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City continues to seek vaccination for all firefighters
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 29th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant An off-again on-again effort to get firefighters vaccinated in Medicine Hat is moving forward, say local officials who report few of the same problems cropping up elsewhere in the province. That includes complaints that Alberta Health Services and some pharmacy clinics aren’t always accepting letters proving employment as medical first responder, as required by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!N. Railway day shelter gets city’s OK
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 29th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A daytime homeless shelter will be allowed to set up on N. Railway Street storefront after Medicine Hat’s municipal planning commission was presented Wednesday with a plan to mitigate concerns brought up by neighbouring business. That includes a staffing plan, a security guard for at least the first month of operation, an outline of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court Briefs: Man in custody is refusing to appear in court
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on April 28th, 2021
A city man currently in custody facing a range of charges from drug trafficking and housebreaking to firearm offences is refusing to appear before the court. Clayton Hotel has been granted several adjournments due to refusing to appear via CCTV from the Medicine Hat Remand Centre, the court heard during his latest appearance Tuesday. Judge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City reorganizes departments with cuts in mind
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 28th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A remaking of the corporate flow chart at city hall is described by top administrators as a platform to seek out major spending cuts, including more than $5 million on salaries, and bolster revenue in 2021, top administrators say. First approved late last year, the official paper work to rename positions and assign new ... Read More »
1 responseLions Club donation births Mustard Seed laundry
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 28th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The Mustard Seed will soon be able to launch a laundry program after receiving a $5,000 donation from the Medicine Hat Community View Lions Club. The money was used to purchase two sets of washers and dryers, which are currently on site waiting to be hooked up. The new program will allow guests to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH Public School Division wants employees vaccinated, curriculum change halted
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 28th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The Medicine Hat Public School Division will be putting pen to paper with letters to Premier Jason Kenney and Education Minister Adriana LaGrange requesting education staff be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine and for the proposed K-6 curriculum to be reconsidered. The provincial government recently reduced the age of eligibility for the AstraZeneca vaccine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public school division identifies COVID case at Medicine Hat Christian
By Medicine Hat News on April 28th, 2021
The Medicine Hat Public School Division announced a positive case of COVID-19 at Medicine Hat Christian School on Monday evening. The division’s statement says all close contacts of the positive case have been identified and are in quarantine and the school will remain open. “We are confident, based on AHS guidance, that those who have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat’s hospital laundry contract awarded to private company
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on April 28th, 2021
The battle to retain the city hospital’s in-house laundry service – and the jobs which came with it – appears to be coming to end with Alberta Health Services announcing its private contractor Tuesday. “It was a foregone conclusion,” said Avril Torrance, co-chair of the Palliser chapter of the Friends of Medicare, of the fight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For the Record: Redcliff eases its debt situation
By Medicine Hat News on April 28th, 2021
The Town of Redcliff retired more debt than it took on in 2020, according to the town’s year-end financial statements presented this week. They state the town’s accumulated long-term debt sat at $5.44 million at the end of 2020, about $330,000 less than where it sat Dec. 31, 2019. The current level puts the town ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH Brew Co. closes taproom after employee tests positive
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 28th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi A staff member at Medicine Hat Brewing Co. has tested positive for COVID-19, and the brewery says the taproom is closed until further notice. “The staff member got tested on the weekend after having symptoms and we found out last night,” said Kaiden Vancuren, general manager of distribution and sales. “We made the decision ... Read More »
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