italian fusion restaurant specializing in custom-ordered pasta, D’Carlo was originally founded in 2002 by Hatter and chef Carlos Utrera. “How the restaurant started was I wanted pasta, ... Read More »
1 responseLocal ATA hosting public engagement event on education Jan. 26
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 11th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta Teacher’s Association is holding a province-wide public engagement process as part of the Stand for Education campaign. Four large in-person roundtable discussions are taking place across the province and one is being held in Medicine Hat on Jan. 26. “We want to engage the public on what they want to see education ... Read More »
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