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With more Albertans eligible, vaccine appointments take off
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on May 7th, 2021
Albertans are pulling up their sleeves and getting vaccinated with tens of thousands of appointments being booked following Thursday morning’s opening of eligibility for those born in 1991 or before. More than 100,000 Albertans booked appointments on the first day of widened eligibility criteria and the numbers are expected to climb even higher starting Monday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taxes due before assessment appeal deadline this year
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 7th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A final deadline to appeal property tax assessments will fall after the day taxes are due – a strange set of circumstances caused by the province allowing municipalities to delay some tax procedures this year. Asked for clarification about potential late fees, the News was told taxes are still due June 30 and would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat a great spot to see migratory birds year-round
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on May 6th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Saturday marks World Migratory Bird Day, an important date in Medicine Hat with a strong meaning at the nature centre, says a park interpreter at Police Point Park. “We do a lot of things related to birds here, we have a very nice population of resident birds that are here year-round, but we also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta’s NDP MP pleads for federal aid as province fails
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on May 6th, 2021
Alberta’s lone non-Conservative MP asked for and was granted an emergency debate in the House of Commons on the COVID-19 situation in the province Wednesday. Edmonton-Strathcona NDP MP Heather McPherson launched the bid to have the debate, stating the situation in Alberta is so bad that Parliamentarians have an obligation to acknowledge it. “The premier ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Skate group, Miywasin honour MMIW at teepee
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on May 6th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Twenty-plus young skateboarders wore red and skateboarded from the Medicine Hat Cultural Centre to the Saamis Tepee on Wednesday evening to raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited people. May 5 marked Red Dress Day and skaters from the Medicine Hat Skateboard Association met at the Kinsmen Skatepark at 4:30 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dogs in the Hat taking its Poop Bingo fundraiser virtual
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on May 6th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The Dogs in The Hat pet expo is going virtual this year and the Poop Bingo event will be livestreamed on the group’s Facebook page. Each year, the pet expo has the 50/50 event and supports a different animal rescue, this year Persian Dreams and Canine Themes Rescue Society will receive half the funds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For The Record: Fire bans now stretch to Special Areas and the County of Newell
By Medicine Hat News on May 6th, 2021
Fire bans in southeast Alberta have been expanded to include stricter measures in Special Areas and the County of Newell. Cypress County cancelled fire permits and banned open fires in mid-March, at which point the County of Forty Mile issued a fire advisory due to dry conditions coming out of the winter months. On Wednesday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Regional leaders unified in call for following restrictions
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on May 6th, 2021
The latest round of public health measures announced Tuesday have put fuel on the fire for the already blazing debate regarding how the province is dealing with the COVID-19 crisis. But the region’s elected leaders are calling for unity in tackling the spread of the virus by following the new measures. Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Michaela ... Read More »
1 responseLocal divisions have online learning down to a science
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on May 6th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi School divisions in Medicine Hat and throughout the province were preparing for a transition to online learning Wednesday after Premier Jason Kenney announced increased COVID-19 restrictions Tuesday, which included K-12 education shifting back to the computer screen. Schools are no stranger to virtual learning as of late and the two divisions in Medicine Hat, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pickup service resumes at public library after short hiatus
By Medicine Hat News on May 6th, 2021
After a brief pause, the Medicine Hat Public Library will be resuming its popular no-contact pickup service today. The library stopped the service temporarily earlier this week after a staff member contracted COVID-19. But library officials say due to restrictions on the number of staff in the building and the services health protocols, they don’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Just who is restricted by what, exactly?
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 6th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Albertans are trying to keep track of two sets of pandemic restrictions, announced four days apart, and with different thresholds, but still allow for regional differences based on case rates and active cases of COVID-19. Last week, AHS announced that steeply increased restrictions would apply to communities where the rate of infection was above ... Read More »
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