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Year in review: Mayor Clugston optimistic heading into 2021
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 29th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant certainty, the City of Medicine Hat shifted operations to comply with health orders, cut costs, laid off staff, and made major moves to realign its financial plans. Emergency officials and elected representatives stressed they were just like every else, getting health orders when they were announced publicly by the province, opening and closing facilities, ... Read More »
3 responsesPharmacies doing more flu shots than ever
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 26th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A local pharmacist says his pharmacy has already done double the volume of influenza vaccinations that it normally handles by this stage of a flu season. Greg Bueckert, pharmacist and owner of Greg’s Remedy’s RX, says they have already done between 300 and 500 vaccinations. They have used up the original allotment they were ... Read More »
1 responseChristmas Dinner disasters: Sometimes it doesn’t go as planned
By Medicine Hat News on December 26th, 2020
Everyone looks forward to Christmas dinner, but sometimes things don’t go exactly as planned! We asked Hatters about their most memorable and hilarious Christmas dinner disaster stories and this is what they submitted: Bev Biggeman This particular Christmas dinner wasn’t a disaster but it is still memorable. Just after sitting down to our festive meal, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All I want for 2021 is to remember my passwords
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 26th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant There’s a lot of chatter about the “word of the year,” or maybe it’s been blatantly obvious. Strong contenders are “unprecedented,” “exponential,” or “quarantine.” For me its “passwords” – the number of which that I need to operate professionally, personally or in general society or the economy, has grown exponentially. Used in a sentence: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS shuts ER in Milk River over Holidays for lack of doctor
By Medicine Hat News on December 26th, 2020
The emergency department in Milk River is closed for the rest of the year. Alberta Health Services announced the closure at the Milk River Health Centre due to the absence of a physician there. Patients in the area will need to use other hospitals in the south zone. The emergency department in Milk River will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Greenhouse industry changing with the times
By RYAN DAHLMAN Prairie Post on December 26th, 2020
While cucumbers, eggplants, lettuces peppers, and tomatoes are traditional greenhouse staples, sometimes changing and modernizing to comply with what the marketplace is demanding is important. In other words, give customers what they want. With that in mind, the Red Hat Cooperative, which has long been part of the southern Alberta greenhouse industry, has merged and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hidden Valley Ski Resort open with COVID restrictions in place
By Medicine Hat News on December 26th, 2020
Skiers and snowboarders are finally able to hit the slopes at Hidden Valley, though there are restrictions as a result of COVID-19. The Elkwater-based hill will be limited to 400 participants per day, and tickets must be purchased in advance. The lodge will only be open for bathroom use, while the café and lounge are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chief McGrogan retires after 40 years
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 26th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant There have been no lack of interesting days at work for Andy McGrogan over the last 40 years, and though most were centred on something bad, the retiring police chief says that over time, he’s learned to also see, then evetentually focus on, the good all around him. “There are tragedies and bad things ... Read More »
1 responseProposed wind farm near Brooks would be largest in Canada
By Medicine Hat News on December 24th, 2020
A huge new wind farm is being proposed southwest of Brooks. The Buffalo Plains Wind Farm would consist of 86 turbine towers and a peak capacity of 514 megawatts. It would be the largest in Canada when fully built out near the village of Lomond, in Vulcan County, potentially by 2023. The developer, a Canadian ... Read More »
1 responseRegulations don’t mean children in split families are isolated from either parent at Christmas and New Year’s
By Ryan Dahlman Prairie Post on December 24th, 2020
Holidays are a time of celebration for many but can also be a high cause of stress and angst within split families. With all the COVID-19 regulations, there are a lot of misconceptions and conflicted reports about custody rules and visitation. Legal Aid Alberta staff lawyer Jessica Chapman says the key aspect to remember is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Final berm phase gets OK
By Medicine Hat News on December 24th, 2020
One of the final phases of a 2014 plan to build berms in Medicine Hat will proceed this spring after city administrators and council approved a $3.24-million contract to build Harlow Phase II, a 350-metre extension between the South Saskatchewan River and 13 houses situated on Finlay Court, Link Court and two avenue stubbs. City ... Read More »
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